11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (879+ words) COMMENT: The comedian's campervan trip to North America in search of places named after his home city proves that self-effacing charm is an exportable commodity, writes Phil Harrison Is Birmingham having a moment? Let's try and forget about the bin…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (236+ words) Rail disruption caused by damaged overhead lines near Piccadilly station in Manchester looks set to last all day, Network Rail has warned. A team of engineers has "worked through the night" to try to fix the problem, which first arose…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (123+ words) Trains between Birmingham New Street and Nuneaton faced disruption until about 13: 30 GMT on Thursday Rail passengers faced delays and cancelled trains after a signalling failure caused several hours. .. Rail passengers faced delays and cancelled trains after a signalling failure caused…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (685+ words) This story was written by Nathan Prewett of the Trussville Tribune. LEEDS, Ala. (TRIBUNE) " Last year downtown Leeds turned its clock back to the 1950s as part of the local historical society's walking tour, but on April 11 time was dialed back…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (231+ words) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) " A 65-year-old man was arrested in connection with a burglary, Birmingham police announced Thursday. Beauford Lovelady Jr. , of Tarrant, was charged with third-degree burglary. The burglary occurred April 10 at a residence in the 2100 block of 7th Street Northwest....

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (226+ words) Major plans for Birmingham's new HS2 station have been approved in a project set to transform the wider city centre location. HS2 Ltd - the company delivering the new railway connecting Birmingham to London - recently put forward a revised scheme for the public…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (796+ words) For more than an hour, they recalled nostalgic stories about their connections to the historic and landmark building that is now for sale by the nonprofit that owns it. They also asked each other what would happen if it were…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (792+ words) A mum says she was "appalled" after taking her twins to play at a city park where public bins were "overflowing with food waste, dog poo bags and smoking items". Sally Anne, 34, from Cardiff, said the state of Kitchener Gardens…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (288+ words) BIRMINGHAM - Three teenagers are facing a litany of felony charges after allegedly firing multiple shots at a house party. Jaelin Kenyen Johnson, 18, of Southfield, and Larry Laval Hunter and Malik Jerome Albert Parker, both 18 and of Detroit, were all arraigned…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (368+ words) By Joyce Zhou and Jessie Pang HONG KONG, April 17 (Reuters) - More than four months after a deadly fire engulfed her apartment block in Hong Kong's northern Tai "Po district, Fanny Mok is preparing to go back to retrieve what remains…...