Those vuvuzelas are an assault on the senses

When someone told me the vuvuzela, the painful din of the World Cup, was for sale in England I smashed open my piggy bank, writes Dan Wainwright.


Getting into the club mentality

The second running club session went as predicted – I was virtually last again. And this was not because I was meandering around not putting much effort in, writes Hannah Webster.


Big cuts to be announced in budget

George Osborne is today set to unveil a £30 billion package of spending cuts and tax rises aimed at slashing Britain’s budget defecit.


Hartlebury Castle’s future under threat

The historic Hartlebury Castle, near Kidderminster, could be sold on the open market leaving the future of the 1,110-year-old site under threat.


Immigrant workers at council are sacked

Six immigrants have been given the sack after being caught working illegally at Wolverhampton City Council, it was revealed today.


Disruption warning on red route roadworks

Drivers are set for eight months of delays along a major Walsall road when work to create a controversial new red route gets under way in a fortnight.


Feeding tube was ‘placed in the lung’

A retired retail manager died after a feeding tube was wrongly placed in his lung rather than his stomach, it has been claimed at an inquest.


How to…buy a used car

Why buying a used car can be a better option than purchasing new and how to see through the perfect deal.


Akbar’s, Edgbaston

Our mystery meal reviewer The Insider finds a northern treat with an Indian flavour in Birmingham.


Help! My kettle’s gone milky…

Property blogger Lea Beven, of Limecastle house shares and lettings, on tackling a limescale problem and why you should always check anything reported broken…

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