City Birmingham Financial News

Home Office data from the UK reveals a dip in the number of study visas issued for main applicants by the country in 2023 compared to the previous year. In 2023, there were 4,57,673 study visas issued to main applicants, which represented a 5.5 per cent decrease compared with the previous year. Click & check your eligibility for immigration Find out The 2023 total was the second highest on record for a calendar year and was 70 per cent higher than the pre-pandemic year of 2019, the Home Office said.

On January 2, 2024, he was sacked by Birmingham City. He had resigned as Derby County manager in 2022 after relegation to League One, and parted ways with DC United in 2023 after they failed to qualify for the playoffs. The out-of-work Liverpool-born Manchester United star forward might be considering stepping into the boxing ring now. Rooney is not alone in ambiguity over a second career. A 2021 FIFPRO survey had concluded that two out of three professional footballers are not sure what they will do when they stop playing.

GREAT Scholarships 2024 program, offering Indian students the opportunity to pursue postgraduate taught studies in the UK starting from autumn 2024, across various fields of study. In collaboration with the British Council, a total of 25 UK universities will participate in the scheme this year, offering 26 postgraduate GREAT scholarships. Areas of study include a wide range of subjects including Finance, Marketing, Business, Psychology, Design, Humanities, Dance, and more. Each GREAT scholarship is valued at a minimum of £10,000, which will be allocated towards tuition fees for a one-year postgraduate course in the UK for the 2024-25 academic year. Do you meet the immigration criteria? Check here For the 2024-25 academic year there are postgraduate scholarships available at the following institutions:

Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 approaches, fans brace for the final chapter of the Dutton family saga. With anticipated revelations and potential departures, here's a breakdown of what to expect.

A particularly anticipated clash involves Newcastle United making their way to the Stadium of Light to face arch-rivals Sunderland. This meeting holds significance as it marks the first encounter between the two teams since the Black Cats suffered relegation from the Premier League in 2016.

Henk hitting it. A wind warning has been issued by the Met Office that disruption to travel, damage to roofs, and probable electricity cuts in the Midlands, southern England, Wales, and East Anglia till 20:00 GMT could take place.

UK with United Kingdom Health Service Agency reporting 4,813 cases this year. As the rate of tuberculosis or TB had been falling year-on-year since 2011, health experts had high hopes the illness could be eradicated in Britain. But their hopes were dashed when the year 2023 witnessed a rise of 7%, compared to the same period in 2022 when 4,480 cases were reported.

David Warner. When I first spoke to him in 2013, he was in the middle of a storm and clouds of a possible ban were hovering over his head. Just a few days back he had punched England batsman Joe Root in a Birmingham bar.

underaged boys have been arrested with the charge of murder of 19-year-old Shawn Seesahai in Wolverhampton. The identity of two arrested is not made public because of their age by the police. The police said that they are 12-years-old. But the two have been remanded in custody to appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court later on Friday, reported SkyNews, a UK-based news agency.

Savant Wealth Management has added another large-AUM firm to its growing list of acquisitions in 2023.

The sixth season of Peaky Blinders delivered intense and dramatic moments, including the destruction of the Shelby family mansion, a gripping near-suicide incident involving Cillian Murphy's iconic character, Tommy Shelby, and the intriguing introduction of his son, Duke, into the family's criminal endeavors. Tragically, the season also marked the absence of Polly Gray, the matriarch of the Shelby family, following the real-life passing of the talented actress Helen McCrory, known for her role in the Harry Potter series. Her character's death was addressed in the Season 6 premiere. Now, the burning question remains – will the gripping saga of Peaky Blinders continue in a seventh season?

The first of these exciting store openings is set for next week, with M&S' brand-new Birmingham Bullring store opening its doors to the public on November 7. This store will feature an array of offerings, including clothing, home, and beauty departments, as well as a revamped M&S Foodhall that offers a unique marketplace ambiance. The new stores will also include an expanded M&S Bakery where shoppers can look forward to fresh produce displays.

In what appears to be a part of pro-Palestinian protests in the U.K., live rodents were released inside three separate McDonald’s restaurants. In one incident the animals looked to be spray-painted red, black and green – the colours of the Palestinian flag.

A post shared by SHUBH (@shubhworldwide) However, some people on the Reddit platform said even if he committed a mistake he should have apologised. "He should have called out that he does not support khalistani terrorism. he is just saying I did not see the image.

United Kingdom managed to locate his £23,000 car after it was stolen from his home in Birmingham. 23-year-old Jayy Robinson was taken aback when he realised that both his cars, a sporty Seat, and a Volkswagen Gold, had been stolen from his residence. The thieves quietly entered his house and made off with the car keys. Expressing his frustration with the initial response from the police, Jayy took to social media to share his plight.

The wind-up of the fund lasted more than 27 months, beginning on 9 July 2021, exceeding its original expected deadline of August 2023.

Deloitte UK staff have expressed concern after the company invited an academic who described Winston Churchill as a white supremacist to give a talk about identity to employees.

London bore witness to the unsettling chants of «jihad» during pro-Palestinian protests that rippled across the UK's bustling capital. The aftermath of these protests saw at least ten individuals placed under arrest.

₹54,550 crore in the state since September, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said. Speaking to reporters here, Dhami said that the investment commitments have been made by companies in various sectors including tourism, pharmaceuticals, health and wellness, education and agro-processing during his recent visits to London, Birmingham, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and New Delhi. Uttarakhand will hold a global investor summit from 8-9 December.

The chief suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance in Aruba admitted he killed her and disposed of her remains, and has agreed to plead guilty to charges he tried to extort money from the teen’s mother years later, a U.S. judge said Wednesday,

A top Victorian tourism bureaucrat says axing the 2026 Commonwealth Games did not damage the state’s reputation for hosting major events and in fact boosted travellers’ interest in the state.