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The effects of climate change in the West Midlands could damage local transport networks, the water supply and disrupt business supply chains, according to a new report. A new research study has set out the potential impacts of climate change on businesses, infrastructure and people’s health in the region.
New research has revealed the most common foods the great British public dislike are oysters, olives and blue cheese. According to the latest analysis, 34% of Brits aren’t keen on oysters, 27% don’t agree with olives and blue cheese puts off 27%.
A Birmingham family from Edgbaston is one of many across the country struggling with the impact of taking on extra responsibilities caring for disabled adults during the coronavirus pandemic. A new survey by a national disability charity has highlighted the plight of families in the UK caring for disabled adults at home during the pandemic, with 75% saying…
Deaf children in the West Midlands are falling an entire grade behind their hearing classmates at GCSE level, according to new analysis by the National Deaf Children’s Society. The charity issued the warning after analysing the Department for Education’s 2018 exam results data, which showed that the region’s deaf children score an average grade of…
It’s estimated 1 in 10 people in the UK have some degree of dyslexia. Throughout school, they are the kids that have extra time in exams or are in a different class, but what about as adults? People with dyslexia have to overcome many obstacles but possess the talent and knowledge to be an asset…
New research has found that 83% of parents in the West Midlands don’t understand kids modern day slang, like IRL obvs! ‘Obvs’, ‘sick’ and ‘awks’ are currently among the words most commonly used by young people in Britain, but which leave most others at a loss when it comes to figuring out what they mean.
Researchers at the University of Birmingham say a bug that was moved to an island in Antarctica is presenting a risk to the island’s environment. The tiny insect, almost naked to the human eye, is known as Eretmoptera Murphyi were accidentally moved to Signy Island by biologists from the 1960s when growing plants there, which…
New research into one of the most influential videogame characters of all time reveals as much about contemporary capitalism as it does about the history of gaming. From consumption to addiction, and from dance music to the welfare state, the work by Dr Alex Wade at Birmingham City University offers a guide through the maze…