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New research has revealed that Welsh people are the luckiest in the UK, based on winnings data from the Postcode Lottery, National Lottery and Premium Bonds. Experts at Casino.co.uk, which provides the best UK casino reviews and ratings, ranked each nation of the UK by calculating the monthly average total winnings each has had from The People’s Postcode Lottery, The National Lottery and Premium Bonds.

In a world where diversity and love intertwine, the story of Sarah and Saqib unfolds as a unique journey leading to their wedding day.

A living room is often said to be the heart of a family’s home.

Shaheen Chishti hails from an extraordinary Sufi lineage as a direct descendant of the esteemed Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti RA.

The Spanish football federation says it will take legal action over Jenni Hermoso's comments about its president Luis Rubiales.

An award-winning University research academic has been named as one of 75 inspirational women by the British Deputy High Commission in India recently.

58% of professionals in full-time work have stated that they would consider switching to a contract role for the right pay – with 43% stating that the primary driver is the current economic climate.

Mr. Shaheen Chishti, a British Muslim entrepreneur, philanthropist, and community advocate, is organising an initiative to foster greater representation and support for the British Armed Forces among ethnic minorities in the UK.

A new study has revealed that Norwich is the UK's most social media-obsessed city, with its population searching the most for social media-related terms over every other city in the UK. The research conducted by entertainment experts at PlayOJO analysed the number of Google searches for various social media platforms over the past year, including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube, Snapchat, Pinterest, Reddit and Linkedin.

Hundreds of supporters within the region took part in Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s recent Air30 Airbase Challenge, funding 67 future missions for the local pre-hospital emergency service, helping to save countless lives.

The Air30 Airbase Challenge, which saw participants take on the virtual distances between the charity’s three airbases raised in excess of £65,000 for the rapid response service, making a phenomenal 67 vital lifesaving missions possible – 22 in the charity’s air ambulance helicopters and an additional 45 in the service’s two critical care cars based in Birmingham and the Black Country, and separately in Worcestershire.

The Dean of Worcester, the Very Reverend Peter Atkinson, will officially retire on Friday 25 August, after more than 16 years in the post, and 43 years as a priest in the Church of England. His resignation was accepted by Queen Elizabeth II very shortly before her death.

Peter was installed as Dean of Worcester in 2007. Born and brought up in Kent, he studied in Oxford, Cambridge, and Rome, before he was ordained deacon in 1979, and priest in 1980. He served as a curate in Clapham in south London after which he was Priest-in-charge of St Mary, Tatsfield, in Surrey. 

Birmingham’s status a Proud Host City for the 2022 Commonwealth Games is celebrated in the city council’s entry for this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. A mixture of flowers grown at the council’s own nurseries and sporting-themed features make up the eye-catching display, which has an interpretation of the official Games logo as its centrepiece.

It is hoped the entry will help secure Birmingham City Council’s tenth consecutive Gold at the world-famous show, which runs from May 24-28.

More than eight in ten passengers say bus services have improved following the introduction of Sprint bus lanes and junction upgrades on the A34 between Walsall and Birmingham. And 64% say the services using the busy commuter route are faster than the general traffic a survey has revealed. The Sprint corridor has been developed by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) to make bus travel more reliable and more attractive as a part of plans to reduce traffic congestion and make travel greener.

Human rights supporters are being invited to the free launch event of a new network of activists across the Central England region.

Aiming to encourage people to work together to bring about change, the Amnesty Central England Network is part of the global human rights organisation Amnesty International. The online event ‘Universal Rights, Local Action’ on Tuesday 5 September at 6.30-8.15pm gives people the opportunity to find out more about being part of the Network.

The compere for the Greater Birmingham Young Professional of the Year awards 2023 has been announced. Kaylee Golding (pictured) is a DJ and an award-winning presenter, who can currently be heard on BBC 1XTRA weekdays from 1-4pm.

She was previously on KISS Fresh every weekend and weekdays on HITs Radio Pride. In 2021 she won E4's talent search and is currently part of the E4 Academy. Kaylee also has a weekly show every Monday at 1pm - 3 pm on Reprezent Radio and a bi-weekly show on No Signal Radio from 3pm. 

A large swathe of historically and environmentally significant Parkland at Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens in Solihull are being restored and made more accessible to the public thanks to a Community Green Grant from the West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA). The 40-acre estate is a hidden gem on Solihull’s border with Birmingham, featuring a Jacobean Hall and 350-year-old Gardens.

The £23,000 grant from the WMCA will help fund the restoration and conservation of an area of protected wetland, dried-up ponds, and rare acid grassland that is receding due to invading species.