Claudette Colvin’s bold stand comes into focus during Black History Month, highlighting young activists who helped shape the fight for civil rights.

UK: Colas Rail UK has been awarded further contracts for the expansion of the West Midlands Metro light rail network, through ...

Birmingham residents gathered to honor Claudette Colvin, a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement, who passed away at 86 ...

Councillor Andrew Burrow said communication needs to be improved to get more people on buses ...

US civil rights activist who as a schoolgirl protested against segregation on Alabama’s buses ...

Her defiance of Jim Crow laws in 1955 made her a star witness in a landmark segregation suit, but her act was overshadowed months later when Rosa Parks made history with a similar stand. By Clay Risen ...

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A main route in Birmingham city centre is to close this weekend to allow for a 'crane lift.' Snow Hill Queensway will shut between St Chads Queensway and Colmore Row from 7am on Saturday, January 10 ...

Two buses full of school children have crashed on icy roads as a deep freeze continues to grip the UK ahead of more heavy snowfall expected from Storm Goretti. The Met Office had warned there would be ...

Nine children and nine adults suffered minor injuries in collision, with two taken to hospital for further treatment Two school buses have crashed on icy roads as arctic weather conditions continue to ...

I’ve never liked getting the bus. Their irregularity and the number you have to catch to get to the place you want to go to have always put me off. However, in December, Nottingham and Derby city ...