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The best Christmas markets to visit in the UK for last-minute gifts

These cities offer more than just shop stalls at their festive fairs – with everything from handmade gifts to enchanting light trails

The Independent UK

Oliver Bearman headlines 2025 Autosport International

Oliver Bearman will star at the Autosport International Show at the NEC in Birmingham ahead of his full-time step up to Formula 1 with Haas in 2025.

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Starmer intervenes in ‘working people’ Budget row with grim warning

Sir Keir Starmer gave a gloomy assessment ahead of Wednesday’s Budget in a major speech in Birmingham

The Independent UK

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Royal Ballet: Encounters; Birmingham Royal Ballet: Luna review – the moon and mischief

Pam Tanowitz’s witty subversion of classical dance is the highlight of a richly varied Royal Ballet mixed bill, while BRB’s moon-based fare feels a little more earthbound

The Guardian - UK

One to watch: Kofi Stone

The Birmingham rapper’s compelling second album, featuring the late Benjamin Zephaniah, confirms his place among Black British storytellers

The Guardian - UK

‘We want change this time’: voters on their new independent MPs

Former Labour-voting constituencies such as Blackburn are in uncharted waters. What do their residents think?

The Guardian - UK

Joe Lycett announces that he’s become a father: ‘We’ve already sold the rights to the first family picture’

Comedian shared an appreciation post for ‘the extraordinary women’s hospital’ his son was born in

The Independent UK

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The Last Dinner Party cancel entire European tour after 'pushing themselves past breaking point'

The news comes after the Brit-winning band cancelled shows in Lincoln and Cardiff before calling off their headline tour dates in Birmingham, Nottingham, Bristol and Southampton ‘following medical advice’

Evening Standard

Comedian Joe Lycett says he has become father of a baby boy

TV presenter praises and thanks staff at Birmingham women’s hospital for ‘exceptional’ care his partner received

The Guardian - UK

"She's kind of known for her pop songs, but they actually go a lot deeper than that. I think she can even be compared to some of the great poets”: Academics debate Taylor Swift at Birmingham University event

Academics debate Taylor Swift at University of Birmingham

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Man V Food star Adam Richman ‘cleaned out by thieves’ at motorway services

Richman says he was returning from Birmingham, when the incident happened.

Evening Standard

Bomb scare forces hundreds to evacuate Birmingham Airport as flights delayed for hours

Flights were delayed with at least one cancelled after Birmingham Airport was forced to shut down over a bomb scare

The Independent UK

Maureen Towlson obituary

Other lives: Social worker who worked with homeless people and in day centres in Birmingham

The Guardian - UK

Land sale freeze on axed HS2 route as Government examines rail alternative

A Labour frontbencher says he recognises concerns about connectivity between Birmingham and Manchester.

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Birmingham airport reopens after suspicious vehicle prompts evacuation

Airport says operations ‘returning to normal’ after flights grounded and passengers told to stay away

The Independent UK

Birmingham Airport news latest: Flights delayed after bomb scare forces hundreds of passengers to evacuate

Bomb disposal experts rushed to Birmingham Airport following reports of a suspicious vehicle

The Independent UK

First look at Peaky Blinders film as Cillian Murphy rides horse through Birmingham

Cillian Murphy was filmed riding a horse through Birmingham on Monday, 21 October as filming got underway for the new Peaky Blinders film.

The Independent UK

A list of mass killings in the United States this year

Five people were killed in a shooting inside a home southeast of Seattle in the latest mass killing in the U.S. King County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Mike Mellis says the shooting was reported early Monday at a home in Fall City, Washington

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The Times of India

Hockey, wrestling, badminton and shooting among prominent sports dropped from Glasgow CWG 2026 programme

NEW DELHI: In a major blow to India's medal chances at the Commonwealth Games, the organisers of the 2026 edition of the multisport event in Glasgow on Monday confirmed the exclusion of hockey, badminton, table tennis, shooting and wrestling among prominent sports from the Games' programme. Women's cricket - which…

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Australians committed to Glasgow Games success: Thomas

The Australian team is set to embrace the new model of Commonwealth Games, after key sports such as hockey and rugby sevens were axed from Glasgow 2026.

The Independent UK

Watch live: Kamala Harris campaigns in Michigan as early voting kicks off in US election

Watch live as Kamala Harris participates in a campaign event in Birmingham, Michigan, on Monday, 21 October.

The Guardian - UK

Hollywood or bust? League One’s biggest fish face wide-ranging battle

Wrexham and big-spending Birmingham are in a promotion contest with clubs largely less used to the spotlight

The Guardian - UK

Chess: England gains new grandmaster as Ameet Ghasi qualifies at age 37

The Birmingham amateur achieved his title in Norway after years of trying, while Jonah Willow, 21, became the latest from the young generation to score a GM norm

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s aim is to ‘create havoc’ if it is behind DHL fires, says air freight expert

Goal seems to be for people ‘to lose confidence in the system’, says Brandon Fried after devices found in Birmingham and Leipzig

Evening Standard

Changes to HS2 are being 'actively considered' by ministers amid reports line will reach Crewe

Minister Simon Lightwood refused to deny reports that the Government is looking at re-extending the high speed line north from Birmingham

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