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February 5, 2025

Supporting image for story: West Midlands to use AI to prevent road tragedies

West Midlands to use AI to prevent road tragedies

January 22, 2025

Supporting image for story: Countdown to astronaut Tim Peake's appearance in the city

Countdown to astronaut Tim Peake's appearance in the city

January 20, 2025

Supporting image for story: More Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire patients will get clinical trials at new multi-million pound centres

More Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire patients will get clinical trials at new multi-million pound centres

January 18, 2025

Supporting image for story: Starmer may want us to embrace AI - but where does that leave us? - Toby Neal asks

Starmer may want us to embrace AI - but where does that leave us? - Toby Neal asks

January 16, 2025

Supporting image for story: Watch: Work is continuing at the site of a new waste facility in West Bromwich

Watch: Work is continuing at the site of a new waste facility in West Bromwich

December 28, 2024

Supporting image for story: Bowel cancer mortality rates in a Black Country borough are among the highest - prompting call for robotic ops to reduce deaths

Bowel cancer mortality rates in a Black Country borough are among the highest - prompting call for robotic ops to reduce deaths

December 13, 2024

Supporting image for story: Gemind Meteor shower tonight: Where to watch shooting stars in the West Midlands

Gemind Meteor shower tonight: Where to watch shooting stars in the West Midlands

December 10, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'After 30 years of never grassing a colleague up AI turned me into the office snitch'

'After 30 years of never grassing a colleague up AI turned me into the office snitch'

October 29, 2024

Supporting image for story: Google parent Alphabet enjoys profit rise as focus on AI ‘paying off’

Google parent Alphabet enjoys profit rise as focus on AI ‘paying off’

October 28, 2024

Supporting image for story: Michael Parkinson’s son on AI podcast concerns: It will be 100% very ethical

Michael Parkinson’s son on AI podcast concerns: It will be 100% very ethical

October 25, 2024

Supporting image for story: Prehistoric flying reptiles lived on diet of squid and fish, scientists reveal

Prehistoric flying reptiles lived on diet of squid and fish, scientists reveal

Supporting image for story: Lloyds customers can show a QR code to request money back from friends or family

Lloyds customers can show a QR code to request money back from friends or family

October 24, 2024

Supporting image for story: LinkedIn fined 310 million euros by Data Protection Commission

LinkedIn fined 310 million euros by Data Protection Commission

October 21, 2024

Supporting image for story: Derry Girls creator says ITV AI role is ‘incredibly depressing’ and ‘unethical’

Derry Girls creator says ITV AI role is ‘incredibly depressing’ and ‘unethical’

October 13, 2024

Supporting image for story: Look to the west to spot ‘comet of the century’, says astronomer

Look to the west to spot ‘comet of the century’, says astronomer

October 8, 2024

Supporting image for story: Social media users can appeal over content disputes to new settlement body

Social media users can appeal over content disputes to new settlement body

October 4, 2024

Supporting image for story: The Northern Lights are coming to the West Midlands – here's how you can see them

The Northern Lights are coming to the West Midlands – here's how you can see them

Supporting image for story: Activist wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual orientation

Activist wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual orientation

October 2, 2024

Supporting image for story: BBC Licence Fee: how much TV licence costs in 2024, monthly fee and why you need to pay it

BBC Licence Fee: how much TV licence costs in 2024, monthly fee and why you need to pay it

Supporting image for story: 'I’ve been really fortunate': Technician celebrates 50 years working in chemistry and science

'I’ve been really fortunate': Technician celebrates 50 years working in chemistry and science

October 1, 2024

Supporting image for story: Scientists discover planet orbiting closest single star to our Sun

Scientists discover planet orbiting closest single star to our Sun

September 30, 2024

Supporting image for story: Vodafone and Three UK promise £10-a-month price cap for some mobile deals

Vodafone and Three UK promise £10-a-month price cap for some mobile deals

September 29, 2024

Supporting image for story: SpaceX capsule arrives to take stranded astronauts home – but not until February

SpaceX capsule arrives to take stranded astronauts home – but not until February

September 28, 2024

Supporting image for story: Internet companies could face huge fines over content glorifying terrorism

