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Thank you, Mr Wagner

Thomas Wagner, boss of New York-based investment firm Knighthead Capital, is one of those annoying people: successful, suave and, worst of all, a.

by Paul Cadman
26 March 2025
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Knighthead buys stake in Panthers

Knighthead Capital, owners of Birmingham City Football Club, has acquired a significant stake in the Birmingham Panthers netball franchise. The Panthers are one.

by Daniel Molloy-Brookes
25 March 2025
1 minute read

Business News Tech

Driver-less shuttles at NEC

Autonomous vehicles are being trialled at the NEC in Solihull. Visitors are being offered lifts on the self-driving shuttles during busy events. The.

by Simon Evans
25 March 2025
1 minute read

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War on bats, newts and clipboards

In a bold act of 21st-century conservation, the UK government has chosen to preserve nature by… bulldozing it. That’s right – ecologists, brace.

by Josh Moreton
25 March 2025
1 minute read

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Midlands Mayors join forces

The Mayors of the West and East Midlands today signed an agreement to work closer together for the mutual economic benefit of both.

by Daniel Molloy-Brookes
24 March 2025
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Barristers’ £100k Sahara trek

A group of barristers completed a gruelling 100km trek across the Sahara Desert to raise £100,000 for a leukemia charity. The six legal.

by Daniel Molloy-Brookes
24 March 2025
1 minute read

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£11,000 raised for Fisher House

More than £11,000 was raised for Birmingham’s Fisher House military hospital at Moseley Rugby Club’s 69-14 defeat of Darlington on Saturday. Over 350.