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Local student brings K-Pop dance class to Halesowen Wellbeing Hub

Year 8 student Annaka from Shireland Collegiate Academy in Smethwick, took a bold step into the world of community leadership by launching her own K-pop dance class, bringing energy, creativity and inclusivity to Halesowen.

Supporting image for story: Local student brings K-Pop dance class to Halesowen Wellbeing Hub

Supporting image for story: Rise in children getting drug and alcohol treatment in Dudley

Rise in children getting drug and alcohol treatment in Dudley

Supporting image for story: Willenhall primary school to be demolished and replaced under new plans

Willenhall primary school to be demolished and replaced under new plans

Supporting image for story: New world-leading rare earth magnet recycling facility in West Midlands will create hundreds of well-paid jobs

New world-leading rare earth magnet recycling facility in West Midlands will create hundreds of well-paid jobs

Supporting image for story: Full list of Staffordshire and Birmingham schools children can't attend as teachers walk out in row with trust over redundancies

Full list of Staffordshire and Birmingham schools children can't attend as teachers walk out in row with trust over redundancies

Supporting image for story: 'There hasn't been the same investment in people as there is in bricks and mortar': College lecturers and staff form picket line outside Wolverhampton College in dispute over pay and working conditions

'There hasn't been the same investment in people as there is in bricks and mortar': College lecturers and staff form picket line outside Wolverhampton College in dispute over pay and working conditions

Supporting image for story: Star Academies and Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team gear up for second year of Future Engineers Academy

Star Academies and Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team gear up for second year of Future Engineers Academy

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Elementary education: Local learners watch Sherlock Holmes at Birmingham Rep

Teachers staging walkout at Staffordshire and Birmingham school trust in redundancy row

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Supporting image for story: Strike action in two South Staffordshire schools called off

Strike action in two South Staffordshire schools called off

Supporting image for story: Open evening at Wolverhampton College set to offer wide range of part-time courses

Open evening at Wolverhampton College set to offer wide range of part-time courses

Supporting image for story: Hi-vis vests donated to Stafford pupils and local Scouts for winter safety

Hi-vis vests donated to Stafford pupils and local Scouts for winter safety

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Furniture experts partner with college to boost local skills

Supporting image for story: Public consultation begins on planned expansion of Wolverhampton community school to host 400 pupils

Public consultation begins on planned expansion of Wolverhampton community school to host 400 pupils

Supporting image for story: We visit the Cradley Heath school where every member of the community is a part of the 'Forge Family'

We visit the Cradley Heath school where every member of the community is a part of the 'Forge Family'

Supporting image for story: 7 topics to be discussed by Walsall Council this week - including litter, super tip and school walking distance

7 topics to be discussed by Walsall Council this week - including litter, super tip and school walking distance

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Streeting allies call for unity amid reports Cabinet colleagues want him sacked

Supporting image for story: Ex-West Midlands Police chief could still face conduct probe despite retirement

Ex-West Midlands Police chief could still face conduct probe despite retirement

Supporting image for story: Britain and Ukraine stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’, Lammy says on Kyiv visit

Britain and Ukraine stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’, Lammy says on Kyiv visit

Supporting image for story: Government issued contempt of court warning over Sturgeon investigation ruling

Government issued contempt of court warning over Sturgeon investigation ruling

Supporting image for story: Fact check: Government received data on sector impact of revaluations

Fact check: Government received data on sector impact of revaluations

Supporting image for story: Court rejects Biffa’s £50m compensation bid over failed deposit return scheme

Court rejects Biffa’s £50m compensation bid over failed deposit return scheme

Supporting image for story: West Midlands Police chief to retire after Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban criticism

West Midlands Police chief to retire after Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban criticism

Supporting image for story: Ex-councillor who stalked Dame Penny Mordaunt jailed for 20 weeks

Ex-councillor who stalked Dame Penny Mordaunt jailed for 20 weeks

Supporting image for story: Politics needs to reconnect with ordinary people – UUP leader-elect Jon Burrows

Politics needs to reconnect with ordinary people – UUP leader-elect Jon Burrows

Supporting image for story: Sandie Peggie ‘overjoyed’ at ruling in Darlington nurses’ changing room case

Sandie Peggie ‘overjoyed’ at ruling in Darlington nurses’ changing room case

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Trump says he may hit countries with tariffs if they do not back US on Greenland

Supporting image for story: More than 100 dead in torrential rain and floods across southern Africa

More than 100 dead in torrential rain and floods across southern Africa

Supporting image for story: Ukraine’s battered power grid faces unprecedented challenge – energy minister

Ukraine’s battered power grid faces unprecedented challenge – energy minister

Supporting image for story: Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in break with US

Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in break with US

Supporting image for story: It’s the Eye of the Tiger – Macron laughs off ‘harmless’ eye condition

It’s the Eye of the Tiger – Macron laughs off ‘harmless’ eye condition

Supporting image for story: Venezuela’s Machado says she presented Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during meeting

Venezuela’s Machado says she presented Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during meeting

Supporting image for story: Man, 83, convicted of killing Uber driver who he thought was scamming him

Man, 83, convicted of killing Uber driver who he thought was scamming him

Supporting image for story: Iran protests ease after week-long crackdown and internet outage

Iran protests ease after week-long crackdown and internet outage

Supporting image for story: European troops arrive in Greenland as talks with US highlight ‘disagreement’

European troops arrive in Greenland as talks with US highlight ‘disagreement’

Supporting image for story: Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in Nasa’s first medical evacuation

Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in Nasa’s first medical evacuation