Universities Minister Asks Heads To Justify Pay Over £150k
New measures set out by Jo Johnson, Minister of State for Universities and Science, will seek to curb escalating rates of pay for university vice-chancellors.
After it emerged recently that many university heads were earning £300,000 a year, with some topping...
Mayweather v McGregor Fails To Make Anticipated Gate-Receipt Record
The “superfight” between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor missed out on setting the record for ticket revenue at a boxing event.
The bout, which took place on 26th August at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena and was won by Mayweather by...
Investigation After Baby Death At Birmingham Hospital
Investigations have been prompted after the death of a nine-month-old girl at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
Sada Hamza died at the Steelhouse Lane hospital on 30 July after being admitted 24 hours earlier.
Mother of the baby, Sakar Hussein, said she repeatedly...
Jaguar’s New Models To Be Electric From 2020
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced that every new vehicle line from 2020 will electric or hybrid.
The Jaguar I-Pace will be the first of the new models to be fully electric, to go on sale in 2018.
The move was...
Saffiyah Khan – Artist / Activist Launches Her First Solo Exhibition
SAFFIYAH KHAN’s photograph went viral worldwide this year and put Birmingham’s record of authentic diverse communities in the spotlight. Now PUNCH RECORDS presents SAFFIYAH KHAN's own photographs for the first time, documenting young South Asian people coming together with...
22 reasons why Birmingham should host 2022 Commonwealth Games
With just days to go until the UK’s preferred Candidate City is announced, Birmingham 2022 shares 22 reasons why it is time to Bring the Games to Birmingham
From expertise in hosting world-class sport, events and cultural festivals...
Firms Warn Of “Catastrophic” Impact Of Government Brexit Proposals Amid Leaked Home Office Document
Businesses that rely on European Union workers have raised concerns of the impact new “UK workers first” proposals for Brexit could have.
A Home Office document, leaked to The Guardian, said that firms would have to recruit locally or prove...
MP’s Urge Government To Help Myanmar Muslims
MP’s have called for the government to help end the violence in Myanmar which some say amounted to the “ethnic cleansing” of Rohingya Muslims.
It is thought that, since 25th August, more than 123,000 Rohingya people have fled the Rakhine...
Student With Oxford Place Can Stay In UK
Brian White, who faced deportation, has been told by the Home Office that he can stay in the UK indefinitely.
21-year-old Mr White moved to the UK from Botswana at age 15 and lives with his adoptive British family in...
‘Provocative’ Palestinian Director Issued Fatwa For Her First Film
Maysaloun Hamoud’s first film, ‘In Between’, has turned some heads and resulted in her being issued with a fatwa and even death threats.
The film explores the boundary between the more liberal Israeli culture and traditional Arab and Palestinian culture,...
