Heavy Delays on the M5 after crash between lorry and cars blocks motorway

Motorists were informed of long delays after a crash on the M5 blocked the motorway in both directions. The crash happened between junctions one and two where a major roadworks scheme is in progress at Oldbury Viaduct.  A lorry and...

Girl aged six killed in Smethwick, on way to mosque prayers

A six-year-old girl who was hit by a car and killed, she was heading for prayers at a mosque with her father. police have said: Jannatul Bakya was hit while crossing Oldbury Road in Smethwick, West Midlands, on Saturday night. Her...

HALF OF INSTAGRAM USERS IN THE WEST MIDLANDS FEEL DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR HOMES AS...

There are more people using Instagram for interiors inspiration than ever before, but 49 percent of Instagram users in the West Midlands feel dissatisfied with their homes after looking at images of other people’s houses on social media, a...

RACE EQUALITY FOUNDATION APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE

The Trustees of the Race Equality Foundation are pleased to announce that Jabeer Butt OBE has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer. Jabeer has worked for the Foundation for 26 years and has served for the last...

Asian Bride & Groom supplier industry gets a boost

Asian Bride & Groom Company was officially launched on the 18thJuly, an online platform that celebrates and signposts Asian brides & grooms to quality suppliers, helping them to achieve their big day in style. The Asian Bride & Groom...

Extension plans submitted for Birmingham Airport

The extension of the Airport would see the creation of new food and retail outlets, seating and baggage areas Birmingham Airport has maintained that plans to expand its current premises will help deal with an increasing volume of passengers. A planning...

UK weather: Met Office climate report reveals – Britain hotter and wetter, over the...

Britain is hotter and wetter than at any former time in the past 100 years, the latest figures from the Met Office show. Last year was the fifth warmest for the UK in records dating back more than a century,...

Leeds parents jailed over Bangladesh ‘Forced Marriage’ wedding

A husband and wife have been jailed for misleading their daughter into travelling to Bangladesh to force her into marriage.  The couple were described as "monsters" by their daughter who they had threatened to kill if she did not go...

Man dies after being struck by a train at a Sandwell station

Trains through a Black Country railway station were disrupted this weekend after a man died after being hit by a train. There were no trains were stopping at Sandwell and Dudley station, in West Bromwich, on Saturday evening following the...

Pakistan general election – Victory for former cricket star Imran Khan

Former cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan has promised to build a "new" Pakistan as he stated victory in the country's quarrelled election. The leader of Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf party gave a live-televised address, a day after tens of millions of people cast...

£15m terminal expansion plans for Birmingham International Airport

Transport hub reveals new plans to build larger departure lounge and revamp baggage capabilities Birmingham Airport is planning a £15 million expansion of its terminal building which will include an expanded departure lounge and baggage area. The transport hub lodged new...

YOUNG PEOPLE SET TO TAKE OVER EASTSIDE AS GALLERY 37 RETURNS TO BIRMINGHAM

BIRMINGHAM LARGEST TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS BACK!!!  GALLERY 37 hits the streets with a bold programme of pop-up events and liveworkshops this AUG, reaching hundreds of 16-25 year-olds IT BRINGS MODERN, PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES TO HUNDREDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY...