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Birmingham Youth Sports Academy (BYSA) has announced the launch of a dedicated Mentoring Programme to help inspire and influence its players, with the objective of developing role models and ambassadors who could influence their own local communities. In partnership with...

Former Head of the Bank of England Lord Mervyn King was in Birmingham last week (13 April) for a charity lunch in aid of Midlands charity, Acorns Children’s Hospice. A Patron of Acorns, Lord King was interviewed by Marc...

An armed robber jumped over a counter at Wolverhampton Road Post Office in Walsall and loaded up hundreds of pounds worth of cigarettes into a bag on 21 November last year has been jailed. Asif Jhangeer, 39, was tackled...

A young energetic little girl whose determination to run with a pink prosthetic blade will be an honorary starter at the Simplyhealth Great Birmingham 10k. The 8-year-old Anupurba Saha was born with her umbilical cord wrapped tightly around her leg,...

A manhunt is continuing today after a a 16-year-old schoolboy was struck with a hammer on the high street. The young boy was left critically fighting for his life. The horrifying attack happened outside of the Wulfrun Centre, in Wolverhampton,...

A massive fire engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday 15 April which started around 7pm local time and has shocked the nation. The fire burned for several hours and both the iconic spire and roof of the cathedral...

A new documentary called ‘When Missing Turns into Murder’ tells the story of how teenager Shafilea Ahmed was murdered by her parents for wearing a top that showed off her and dishonouring the family. Shafilea Ahmed, 17, suffered years of...

West Midlands Police are targeting dangerous drivers who risk lives by using their mobile phone at the wheel. A two-week operation starting today (Monday 15 April) to tackle irresponsible motorists. Traffic officers will be monitoring motorists on routes across...

A Birmingham woman who has been named Brummie Mummies Heroes, knew she was dying from breast cancer, so decided to leave her children and husband an incredible gift - her memoir. Kumi Modi wrote about a remarkable love story about...

The streets of Birmingham are piling up with rubbish and fly-tipped waste. Mattresses, fridge-freezers, cardboard boxes, old sofas and countless rubbish bags are being dumped. In Alum Rock, mounds of fly-tipped waste has been dumped on roads in and around Cherrywood Road. After...

Detectives are investigating after a teenager was shot as he sat in a car on a city street. The victim was in the passenger seat of a silver Ford Mondeo on Pretoria Road, Bordesley Green when he was fired at on the evening of...

University of Birmingham experts joined medical professionals in India to set up an innovative research centre that will help to improve care for surgical patients. Among the first studies to be launched would be a surgical trial to look at...