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BANGLADESH POSTPONE UPCOMING PAKISTAN TOUR
By Daniel Jackson. The Bangladesh cricket team have had to postpone their tour of Pakistan for at least a month. Since the attacks on the Sri Lanka team bus in 2009, no Test playing teams have...2012-05-15 1899 0 -
HAIR-RAISING ART
Artist makes carpet made entirely of human hair. An artist/academic showcased her latest artwork, a carpet made of human hair, at a local prestigious event. Bharti Parmar was present to talk about the shagpile carpet, which...2012-05-14 2210 0 -
STUDENTS CAMPAIGN TO SAVE LIVES
A group of students from Birmingham City University’s School of Media, are hoping to save lives with the launch of a health campaign to increase awareness about giving blood. The campaign – named Gifted Blood –...2012-05-14 2008 0 -
NHS spending on diabetes ‘to reach £16.9 billion by 2035’
A new report published in the journal Diabetic Medicine has projected that the NHS’s annual spending on diabetes in the UK will increase from £9.8 billion to £16.9 billion over the next 25 years, a rise...2012-05-14 2394 0 -
Mohammad Nawaz’s Family Pay Tribute
The family of a Birmingham father, who died last month in a road traffic collision on Wake Green Road, has paid tribute to him. Mohammad Nawaz, from Moseley, suffered fatal injuries after the black Seat-Leon he...2012-05-14 2396 0 -
MISS BLACK COUNTRY 2012
22-year-old Clinical Psychology student Nikki Sahota, from West Bromwich was crowned Miss Black Country 2012, securing herself a place in the Miss England grand final in June. The event, organised by Front Models and held at...2012-05-14 1955 0 -
ARABIAN MID-SPRINGS NIGHT’S DREAM
Creation Theatre and Oxfam present Shakespeare theatre from the occupied Palestinian territory Oxford’s own Creation Theatre Company and global development charity Oxfam have teamed up to present Ashtar Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s Richard II in Oxford,...2012-05-14 1881 0 -
ELEPHANT RUNS HAVOCK
An elephant caused panic at a Hindu festival in southern India when it went on a rampage. The animal, known as Kalidasan, went ran aimlessly, causing crowds in Kerela to run away in fear. The animal...2012-05-14 1678 0 -
CLEVER BUDGIE HELPS POLICE
A talking budgie was returned to its Japanese owner after it told police officers her entire address. The male bird, known as Piko-chan, flew from his owner’s home in the Sagamihara district of Yokohama and ended...2012-05-14 2209 0 -
North Wales and China build bridges through Confucius
By William Walker. For two enormously different legal systems across two very different countries Chinese bonds are being forged with the UK in a small town on the North Wales coast. Bangor University is to be...2012-05-14 1806 0
