The Commonwealth Pool is pumping drainage water into its staff car park due to ongoing sump pump failures. Images from the building show two pipes emptying drainage water into the rear carpark.

The pool is perfect for children to watch competitive clubs training while they learn to swim, coaches say A swimming complex built for Birmingham's Commonwealth Games has opened for public use.

Benjamin Scullion, 78, pulled Lachie Stewart, 75, from the bottom of a swimming pool when the Commonwealth Games gold medallist fell unconscious in the water. Benjamin's quick thinking saved the ...