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Shazia Mirza was one of the many female celebrities who attended Oxfam’s new fundraising campaign Get-together, which will raise money for women around the world. The event was hosted by Lauren Laverne, who was joined by...

Tesco is aiming to raise over £10 million to help Cancer ResearchUK’s work to beat cancer by making Cancer ResearchUKits Charity of the Year in 2012. The money – to be raised by Tesco, its staff, customers and suppliers –...

A pupil at GeorgeDixonSchoolwas selected as a finalist at this year’s Young Writers Award Ceremony. Sumaiya Khan’s short story was chosen from thousands of entries nationwide to make the finals at a prestigious ceremony at the London...

A Coventry woman is one of the faces to grace a new WeightWatchers advert, alongside TV judge and popstar Alesha Dixon. Amee Sandhu appears in the three-minute advert, which will see the lucky participant getting ready...

Football is the most popular sport for kids in theWest Midlands, according to new research sponsored by BT Coaching for Life. The research also showed a link between children being active and their popularity and concentration...

West Midlands Police is to join forces with partners to launch a task force to highlight the problems associated with forced marriage and honour based violence inWalsall. Officers from Walsall’s Public Protection Unit (PPU) together withWalsall’s...

Official Consumer watchdogs have asked the Saudi Arabian authorities to cut visa restrictions on Muslim worshippers, who often embark on Hajj pilgrimages toMecca. The ban on individuals applying for visa has resulted in tour operators ripping...

                        A nine year old girl has struck up a life-long bond with a woman who she shared a liver with, despite their differing ages...

Modern technology shows no boundaries in making things simpler, as aSouthamptonstudent married his fiancé using a viral video. Syed Islam, who is studying in the city, was living 3,500 miles apart from Monira Chowdhury, fromPennsylvaniainAmerica. The...

A trader who sold fake designer clothes from his stall will have to sell his house in order to pay a £60,000 fine, or face 20 months in jail. Zaheer Ahmed, from Sparkhill, was found guilty...