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Taiwan’s posture of public strength

In the grand amphitheatre of geopolitics, Taiwan just took centre stage – and it’s not reading from the old script. The island’s latest

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Viewpoint World Affairs

Turkey: Erdoğan ejects BBC

The playbook is familiar: detain, deflect, deport. This time, it’s the BBC’s Mark Lowen cast as the foreign antagonist in Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s

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Culture Environment Viewpoint

Just Stop Oil just stopped

The eco-activists who turned Britain’s cultural and sporting calendar into a stage for climate theatre say they’re “hanging up the hi-vis” and ending

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News Politics

Vets Minister’s Everest record bid

Veterans Minister Alistair Carns is aiming to get from London to the top of Everest and back in just seven days. Success for

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Business News Politics Viewpoint

“PM” Farage vs. NatWest

In the theatre of British public life, few do drama like Nigel Farage. And this week, the curtain fell on one of his

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Life Sciences

Saving lives one test at a time

Sometimes it’s not the scalpel or the operating theatre that saves a life – but a vial of blood and a lab technician

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Business News

New Derby development 70% sold

The first phase of a new development of 94 luxury apartments in Derby is now complete. Birmingham-based Elevate Property Group said 70% of

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Business News

WM News editor becomes charity trustee

The editor of West Midlands News has been appointed as a trustee for the charity HOPE Worldwide UK. Simon Evans, a father-of-two from

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News

Lench’s Trust: 500 years 

The Lench’s Trust almshouse charity, which provides care for the elderly, is celebrating 500 years. Founded in 1525 when Henry VIII was on

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News

Police Commissioner sets out his plan

The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner today outlines his plan for the next four years. Simon Foster’s Police and Crime Plan, being

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