A NUMBER of attractions usually closed to the public are opening for just one week. Birmingham Culture Week has already started, running for 10 days between September 6-15. 5 You can visit hidden attractions all week during Birmingham’s Culture WeekCredit: Alamy 5 The event runs for 10 days across the cityCredit: Alamy 5 Some of … Read more
WITH bitter turf wars and the murder of a gangland kingpin’s son, the new series of Sherwood has viewers gripped. But far from being total fiction, the drama has its roots in real-life gang warfare in the early 2000s which earned the city of Nottingham the macabre nickname “Shottingham”. 15 Colin Gunn was jailed for … Read more
EASYJET has scrapped the free luggage allowance policy for thousands of passengers. Bosses at the budget airline have removed its check-in baggage allowance from city break packages in a shock to holidaymakers. 2 Easyjet has scrapped the free luggage allowance policy for thousands of passengersCredit: Getty 2 Passengers will now have to pay extra to … Read more
A cruise ship worker has revealed the five things you should take into a lifeboat that cruise liners do not inform their passengers about. Lucy Southerton, 28, from Birmingham, has been working on cruise ships for nine years and regularly shares advice to passengers to help them get the most out of their voyage. In … Read more
A DESPERATE search has been launched for a teenage boy who went missing while swimming in a reservoir – with cops scrambling a helicopter. Cops were called to the Netherton Reservoir near Dudley in the West Midlands just after 6pm yesterday evening. 2 A teen boy has gone missing while swimming in the Netherton Reservoir … Read more
THE Commonwealth Games brought regeneration to one of the poorest areas of the country. Families benefitted from housing originally created to be the £230million athletes’ village but old problems with poverty and crime have resurfaced in Glasgow’s Dalmarnock. 3 Councillor George Redmond grew up in Dalmarnock and says the area has changed beyond belief 3 … Read more
IT’S IMPORTANT to know what you can and can’t pack in your hand luggage when travelling through airport security. While lots of unusual items like human remains and animal horns are allowed to be taken onto a plane, there are some restrictions on common household items, including kids’ toys. 3 Birmingham Airport issued a warning to … Read more
LAYING on a sun lounger beside a private pool, surrounded by lush tropical foliage, Plum Leigh reaches for her laptop to start work. But the 27-year-old, from Maidenhead, Berkshire, is not on a working holiday – she’s ditched the UK for life in South Africa and says the cost of living leaves her quids in. … Read more
A FORMER Team GB boxer has escaped jail after he helped mastermind a nationwide black market racket in stolen telecoms equipment which cost BT almost £400,000. Ex-lightweight professional Antonio Counihan, 33, broke into Openreach vans to steal fibre optic installation kit after becoming a cable fitter when his career in the ring foundered and he … Read more
NATIONAL Express has axed a Pride bus from one of its routes — over threats to its drivers. The rainbow-liveried double-decker was launched in 2019 to help celebrate “diverse communities and culture”. 1 National Express has axed a Pride bus from one of its routesCredit: National Express But the vehicle has now been removed from … Read more
