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Higgs LLP welcomes first Apprenticeship Scheme alumni as qualified solicitor

Awarding-winning West Midlands law firm, Higgs LLP is celebrating Latoyah Thompson today as she qualifies as a Solicitor into the firm’s Property team. Latoyah is the firm’s first Graduate Solicitor Apprentice to qualify via the SQE route, having passed SQE1 in July 2024, and subsequently sat the SQE2 in January 2025.

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Supporting image for story: Revealed: Accounts show the cost of running Dudley Council - from schools to street lights

Revealed: Accounts show the cost of running Dudley Council - from schools to street lights

Supporting image for story: Plans for six storey Birmingham student apartment block recommended for approval - here's where

Plans for six storey Birmingham student apartment block recommended for approval - here's where

Supporting image for story: 'It's the perfect tribute': Ronan Kanda memorial Peace Garden opens in Wolverhampton with his family and friends speaking of their painful loss

'It's the perfect tribute': Ronan Kanda memorial Peace Garden opens in Wolverhampton with his family and friends speaking of their painful loss

Supporting image for story: Celebration event marks five years of school teaching Romanian values and culture in Sandwell

Celebration event marks five years of school teaching Romanian values and culture in Sandwell

Supporting image for story: Dudley school celebrates Green Flag award

Dudley school celebrates Green Flag award

Supporting image for story: Scouts have taken off in Rowley Regis

Scouts have taken off in Rowley Regis

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NSCG Stafford College Celebration Awards return to County Showground

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'I have loved it since I started' - We visit a secondary school which has rapidly turned its fortunes around

Supporting image for story: Over 7,000 apprentices set to be trained at Wolverhampton's new learning quarter in next decade

Over 7,000 apprentices set to be trained at Wolverhampton's new learning quarter in next decade

Supporting image for story: Wyre Forest multi-academy trust celebrates pupils’ brilliance with new awards

Wyre Forest multi-academy trust celebrates pupils’ brilliance with new awards

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A night to remember: Year 11 students celebrating learning and achievement together

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Wolves Foundation student makes international bow

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Councillor scales new heights in aid of good causes

Supporting image for story: Leading Staffordshire company to give keynote speech at apprenticeships graduation

Leading Staffordshire company to give keynote speech at apprenticeships graduation

Supporting image for story: Music success for Kidderminster students

Music success for Kidderminster students

Supporting image for story: In Pictures: 17 amazing photos of the magic of the 2025 Black Country School Games

In Pictures: 17 amazing photos of the magic of the 2025 Black Country School Games

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Supporting image for story: Judge tells man who murdered woman in 1967: ‘You will die in prison’

Judge tells man who murdered woman in 1967: ‘You will die in prison’

Supporting image for story: Starmer defends his record in power as biggest revolt of his premiership looms

Starmer defends his record in power as biggest revolt of his premiership looms

Supporting image for story: Rapist who abused girls as young as six jailed

Rapist who abused girls as young as six jailed

Supporting image for story: Granddaughter speaks of how Louisa Dunne’s murder cast shadow over family

Granddaughter speaks of how Louisa Dunne’s murder cast shadow over family

Supporting image for story: Boy stabbed fellow student in the heart during school lunch break, jury told

Boy stabbed fellow student in the heart during school lunch break, jury told

Supporting image for story: Man accused of dumping 27 tonnes of waste in Staffordshire country lane appears in court

Man accused of dumping 27 tonnes of waste in Staffordshire country lane appears in court

Supporting image for story: Man, 92, will die in prison for rape and murder of woman in 1967

Man, 92, will die in prison for rape and murder of woman in 1967

Supporting image for story: Heatwave to peak with temperatures of up to 35C in likely hottest day of year

Heatwave to peak with temperatures of up to 35C in likely hottest day of year

Supporting image for story: Any cut to cash Isa allowance ‘may not prompt savers to boost their investments’

Any cut to cash Isa allowance ‘may not prompt savers to boost their investments’

Supporting image for story: Remains discovered on Scottish beach ‘linked to body found in Northern Ireland’

Remains discovered on Scottish beach ‘linked to body found in Northern Ireland’

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Supporting image for story: Ukrainian drone strikes Russian plant after record attacks by Moscow in June

Ukrainian drone strikes Russian plant after record attacks by Moscow in June

Supporting image for story: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to meet Trump in Washington next week

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to meet Trump in Washington next week

Supporting image for story: Europe swelters under a punishing heatwave with Paris forecast to reach 40C

Europe swelters under a punishing heatwave with Paris forecast to reach 40C

Supporting image for story: 74 killed in Gaza as Israeli forces strike cafe and fire on people seeking food

74 killed in Gaza as Israeli forces strike cafe and fire on people seeking food

Supporting image for story: Thai court suspends PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra over leaked phone call

Thai court suspends PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra over leaked phone call

Supporting image for story: Europe swelters under scorching temperatures as regions issue heat alerts

Europe swelters under scorching temperatures as regions issue heat alerts

Supporting image for story: Serbian police remove barricades and make new arrests as protesters block roads

Serbian police remove barricades and make new arrests as protesters block roads

Supporting image for story: Iran raises death toll from war with Israel to more than 900

Iran raises death toll from war with Israel to more than 900

Supporting image for story: 67 killed in Gaza as Israeli forces ‘strike cafe and fire at people seeking aid’

67 killed in Gaza as Israeli forces ‘strike cafe and fire at people seeking aid’

Supporting image for story: Israeli settlers rampage at military base in the West Bank

Israeli settlers rampage at military base in the West Bank