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Jaguar Land Rover Workers Offered £500,000 Support as Carmaker Plans 4,000 Redundancies

Jaguar Land Rover workers facing voluntary redundancy will receive support from a £500,000 West Midlands fund as JLR plans about 4,000 job cuts over two years.

International Business Times UK

West Midlands crews make progress tackling wildfires after ‘extensive’ devastation

Prime Minister Andy Burnham paid tribute to the firefighters on the ground battling the wildfires.

Evening Standard

‘It’ll wind some people up’: What Burnham’s northern fixation says about his future plans

IN FOCUS: Andy Burnham’s first week as prime minister saw him appoint a very northern cabinet and ended with his first meeting at his Manchester outpost. Dan Haygarth hears from allies about what this means for the future of his government

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A journalist’s journey through faith and identity

From time to time, The Conversation features interesting work our editors are involved in. Kalpana Jain, senior religion/ethics editor and director of the Global Religion Journalism Initiative at The Conversation, spent part of 2026 as a visiting researcher at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia – Malaysia’s national university. The piece below is…

The Conversation

‘The soul’s been ripped out of it’: Birmingham community housing scheme on brink over costs dispute

Row over ‘landmark’ development in Stirchley has left people homeless and put businesses at risk, say locals

The Guardian - UK

Exclusive: Labour mayors say repeated U-turns, failure to communicate successes, and the Peter Mandelson scandal are pushing voters away

The Independent UK

Yann Martel: ‘I hate the rich people of this world – of which I’m one, because of Life of Pi’

The Canadian author on good writing advice from Martin Amis, his love for digging and getting rid of billionaires

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Birmingham is awash with local election candidates – but will result be a ‘coalition of chaos’?

Some fear a fragmented field of hopefuls from Labour, the Conservatives, Greens, Reform and independents could leave city ungovernable

The Guardian - UK

49 Pics And Stories That Have A Mysterious And Mythical Twist To Them

Whether or not you subscribe to urban legends, there is a chunk of people who do. And no matter how much you invalidate their beliefs, you will likely have difficulty trying to change their minds. So instead of trying to do so, why indulge in some yourself? Here’s a list…

Bored Panda

Tram named after Peaky Blinders writer Steven Knight as fans gather for premiere

Knight says fans can expect plenty of emotion from The Immortal Man – with the backdrop of Birmingham ‘one of the stars’ of the film.

Evening Standard

Trump’s aggression in the Caribbean could violate a Victorian-era court ruling on cannibalism at sea

The Donald Trump administration in the United States has authorized killing people in boats on the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific, claiming they’re transporting illegal drugs.

The Conversation

Robert Jenrick accused of fuelling ‘toxic nationalism’ with Birmingham claims

Shadow justice secretary stands by comments made in March amid criticism including from a Tory colleague

The Guardian - UK

Peaky Blinders to return with two seasons focusing on a ‘new generation’

Creator Steven Knight has promised it will be a ‘hell of a ride’

The Independent UK

Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack: Reeves issues £1.5bn loan guarantee to rescue British car maker

Ministers have stepped in to provide an emergency bailout to Jaguar Land Rover after the motor manufacturer was left reeling by a massive cyber attack.

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Evening Standard

Cyber attack on JLR should be a ‘wake-up call’ for British industry – minister

Industry Minister Chris McDonald visited a JLR supplier after the company announced it has extended its lockdown on production.

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Wedding Photographer Slated In Public For Allegedly Ruining The Life Of One Guest, Drama Ensues

During wedding photoshoot a photographer gets confronted by a woman claiming she ruined her life.

The Guardian - UK

Stargazers prepare for meteor shower of the year as the Perseids peak

Yearly spectacle, most visible in northern hemisphere, is caused by Earth passing through debris of ancient comet

The Independent UK

How Birmingham plans to build on Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘incredible legacy’

The pub where Black Sabbath had their first performance should become a ‘fitting tribute’

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LiveScience

Mysterious 'rogue' objects discovered by James Webb telescope may not actually exist, new simulations hint

A new study lends support to the notion that JuMBOs (Jupiter-mass binary objects) discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2023 may be fiction rather than fact.

Texas Observer

Forgotten Crossings at the Edge of Texas

A new book from late author Richard Parker brims with El Paso pride, teasing out the small stuff that makes the city unique.

Texas Observer

El Paso’s Still-Untold Story

A new revisionist history lays out an urgent task that it does not accomplish.

Total Film

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man finale brings back fan-favorite Spidey voice actor for a perfect cameo in another role

That jaw-dropping cameo is voiced by a legendary Marvel voice actor

Total Film

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 2: everything you need to know about the Marvel show's upcoming return

Your friendly neighborhood guide to Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 2

Total Film

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man ending explained: which Marvel characters make cameos and how does it set up season 2?

We breakdown the Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man finale, answering all of your burning questions

GamesRadar

Ultimate Peter Parker is officially mentoring his son as Spider-Man, the new Ultimate Sabretooth is coming, and more revealed in Marvel's May 2025 Ultimate Universe solicitations

Check out Marvel's solicitations for its May 2025 Ultimate Universe titles

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