Royal Navy tests ship-killer missile
HMS Somerset completes first firing of advanced strike weapon in arctic exercise The Royal Navy has successfully completed the first live firing of.
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Crime
Politics
New protest powers for police
Officers to act on repeated disruption – Home Office reforms Police forces across England and Wales are to be given new powers to.
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Culture
Wedding law shake-up
Reforms to unlock new venues and jobs across the region Couples across the West Midlands could soon be saying “I do” in castles,.
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Gold on the run
The dollar price of gold has increased by around 46% from the start of 2025, making it one of the highest-performing asset classes.
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Culture
Peaky Blinders bootcamp launches
West Midlands talent to train for hit TV revival A new wave of West Midlands film and TV talent is set to rise.
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Sport
Brum’s first padel club
Pure Padel to open club in January Birmingham is set to get its first padel club in January. Pure Padel is launching its.
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BYSA “making an impact”
Up to 700 children a week benefit from Birmingham Youth Sport Academy Each morning Anwar Khattak picks litter off the Ackers playing field.
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Govt bid for web control
Britain’s dangerous obsession with digital backdoors A test of trust in the age of AI The UK government’s latest demand that Apple weaken.
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Cotswold truffle firm goes global
UKEF export insurance opens doors to Asia A Gloucestershire food business famed for its truffle-based products is breaking into new international markets with.
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Defence
People
Navy and Marines pack a punch
Record turnout for anti-knife crime combat sports drive More than 100 young people took part in the biggest-ever session of the Royal Navy.