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The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has named Dilshad Sheikh the dean of the business school at University College Birmingham (UCB), as the new chair of its West Midlands board. She has been appointed for a two-year term,...

The UK’s largest automotive manufacturer is pioneering a new way of buying cars across its global network – using virtual reality so that customers won’t need to wait for newly launched vehicles to arrive in their...

TouchBase Pears, developed by the national disability charity, Sense, will provide specialist services to people who are deafblind, have sensory impairments or complex needs, as well as services for the whole community – including a café,...

One of the world’s longest surviving heart transplant survivors has told his remarkable story for the first time to show there is life beyond the operating table and raise awareness of the need for more donors....

Current plans to introduce a Clean Air Zone in Birmingham to reduce air pollution are likely to have a negative impact on local builders unless mitigation measures are put in place, say Birmingham’s builders’ merchants. In...

The Lord Mayor of London has visited Pakistan to strengthen trade links between London, the world’s leading financial centre, and Pakistan, which has blossoming banking, legal, and services industries. Alderman Dr Andrew Parmley, the Lord Mayor,...

Catherine Anwar, currently a Senior Her Majesty’s Inspector for education watchdog Ofsted, will take up the post on May 1st 2017. A former head teacher with a wealth of experience in the education sector, Catherine will...

The European Commission proposed today a series of measures that will bring EU data privacy rules in line with the latest technology developments of the digital age. Separately, it also unveiled a package to reduce barriers...

Birmingham city council leader John Clancy has hailed his trade mission to Qatar as a significant step in the battle to unlock millions of pounds worth of investment in a post-Brexit landscape. Cllr Clancy has returned...

Consumers could be braced for price rises after UK inflation rose to a 29-month high of 1.6 per cent in December 2016. A surge in air fares and food prices were the main contributors to the...