Ini Umotong honoured
Ini Umotong, the former pro footballer and Nigerian international, was honoured at Birmingham Youth Sports Academy’s annual player awards. The 31-year-old was recognised
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Wolverhampton safeguarding hub
Five charities are teaming up with West Midlands Railway (WMR) to open a ‘Safeguarding Hub’ at Wolverhampton train station. Rethink, the Samaritans, Railway
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Centrist wins Romania election
Centrist candidate Nicusor Dan is Romania’s new president after seeing off ultranationalist George Simion in yesterday’s run-off vote. EU centrist defeats MAGA nationalist
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Invictus
Dave Watson: officially unretired
Dave Watson is the kind of bloke who makes many people ask: “What’s my excuse?” Lost three limbs in Afghanistan The former Scots
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Environment
Waste collections blocked
Striking bin workers have been obstructing agency staff brought in to clear thousands of tonnes of uncollected waste off the streets of Birmingham.
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Chiltern add Saturday trains
Chiltern Railways customers are urged to check before travelling as timetables change this Sunday. Three new Saturday services are being introduced with the
Life Sciences
Cancer-free and running
When Elan Clayton watched his nine-year-old son Kurtis break the finished tape at Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life last year, he feared
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Hope for UK Nissan workers
Nissan, the Japanese car manufacturer, said today it plans to cut 11,000 jobs and seven factories globally following a slump in sales. Today’s
Life Sciences
Brum: UK life sciences capital
The largest life sciences accelerator in Britain is opening soon in Birmingham. Precision Health Technologies Accelerator (PHTA) is set to move into No.1
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New rail timetables
West Midlands rail users are being warned of timetable changes this weekend. From Sunday May 18, new departure times will apply on many