Birmingham City Council's 7ft Christmas tree slammed by residents

BIRMINGHAM City Council has been slammed by residents for putting up a "miserable" Christmas tree branded too small. Read

Christmas market returns to Birmingham

MORE than two million visitors are expected to flock to Birmingham to visit the world-famous Frankfurt Christmas Market which is returning to the city for its eighth consecutive year.Read

Christmas travel is a nightmare

Q THE various members of our two families are scattered far apart over 200 miles. We love visiting them for Christmas but getting there is nightmare. Last year was a real endurance test – hours of ‘are we there yet?’ from the kids, squabbling and hitting each other in the back seat, then arriving overtired, crabby and tearful. That did it for us.Read