Birmingham Live

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About this app

Introducing BirminghamLive: Your Ultimate Midlands Experience

Welcome to BirminghamLive, your go-to app for all things Birmingham. Immerse yourself in a world of local news, entertainment, events, and more. Stay connected with the heart of the region and never miss a beat on what's happening in Birmingham and beyond. With our user-friendly interface and comprehensive coverage, you'll have your finger on the pulse of the Midlands like never before.

Stay Informed:
Get the latest breaking news, in-depth articles, and exclusive reports right at your fingertips. From local politics to crime to community stories, we've got you covered.

City Life:
Discover a vibrant array of events, concerts, exhibitions and festivals happening around town. Plan your weekends with ease and stay up to date with Birmingham’s lively cultural scene.

Live Sports Coverage:
Never miss a moment of the action with our extensive coverage of Birmingham’s sports scene. Get real-time updates, match highlights, expert analysis and exclusive interviews from Aston Villa, Birmingham City and more.

Personalised Content:
Design your feed to fit you by selecting the topics you’re most interested in so you only get the news, features and other content you really want.

Interactive Features:
Share articles with friends, leave comments and participate in polls to voice your opinions. Join the conversation and become a part of the BirminghamLive community.

Breaking News Alerts:
Be the first to know about important news, updates, and events with our real-time push notifications. From breaking news stories to traffic updates, we'll keep you informed and connected.

Save For Later:
Save articles to read later, even when you're offline, so you can enjoy your news on the go, anytime.

Unlock BirminghamLive Premium for the Full Experience

Unlimited articles
Never miss out on a top story with access to unlimited articles and exclusive content.

Ad-free browsing
Enjoy an uninterrupted reading experience with absolutely no ads.

Exclusive offers
Get access to exclusive deals and offers only available to our Premium members.

The Edit
A weekly curation of the best long reads every Monday morning selected by our editors.

The Digest
A specially curated round-up of the most important stories to catch you up on anything you might have missed, twice-daily.

Puzzles
Flex your mental muscles with our selection of puzzles including crosswords and sudoku.

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Ratings and reviews

It's good having local news, but the heading is repeated so many times throughout the first few paragraphs, that boredom sets in before you get to the details. I tend to skim and scan if it's something I'm really interested in, or when the heading has been abreviated to something nonsensical, but often I'll just flick through the heading or watch the videos (when they actually have any relevance to the article). Also I can't believe the spelling and grammatical errors!

Doesn't update own news feed. General news stories on for ages and become stale. Don't use as much as I used to.

Story loading speed is inconsistent, some will load almost instantly, some after 15 to 20 seconds, others just don't open - this happens both on my mobile, and tablet whilst using WiFi from my router about 2 metres away (so it's not a signal strength issue). News reports and content is ok, some headline "news" is questionable, e.g "cafe reopens after being closed because of lockdown" - headline news?