Birmingham pays the price for UK’s infrastructure gap Date Wednesday, January 24, 2024 - 10:00 PM Description Chronic under-investment outside London and the south-east has contributed to regional inequality and poor productivity
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Cinderella is sumptuous and warm Date Monday, February 24, 2025 - 10:00 AM Description David Bintley’s staging, performed at Birmingham’s Hippodrome, is gorgeous to look at and packed with humour
Birmingham’s bin strike risks spilling over as workers and council enter talks Date Wednesday, March 19, 2025 - 11:00 PM Description Businesses fear that piles of refuse will damage city’s reputation, as industrial action continues
Birth rate drops to new low in England and Wales Image Date Friday, February 23, 2024 - 5:39 AM Description Fertility level falls to 1.49 children per woman in 2022, well below rate needed to maintain a population without immigration
Births, deaths and piano recitals — classical music to look forward to in 2025 Date Tuesday, December 24, 2024 - 10:00 PM Description Celebrations of Pierre Boulez and Dmitri Shostakovich, a festival of Mahler and a Mark-Anthony Turnage twist on a cult Danish classic
Bitcoin and bananas add a new twist to conspicuous consumption Date Friday, November 22, 2024 - 10:01 PM Description Both have joined the elite world of useless objects that get desirable as they get pricier
Bitcoin bulls are not the bigger fools Date Sunday, March 10, 2024 - 11:00 PM Description The most popular cryptocurrency is starting to look like more than a passing fad
Bitcoin ETF boost cuts two ways for Coinbase Image Date Wednesday, February 21, 2024 - 10:00 PM Description Despite positive moves by the regulator, long-term benefits for the crypto-trading platform are not clear cut
Bitcoin ETF fee war spreads to Europe Date Monday, January 22, 2024 - 10:00 PM Description Invesco and WisdomTree reduce fees on European-listed ETPs by more than 60%