Bookmaker hits back at tax plan
High street bookmaker Betfred has warned it could close all 1,300 of its UK shops if Chancellor Rachel Reeves goes ahead with plans
People
People
Midlands jobs from India visit
Trade mission delivers regional wins The Prime Minister’s two-day trade trip to Mumbai has unlocked 10,600 new UK jobs – with the Midlands
Defence
People
Sport
Support for Afghan Vets Community
Matchday lunch auction at Moseley RFC raises £13,000 for British troops who served in Afghanistan The Afghanistan Veterans Community (AVC) support network was
Leadership
Sport
BCFC Foundation honoured
BCFC Foundation charity recognised for its life-changing work The Birmingham City Football Club (BCFC) Foundation charity saw off fierce competition to land the
Culture
Sport
Viewpoint
Villa mistake on PM’s watch
PM has let anti-semitic hatred flourish – and now he calls it out Keir Starmer’s strong condemnation of Aston Villa for banning Israeli
Life Sciences
People
Cellular therapy breakthrough
No more life-long immunosuppression for organ transplant patients Arduous traditional treatment to be replaced by “natural” cellular therapy in “five to 10 years”
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Energy
Wolverhampton
Tomato Energy nears administration
Firm files court papers seeking to appoint administrators Electricity retailer Tomato Energy is seeking to appoint administrators after failing to get its spiralling
Birmingham
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Jobs
Walsall
Record number of people landed jobs by West Midlands agency
Jobs firm bucks national unemployment trend A West Midlands recruitment agency bucked a worsening national employment trend by landing a record number of
Defence
People
Soldier honoured for Gambia work
Staff sergeant praised for helping young people through education and sport A British Army soldier from Aldershot has been formally recognised by the
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Energy
Wolverhampton
Tomato Energy fined £1.5m
Electricity retailer fined by Ofgem for failing to reduce its £3m debts Energy regulator Ofgem today said today it plans to slap embattled