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New charity to help Syrian refugees A group of Coventry University students are setting up a new charity to help Syrian refugees rebuild their lives.   The student-led aid organisation ‘Refugee Hope’, which officially launches at the University’s city centre campus on...

Police were called to the Edgbaston site A total of 14 people were arrested last night when a protest at Birmingham University ended with people breaking into buildings and damaging property. Police were called to the Edgbaston site at around 5pm following...

Concerts to be held at Symphony Hall 4,000 primary school children from the West Midlands will experience the wonder of the Symphony Hall at the Primary Prom on Monday 3 February. The two free concerts, organised by national music charity...

Sent to prison following a series of supermarket robberies Three men have been sent to prison following a series of supermarket robberies across Staffordshire and the West Midlands area. Amandeep Singh, aged 26, from Salisbury Road, Birchfield, Birmingham, pleaded guilty...

Harley Street Fertility Clinic Appeals to South Asian Community Dr Venkat Director of the Harley Street Fertility Clinic is appealing to young Asian women to help Asian couples achieve their dream of having a family. Infertility is a condition that...

UK economy grew by 0.7% in the fourth quarter of 2013 Business leaders in Birmingham welcomed today’s GDP figures, which showed that the UK economy grew by 0.7% in the fourth quarter of 2013, bringing the annual growth rate to...

Mariam Alam died from a “catastrophic” head injury Tragic tot Mariam Alam died from a “catastrophic” head injury suffered at a house in Fisher Road, Foleshill, on 30 November 2011.   Kamram Khalid will appear at Birmingham Crown Court to hear...

Ring is over a hundered years old A man has been left devastated after thieves stole a family heirloom in a burglary at his Birmingham flat earlier this week.   The 31-year-old had just left a nightclub on Broad Street in the...

Man appears in court A man is due to stand trial at Birmingham Crown Court today (Weds 29 Jan) accused of the attempted murder of a police officer. Mohamood Elmi, 32, of Ward End Hall Grove was charged with the...

Mohammad Asghar from Edinburgh Suffers from Mental Illness Pakistan must immediately and unconditionally release a man sentenced to death under the country’s blasphemy laws today, Amnesty International said. Mohammad Asghar, a UK citizen with mental illness who has been living...

Will Prevent them from Association Together Injunctions to prevent known criminals from associating with each other have been served against seven men from Bradford District.   Four of the men, who are all believed to have been involved or have links...

Maisha Najeeb Left Disabled after Mistake A 10-year-old who was left severely disabled after “glue was wrongly injected into her brain” at an internationally renowned hospital. Maisha Najeeb, from Redbride, has been awarded one of the biggest settlements in the...