Working people will benefit from thousands of new jobs, affordable homes and more opportunities as the Chancellor announces a half a billion-pound investment package to deliver growth in the Oxford to Cambridge Corridor and cement its status as a global innovation hub.

Researchers from University of Gloucestershire will play a key role in a new £12.3 million project to discover how regenerative and conservation agriculture (closely aligned systems that boost agricultural productivity and resilience by prioritising soil health) could help reverse the alarming degradation of soils.

Passengers travelling this weekend are being warned of changes to journeys between Birmingham and Coventry while track renewal work takes place.

Yinka Shonibare is a visual artist who has gained international recognition for his vibrant and thought-provoking works of art.

Jamaica-British academic and human rights activist, Sir Geoff Palmer, KT, OBE, who was a professor emeritus in the School of Life Sciences at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, in Scotland, was recognised, above all, for his groundbreaking achievements in science and the advocacy for racial equality in reshaping British history and earmarking his legacy during Black History Month.

A Wolverhampton charity is launching a new scheme to help residents in the city learn skills which could change their lives, while restoring unwanted bicycles.