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Living, growing and working in Birmingham all his life, business man and entrepreneur,  Teval Stephens, has announced that he will be standing as a candidate in the coming general election, representing the Respect Party contesting the Birmingham Yardley constituency.

To mark Student Volunteering Week, a new study by national disability charity Revitalise has discovered that student volunteers are leading the way when it comes to improving themselves – and society.

Royal Mail have announced the launch of the 'Inventive Britain' Special Stamp set, issued to mark a long and rich history of Britain as an inventive nation.

Two city councillors have been nominated for prestigious awards in recognition of their work for local residents.

The Chelsea racism incident in which a Frenchman of Mauritanian origin, Souleymane S, was pushed off a train on the Paris Metro shows why we need to celebrate diversity, says Arun Kang, the Chief Executive of Sporting Equals.

This weekends Chinese New Year celebrations in Birmingham will be one of the largest events of the year.

With dark mornings and evenings causing reduced visibility and frosty wintery weather making roads and pavements slippery, it's no surprise that the roads can be a hazardous place for Britain's cyclists at this time of year.

The Nigerian elections promised to be a very tight affair as contenders for the presidency jostled for the position of Head of State of what is seen as the economic 'jewel' in the crown that is Africa.

Birmingham-based arts organisation Sampad South Asian Arts has launched the third international creative writing competition in its enormously popular ‘Inspired By...’ series.

40% of people struggle to put their romantic thoughts into words. So what is the secret to crafting the perfect Valentine’s Day verse?

The period between Christmas and February is always a popular time for people to spring clean their love lives as well as their homes, but there is a sharp increase in people breaking up with their partners four days before Valentine’s Day.

Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has appointed a champion for mental health, to address a major cause of vulnerability that disrupts the lives of almost a quarter of us at some point.

BPS Birmingham, the membership organisation for the city’s business professional and financial services sector, has announced the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity (QEHB Charity) as its charity of the year for 2015.

A wish came true for nine-year-old Archie Hill, who has the life-limiting muscle-wasting condition, Duchenne muscular dystrophy and wrote to David Cameron in a bid to meet him and ask for his help.

The big countdown is well underway, towards the General Election, and in Birmingham things are well in place for stalwart campaigners to step-up their own agenda-to encourage more Black voters to the ballot box, come this May 20.