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A pub chain is taking on a new scheme to help break down taboos about mental health in the South Asian community, say organisers. The Mixy and Chill movement aims to ease access to support services and help start conversations...

A brown piano was delivered to the corner of Church Vale in Handsworth with the of litter group Handsworth Helping Hands. Members say the idea is to draw attention to fly-tipping in the area and across Birmingham. Helping Hands committee member Shaik Ahmed...

The countdown to Vaisakhi has begun, with thousands of visitors expected at Wolverhampton's premier park for the annual celebrations in May. The event, which has been postponed for the last two years during the coronavirus pandemic, will see the popular...

On the day of Holi, the Hindu festival that celebrates Spring, love and new life the award-winning hotel on Five Ways island has revealed their plans for the new Indus restaurant in a blaze of colour. The bar and...

Loved ones have been raising thousands of pounds in memory teen boxer Ali Tazeem who was killed in a devastating car smash on Sunday. The Wolverhampton athlete was dubbed to be the next Amir Khan. Ali was part of Walsall's Pound...

Boxer Amir Khan had his watch stolen off him at gun point while out in London with his wife Faryal Makhdoom on Monday night. The former light-welterweight world champion said he was out in Leyton, east London, when two...

World renowned and much-loved Pakistani actor Mahira Khan has been appointed as the British Asian Trust’s latest Ambassador to support their work across South Asia. With almost 90% of people in need of mental health treatment having no access to...

With just six weeks to go until the opening game of this year’s Vitality Blast at Edgbaston, the Bears have confirmed members of a new off-field team to support the in-bowl experience and live stream for those tuning in...

Asda alongside its suppliers has announced that it will be donating £100,000 to FareShare to support charities and faith groups across the country during Ramadan. Asda has donated over £10m in five years to help FareShare, who support 10,500 charities...

A man has been charged over the hit-and-run that killed a pensioner along Washwood Heath Road on Tuesday 5 April. Irshad Begum was struck at just before 4.40pm. The 80-year-old sadly died from her injuries shortly afterwards. In a moving tribute...

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has been ousted as leader after losing a vote of no confidence over allegations of economic mismanagement and mishandling of the country's foreign policy. The parliamentary vote, held Sunday, saw the former cricket star defeated. The opposition...

A female pedestrian was killed in a suspected hit-and-run on Washwood Heath Road yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 5 April). The woman described as "sweet and kind-hearted" died at the scene after she was struck by a vehicle. Police are still searching...