Birmingham's NEC Group has been put up for sale by the city council. The council, facing a £1.1bn bill for equal pay settlements, says it wants to ensure the existing uses are preserved.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Birmingham city council has been forced to put the NEC national exhibition centre and three other events ...

The NEC (National Exhibition Centre) opened at Marston Green, Birmingham, in 1976, next to Birmingham Airport and Birmingham International train station. It's the seventh largest exhibition centre ...

Article continues below "The existing Wholesale Markets facility is over 40 years old and no longer fit for purpose and, working with Birmingham City Council, we have secured what will be the next ...

More than 27,000 dogs are expected at the annual Crufts show which has opened at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre (NEC). Image caption, Owners have spent hours grooming their dogs before ...

Birmingham's NEC Group has been sold for about £800m, just three years after the city council sold it for £307m. Investment firm Blackstone announced the acquisition from LDC, Lloyds Banking ...