Tag: Birmingham
Attention all future doctors & dentists
Read on to secure your university place
Are you an aspiring doctor or dentist, preparing for an interview to seal that all important university place?...
Terror duo jailed: Would-be extremist fighters jailed for Syria related terror...
Two Birmingham men, who were stopped at Dover trying to travel to Syria to engage in terrorism, have this week been sentenced at London’s...
Fireworks fuzziness: Birmingham and Indian scientists investigate air pollution causes
Scientists at the University of Birmingham are working with partners in Delhi to better understand the causes, sources and effects of pollution in India...
Pedalling up the pounds! Primary school pupil’s bike ride raises hundreds...
An 11-year-old boy from Birmingham has managed to raise hundreds of pounds for his chosen charity by pedalling a gruelling 24 miles on his...
Rashid the role model
Inspirational award for inspirational citizen
Community heroes from across the UK gathered in the bustling city of Liverpool last month to celebrate the outstanding achievements...
Unfair dismissal for Muslim TA
Teaching Assistant branded 9/11 footage shown to kids as ‘x-rated’
A Muslim teaching assistant has decided to take a Birmingham school to court over what...
Getting ‘Intimate’
Music maestro A.R. Rahman reveals electrifying line-up for his concert tours in Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and London
A man that needs no introduction, A.R....
Brothers on the beat
Sheryar and Syed Shah are used to serving the public after a career in retail - but now the pair have swapped High Street...
Halal butchers bombed
Significant spike in hate crimes since the EU vote
In the wake of Britain’s decision to leave the EU, a number of racist hate crimes...
Getting botanical for charity
SAFS 30th Anniversary Gala is a fragrant success
A registered Midlands charity - Sandwell Asian Family Support Service (SAFS) - held a fabulous 30th Anniversary...
Flash flooding in Brum
West Midlands chaos as water floods hundreds of homes
Flash flooding has hit parts of the West Midlands, causing homes, businesses, cars and roads to...
Mountainous money-raisers: Adventurers raise five figure sum for charity
Hiking heroes from a Birmingham-based charity have been feeling adventurous this month after completing their 10th Yorkshire ‘Three Peaks Challenge’ on 29th May.
SEWA-UK, which...
Birmingham female drag queen flees India
Part-time teacher and burlesque performer feared for her life after performing on stage in just her KNICKERS
“I don’t think they had a problem with...
Mayweather’s knockout visit to Birmingham
Night to remember at Arabian Nites
When Floyd Mayweather Jnr visited the UK earlier this month, there was only one place the undefeated world champion...
Hoverboards pulled from shelf
Authorities stop sales of ‘dangerous’ gifts
Trading Standards officers stopped nearly 1,800 unsafe ‘hoverboards’ from being sold to consumers in Birmingham during the run up...
Brum brum!!! Driverless cars for Brum!
Birmingham will see hi-tech shuttles arrive in the region next year
A £2.3 million funding package which will bring state-of-the-art driverless cars to Birmingham has...
Warehouse robbery horror
Birmingham father-of-four shot dead by masked men
Detectives have launched a major investigation after a man was shot dead during an attempted robbery at a...
Mother jailed for 6 years for taking child to Syria
Daesh sympathiser sentenced at Birmingham court
A 26 year-old British mother, described previously as a bright former college student, took her toddler son to Syria...
Birmingham teenagers charged for knife attack on Polish men
Two teenagers - including a 16-year-old boy - face jail after being found guilty of stabbing a young Polish man to death and leaving his...
‘Nations Collide’
World record breaker heads to Pakistan for international showdown
An experienced Thai boxer from Birmingham, who smashed a world record in the sport earlier this...
