Nanditha Bindhu Biju, a 22-year-old disabled university student, is confronting the threat of eviction from her Birmingham accommodation after losing her part-time job at an events company. The redundancy has left her …
Grace Matthews, a 19-year-old pianist who lost nearly all her fingers and lower legs to meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia at the age of four, won the Channel 4 competition The Piano to a standing ovation at Birmingham …
Across Birmingham, the cheerful figure of a chicken known as Cluck has become a familiar sight to many. This distinctive graffiti character, created by a local artist, appears on walls and buildings throughout the city, each …
Irene Huskisson recently celebrated her 100th birthday, sharing the heartfelt secret behind her long and happy life. Born in 1926, Irene credits her father’s simple yet powerful advice for her well-being: always be kind and …
At just four years old, Jayce Joyce from Sutton Coldfield amazed many by publishing his very first book. Now, at eight, he has earned the Guinness World Record for being the Youngest Editor of a Published Anthology. This …
Karenjeet Kaur Bains, 29, who competes as Athena on the popular Gladiators show, has opened up about the moving significance behind a key part of her character’s costume. As the first South Asian and Sikh woman to enter the …
In the heart of Birmingham, Sarah Lewis has turned her passion for baking into a remarkable family venture. Alongside her young son Henry, Sarah crafts stunning and imaginative birthday cakes that have captured the attention …
Residents of Birmingham and the wider West Midlands are being encouraged to nominate the everyday heroes in their communities for the prestigious Pride of Britain Awards 2026. From the heart of the Black Country to Coventry …
Jay Kaur, a 53-year-old counselling therapist from Birmingham, experienced a life-altering shock when she was diagnosed with breast cancer on the very day of her niece’s wedding. Initially, doctors had dismissed the lump she …
Liam Kerry, a vibrant and spirited model maker at Jaguar Land Rover in Birmingham, passed away at age 37 after a three-year fight with bowel cancer, just before he could complete his heartfelt “bucket list” project. Initially …
Ten-year-old Isabel Lee from Birmingham has embarked on a heartfelt mission to honor the memory of her mother, Sarah, who sadly passed away from cancer last year. Sarah, a dedicated teacher in Birmingham’s Kingstanding area, …
Richard Green, a 62-year-old dad from the Midlands, experienced something most can only imagine: he was clinically dead for over four minutes after running the New York Marathon — and he overheard the paramedics telling his …
A touching invitation has been sent by the mother of Sophie Birkin, a courageous nine-year-old girl from Stourbridge battling serious health challenges, to her football idol, Birmingham’s own Jack Grealish. Sophie’s birthday …
On a typical overcast day in Birmingham, it’s easy to daydream about starting fresh somewhere new. For Laura Best, that daydream turned into reality when she left her PR career behind and embraced a new life in Minnesota. …
Henry Balthazor, a 20-year-old twin from Solihull, has defied early predictions that he might never eat or speak. Despite living with an undiagnosed condition and undergoing more than 70 operations since birth, Henry is now …