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OPINION - Why HS2 may mean *fewer* people travel by train

Imagine spending upwards of £50bn on a new high speed rail line which ends up cutting capacity and leading to slower journey times. Good news! You don't have to. It is a reasonable description of the impact of axing HS2 north of Birmingham, via a properly jaw-dropping report by the National…

Evening Standard

When do Sabrina Carpenter London O2 tickets go on sale?

Fans have complained about the extortionate cost of going to see the American singer on her Short n' Sweet tour

Evening Standard

West coast fares could rise to incentivise people ‘to not travel by rail’, UK watchdog says

DfT told to look into lessening demand amid reduced capacity after HS2’s second leg axed

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'Years of delay' before new HS2 station at Euston gets off ground, warns public spending watchdog

Report lists disastrous impact of Rishi Sunak’s decision to delay high-speed rail link

Evening Standard

“Ay, Geezer! Let’s play Villa Park!” Watch Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler star in trailer for beloved Birmingham football club Aston Villa’s new home kit

The hard-rocking Brummie icons help their hometown club reveal their 2024 home kit

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How to watch The Hundred 2024 online or on TV, Eliminators and finals

Here's how you can watch The Hundred 2024 online, which started on July 24 and ends with the finals on Sunday, August 18.

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Tory conference could be like a wake as business stays away

Attendance in Birmingham predicted to be worst in living memory with big impact on party’s fundraising efforts

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Prince Harry hails Birmingham’s winning bid to host Invictus Games

Duke – and perhaps Duchess – of Sussex could attend event in 2027, held in UK for first time since inaugural games

The Guardian - UK

Boots closures: Which stores are shutting and how many are in London?

More than 300 Boots stores are shuttering as part of cost-saving efforts

Evening Standard

‘Economic violence’: Birmingham residents decry plan to raze 1,900 homes

People on Ladywood estate fear being priced out of the city council’s £2.2bn redevelopment project

The Guardian - UK

IO Earth "devastated" after fire destroys band's studio

Birmingham prog rockers IO Earth launch Go Fund Me campaign after equipment, merch and more lost in blaze

Louder

VR show takes ravers old and new back to early UK acid house scene

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats is set in the West Midlands and will embark on eight-city tour starting in Birmingham

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham factory fire: Smoke billows from industrial estate as more than 100 firefighters battle blaze

The fire broke out near Fort Dunlop and The Fort shopping centre in Birmingham

The Independent UK

‘Most tragic day in my time’: Four killed in Alabama nightclub shooting during deadly weekend in Birmingham

A five-year-old boy was among the shooting victims this past weekend

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Four Killed, Nine Wounded In Birmingham Nightclub Shooting

A tragic shooting incident at a nightclub in Birmingham, Alabama, leaves four dead and nine injured. Authorities investigate while seeking justice and prev...

The Independent UK

Sister of PhD student in ‘throuple’ believe he was killed out of jealousy as boyfriend remains on the run

The body of Deundray Cottrell was found in a shed in Birmingham, Alabama on July 6

The Guardian - UK

High court allows two UK universities to remove Gaza protest camps

Officials at Nottingham and Birmingham can evict student activists after judge ruled human rights were not affected

The Independent UK

Murdered PhD student’s boyfriend told family he’d ‘ran off’ days before his body was found in a shed

Deundray Cottrell, 31, was found dead on July 6 after he was last seen at a Fourth of July party at his sister’s home in Birmingham, Alabama

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The Guardian - UK

New Year review – Blake’s 7, redemption and rap as Birmingham Opera Company turn to Tippett

This staging of Michael Tippett’s complex opera, whose story of impoverished 80s Britain takes in sci-fi, street slang and electric guitar, is a remarkable feat.

The Independent UK

Birmingham remain clear in North Group after skittling Nottinghamshire for 57

Surrey strengthened their grip on the South Group after seeing rivals slip up.

The Guardian - UK

Black- and Asian-led take on Wagner in Midlands aims to open up opera access

Artistic director of Birmingham production of The Flying Dutchman says he hopes to inspire more people to get involved

Evening Standard

Birmingham team achieve world record internet speed 4.5m times faster than broadband

The hope is that the advance could lead to a big leap in download speeds for internet users

The Guardian - UK

Labour cannot afford to be complacent over pro-Gaza vote losses

It took years for Labour to wake up to its loss of ‘red wall’ support. The work to repair relations over Gaza should start today

Fortune

Why places like Birmingham, Alabama are key to securing U.S. biotech dominance as China tries to close the gap

If America has any hope of maintaining its leadership in biotechnology, we must invest in places like Alabama.

Metal Hammer

"I felt like I'd been cleansed." Comedian Frank Skinner says seeing this legendary metal guitarist was "like a fabulous meditative experience"

Birmingham comedian Frank Skinner shares how seeing a legendary guitarist helped him forget life's problems - and the time he upset Eric Clapton

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