Birmingham

The large blaze at a Birmingham grocery shop, Alum Rock Road, Saltley.

Watch: Shop explodes in ball of flames leaving two hospitalised

Stephen Cuddy with the mini canal lock he built to house a narrowboat turned into a swimming pool.

Watch: Man spent £30k building ‘world's shortest canal’ in his garden

Tourists race to get sunbeds after queuing for pool to open.

Watch: Tourists race to get sunbeds after queuing for pool to open

Escape to up-and-coming Croatian destination in Summer 25

Will Meghan Markle ever return to the UK and what did Prince Harry say about Princess Diana in documentary?

Will Meghan Markle ever return to the UK, what did Prince Harry say?

Flames rage through factory as plumes of smoke rise into air.

Watch: Flames rage through factory as plumes of smoke rise into air

Jet2 passenger jets parked up on the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport.

Watch: 7 UK airports raise drop-off fees - how much does it cost?

Megan Thee Stallion is still on track (as of writing) to arrive in the UK as part of her "Hot Summer Girl Tour," after cancelling the tour's first performance at the OVO Hydro, Glasgow (Credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)

Are tickets still available to see Megan Thee Stallion on her UK tour?

Dua Lipa performing on stage during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset.

How to see Glastonbury's best acts on tour near you

Foo Fighters perform at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester.

Watch: Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl’s guitar dies during final song

Shawn Seesahai.

Watch: CCTV shows teenager moments before he is murdered by boys, 12

Chris Hill

Running For Awareness

Castle Cornet, Guernsey

Visit Guernsey launches new historical routes ahead of D-Day

The best UK airport lounge deals and whether they are worth it

The Girls Aloud Show Arena Tour 2024.

Watch: Girls Aloud pay tribute to Sarah Harding during concert

Edinburgh's oldest independent health store, Hanover Healthfoods, is celebrating its 120th anniversary in May 2024. Photo: Hanover Healthfoods

Beloved Edinburgh institution celebrates 120 years

Edinburgh's oldest independent health store celebrates impressive milestone in May

Gary Flockhart

This city has some of the doziest locals in the UK

This city holds the title of ‘the UK’S Lifetime ISA hotspot'

Dash-cam footage captured the moment a bus ploughed into a car after the driver pulled out into a bus lane in Small Heath, Birmingham Picture from video by Birmz Is Grime / SWNS

Double-decker collides with BMW in bus lane - three hurt

Tayto the Samoyed won a prestigious honour at Crufts

Dog wins prestigious prize at Crufts two months after life-saving surgery

Thieves who stole £90,000 of premium booze from a gin distillery were chased by police and caught in a dramatic stop on the M42 near Birmingham. Picture: SWNS

Watch: Booze thieves' lorry stopped on motorway

The moment a hooded knifeman casually walked down the street brandishing a huge blade near a Birmingham primary school. Picture: Birmz Is Grime / SWNS

Chilling footage of 'brazen' knifeman near primary school

An arson in Villa Road, Lozells, Birmingham, saw officers help two people to safety. Firearms officers who were out on patrol were the first on the scene after spotting the fire just before midnight on Sunday. After alerting the fire service, officers entered the next-door building and led the occupants to safety.

Watch: Police rescue residents after late-night arson attack

Edna and Alice Rowley murdered in 1987 in Sparhill, Birmingham

Watch on Shots! TV: The unsolved 1987 murders of Birmingham sisters

Finest hour: Britain's Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean perform their "Bolero" ice dancing routine to win gold at the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, on February 14, 1984.

Olympic legends announce retirement

Here & Now is a brand-new musical production based on the songs of Steps.

Here & Now: Everything to know about the upcoming Steps musical

A Loganair flight was forced to divert to Edinburgh Airport after declaring a mid-air emergency.

Flight forced to land in Edinburgh after mid-air emergency

Loganair said flight landed safely in Edinburgh after declaring an emergency in mid-air

Gary Flockhart

SquareMeal’s Top 100 restaurants in the UK have been announced – and four Edinburgh eateries have been named on the prestigious list.

