Bin strikes: the workers’ perspective
The plans to remove the waste recycling and collection officer role from its fleets could potentially eliminate Birmingham city council’s future equal pay.
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Culture wars: Columbia Uni
The resignation of Columbia University President Katrina Armstrong isn’t just another personnel change in academia – it’s a symbolic surrender in a broader,.
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Big brands flock back to X
For all their posturing, the world’s biggest brands are quietly crawling back to Elon Musk’s X. After months of moral grandstanding – boycotting.
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New pain relief: virtual reality
Patients at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) are now being offered an unexpected new form of pain relief – virtual reality. In a.
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Brum BioHub toasts 10 years
Birmingham’s BioHub is celebrating ten years of supporting cutting-edge medical innovation – and bringing a £16 million investment boost to the region. Based at.
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WM News launches: ‘David v Goliath’
West Midlands News has officially launched – and its purpose is simple: news, views and interviews. WM News promises fresh insights on politics.
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Trump tariffs to hit WM exporters
Donald Trump’s declaration of today, April 2, as “Liberation Day” for US trade might sound like political theatre – but for West Midlands.
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NHS brain drain needs reversing
The NHS has just about survived pandemics, political football, and chronic underfunding. But what happens when the brightest minds quietly pack up their.
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UK summit combats immigration crime
World leaders gathered in London this week for a landmark summit aimed at tackling the global threat of organised immigration crime (OIC). Prime.
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HIV/AIDS deaths set to rise
In the world of spin and political short-termism, few stories are as tragically ironic as this. After 22 years of what has been.