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Terry Davis obituary

Conscientious Labour MP for 28 years who later focused on an international career as secretary general of the Council of Europe

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025

Ministers looking at ‘pipeline of schemes’ to run HS2 north of Birmingham

MPs heard the Conservatives ‘mothballed’ part of the scheme after scrapping plans to build a high-speed line between Birmingham and Manchester.

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2025

Rapper convicted of posting ‘menacing’ video directed at Tommy Robinson

Birmingham-based drill musician known as Twista Cheese made gun gesture in video and shouted ‘pow, pow, pow’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025

Sea Life counts more than 30,000 aquatic creatures in annual stocktake

More than 30,000 creatures were involved in the count including terrapins, gentoo penguins and sea otters.

Evening Standard · Jan 2, 2025

Nick Saban Had NSFW Line on Failing to Recruit Oregon’s Tez Johnson While at Alabama

The ex-Alabama coach has some regrets, clearly.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 1, 2025

Thousands throng central Birmingham amid false rumour of New Year’s Eve fireworks

Revellers left disappointed after social media reports of display turn out to be a damp squib

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2025

Ten young WSL and Championship stars to look out for in 2025

We select 10 young players who have the capacity to make their mainstream breakthrough in the next calendar year

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2025

English councils pay millions to move homeless families out of big cities

Guardian analysis reveals families often given little notice to relocate to already deprived communities far away with no extra support

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2024

Paddy Hill, one of wrongly convicted Birmingham Six, dies aged 80

Hill, imprisoned for 16 years for 1974 pub bombing, set up organisation helping other victims of miscarriages of justice

The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2024

Man wrongly convicted of Birmingham pub bombings dies at age of 80

Paddy Hill was among a group which became known as the Birmingham Six.

Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2024