The Scottish Parliament has voted down Reform UK’s push to ban the burka. The party called for the Scottish Government to look at restricting full-face coverings in public places, including the niqab ...

Democrats in the US are riding their sweep of Congress into a new era, eager to meet voter demands for change with plans to ...

RSPCA rescues cats Maddy and Charlie from squalid County Durham home. Owner Nicola Stirk is banned from keeping cats and dogs ...

A Solihull -based record store and label is celebrating its first birthday in style. Slow Century Records, based in Knowle on the High Street, will mark the milestone with a day-long programme of live ...

Bonfire Night is lighting up the West Midlands with a host of fireworks displays and family fun. Here’s a roundup of events taking place in Solihull and south Birmingham. Events across the region ...

Opinions are sharply divided over Birmingham’s controversial flag injunction battle as the city waits for a High Court judge to deliver her decision.

Fin Smith is on track to pilot England in Sunday’s autumn opener against Australia at Allianz Stadium after making crucial progress in his battle with a calf problem.

Billy Loughnane has spoken of his pride after it was announced he will join Godolphin as one of their retained riders. The new champion jockey will commence official duties on December 1 and the news ...

Experts said that US stocks typically jump following a midterm election, regardless of the outcome, because it provides investors with more certainty about the future.

Psychologist Amber Renee Gayle was jailed on October 28 for an affair with a prisoner and smuggling illicit mobile phones ...

Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono says he feels “enormous pain” over the death of Tenerife’s Jesus de Miguel and is living through “the most difficult days of my life”. The Tenerife forward died on ...

Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market opens November 5, but starts at 1pm on November 8 for important reason.