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Birmingham honouring heroes at Hall of Memory over the years
Centenary Square
The Hall of Memory in Birmingham has been the point of remembrance in the city for almost 100 years
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Birmingham Mail Schools of the Week from the 2000s - see if you spot yourselves
Schools in Birmingham
We take a look back down 'Memory Lane' at the feature in the Mail
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Quiz - can you name these Birmingham cinemas through nostalgic old photos?
Birmingham City Centre
Test your knowledge of Birmingham's cinemas and how they've changed over the decades
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Snobs is moving out from its Smallbrook Queensway home - and I think it's okay to be sad
Snobs
The end of a special era is nigh - even if it's not the first move for the iconic club
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Hidden gems of Birmingham you can find if you look hard enough
Fun Stuff
We pass them all the time and the 'hidden gems' of Brum
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What Birmingham looked like before its shopping centres were built
Nostalgia
A look back at life before the shopping centres were built
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What Birmingham looked like before city's shopping centres were built
Birmingham City Centre
Areas of Birmingham have been transformed by the construction of modern shopping centres
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Quiz - name these Birmingham neighbourhood high streets through old photos
Birmingham City Centre
Test your knowledge of Birmingham's suburbs and how they've changed over the years
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The little-known Birmingham river that helped inspire The Lord of the Rings
Birmingham
It’s one of three lesser-known rivers flowing through Birmingham
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Hankies, typewriters and cloth nappies - 14 Birmingham city centre shops you could visit in 1957
Birmingham City Centre
Here's what you could get if you did your shopping in town 65 years ago
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How 'Birmingham's coolest neighbourhood' has transformed over the decades
Jewellery Quarter
From industrial wasteland to Birmingham's trendiest neighbourhood for young professionals
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Quiz - can you name these celebs through nostalgic concert photos of Odeon Birmingham?
Birmingham City Centre
Birmingham's legendary New Street venue hosted some of the world's biggest bands back in the day
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Princess Diana's visit to Birmingham 30 years ago
Royal Family
Diana visits Edward's Trust in Edgbaston October 12 1993, 30 years ago
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Brutalist architecture in the city from John Madin
Birmingham City Centre
We look back at some of the brutalist architecture from architect John Madin
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Samurai to Eskimo treasures as we go behind scenes at museum in pictures
Worcestershire
Worcestershire Museums Collection Centre near Kidderminster holds priceless nostalgia gems of historic importance
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Never-before-seen look inside haunting ruins of Moseley's tram depot
Moseley
The derelict tram building dates back to 1907
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Archaeology treasures, mummified cat and other incredible gems from behind scenes at museum
Worcestershire
Worcestershire a hotspot for archaeology finds and holds many Birmingham and Black Country historic treasures in its museum store
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Quiz - can you name these famous faces at Villa Park through old photos?
Aston Villa FC
The legendary Villa Park has welcomed several huge stars over the decades
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Hidden secrets of Birmingham you'd walk by and never notice
Birmingham City Centre
You could be walking to the supermarket or coming home from the pub and miss something
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Made in Brum: 21 great gadgets that Birmingham gave the world
Midlands News
Some of the gadgets which came from the 'City of a 1000 trades'
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A look back at the Birmingham Mail 'School of the Week' - Can you spot yourself?
Midlands News
We take another look back through the archives at old school pictures.
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The Big Brother contestants from the very first series
Midlands News
We take a look back at the contestants from the first series of Big Brother in 2000
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Iconic Midlands shopping centre celebrates 50 years in pictures
Worcestershire
The shopping centre is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a free exhibition full of photos, old adverts and even palm trees
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The roads that changed Birmingham - junctions and flyovers that got us moving
Birmingham City Centre
From the Digbeth flyover, Hockley flyover and the daddy of them all, Spaghetti Junction
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Martin Lewis urges UK households to spend £82 immediately and says 'it's important'
Martin Lewis has delivered an important and poignant episode of the ITV The Martin Lewis Money Show tonight. The financial expert and consumer champion has warned UK households over the importance of a Lasting Power of Attorney.
