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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’
Fancy a squirrel sandwich? Head to Stirchley
‘Squirrel? No, I shouldn’t like to eat that… Is it nice?'
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?
Arrested Development? The West Midlands Growth Company was supposed to make us rich: now it’s getting downsized
Facing restructuring, redundancies, and the potential loss of a key partner: is the organisation a vital economic engine or a waste of taxpayers' money?
Did one conference save Birmingham?
Birmingham city centre in the 80s was all dank subways and cars - the Highbury Initiative changed all that
Has McDonald’s Sparked a Class War in Stirchley?
Is the American fast food joint a democratising force, offering cheap food for all, or an unwanted corporate presence threatening a hard-won independent economy?
Rachel is a victim of domestic violence. Why won’t West Midlands Police help her?
Over five years she made 33 complaints of domestic abuse. No action was taken
The Rep’s festive play should be scarier
A Christmas Carol: a Ghost Story is part of a long lineage of spooky Victorian tales - but it doesn't bring the fear factor
Shabana Mahmood intervenes in assisted dying debate
Plus Canadian pensioners look to ‘sell’ Birmingham Airport.
No justice, no peace? Why hasn’t there been a public inquiry into the 1974 Birmingham bombings?
50 years after the Birmingham bombings, and no one is any closer to getting to the truth. The story of why, and how, a public inquiry hasn’t happened