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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Birmingham is joined by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, which were named the UK's first official Nature Towns Birmingham has been recognised as the UK's first official Nature City by a group ...

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 ...

Large parts of the Midlands are braced for intense thunderstorms as the Met Office issues a yellow weather warning covering most of the region. The warning also covers sections of the East of England, ...