Birmingham City Council has launched a taskforce aimed at reducing the city's infant mortality rate, which is the highest in England and nearly twice the national average.
Between
When Gavin Williamson announced in January that summer exams would once again be cancelled, Uwais, an A Level student from Yorkshire, feared the worst.
One year earlier, Uwais had been
Fewer lateral flow tests were conducted in the last seven days in Birmingham than in almost all surrounding areas, according to the latest data from Public Health England.
In Wolverhampton,
Over 9,000 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Birmingham in the first full week of the new year, representing a 140% increase since Christmas.
The latest figures
“It’s been really difficult being a city centre restaurant right in the heart of the financial district because there’s no one working here. It’s scary.”
For Ann
The US presidential election hangs in the balance, with results from Florida suggesting a close race nationally, and tight contests in Arizona, Georgia and Wisconsin.
Votes are still being counted