4 Edinburgh restaurants named among the UK's Top 100

​WSS’s advice is to completely avoid going on to frozen waterways.

Warning to avoid frozen waterways as temperatures drop

Lorry driver has miracle escape after shocking M6 crash near Birmingham captured on CCTV

Watch: Lorry driver cheats death on M6 near Birmingham as tyre blows

Former Hibs boss favourite for Birmingham vacancy after Rooney sacking

Liam Stych and Tia Draper rescuers who saved a woman and her child from a submerged car on Green Lane, in Hall Green, Birmingham. Picture: Anita Maric / SWNS

Watch: Man hailed hero after saving woman and child from sinking car

This is what Edinburgh is expected to look like in 2050 - according to AI. The images were made by film editor Duncan Thomsen. Photo supplied by SWNS.

AI-generated photos of life in 2050

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Drug-crazed killer caught on CCTV prowling UK city streets

Airbnb is using artificial intelligence (AI) to stop Hogmanay revellers from booking accommodation for potentially disruptive or unauthorised New Year’s Eve parties.

Airbnb using AI to block potentially disruptive Hogmanay party bookings

Slade's Dave Hill, 77, said he loves that Merry Xmas Everybody means a lot to so many people

Watch Slade's Dave Hill perform Merry Xmas Everybody

Edinburgh's Christmas Market, situated in and around East Princes Street Gardens has been named the most beautiful in the UK. Picture: Lloyd Smith

Most beautiful Christmas market in the UK

Parent Power 2024: The Times releases its list of Best UK schools & league table

The Sunday Times releases Parent Power 2024 UK guide

The UK city which gets the most snow has been revealed – and Edinburgh ranks high on the the list. Photo: Jane Barlow / PA

The 10 snowiest cities in the UK revealed by the Met Office

The dramatic moment a Birmingham gun gang who hid bullets in Patak's curry jar are arrested by armed police

Gun gang hid bullets in curry jar

Edinburgh's Pizza Posto has been named amongst the most popular in the whole of the UK.

Edinburgh pizzeria ranked amongst UK's best

Local sports groups suffering - due to the current economic climate

A man wanted on suspicion of burglary has been dubbed 'Britain's happiest suspect' after police released his mug shot showing him broadly smiling.Officers are hunting Abdul Holden, 19, after a break-in in Hall Green, Birmingham in August

Police hunt 'Britain's happiest criminal' after burglary

Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he's axing the HS2 route from Birmingham to Manchester. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Northern leader hits out at PM’s ‘lies’ over rail projects and HS2

An aerial view of the groundworks construction of the HS2 high speed rail network progresses around the A38 dual-carriageway near Streethay on January 27, 2023 in Lichfield (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Gravy train: £280 million spent on HS2 consultants in years

An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like

Tories add to north-south chasm - Angus Robertson

AI predicts what major UK cities will look like in 2050

Edinburgh Christmas Market

Council incompetence still costs us dearly - Kevin Buckle

CCTV capturing the moment two dogs enter a family home in Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, and savage two cats to death.

Moment Rottweilers run into family home and maul pet cats to death

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Meet contestant Nikita Kanda

Areas with worst bakers revealed ahead of new GBBO season

Hibs fans belted out yet another stirring rendition on Sunshine on Leith last night – but this time in a Birmingham nightclub rather than on the terraces of Easter Road.

Hibs fans sing Sunshine on Leith in Birmingham club

Police are looking to speak to the dangerous bull-breed’s owner in relation to the horrifying incident.

Terrifying moment pensioner & pet labradoodle attacked by crazed dog

Hibs manager Lee Johnson looks on as his side are defeated by Livingston at Easter Road. Picture: Simon Wootton / SNS Group

Johnson 'accepts Hibs fans' criticism'

The Bullring shopping mall in the centre of Birmingham has plent of restaurants and bars for Hibs supporters to enjoy before heading to Villa Park in the city's Aston area for the battle of Britain football match.

9 pubs for Hibs fans to visit in Birmingham