With the heatwave landing in the UK this week, Insider looks at some lesser-known attractions that the West Midlands has to offer.

Even amidst a 50yearold conflict the South American country of Colombia salutes the power of peace A passionate resolve to work on restoring peace in its country echoed through the corridors of the Co ...

The union at the centre of Birmingham's crippling bin strike had a “pervasive fraud environment”, a leaked auditors’ report has concluded. Global tax advisory firm BDO found there had been a culture ...

Thousands of people are set to descend on Birmingham city centre this weekend for for the region's long-awaited Pride event. This weekend marks the annual Birmingham Pride festival 2025 ...

The device was reportedly taken from the truck on Summer Lane, around 9.45am on March 18 in birmingham-city-centre>Birmingham city centre, police said. West Midlands Police officers released an image ...

A former adult education centre owned by Birmingham City Council is to go under the hammer at auction with a guide price of £500,000. The rundown listed building, which has a guide price of £ ...

The Square Shopping Centre in Birmingham's Priory Square shuttered late on Tuesday night and remains closed to the public. Punters shopping in stores such as B&M, British Heart Foundation and ...

Crowne Plaza Birmingham City Centre, an IHG hotel, has completed its £8m refurbishment. The project to update all 312 guest rooms began in February 2024 and includes a choice of standard and deluxe ...

"We don't want people travelling unnecessarily into the city centre tonight to be left disappointed after discovering the event isn't taking place.", reports the Mirror. Birmingham Superintendent ...

Thousands of people were left disappointed after heading to a city centre fireworks display only to find they had been lured by a social media scam. Revellers headed to Birmingham’s Centenary ...

The man fell from the upper level of the Bullring Centre at around 9pm on Friday and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are not treating the fall as suspicious and have informed the man's ...