Uni graduates’ short film up for top US festival award
A short film created by recent graduates of Coventry University’s media production course has been shortlisted for an award at one of America’s leading lifestyle film festivals.
International Scoop: Latest Breaking News on Mystery White House Letter
Breaking Stateside news by our hardnosed reporter Howard Elston (CBE) – US authorities have dropped the charges against a Mississippi man accused of sending letters poisoned with Barry Manilow music
The Travelator: Loving the Alien… Roswell, New Mexico – Part 1: Arrival
In which our travel columnist attempts a journey to the final frontier.
Coventry academic to curate international arts festival on Florida’s Space Coast
A member of Coventry University’s School of Art and Design is to act as curator for a new arts festival taking place in Florida later this year.
Birmingham hunts for North American investors
Marketing Birmingham’s inward investment programme Business Birmingham is running a roadshow to target the region’s top investor, North America, during 2013.
The Super Bowl, Politics and Afghanistan
The annual Super Bowl is gone. But it summons up images that America wants to ignore, says Richard Lutz
Watch This Space: Hillary Aims for ’16
Hillary to run for Prez in ’16? Richard Lutz throws a spotlight on the next US race.
Of Movie Stars, Social Media and Abe Lincoln
Richard Lutz warns about how the old fashioned media are stealing from social media sites
Fiscal Cliff Exclusive Interview: What Happens Now?
Howard Elston. all star hack from the UK, interviews Fiscal Cliff now that the US crisis has ended.
Guns and America: A Lawyer from the USA Gives His Opinion
American lawyer Jim Burke gives us his assessment on the gun debate in the US,
The hypocrisy of Obama and the media
Robin Clarke has been watching the news unfold over the last few days and smells the stink of hypocrisy.
Ask Howard: What is Thanksgiving Day?
Howard Elston, our US correspondent is travelling in the States learning more about our American cousins. Today, he answers your vital questions:
Why Romney Lost and Obama Won
Obama is good news for the US, says Richard Lutz
Letter from America: How the US Insurance World Refused to Cover a $300,000 Medical Bill
An American tells her story of how the US health insurance system refused to cover her husband’s stroke and almost left her broke
Droneworld
More drone attack planes for Britain. But what’s behind it, asks Richard Lutz
To Babar Ahmad & Talha Ahsan – We Have Failed You
Last Friday, the European Court of Human Rights made its final decision that British citizens Babar Ahmad and Syed Talha Ahsan were to be extradited to the United States.
Obama and Me: The Incredible True Story of a YouTube Sensation
The UK’s only American election YouTube Sensation has finally broken his silence and released a book about his adventure in 2008.
Transatlantic survey reveals NATO has still to convince public that Alliance is essential for their security
The German Marshall Fund has recently released its eleventh Transatlantic Trends survey. It charts US and European public opinion on a range of transatlantic issues, including foreign policy challenges, support for NATO, the economy, and the rise of other world powers.
Aldridge pupils on the presidential and economic trail
Aldridge students enjoyed a taste of US political and economic life after securing once-in-a-lifetime visits to America thanks to the US Embassy.
9/11 Summer Camp heads to University of Birmingham
25 US teenagers who were affected by the terrorist attacks of 9/11 are currently enjoying a special activity-packed tour of the UK.
Afghanistan: Of Victims and Heroes
As the bodies of six UK soldiers are repatriated to Britain, Richard Lutz takes a look at a murderous tragedy where the Afghani dead are forgotten and the alleged killer cast as victim No sooner do they arrest the US soldier who slaughtered 16 Afghanis then the media propaganda war begins. And it isn’t subtle.…
Cablevision: Libdem to ‘Fight in US Elections’
Our diplomatic editor Howard K. Elston files another political scoop
Never mind the weather
The USA’s Olympic track & field coaches were in Birmingham at the weekend ahead of their training camp here in July. Dave Woodhall met them.
Staffordshire Hoard Goes Transatlantic
Plans to take the collection to the USA have been announced.
Sweet Caroline
Richard Lutz continues his trip through the United States and reports from the depths of the American South
Taking The Red Line to Baseball and America
Richard Lutz takes in a game in Chicago and learns a thing or two about the state of the States