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New Mercedes-AMG GT 43 revealed with 416bhp 2.0-litre engine

The brand new Mercedes-AMG GT[1] was launched last year, ready to take on the Porsche 911[2] with a 577bhp 4.0-litre, twin-turbo V8 under the bonnet. However, AMG has now decided less is more, because the latest variant of its flagship sports car[3] i…

M42 closure due to police incident

A section of the M42 near Birmingham Airport was closed in both directions on Wednesday night due to a police incident, the National Highways service said.The service said on X, formerly Twitter, that the motorway was closed between junctions six and s…

Birmingham cross-city bus lanes fast-tracked due to road closure

Plans to install bus lanes on a busy east Birmingham commuter route have been brought forward to keep services running smoothly during a major long-term road closure.
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), which is part of the West Midlands Combined Autho…

Birmingham’s worst-hit roads and areas as Storm Babet causes …

Storm Babet has unleashed scenes of chaos throughout Friday as heavy rain to lash Birmingham and the Midlands. Flooding has caused severe disruption throughout the region, turning popular suburb parks into “water rapids” and railway stations into “cana…

Two-hour delays and ten-mile queues as M6 closed for serious …

Drivers are facing delays of two hours and ten miles of congestion after a serious incident closed a section of the M6. The southbound carriageway between junctions 4A, for the M42, and two, for the M69, was shut at around 5am by Warwickshire Police.
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