Summit to end Sudan conflict
The UK is hosting a summit today aimed at ending the two-year conflict in Sudan, which is giving rise to a humanitarian crisis
Politics
World Affairs
News
Easter: Don’t go by train
Network Rail is advising people to avoid travelling by train between London Euston and Scotland over the Easter bank holiday while track upgrades
Business News
People
£5.7m youth jobs scheme
WM Mayor Richard Parker has announced a £5.7m initiative to get unemployed people into work. The funding for Connect to Work will be
Business News
Tech
Futuristic cargo wagons
West Midlands innovators are working to create low-speed electric parcel-delivery vehicles which could one day replace petrol and diesel vans. The “Last Mile
Environment
‘Bug hotel’ opens at train station
A new ‘bug hotel’ has opened at Lapworth station. The habitat was constructed on railway land next to platform 2 at the station,
Leadership
Sport
Blues’ rise: Region’s PR ‘rebuild’
The timing of the Blues’ promotion back to the Championship is crucial for the rebuild of Birmingham and the wider region’s bin strike-battered
Life Sciences
Etta, 4, saved by blood donors
Four-year-old Etta Murton is alive today thanks to blood donors who helped her fight off a rare form of leukaemia. The youngster was
Sport
Blues back in Championship
Birmingham City FC booked its promotion back to the Championship last night with a 1-2 win over Peterborough United. Goals from Alfie May
Business News
Environment
Stabilising Droitwich power network
Two demand-activated renewable energy generators are being installed in Droitwich Spa to add resilience to the local power supply network. Intermittent power sources,
Business News
Environment
Six new ‘Net Zero Neighbourhoods’
Six carbon net zero neighbourhoods are set to be developed in the West Midlands. WM mayor Richard Parker, on a visit to Brockmoor