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Can Birmingham really claim to be the birthplace of the industrial revolution?
Or is it Manchester? Or Ironbridge?
Jewellery fit for a Freemason - the Birmingham shop that’s been bejewelling the brotherhood for 100 years
'It's not a secret society. It’s more a society with secrets'
Read all about it — Birmingham Literature Festival turns 25
Plus, Labour conference ‘throttling’ claim
Birmingham is a ‘super diverse’ city. Should our juries reflect that?
Dea-John Reid’s case raises the question
Does David Craddock truly have Good Intent?
A Birmingham bar opened in 2019 claiming all profits would go to charity. Five years on, it hasn’t started giving
Welcome to Brummywood — Wrexham and Blues go head to head as their owners fight it out for fans
Plus, BBC HS2 article 'mistruths' claim
Cuddles, the Killer Whale of the Black Country
He was violent, Guinness-slurping and had a reputation for kissing bikini-clad women. Or was he?
The New Newbury: Has the once-inadequate school managed to turn things around?
‘You’ll rarely have a school say, ‘Bring me an Ofsted inspection right now!’ But that’s what we’re saying’
The Hippodrome’s mammoth task
Can the theatre reinvent the musical for the 21st century?
Little Rome, Spaghetti and canals: our picks for an Italy-themed Birmingham Heritage Week
Plus, burst pipe chaos in Spark Hill
Birmingham was once the bicycle capital of the world
Before the car came to dominate our city, a humbler vehicle reigned supreme
The Birmaissance: Is the Brum accent finally getting the respect it deserves?
It was once ranked as a the UK’s ‘least sexy’ voice, but thanks to TV gangsters and short-socked footballers, things are changing
Diwali 'cancelled' for Soho residents
Plus: Jack Reacher weighs in on Brum libraries row and Sabbath take over Digbeth bar
Andy Street has his say on Reform and his political future
Plus: Autumn bookworm activities and a peak into Birmingham's history