Craig Taylor

Solihull The Rather Quaint West Midlands Town On The River Blythe.

Somewhere in the Forest of Arden, you will find Solihull, still not far enough away from Birmingham to escape being industrialised, but on the […]

Retail sales jump 9.2% in April as people returning to work and going out “update their wardrobes”.
BBC News – Business

The ceasefire brings to an end 11 days of fighting in which more than 240 people were killed.
BBC News – Middle East

An inmate reportedly orders the attack on rival gang members in retaliation for his wife’s murder.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The Greens’ leader – a strong candidate for chancellor – wants to ban short-haul flights.
BBC News – Europe

The prince speaks of “indescribable sadness” caused by his mother’s interview with Martin Bashir.
BBC News – UK

Officials seized 68 tigers, lions, hybrids and a jaguar, citing violations of animal welfare laws.
BBC News – US & Canada

A selection of the week’s best photos from across the continent.
BBC News – Africa

Business minister Paul Scully says the bolstered inquiry “will get to the bottom of this appalling affair”.
BBC News – Business

The US president tells Benjamin Netanyahu he wants a “significant” move towards a ceasefire.
BBC News – Middle East

Jesús Santrich was a key figure, first in the Farc rebel group and later in a breakaway faction.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Police backed up by military search a national park after the armed shooting instructor disappears.
BBC News – Europe

A new public body, Great British Railways, will lead the biggest rail shake-up since privatisation.
BBC News – UK

The US also lifted sanctions on a Vladimir Putin ally who leads the firm behind the Nord Stream 2 project.
BBC News – US & Canada

Health officials hope the event will increase public confidence in getting the vaccination.
BBC News – Africa

The latest volume in the Robin series from DC features the continuing adventures of Damien Wayne. Here he is embarking on a quest to become the worlds greatest fighter in a not too original plotline along the […]

Travellers who booked ahead for 2021 or had holidays moved are finding they cannot claim money back.
BBC News – Business

The US president spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as violence continues.
BBC News – Middle East

Heavy rains have caused rivers to rise to near record levels, affecting about 410,000 people.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean