Everything changed for Birmingham with the arrival of the Commonwealth Games in 2022, the biggest in the event’s history. With athletes and delegates from 72 nations descending on the region and more ...

ONE OF THE BIRMINGHAMS – On Thursday, our allies at BBC America's Anglophenia blog published a list of "10 British things about Birmingham, Alabama," which noted our Dr. Who fan club, The Etiquette ...

This past week, Birmingham, England, hosted the Back to the Beginning concert to celebrate the retirements of both Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne. But the Prince of Darkness and his band aren’t the ...

I bought tickets to see the Dixie Chicks in Birmingham, England. On purpose. That two-word clarification proved necessary in the months before my overseas excursion. Some people were mystified, but my ...

Live updates from counts in Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton as voters deliver their verdict ...

“We grew up listening to reggae,” says Ali Campbell, the founding singer-guitarist of the English band UB40. “All our ...

When Queen Victoria traveled through Birmingham in the 19th century, she always kept the window blinds shut. Birmingham was the hub of England’s industrial revolution. It was choked with pollution. It ...

The city laid a claim to being England's most politically divided after the vote returned an authority split six ways.

Ashley Cole is set to leave Birmingham City and join the Football Association (FA) on a full-time basis. The FA confirmed in August that Cole would assist Lee Carsley during his temporary spell in ...

Reporting from Birmingham, England — The sari shops, halal confectioneries and Sikh temples along Soho Road in Birmingham, Britain’s second-largest city, wouldn’t seem like fertile ground for ...

Reporting from Birmingham, England — The white-capped minarets of Birmingham Central Mosque tower high in the air. Beneath one, a large sign is clearly visible to motorists and passersby: “READ AL-QUR ...