James Vince smashes half-century as Southern Brave beat Birmingham Phoenix by four wickets

James Vince smashes half-century before Chris Jordan sees Southern Brave home as they beat Birmingham Phoenix by four wickets at the Ageas Bowl despite Liam Livingstone’s unbeaten fifty for the visitors Liam Livingstone continued his fine form with an unbeaten 68 for the visitors Miles Hammond supported him as Birmingham Phoenix posted 151 for three  … Read more

Manchester United Women appoint former Birmingham manager Marc Skinner as boss

Manchester United Women appoint former Birmingham manager Marc Skinner as Casey Stoney’s successor on a two-year deal after he resigned from Orlando Pride role last week Marc Skinner has been named as the new head coach of Man United Women  The 38-year-old resigned from role in charge of US side Orlando Pride last week  His … Read more

England’s Moeen Ali hits vital 40 as Birmingham Phoenix seal four-wicket win against London Spirit

England all-rounder Moeen Ali hits vital 40 before Chris Benjamin sees Birmingham Phoenix home to four-wicket victory at Edgbaston following Zak Crawley’s half-century for London Spirit Zak Crawley opened for London Spirit and made an assertive 64 from 39 balls  Joe Denly hit vital cameo of 25 but Eoin Morgan and Dan Lawrence struggled  Liam … Read more

Shocking moment man leaps from roof of two-storey building ‘in bid to get away from police’ 

Shocking moment man leaps from roof of two-storey building ‘in bid to get away from police’ The unnamed man fell from the top of a two-storey house in Walsall, Birmingham Footage filmed by a passerby showed the moment the man lost his footing He tumbled onto the pavement below, landing hard before police approached  By … Read more

Police clearing debris on M6 forced to close motorway after woman goes walkabout

Decided to walk home? Police clearing debris on M6 forced to close motorway for longer than planned after woman goes walkabout on the hard shoulder Police released image of woman walking along M6 in Birmingham on July 20 Officers who were clearing debris had to close motorway longer than planned The pedestrian decided to walk along … Read more

Rochdale has the nation’s worst learner drivers, statistics reveal

Rochdale has the nation’s worst learner drivers, with just 31 per cent managing to pass their driving test, figures reveal Rochdale boasts the nation’s worst learner drivers, official statistics say  Novice motorists in Erith, South-East London, had the second-worst pass rate Other locations in the table include Leeds, Wolverhampton and Wanstead By David Jarvis For The … Read more

Manchester United’s Tahith Chong ‘close to loan deal at Birmingham for next season’

Manchester United’s Tahith Chong ‘close to loan deal at Birmingham for next season’… as Red Devils look to give Dutchman experience in English football after spells at Club Brugge and Werder Bremen Tahith Chong has previously spent time out on loan in Belgium and Germany But the 21-year-old now looks set to be getting a … Read more

Loganair flight from Inverness to Birmingham declares an emergency mid-air

Loganair flight from Inverness to Birmingham declares an emergency mid-air and is forced to divert to Edinburgh Flight LM582 transmitted code 7700 to air traffic control while over Scotland This informs them of general emergency onboard, such as an issue with aircraft Flight turned around near Peebles and diverted to Edinburgh Airport today No further … Read more