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Groundbreaking partnership with HS2 Ltd to design new infrastructure and connectivity.

Athletes lend a helping hand to stock food bank in Birmingham.

Camp Hill score a victory in New Zealand challenge.

Aim to boost central government help for devolved region.

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Tie-up for local company.

Jessica Harris watches Birmingham Royal Ballet visit Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery,

Foodie heaven at canalside venue.

Richard Nevin watches Sleaford Mods and local heroes Big Special.

Germaine Greer to launch proceedings.

Richard Lutz laments the supine decision to allow the former Rover bosses to walk away from a disaster they created

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BBC Gardeners' World Live and BBC Good Food Show back in Birmingham.

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Birmingham Poet Laureate to lead on city's new Poetry Garden.

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Black Country cinema aiming to bridge funding gap.

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Exclusive after hours evening of live entertainment and celebrity performances.

Persimmon Homes donate to day centre.

Work begins on biggest ambulance hub of its kind.

Figures reveal rise in the number of assaults on West Midlands ambulance staff.

£5.6 million boost as Trust at its busiest ever.

Ali Campbell and Bananarama to star at Tudor Grange Park.

New year, new career?

A design team, based in Longbridge, wins a European electronics industry accolade at the Elektra Awards 2011

Claim by Birmingham MP.

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The CBSO perform Puccini's masterwork, with Simon Hale in the audience.

Free festival welcomes Royal Birmingham Conservatoire's new Juliet organ.

Charity support from top golfers.

Birmingham chocolate manufacturers follow up TV appearance with festive opportunity.

Jessica Harris watches the Royal Shakespeare Company come close.

Access Sport and Sport Birmingham to host free event.

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A few words with comic Colin Hoult.

The planned action signals growing regulatory scrutiny of Walmart-owned Flipkart and Amazon when their sales are rapidly growing in India's $70 billion e-commerce market. An antitrust investigation also found the two companies breached laws by favouring select sellers, Reuters has reported.

Commenting on competing with quick commerce platforms, Nayar said that Nykaa’s quick delivery initiative is targeted towards fast-moving everyday SKUs. “For us to continue to dominate market share in these SKUs, it is important to be competitive in certain metros from a quick delivery assortment. This is being addressed by our quick delivery initiative Nykaa Now.”

India's food safety regulator, FSSAI, has revised antibiotic residue norms for meat, milk, poultry, eggs, and aquaculture to combat growing antimicrobial resistance. Effective from April 2025, the new limits aim to ensure safer food products by setting stricter contaminant limits, amid rising concerns over antibiotic misuse in agriculture and healthcare.

Retail leasing in India's top eight cities dipped slightly in the third quarter of 2024, driven by strong demand on main streets and limited mall supply. While overall leasing edged down 1%, main streets accounted for 68% of activity, pushing rental rates up in several cities.

Akzo Nobel India has informed that its Dutch parent Akzo Nobel NV is conducting a strategic review of its portfolio to redeploy capital towards growing its core coatings businesses. The initial focus will be on its decorative paints business in South Asia and various strategic options will be explored ranging from partnerships or joint ventures through to mergers or divestments.

Akzo Nobel India reported a 14% increase in net profit to Rs 108.7 crore in the fourth quarter, driven by higher demand from the automotive sector. Despite muted retail demand due to higher rainfall and price hikes, the company's revenue from operations rose 3% to Rs 9.82 billion.

Eureka Forbes reported an 83.2% YoY rise in Q2 net profit to Rs 46.67 crore, with revenues up 27.6% to Rs 672.87 crore. Growth was driven by product innovation, increased marketing, and early festive season demand.