Cure Leukaemia’s ‘London 2 Paris: Inspiring The Revolution’ cycling event will see key figures from within the charity saddling up and taking on the 500km journey to raise funds.

A blind WWII veteran from Birmingham will celebrate Blind Veterans UK’s 100 year anniversary at a special garden party at Buckingham Palace this June.

Social media, the Ebola epidemic, and World War I are just some of the things that have influenced British children’s creativity and use of language over the last year, says a report published today by the Oxford University Press.

With payday around the corner for much of the country, almost 10 million workers (33 per cent) will be worrying about whether they have enough money to last until they are paid, according to new research from Post Office Money Current Accounts.

The sun looks set to shine at Brindleyplace, Birmingham, today, where the 16th annual Dragonboat Festival will take place in the city, aiming to raise £100,000 for Cure Leukaemia.

People will have the chance to view and have their say on the final shortlisted designs in an innovative competition to redesign one of Birmingham’s largest public spaces which are on display this week.