Christmas Day bushfire routine in Western Australia
Festive season Down Under – a world away from the chill of the UK In the wake of Blue Monday, January 19th, officially.
People
Defence
British business centre in Kyiv to support Ukraine war effort
The facility aims to get British SMEs helping the Ukrainian armed forces A new British business centre is to open in Kyiv later.
Education
Politics
West Midlands students to benefit from £200m SEND investment
Education Secretary said the aim was a “truly inclusive education system” for the UK More children and young people with special educational needs.
Business News
Development
London estate agent Foxtons acquires Birmingham-based FleetMilne in £4m deal
First venture outside London’s commuter belt due to the creation of many new city centre homes in Birmingham – and the HS2 factor Foxtons.
Politics
Viewpoint
Labour’s election delays – evidence of a government that’s lost its way
Govt’s delays echo an ugly global pattern democracies learn to fear The Labour government’s decision to push back more than twenty local elections.
Politics
Viewpoint
World Affairs
How effective is Trump’s foreign policy?
Donald Trump’s foreign affairs approach is unique among US presidents – has he changed international relations for good? Since the end of the.
Birmingham
Sport
Lewis Moody: ‘This year’s Slater Cup holds extra meaning following my MND diagnosis’
‘Big Game’ weekend comes to Birmingham: Gloucester v Leicester at Villa Park in the Slater Cup This year’s Slater Cup clash between Leicester.
Life Sciences
Stafford
NHS warns parents to ensure children’s vaccinations are up-to-date amid meningitis outbreak
Staffordshire NHS is rolling out vaccinations in schools this term Parents and carers are being urged to check their teenagers’ vaccinations are up.
Jobs
Partnership Content
Blue Monday: Market-defying jobs agency offers jobseekers hope on “the saddest day of 2026”
2025 was Starting Point Recruitment’s best-ever calendar year for landing people into work A West Midlands jobs agency is today offering jobseekers hope.
Politics
World Affairs
Part 5. Elections in 2026: Oceania
Our final geographical area in the series takes us to Oceania Australia 2026 is a big year for South Australia and Victoria. The.