By the early 1900s, Mobile was one of the top banana importers in the nation, behind only New York and New Orleans.

A photographer who got started through a desire to "document the struggles of the black community in Britain" has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Birmingham City University (BCU).

Herbert Walters Mr Walters studied photography at Birmingham City University aged 48 Growing up in "industrial" Birmingham, he said there were not a lot of opportunities, but he eventually ...