Digbeth is a must-visit for its street art and indie shopping

Birmingham welcomes competitors from around the globe for the Rubik's UK championship, former champion George Scholey shares his top tips for cracking the Rubik’s Cube

20 years ago, a tornado struck Birmingham, leaving a lasting impact. We explore memories and reflections on this significant event.

Residents who are living in a small town in the West Midlands fighting against proposals to build over 1,500 new homes, fearing an unsustainable population increase.

Selfridges celebrates Black Sabbath’s Birmingham homecoming with immersive fan experience

Joan Partridge, in Redditch, is collaborating with cosmetics firm after post showing her beauty routine went viral At 103 years old, dispensing pearls of wisdom is second nature to Joan Partridge. But even she was surprised when a video of her applying rouge found an appreciative audience of almost 200,000 on TikTok. “I do my makeup every day, every morning, I think it is your confidence,” said Partridge, who is the eldest resident at Millcroft care home in Redditch, Worcestershire. Since the video went viral, Partridge has caught the attention of a cosmetics company which is keen to collaborate with her. Continue reading...

People in poorer areas feel frustrated rubbish piles up during strikes, while wealthy households pay for removal

Hussain Bisad, who has had health problems, says government should do more for people with physical or mental illness When Hussain Bisad first settled in north London as an asylum seeker after fleeing from war in Somalia 23 years ago, he did so in the…

The Spanish Pointer has not been seen by the public since 1972, when it sold for £30,000 George Stubbs’s celebrated painting of a Spanish pointer dog is to be auctioned at Sotheby’s for the first time since 1972. The 18th-century painting is being…

As the bombardment continues in Gaza, bodies such as Fifa and the IOC have evaded taking a stand. But fans’ solidarity with Palestinians is growing and should not be ignored

The world’s worst internal displacement crisis, with at least 14 million people uprooted from their homes, is in Sudan.