A shock letter & a silent councillor: what really happened at Baby Aid Birmingham
And what it says about our city leaders
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Want to get your child into a King Edward grammar school? The fight is fierce
'All they were interested in was their child passing the test, they didn’t care how it was done, they just wanted to pay for it'
After a 4-year hiatus, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery still falls short
'Visitors will feel the difference immediately'
Return of the bin strikes — Birmingham faces second of 13 days of action by refuse workers
Plus, Council chief to face trial for alleged antisemitism
Cancel culture on campus? Inside the fight for freedom of speech at the University of Birmingham
Two students may not be allowed to graduate because they participated in pro-Palestine protests
The rise and fall of Gatecrasher
The brand was born in Birmingham, made its name in Sheffield, and divides opinion across the country
A town ringed by blossom
Birmingham's 19th Century 'guinea gardens' gave the city a split personality that it has to this day
The Battle for Brockmoor and Pensnett
Amidst declining living standards, an unpopular Labour government and scandal in Dudley Council, do the forces of populism have an inroad? Or will the two-party system hold?
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A tower block fire exposes Birmingham’s council housing problem
‘You just think of Grenfell. The first thing you think is you’re not going to get out of here alive’
When was Snobs’ golden age?
The beloved, and somewhat infamous, Birmingham club is on its third location since 1972. Is Snobs still the unofficial jewel in the Brum nightlife crown?
Did one conference save Birmingham?
Birmingham city centre in the 80s was all dank subways and cars - the Highbury Initiative changed all that