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Lohri is celebrated today (Thursday 13 January) around the world to signify the end of winter and is one of the most joyful events on the Punjabi calendar. Lohri is a festival that is of great importance to farmers as...

A mural has been unveiled to launch the official search for 2,022 baton bearers for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The nominees chosen will take part in the symbolic Queen's Baton Relay ahead of the Games. Organisers say it offers people a...

A man who was three times over the drink limit and drove into a lorry has been given 24 weeks jail time. Jagdeep Chohan, 35, smashed his black BMW 3 Series into a Volvo lorry in a head-on collision just...

West Midlands Police are concerned for the welfare of missing teenager Naella from Bordesley Green. She was last seen on Thursday (Jan 6), she was wearing a long grey cardigan, black dress with white flowers, a black headscarf, grey trainers...

The managing director of a family-run industry leader in British woodworking has been shortlisted for a prestigious award. Amarjit Binji, who runs AJB Group Limited, is among six finalists in the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ category of the Midlands Business...

Hospital worker from the Black Country has been awarded for her efforts around diversity and inclusion after she convinced a junior doctor who was racially abused to speak out. Neelam Mehay, has been at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust's Freedom...

Today (Thursday) we see the return of The Apprentice on BBC after two-years with 16 new candidates each competing for £250,000 business investment from Lord Alan Sugar. The next few weeks the candidates will be doing tasks to prove themselves.With...

A man who was beaten to death a day after his birthday by his son with a cricket bat and metal dog bowl will be sentenced tomorrow afternoon (Thursday), after he pleaded guilty. Santokh Singh was savagely beaten to death...

From the East Midlands a British sikh army officer has become the first woman of colour to ski on a solo expedition to the South Pole. Preet Chandi, 32, from Derby, had completed the 700 mile trek in 40 days,...

Amritpal Singh Maan, known to most as Amrit Maan, is among those named on the New Year’s Honours List 2022.  Amrit has been awarded an OBE in recognition for his services to Charity and Community. Those who know Amrit will...

England’s top GP is urging people to come forward for their booster jab with two million appointments up for grabs over the next week as the NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Programme continues to protect the nation. The NHS bolstered capacity to...

A dad-of-four and community figure from Handsworth Sheikh Hameed, 62, died on December 27 after failing to recover from Covid. Mr Hameed worked in insurance, was a member of the Labour party and was hugely well-known in the area. His daughter...