Shock new super regional council for West Mids – it’s official
Birmingham will combine with surrounding towns to become one unified council. Sir Howard Elston, our local authority supremo, reveals its new exciting name.
Swanning Around
Richard Lutz watches a vintage performance in Stratford.
Review: My Perfect Mind
By Richard Lutz.
Baker Quits: Libdumb and Dumber
By Lord Howard Elston (DOA) our man under the table at Westminster cabinet meetings
Screengrab: Kubrick, Stone and Vietnam
Richard Lutz hits the trenches as he finds a pair of back to back classic war movies tucked into this week’s TV listings.
Protect The Children
Richard Lutz tries to make sense of the child abuse inquiry fiasco
Screengrab: On the prowl for Nick Coppola
Richard Lutz checks out the truly good films hidden in the TV schedules over the coming week.
Friday Night is Balti Night
Richard Lutz sits down, rolls up his sleeves and digs into a new Balti Controversy.
Dance Review: Yellow Towel
Richard Lutz takes in an unsettling performance that defies description. And stays with you
Breaking News: Uklegg romps to power in crucial by-election shock
The loonies from UKIP may be on the rise in Britain. But watch out for another political dark horse, warns Sir Howard Elston (OBE)
Howard: Oslo pulls out of Winter Games because it “hates the cold”
From our sports editor Sir Howard ‘The Iceman’ Elston (OBE)
Howard: Why the Tories picked B’ham for the big bash
Sir Howard Elston, our man at the Tory party conference in Britain’s second city, gives us an insight into…whatever.
Ask Howard: He answers the big questions of the day
Sir Howard Elston (DOA) noted journalist and all around mediocrity fields your queries.
From rubbish to magical dance: coming to Warwick Arts Centre
A magical dance troupe, made entirely from a heap of rubbish, comes to Warwick Arts Centre next month.
Seering Times North of the Border
Scotland takes stock of the vote against Independence. And John Knox, a former BBC political correspondent, forwards this letter from Edinburgh.
EXCLUSIVE: Troops mass at Scots border
From an embattled Sir Howard Elston, embedded with the SAS overlooking Gretna Green.
The don’t knows hold the keys to Scotland
Richard Lutz is in Scotland for the independence vote on Thursday, and says the undecided will decide.
New Season: Birmingham dances its heart out
Birmingham’s much lauded DanceXBirmingham’s announces its new autumn season today.
Screengrab: Days of Heaven
RICHARD LUTZ points to the movie you shouldn’t miss on TV this week.
Independence Vote: A Fortnight To Go
John Knox, who until recently covered Scottish politics for the BBC, files this report.
Cyprus: 40 years ago I was liberated
Ugur Karagozlu recalls fearful times on the troubled island of Cyprus – when Turkish forces intervened.
Lenny Henry takes to the stage in Birmingham
From our news desk.
Howard’s Big Summer Fun Quiz (do not steal this idea or I will sue)
Sir Howard Elston, fun consultant to the stars, offers up his summer season quiz with prizes galore.
Howard: Bernie, Bribes and Blair’s Big Buddy
Sir Howard Elston (DOA) reports from Germany on how Formula One boss Bernard Ecclestone, friend of Tony Blair, is totally not guilty of bribery.
The Great Howard Elston Survey: Glasgow Games Finale
Sir Howard Elston asks the pressing questions of today.
August 1914 – One hundred years since the Great War started
To commemorate the start of the First World War Andy Goff went to France and Belgium
Spaceships, Guns and Breakdancing
Tom Bennett investigates the Destiny Beta.
HOWARD: City TV latest shockeroo
Howard Elston, our Midlands correspondent in sun-scorched Engerlund with another fantastic soaraway exclusive from the international world of Birmingham media.
RIP: Blues Great Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter, who has died, was everything a white albino blues guitarist should be, says Richard Lutz
Sir Howard: Hague shocker as he heads for the rebel front
Sir Howard Elston (DOA), celebrity diplomatic editor for the stars, gives the rundown on the new UK government