Live Aid at 40
West Midlands voices demand accountability in global giving Forty years ago Live Aid united the world in a moment of musical defiance against
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Labour’s union bonds shattered
For decades, trade unions have been the lifeblood of the Labour Party – its moral compass, its financial engine and its grassroots muscle.
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Brum at its best
This weekend Birmingham isn’t just the UK’s second city. It’s the capital of culture, community and cool. With over 250,000 people expected to
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Stunning June – roll on July
As chief executive of Birmingham’s One Thousand Trades Group of companies, my business ethos mirrors my personal mantra: “Imagine a world where your benefit
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Lions: Curtain-raiser defeat
British & Irish Lions 24–28 Argentina A wake-up call The Lions didn’t just lose – they got outmuscled, out-thought and, crucially, out-believed. Argentina
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£2.4bn for Sports Quarter
Birmingham’s Sports Quarter is today a step closer towards becoming a reality. This comes after news that the metro extension connecting Birmingham city
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Plasma donation 199
At 8am on Saturday two friends of 30 years and counting walked through the doors of the NHS blood and plasma donation centre
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Brum on the rise
Two naturalised Brummies were on top of the world this week: one at the summit of Everest, the other leading the UK’s investment
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London-Everest in five days
Four British military veterans, including Veterans Minister Al Carns, have reached the summit of Mount Everest a record-breaking five days after leaving London.
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UK military: 3M earplugs lawsuit
An ex Royal Marines commando from Birmingham is among tens of thousands of British military personnel who lost their hearing after being given