HISTORICAL FACTS: 51 - Caught on Camera

Two women taken to hospital after Birmingham fairground ride 'drops to ground'

Several people were treated at the scene of the accident in Birmingham’s Centenary Square

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2024

Two women hospitalised after fairground ride ‘failed and crashed’ in Birmingham city centre

The City Flyer ride in Centenery Square dropped to the ground level ‘whilst in operation’

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024

HS2 would be better value for money without 225mph bullet trains, says rail minister

‘The highest speed high-speed railway in Britain is going to cost this nation a lot of money,’ said Lord Hendy

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2024

Ballet legend Peter Wright: ‘Margot Fonteyn was cold as ice. Rudi Nureyev was a bit of a pain’

At 98, the choreographer has lost none of his love for dance – or his scathing wit. As his famous Nutcracker is performed again, he talks about grit, the ‘rubbish’ classics and directing a historic duo

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024

Hundreds of bookstore staffers receive holiday bonuses from author James Patterson

Staffers at Thank You Books in Birmingham, Alabama, San Francisco’s City Lights Books and The Nook in Cedar Falls, Iowa, are among 600 booksellers receiving $500 holiday bonuses from James Patterson

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2024

Bankrupt Birmingham City Council agrees huge equal pay deal after £760m dispute

The Labour-run council declared itself effectively bankrupt in September last year after identifying hundreds of millions of pounds worth of equal pay liabilities

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2024

Birmingham city council agrees deal over equal pay claims

Unions hail ‘historic outcome’ after agreement reached on claims that left council with estimated £760m liabilities

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024

Birmingham City Council and unions agree ‘historic outcome’ to equal pay claim

Council leader John Cotton said the agreement would mark the start of a new era of productive and progressive industrial relations in the city.

Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2024

Cleanup begins after damage brought by Storm Darragh, which left two men dead

Drivers killed when vehicles were hit by falling trees, while quarter of a million people had power cut

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2024

Tangerine Dream announce more Phaedra at 50 live shows

German electronic pioneers Tangerine Dream continue to celebrate their groundbreaking Phaedra album with shows in Birmingham and Manchester

Louder · Dec 3, 2024