Beijing: £57bn into state banks
China is deploying major capital injections into its top state-owned banks, raising a combined Rmb520bn (£57bn) in a rare government move to stabilise.
Business News
World Affairs
Business News
Tech
Grants for WM manufacturers
Trump’s tariffs, rising energy costs, Brexit, supply chain issues, increased minimum wage, National Insurance hikes … … all topics tackled at a business.
Life Sciences
Plasma: saving lives with ‘liquid gold’
The NHS Plasma Donor Centre on New Street, Birmingham, is one of just three such facilities in the country – and it’s making.
Environment
Leadership
Fact: Nature is good for the soul
Conservationist Chris Millward is introducing people to the concept of “biophilia.” After leading a wildlife walk this week for local folks at Queslett.
Politics
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World Affairs
Norway gets real on defence
Norway finds itself at a crossroads where virtue meets realpolitik. The theatre of ethics is clashing head-on with the choreography of geopolitics. For.
Business News
Environment
Brewery toasts eco funding
Birmingham craft beer firm Attic Brew Co is among 1,300 West Midlands businesses getting a share of £15m in funding to cut energy.
People
Viewpoint
Sentencing Council’s shame
The Sentencing Council’s refusal to backtrack on its so-called “guidance” wasn’t just tone-deaf – it was a democratic insult. Let’s call this what.
Environment
People
Viewpoint
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.
Culture
Politics
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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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Tech
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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.