Ripple Labs, creator of XRP cryptocurrency, gains regulatory compliance in the UK
XRP is seen by many as a successor to the Swift international banking payments system In the rapidly evolving landscape of digital finance,.
Crypto
Finance
Viewpoint
Business News
West Midlands business performance among the UK’s best in 2025
Green shoots point to a region with strong economic fundamentals Economic performance in the West Midlands was stronger at the end of 2025.
Viewpoint
World Affairs
US Fed chair Jerome Powell under criminal invesigation
World’s most powerful central banker claims ‘political intimidation’ by Trump In a historic and highly controversial development this week, the world’s most powerful.
Politics
World Affairs
Part 3. Elections in 2026: The Americas
Elections we’re set to see in North and South America this year There are various elections taking place across both the North and.
Finance
Chip wealth app halts deposits into its physical gold and silver funds
Wealth management app says it lacks specific FCA-granted “debenture permission” Chip, the UK wealth app, today confirmed it has paused new investments into.
Politics
Transport
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Resurrecting HS2 rail link from Birmingham to Manchester?
The case for building a new line north of Birmingham remains strong The West Coast mainline railway between Birmingham and Manchester links two.
People
Viewpoint
The benefits of a 6am ice bath and my love of the water
A childhood drowning that shaped a lifelong relationship with water When I was four years old, I drowned. It is a strange sentence.
Birmingham
Interview
People
World Affairs
‘I want West to attack my homeland – that’s the only hope for Iran,’ says Birmingham-based Iranian
‘Since 1979, when the Islamic regime came into power, Iran has effectively been run by ISIS’ As many as 15,000 people have so.
Crime
Politics
Home Secretary says she no longer has faith in West Midlands Police Chief Constable
Shabana Mahmood told the House of Commons she could not sack Guildford but had no confidence in him [Updated on 15.01.16, adding comment].
Politics
Transport
Government set to revive Birmingham-Manchester rail connection
HS2 rail reset on the scrapped northern leg north of the West Midlands Ministers are preparing to announce plans for a new rail.