Brum bin strikes: a tale of political woe
By Josh Moreton Birmingham’s bin strikes are more than just a dispute over pay – they are a symptom of a city in.
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Barristers on 100km Sahara charity trek
A bevy of Birmingham-based barristers will next week trek 100km across the Sahara Desert in a bid to raise £100,000 for a leukaemia.
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Reform: “The public loathes divided parties”
By Gary Sambrook – former MP for Birmingham Northfield The implosion of Reform UK’s unity, with Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe trading blows.
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Sport
St Patrick’s Day: Guinness stocks at “normal levels”
Anyone partial to a pint or two of the black stuff will remember the shocking news which broke in the UK before Christmas.
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World Affairs
Trump’s tariffs: UK business in the crossfire
By Gary Sambrook On March 12, 2025, the Trump administration dropped a trade bombshell: 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports, reigniting.
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Sport
Blues confirm partnership with Coral
Birmingham City Football Club has announced Coral as its official UK betting partner. Coral, owned by Entain, has signed a partnership with the.
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BHX takes steps to keep queues at bay
Birmingham Airport (BHX) has opened two additional pre-flight security screening lanes in a bid to avoid the “unacceptable” queues customers experienced last summer..
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UK water sector must control its story
Since privatisation in 1989 nearly a quarter of a trillion pounds in infrastructure investment has been made by the UK’s 16 water and.
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Oldbury heating firm now offering finance
Lord Combustion Services, the commercial heating and ventilation company, has started offering finance packages to help customers fund larger projects. The Oldbury-based firm.
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Life Sciences
Be there: launch event for WM Life Sciences Week
Excitement is building ahead of the inaugural West Midlands Life Sciences Week in September. Gary Sambrook, former MP for Northfield and co-founder of.