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Wrexham struggled from kick-off against an out-of-form Birmingham, whose spirited showing belied a side that had managed just one win in their last six league games.

A new campaign is aiming to collect 50 objects that sum up Englishness in an effort to move the conversation away from reductive arguments over whether to hang a St George's flag or not. Supported by the Green party politician Caroline Lucas, the musician and campaigner Billy Bragg, and Kojo Koram, a law professor, the A Very English Chat campaign hopes to tackle England's growing social divisions and political polarisation.

Whether you're coordinating a corporate conference at the ICC, organising a school trip to Cadbury World, planning wedding guest transport, or arranging a sporting event visit to Villa Park or St Andrew's, the logistics of moving groups through Birmingham's busy streets can quickly become overwhelming. The solution lies in selecting professional coach services that understand the city's geography, traffic patterns, and venue requirements.

The charming Amersham fairground organ museum, which is usually open a few Sundays per year, has now started offering guided tours. The occasional open days are more a chance to sit and listen to the old fair organs playing their pipes, and have a nice lunch at the same time. However, the guided tours, which will take place on Saturdays, will offer a deeper dive into their collection of organs and the music cards that control them.

The RFU council will vote at Twickenham on proposals to ringfence the 10-team Prem with no promotion or relegation until 2030, when a staged expansion is planned, beginning with the addition of two more teams. While former top-flight sides such as London Irish, Wasps and Worcester Warriors as well as ambitious Champ clubs like Ealing Trailfinders will be given the opportunity to apply, Prem Rugby is also keen to secure new additions.

Treasures unearthed by hundreds of archaeologists so far during work on the controversial planned HS2 train line have been shown exclusively to the BBC. The 450,000 objects, which are being held in a secret warehouse, include a possible Roman gladiator's tag, a hand axe that may be more than 40,000 years old and 19th Century gold dentures. It is an "unprecedented" amount and array of items, which will yield new insights into Britain's past, says the Centre for British Archaeology.

Wolves have not lost at home against their Midlands rivals since 2020 and generally have a decent record in this fixture when it's played at Molineux. After a slump in form Unai Emery's side are no longer looking up the table and instead have a resurgent Manchester United breathing uncomfortably down their neck.

Share Fun fact: When Bruno Guimaraes doesn't start, Newcastle tend not to win. They have only won of the 13 matches which the Brazilian midfielder has not started since his full debut in March 2022, losing six and drawing six. Today they were rocked by the news that he will miss at least eight matches with a hamstring injury.