UK households to get £130 paid directly into bank accounts for cost of living
Your Money
32,000 households will benefit with more than £4 million worth of support is on its way to thousands of eligible households in Nottinghamshire from Nottinghamshire County Council to help cover the costs of food and energy bills this winter.
UK households to get £25 paid directly into bank accounts within days
DWP
UK homes could be entitled to £25 payouts amid the Cold Weather Payment scheme, which is back from the government and Department for Work and Pensions.
State Pension 2024 increase set to be hit by new triple lock adjustment
Pension
Pensioners may not be getting the rise they were expecting next April when the Chancellor announces it in the Autumn Statement
DWP set to announce strict new bank account rules from Wednesday
DWP
The Telegraph reports the new law expected to be announced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement next week, which Jeremy Hunt will deliver on Wednesday.
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here
ITV I'm a Celeb fans react to 'weird' statement from Marvin Humes' chat with Sam Thompson
The JLS singer opened up to fellow campmates Fred Sirieix and Sam Thompson
Strictly Come Dancing star announces he's engaged as dancers rush to say congrats
BBC
Tess Daly, Oti Mabuse & Neil Jones rush to say congrats
Top Gear legend James May says BBC show 'needs a rethink'
BBC
The BBC has said Top Gear will be off air for the "foreseeable future"
Drivers face having £5,000 taken from bank accounts due to little-known winter law
Midlands traffic and travel
Drivers could face a huge fine and even receive penalty points for wearing their winter coats in the car - and motorists can also be hit with £5,000 fines if caught wearing winter boots while behind the wheel.
Autumn Statement 2023 live as Universal Credit and state pension changes to be announced
Universal Credit
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is set to deliver his Autumn Statement from 12.30pm
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Martin Lewis
Martin Lewis urges UK households to spend £82 immediately and says 'it's important'
Martin Lewis has delivered an important and poignant episode of the ITV The Martin Lewis Money Show tonight. The financial expert and consumer champion has warned UK households over the importance of a Lasting Power of Attorney.
UK households to get £130 paid directly into bank accounts for cost of living
Your Money
32,000 households will benefit with more than £4 million worth of support is on its way to thousands of eligible households in Nottinghamshire from Nottinghamshire County Council to help cover the costs of food and energy bills this winter.
UK households to get £25 paid directly into bank accounts within days
DWP
UK homes could be entitled to £25 payouts amid the Cold Weather Payment scheme, which is back from the government and Department for Work and Pensions.
State Pension 2024 increase set to be hit by new triple lock adjustment
Pension
Pensioners may not be getting the rise they were expecting next April when the Chancellor announces it in the Autumn Statement
DWP set to announce strict new bank account rules from Wednesday
DWP
The Telegraph reports the new law expected to be announced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement next week, which Jeremy Hunt will deliver on Wednesday.
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here
ITV I'm a Celeb fans react to 'weird' statement from Marvin Humes' chat with Sam Thompson
The JLS singer opened up to fellow campmates Fred Sirieix and Sam Thompson
Strictly Come Dancing star announces he's engaged as dancers rush to say congrats
BBC
Tess Daly, Oti Mabuse & Neil Jones rush to say congrats
Top Gear legend James May says BBC show 'needs a rethink'
BBC
The BBC has said Top Gear will be off air for the "foreseeable future"
Drivers face having £5,000 taken from bank accounts due to little-known winter law
Midlands traffic and travel
Drivers could face a huge fine and even receive penalty points for wearing their winter coats in the car - and motorists can also be hit with £5,000 fines if caught wearing winter boots while behind the wheel.
Mum's heartbreak as 'bundle of joy' baby died after breathing tube dislodged in hospital
Staffordshire
Madia Noor Farhan was just 60 days old when she died