Competition to get into Birmingham's top schools is tough. One primary in particular, The Olive School in Tyseley, was only able to accept just over a third (36%) of all the children who applied for ...

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Tributes have been paid to a “lively and happy” 12-year-old boy stabbed to death in Birmingham yesterday ... home when the attack happened. The school’s executive head teacher Diane Henson ...

"We’re supporting the children at school and are opening a book of condolence with the family’s permission. Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy from an address in Birmingham on suspicion of murder.

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 12-year-old was stabbed to death near a primary school ... Scribers Lane in Hall Green, Birmingham, at around 3.15pm yesterday.

The boy was attacked near Scribers Lane in Hall Green, Birmingham, at around 3.15pm ... partner 'Cooper number 3 is cooking!' Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper, 26, announces his girlfriend ...

More than 300 Small Heath primary school pupils can now read and write music thanks to a joint project with Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC). A new initiative from the Royal Birmingham ...

Peak Venture, near Penistone, in South Yorkshire, is one of seven Kingswood centres across the ... a milestone in a young person's journey a school residential provides, and are mindful of the ...

The Community Action Foundation in Birmingham held its 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast. The event serves as a time for state leaders, community activists, and business ...

For generations, the Kingswood centre in West Runton has been a beloved experience for local schoolchildren, offering them activities such as archery, climbing, high rope and caving.

Kingswood, in Bembridge, has closed alongside six other centres owned by the Inspiring Learning Group, which has been placed into administration. Three of the Inspiring Learning Group's centres have ...

Last October's Budget included imposing inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1 million and NFU President Tom Bradshaw spoke to attendees and said: "Just as family farm businesses ...