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New PE teaching team puts girls on path to excellence

New PE teaching team puts girls on path to excellence

Solihull School has paved the way to sporting excellence for female pupils after expanding its Physical Education Department.

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School puts on Jesus Christ Superstar

School puts on Jesus Christ Superstar

A cast of more than 60 students at a Walsall school are gearing up to put on rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar.

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The Elston Scoop: The Inside Dope on The Glories of the G8

The Elston Scoop: The Inside Dope on The Glories of the G8

Howard Elston HOWARD ELSTON, our internationally renowned political reporter, is in Northern Ireland on the number 23 bus following the G8 conference. Here is his biased report

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Review: Stuffing Revenge Down Your Enemy’s Throat

Review: Stuffing Revenge Down Your Enemy’s Throat

Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus pours out rivers of blood in this tale about power but still tells a good story, says Richard Lutz

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All Hooked Up

All Hooked Up

John Lee Hooker jr tells Dave Woodhall about growing up with a legend.

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New York theatre review: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

New York theatre review: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Simon Hale found nothing alien about spending an evening in a New York theatre being wowed by Sigourney Weaver. Here’s his review.

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University to mark 21st anniversary

University to mark 21st anniversary

Today, the University of Wolverhampton officially marks 21 years since it received university status.

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This Week at the Robin

This Week at the Robin

A couple of legendary names and a few legendary wannabes take the stage.

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Opera Company Helps Birmingham Music Students

Opera Company Helps Birmingham Music Students

How Welsh National Opera is helping city music students

Screengrab: When Wayne Met Wodehouse (Sort Of…)

Screengrab: When Wayne Met Wodehouse (Sort Of…)

What's the best movie on tv this week? Richard Lutz has the answer

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Should we really be pissing weedkiller?

Should we really be pissing weedkiller?

The Government is being urged to take urgent action on pesticides after laboratory tests found traces of the weed killer glyphosate in the bodies of people across numerous European countries, including Britain.

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Children and War – Past and Present Conference – July 2013

Children and War – Past and Present Conference – July 2013

A conference to highlight how war impacts on children has been organized by the University of Wolverhampton in conjunction with the University of Salzburg.

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To Russia from Cov: Uni volunteers support Rugby World Cup Sevens

To Russia from Cov: Uni volunteers support Rugby World Cup Sevens

Over 40 students from Coventry University will be making their way to Moscow at the end of June to volunteer at the sixth IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament.

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Practise entrepreneurial alchemy

Practise entrepreneurial alchemy

The Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning is offering budding entrepreneurs and creative minds the chance to practise real alchemy during a high-octane start-up weekend at Cambridge Judge Business School

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Great British Beer Festival 2013

Great British Beer Festival 2013

In exactly two months time the doors of Britain’s biggest beer festival will open, offering over 800 real ales, ciders and perries from the UK’s best producers to slake the thirst of over 55,000 beer lovers.

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Howard Scoop: Murdoch and Putin In Love Tryst

Howard Scoop: Murdoch and Putin In Love Tryst

HOWARD ELSTON (DOA) with a world beating exclusive on Vlad and Rupert's love entanglement

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Review: A Mad World My Masters

Review: A Mad World My Masters

Richard Lutz takes his seat at the RSC in Stratford for a rude funny Jacobean play called Mad World

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Fry’s the limit

Fry’s the limit

Laurence Inman on having it all yet having nothing and has some words of advice for Stephen Fry.

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Still a Crazy Horse

Still a Crazy Horse

Andy Munro reports on grunge godfather Neil Young's visit to the NIA

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Workplace pensions and auto-enrolment

Workplace pensions and auto-enrolment

Financial advisers from across the West Midlands attended a course on auto enrolment yesterday – the new regime for workplace pensions that has begun to roll out.