He was named after boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya, his uncle Rob is a former British champion and dad Spencer was also a professional boxer. So it is no surprise that Oscar McCracken would one day end ...

Unity Trust Bank has appointed leading British economist Lord John Eatwell to its board as an independent non-executive director. Lord Eatwell has had a ...

Three people have been arrested after the knife fight at Navigation Inn in Kings Norton (Picture: Alamy Live News) Three people were injured in a knife fight at a Birmingham Wetherspoon’s pub ...

Often written off as a place of high crime rates, brutalist architecture and bad accents, Birmingham has always seemed to receive a lot of stick. Throughout the years, ‘Brum’ slowly became a ...

Strictly Come Dancing star Nadiya Bychkova has opened up about her tough start in life after leaving home at age 10 to pursue her dancing dream. The Ukranian dancer, aged 35, shared some of the ...

Clash of celebrity owners, with Wrexham's Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney facing Birmingham under NFL legend Tom Brady. Ollie Rathbone gives Wrexham ninth-minute lead with superb ...

A councillor in Birmingham has called for those responsible for a failed Commonwealth Games legacy project to be named and shamed. The athletes' village in Perry Barr was built by the city council ...

The Prince of Wales surprised football fans as he popped into a local Wetherspoons in Birmingham ahead of Aston Villa's away clash with Everton on Wednesday evening. Prince William, 42 ...

The West Coast Main Line connects London and Glasgow with branches going via Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and other cities. It is one of the busiest freight routes in Europe, carrying 40 per ...

Monday, the Overland Park Planning Commission approved a final development plan for Bluhawk Holiday Inn Express. Developer Price Brothers Management Co. hopes to begin construction this spring on ...

League One pacesetters and competition favourites Birmingham City booked their place in the quarter-finals of the EFL Trophy after edging past Swindon Town 2-1 at the County Ground. A second-half ...

How average house prices and rents are changing in Birmingham. You have selected Birmingham but you can choose a different local authority in Great Britain below. Local housing data are based on a ...