£15,000 raised for Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Chalking event adds a splash of colour to city streets.

Both Paul McGrath and Michael Rosewall lead English Touring Opera musicians through Barber of Seville and Eugene Onegin for the next two weeks in both University of Warwick and Cheltenham's Everyman Theatre.

Edgbaston hosts Bellah Mae, Sheddy Maria, Overpass and Sanity across its fixtures.

New store to launch fashion event.

Our outer spaced reporter Lord Howard Elston chats with Brit astronaut Tim Peake who has just landed

New guide celebrates city’s independent retail scene.

Passengers advised to plan their travel as Birmingham gears up for festive crowds.

670 Grams will offer an "unpretentious and accessible" menu.

Japanese restaurant set for Jewellery Quarter.

Broad Street move for legendary Birmingham venue.

£5,000 reward offered for information on attempted murder shooting.

Milestone marked by new productions.

A well known local businessman is lending his support to a competition for artists at Coventry University.

Free training for a career in customer services.

Sutton Coldfield project will attract employment and training opportunities.

Marks and Spencer has today called on the Government to create a Bee Action Plan.

Sir David Attenborough is urging the public to take part in the world’s largest butterfly count to assess if species are recovering after their worst year on record.

Birmingham Heritage Week celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2024.

Millennium Point Charitable Trust offers funding for education projects.

FabLab pilots innovative virtual reality programme.

Unemployed teenagers will get jobs help and guidance when a new pop-up shop opens in Dudley.

Chance to witness ghostly goings on at haunted venue.

Stan's Cafe theatre group moves in on the Rotunda.

Great Big Green Week launches at Shakespeare’s New Place

Richard Lutz reports on a step forward in opening the Moseley/Kings Heath train line.

The Lewisham swings into action at Dartmouth golf course.

Operation Black Vote unveiled Birmingham’s new generation of civic leaders at a media launch of their Civic Leadership Programme last week.

New Central Library: Founding a Friends Group, Thursday 4 July

Could Birmingham become "A truly citizen-centric council"? Professor David Bailey hopes so.

New venture to provid permanent venue for expansion.

The Heath Bookshop opening in Kings Heath.

Jessica Harris watches a TV play revived for the stage.

"Memorable" and "mesmerising" immersive experience the perfect summer holiday activity for families.

Top vet gains international honours as he seeks world title.

Count Binface, the country's most successful comedy politician, holds forth.

Group aims to provide help for Muslims throughout Europe.

Dave Woodhall talks to Russell Watson, the people's tenor and boxing fan.

Across the board, gifting companies recognize the impact of quick commerce on consumers’ habits, particularly for last-minute, spontaneous needs. However, they note that quick commerce platforms struggle to meet the demand for customized or personalized gifting.

Walmart is offering new incentives to its Spark Driver network for the holiday season to compete with Amazon in the e-commerce market. The company aims to attract more upper-income households to its Walmart Plus membership by offering faster deliveries and potentially increase advertising revenue.

"The government has come up with Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), an open network for digital commerce that is helping even the bigger e-commerce businesses," said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

The new funding will support Wheelocity’s plans to expand operations across 20,000 towns and villages in southern India over the next year, aiming to reach a user base of 10 million.

The sheer scale of sales opportunity in the Indian market has also provided “in-market, for-market” justifications for investments in manufacturing in the country, according to a latest forecast by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Returnless refunds are a tool that more retailers are using to keep online shoppers happy and to reduce shipping fees, processing time and other ballooning costs from returned products. Companies such as Amazon, Walmart and Target have decided some items are not worth the cost or hassle of getting back. Think a $20 T-shirt that might cost $30 in shipping and handling to recover.

“With customers seeking more personalized experiences, the outlet will provide a holistic experience that will assist them in making the right decisions,” said Saurabh Agarwal, managing director, Kamdhenu Paints.

Rentomojo reported a 60% rise in operating revenue to Rs 193 crore in FY24. Controlled rise in expenses during the year saw net profit surge more than threefold to Rs 22 crore last fiscal from Rs 6 crore in FY23.

Tupperware Brands agreed to sell its business to a group of lenders for $23.5 million in cash and over $63 million in debt relief, avoiding an open-market auction. The sale comes after Tupperware filed for bankruptcy with $818 million in debt and faced opposition from some lenders regarding its proposed auction.

Akzo Nobel, Europe's leading paint manufacturer, is exploring options to either partner with a larger company or sell its Indian operations. Akzo Nobel's aim is to navigate the consolidation in the South Asian paint market. The company currently holds a 5% market share in India with its Dulux brand and seeks a collaborative approach for future growth.