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
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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
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Wolverhampton
Pallet-Track raises £89,000 for Midlands Air Ambulance
Fundraising target exceeded in three-year programme Pallet-Track has raised £89,000 or Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, surpassing its original £75,000 target set to fund a life-saving
Politics
Former UK chancellor Nadhim Zahawi joins Reform UK
Ex Tory MP for Stratford-on-Avon switches sides Former UK chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has joined Reform UK, becoming the most senior Conservative figure to
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Leaving to move to Australia from the UK
Why I finally understand why people leave the UK for Australia My change of mind came this Christmas, after visiting my brother who
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Defence
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Britain is quietly preparing for war in a more dangerous world
A noticeable shift in Britain’s political and national mood As we head into 2026, something has changed in Britain’s national mood. It is
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Is legislating lobster cooking a mark of moral progress?
Creating laws on cooking crustaceans – evidence of a government that has lost its way At a moment when Britain is wrestling with
Agriculture
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Why the UK government remains deaf to British farmers as food security and rural livelihoods deteriorate
Farmers demand urgent government action as UK food producers face rising costs and policy failure Britain loves the imagery of farming but recoils
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Labour’s rural own goal on farm tax and trail hunting – countryside under siege
Farm tax U-turn fallout The government’s climbdown on the so-called farm tax is welcome. Necessary, even. After months of Whitehall deafness, muddy boots
Birmingham
Tech
Intercity celebrates 40 years in Birmingham with £1.8m technology investment
Birmingham technology firm marks four decades with major systems upgrade One of Birmingham’s best-known technology firms has marked its 40th anniversary with a