Today’s guest columnist is Dr. Lily Gutnik. I’m a native New Yorker who moved to Birmingham three years ago. I’ve lived in three countries and six states. I’ve visited 80 countries.

But before we pour billions into a maglev line between D.C. and Baltimore, let’s step off the platform and ask: Does this make sense here? In Japan, it works — and that’s largely because of ...

Maglev is indeed a dream and Gov. Wes Moore is the dreamer (“Maryland the wrong state for costly maglev,” April 16). He can’t find the money for many projects in Maryland due to the huge ...

"I thought it was a slap in the face," said Susan McCutchen, a resident of Bladensburg in Prince George's County who has spent the better part of eight years fighting a maglev train proposed to ...

"Back in the day... every neighbour would literally scrub the doorstep," said Rashid Campbell, surrounded by people picking up litter on the side of a busy road in Birmingham. "If we got that ...

A man was run over by a vehicle and killed in front of his children during a Sunday family gathering at an east Birmingham home. A woman, who shared children with the victim, was taken into ...

Passengers travelling from Birmingham were left waiting an average of more than 21 minutes beyond scheduled departure times in 2024, according to new figures from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

The series launches on April 22 on Sky Max, and ahead of the series Birmingham World spoke to Joe about the show as well as his favourite places to eat in the Birmingham he calls home.

Birmingham City Council’s leader has doubled down on his position in the bins strike dispute and urged the Unite union to “accept reality”. The strike, which left thousands of tonnes of ...

A raft of changes are set to be carried out in Birmingham city centre as part of a major new bus scheme. A consultation exercise is under way asking members of the public for their views on works ...

A Pakistani jihadist cannot be deported despite renouncing his British citizenship because it would breach his human rights, official papers suggest. Irfan Khalid was one of the leaders of a ...