United Kingdom

Euroviews. “Generation Corona” will miss out on life’s opportunities. New creative spaces can help ǀ View

There is expected to be a “tsunami” of coronavirus cases in hospitals at the moment. In the short-term, the country must prioritise saving those lives. In the long-term, however, the futures of “Generation Corona” must be protected.

03/04/2020

World

Coronavirus takes toll on European supply chains and business

In the English midlands — the heartland of the UK car parts industry — the economic impact of the slump triggered by the new coronavirus is already being felt.

12/03/2020

United Kingdom

Santa on his bench: Banksy highlights homelessness with new artwork

Banksy's artwork on a wall in Birmingham uses a depiction of Santa on his sleigh to raise the issue of growing homelessness in the UK ahead of this week's general election

10/12/2019

Musica

Michael Bublé: "Be in the moment"

With more than 60 million records sold, many awards and now back on stage: the king of swing Michael Bublé is currently on world tour. We met up with the mega star in Birmingham.

30/05/2019

The Cube

Five mosques vandalised in Birmingham | #TheCube

At least one of the mosques was reportedly vandalised with a sledgehammer, according to a statement released by West Midlands Police.

21/03/2019

United Kingdom

Flights resume at Birmingham Airport

Birmingham Airport flights resume following air traffic control fault

23/12/2018

World

Pro-EU campaigners hold 'Bin Brexit' protest at Conservative Party con

Eloise Todd is CEO of pro-EU campaign group Best For Britain, which is holding protests outside the annual Conservative Party conference in Birmingham - calling for the government to hold a second Brexit referendum.

01/10/2018

United Kingdom

Westminster incident: What do we know about Salih Khater?

Salih Khater has been named as the suspect who drove a car into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday. But what do we know about him?

16/08/2018

World News

Euroviews. ‘Clean cooling’ needs to come in from the cold | View

We need to take a hard look at how we provide cooling and devise a radically more efficient approach. If we do not, the irony is that as we strive to cool ourselves down, we shall be heating the planet up …. requiring more cooling.

09/08/2018

United Kingdom

Six dead after multi-vehicle crash in England

Ambulance crews said the smash, which involved five cars and a taxi, was an extremely distressing scene.

17/12/2017

United Kingdom

Burglar foiled by police after driving into heavy traffic

A burglar made an unsuccessful attempt at a getaway after he became stuck in traffic near Birmingham.

29/07/2017

United Kingdom

Who was London terrorist Khalid Masood? UK police call for public help

Khalid Masood, 52, the man behind the terror attack in central London is the subject on a police investigation which has seen nine people arrested

24/03/2017

United Kingdom

Riot officers regain control of British jail

Police have regained control of one of Britain’s biggest jails hours after a huge riot broke out.

16/12/2016

United Kingdom

100 million cars vulnerable to simple hack, scientists say

Up to 100 million cars could be unlocked and potentially stolen by simply copying the radio frequency used in remote control locking systems, computer scientists…

11/08/2016

United Kingdom

Five crushed to death, one hospitalised, following Birmingham wall collapse

Five workers have been crushed to death in Nechells, central Birmingham.

07/07/2016

United Kingdom

Five men die in industrial accident in Britain

Five men have died after an industrial accident at a recycling depot in Nechells, an area of Britain’s second-biggest city Birmingham, the local West Midlands Police force said on…

07/07/2016

United Kingdom

One of oldest copies of Koran found in Birmingham library

Birmingham University library claims to house one of the oldest surviving copies of the Koran in the world. Radiocarbon dating suggests fragments of

22/07/2015

United Kingdom

Oldest fragments of the Koran found in Birmingham, UK

A British university says fragments of a Koran manuscript found in its library were from one of the oldest surviving copies of the Islamic text in

22/07/2015