Two thirds of young people in the West Midlands are locked out of jobs...
Key statistics
63% of young people in the West Midlands don’t apply for certain jobs because they don’t think they’ll be seen as the ‘right’ kind of person for the role
32% say their ethnicity is a factor in securing a...
The Metro Mayor Elections: What are they, Who’s Running & What’s in their...
This May will mark the election of the inaugural West Midlands Metro Mayor, the head of the newly established West Midlands Combined Authority which will give powers to local leaders over everything from transport to business to regeneration, in...
Bank of England Pressured Banks to Lower Libor Rates
The Bank of England has been dragged into a Libor scandal after BBC Panorama secretly recorded a senior Barclay’s manager and a Libor submitter. The recording shows that the Bank of England pressured banks into pushing down their Libor...
Range Rover Celebrates Birthday with Special Historic Exhibition
Range Rover is celebrating its 50th Anniversary since inception in 1967. In order to commemorate decades of being one of the premier car manufacturers, Jaguar created an interactive exhibition tracing the history of the vehicle.
Regaling the ‘engineering story,’ the...
Birmingham Smashes Through Tourism Records
Birmingham enjoyed a swell of tourists last year, attracting an enormous 39 million visitors in 2016, the highest record to date. The boost in tourism fetched £6.5bn, shattering previous revenue records.
The data was revealed by Marketing Birmingham and the...
Saudi Arabia to Build World’s First Entertainment City
Saudi Arabia has revealed plans for an entertainment city on the outer skirts of Riyadh, boasting that it will be 50x the size of Gibraltar, or roughly the same size as Las Vegas.
As well as entertainment, the city complex...
Badshah’s newest single, MERCY, hits over 18million views on YouTube
This week, global superstar, Badshah, released his fresh single, MERCY, a move that has captivated fans worldwide. Already having Bollywood film soundtracks to his credit, the single will be featured on his first debut pop album, O.N.E, set to launch...
Spring Skincare Alert!
Spring has sprung ladies and gentlemen, and with the change in seasons comes a change in skincare routines!
So, how should you be changing your routine to cope with the upcoming heat, pollen and environmental pollution? Well for one thing,...
Faith leaders in condemnation of terror
The International Centre for Integration and Cohesion (ICIC), a local UK charity that works with underrepresented communities across London, extends prayers and condolences to the families and friends of all the victims of the Westminster Terror attack at a...
Meet Haroon Mota, The Marathon Man!
Haroon Mota might just be one of the most inspiring people in the Midlands. The Coventry-based fundraiser is running four consecutive marathons this April, in Manchester, Paris, Boston (Lincolnshire) and London, totalling 105 miles, in order to raise money...