Internet companies could face huge fines over content glorifying terrorism

Supporting image for story: Astronauts stuck on space station to be brought back home in February

Astronauts stuck on space station to be brought back home in February

September 27, 2024

Supporting image for story: Meta fined 91m euro over password breach

Meta fined 91m euro over password breach

September 18, 2024

Supporting image for story: Taoiseach to meet with gardai and regulators over online safety

Taoiseach to meet with gardai and regulators over online safety

September 17, 2024

Supporting image for story: Consuming berries, tea and red wine ‘may reduce the risk of dementia’

Consuming berries, tea and red wine ‘may reduce the risk of dementia’

September 15, 2024

Supporting image for story: Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk

Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk

September 13, 2024

JLR’s new ‘Rover’ is a robotic dog employed to protect brand’s EV facility

Supporting image for story: Campaigners in Amblecote and Brierley Hill claim victory after broadband company backs down

Campaigners in Amblecote and Brierley Hill claim victory after broadband company backs down

September 12, 2024

Supporting image for story: Ice Age teenagers ‘went through similar puberty stages as modern children’

Ice Age teenagers ‘went through similar puberty stages as modern children’

Supporting image for story: Boy, 17, from Walsall arrested over London underground cyber attack

Boy, 17, from Walsall arrested over London underground cyber attack

September 11, 2024

Supporting image for story: Irish watchdog launches probe into Google’s AI model

Irish watchdog launches probe into Google’s AI model

September 10, 2024

Supporting image for story: Drawing down Apple tax billions will take months – Ireland’s finance minister

Drawing down Apple tax billions will take months – Ireland’s finance minister

Supporting image for story: Ireland ‘will respect’ ruling to claim 13bn euro from Apple in back taxes

Ireland ‘will respect’ ruling to claim 13bn euro from Apple in back taxes

Supporting image for story: Robot begins mission to retrieve melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear plant

Robot begins mission to retrieve melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear plant

Supporting image for story: Ireland must recover 13bn euro in taxes from Apple, court rules

Ireland must recover 13bn euro in taxes from Apple, court rules

Supporting image for story: iPhone 16 pre orders could open as early as this week if Apple pattern continues

iPhone 16 pre orders could open as early as this week if Apple pattern continues

September 7, 2024

Supporting image for story: Bolsonaro supporters in ‘free speech’ rally following Brazil’s X ban

Bolsonaro supporters in ‘free speech’ rally following Brazil’s X ban

September 6, 2024

Supporting image for story: Boeing’s Starliner capsule leaves ISS and heads home without astronauts

Boeing’s Starliner capsule leaves ISS and heads home without astronauts

September 5, 2024

Supporting image for story: 'I thought we were facing a UFO - but it turned out to be leaking urine' – Astronaut Tim Peake tells all to Birmingham's Symphony Hall audience

'I thought we were facing a UFO - but it turned out to be leaking urine' – Astronaut Tim Peake tells all to Birmingham's Symphony Hall audience

September 4, 2024

Supporting image for story: Biologists who developed cancer-treating drug to receive £30m in funding

Biologists who developed cancer-treating drug to receive £30m in funding

Supporting image for story: Time of expecting social media sites to remove harmful content ‘is over’

Time of expecting social media sites to remove harmful content ‘is over’

August 31, 2024

Supporting image for story: Police Ombudsman apologises to staff after data leak

Police Ombudsman apologises to staff after data leak

August 29, 2024

Supporting image for story: BBC Sounds launches trial of generative AI-powered subtitles

BBC Sounds launches trial of generative AI-powered subtitles

August 25, 2024

Supporting image for story: Coalition calls for urgent review of mobile mast rollout

Coalition calls for urgent review of mobile mast rollout

Supporting image for story: Do not give smartphones to children under 11, EE advises

Do not give smartphones to children under 11, EE advises

August 23, 2024

Supporting image for story: Battery energy storage site on farmland near Wolverhampton is 'unwillingly' approved

Battery energy storage site on farmland near Wolverhampton is 'unwillingly' approved

August 22, 2024

Supporting image for story: 4G project boosted connectivity in rural and island communities, report finds

4G project boosted connectivity in rural and island communities, report finds

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