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Parents told their four-year-old baby is brain dead
The parents of a four-month-old brain-damaged baby have been told by a judge their son is brain dead and that his life-support can be removed. Midrar Ali was starved of oxygen due to complications during birth,...2020-01-28 1720 0 -
Contractors hand over keys as Resonance building work finishes
The keys to the brand-new state-of-the-art music institute Resonance have been handed over from building contractors, Overbury, as construction work finishes and it prepares to welcome its first students. The Cable Plaza building on the Waterfront Business...2020-01-28 1496 0 -
Twenty-year-old charged with murdering student Rezwan Ali in Walsall
A 20-year-old man has been charged with the murder of student Rezwan Ali in Walsall. Rajan Natt, from Castle Street, Hill Top, West Bromwich has been charged with the murder of Walsall student in January 2018....2020-01-27 2036 0 -
Future High Streets Fund bid for £20 million submitted
City of Wolverhampton Council has submitted a bid for £20 million to the government’s Future High Streets Fund to help deliver its ambitious city centre vision. The council’s initial proposal was shortlisted by the Ministry of...2020-01-26 1424 0 -
Live at the Library events
Sandwell Libraries & Archives are thrilled to announce a line-up of Live at the Library events. The programme has a range of both musical and theatrical productions which run throughout February and March across local libraries...2020-01-25 1287 0 -
THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE VISITS THINKTANK, BIRMINGHAM SCIENCE MUSEUM TO LAUNCH LANDMARK SURVEY
The Duchess of Cambridge visited MiniBrum at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum, on Tuesday 21 January to launch a new landmark UK-wide survey which aims to spark the biggest ever conversation on early childhood. The visit saw...2020-01-22 1600 0 -
A 39-year-old man fakes his own death in Pakistan to claim life insurance
A 39-year-old man impersonated his partner on the phone to try and fake his own death in Pakistan in order to attempt to make a false insurance claim worth £999.999. Syed Bukhari is currently serving seven...2020-01-21 1807 0 -
Mayor remembers murdered grandfather and all victims of genocide at Holocaust Memorial event
The Mayor of Sandwell will talk about her Polish grandfather who was murdered at Auschwitz at a special Holocaust memorial event in West Bromwich. The event at Highfields Memorial Gardens, off High Street, on Sunday 26...2020-01-20 1515 0 -
Kaya Restaurant hosts Chinese New Year Lion Dance in Chalfont St Giles
Kaya Malaysian Chinese Restaurant in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire announces a traditional Chinese Lion Dance will be performing for their dinner guests at 8.30pm on Friday 31 January 2020 to celebrate the Chinese New Year of...2020-01-19 1553 0 -
British Government Welcomes Rohingya Genocide Case at ICJ
The British government has publicly welcomed the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), having previously avoided expressing support for the case. The Gambia brought forward charges of genocide of the Rohingya to...2020-01-15 1384 0
