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Shahid Naqvi

Shahid Naqvi

Shahid Naqvi: I’ve had enough of the ‘end of the world’ news

Enough is enough! I mean, what is it with us that we have to indulge in so much misery? I realise, of course, that as a newshound bad news is good news in as much as it sells papers. Read

DTZ forced to cut jobs amid property market downturn

Global property consultants DTZ has confirmed it has been forced to make job cuts in the face of the economic downturn. Read

Nearly 1,000 XL holidays lost for Birmingham flyers

Up to 1,000 people due to fly out with travel firm XL from Birmingham International Airport this week have had to cancel their holiday. Read

Birmingham academic hails CERN as a triumph of human endeavour

the multi-million pound CERN project has achieved something far more down to Earth, according to a Birmingham academic involved in it. Read

Mike Whitby calls for Birmingham to push its positives

Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby has claimed the successes and achievements of Birmingham are not getting the attention they deserve. Read

Worcestershire NHS pays out after girl is born quadriplegic

A Midland hospital trust is to pay substantial damages to a Worcestershire couple after admitting mistakes in ante-natal care led to their daughter being born a quadriplegic. Read

Call for pupils to be taught about relationships

Teaching children how to manage relationships at school should be a in the curriculum to help tackle Britain’s high divorce rate, it has been claimed. Read

Ethnic minorities and poor 'left behind' by Birmingham businesses

Low expectations are holding back students and workers from disadvantaged and ethnic minority backgrounds in Birmingham, a report has claimed. Read

Birmingham to brand itself as the UK's university city

A bid is to be launched to rebrand Birmingham as a university city backed by a major national cinema advertising campaign. Read

Gingerfest photo show celebrates the redhead

A Dudley photographer has launched an exhibition dedicated to the redhead. Read

Birmingham businesses urged to help save youths from gang crime

Birmingham businesses are being urged to employ members of violent gangs as apprentices under a pioneering drive to give wayward youngsters an “exit route” from a life of crime. Read

No messing about in boats if you're not a member at Bournville

Model boat owners have been told they cannot used the lake at Bournville Parkway unless they join the local enthusiasts' club. Read

Giant mosaic puts 113,000 in the big picture

If a picture is worth a thousand words then it would be difficult to over-estimate the value of this record-breaking mosaic in Birmingham made up of 112,896 individual images. Read

Row over Vatican's plans to move Cardinal Newman's remains

Gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has accused the Catholic Church of “grave robbery” over plans to move the body of Cardinal John Henry Newman to a new location in Birmingham. Read

From GCSE dunce to top of the class for Birmingham

Birmingham has marked more than a decade of consistent improvement in GCSEs as the city prepares to enter a “new world” of education next month. Read

There is "no excuse" for failing schools Birmingham headteacher claims

A head teacher who turned a Birmingham school from one of the worst in the city to one of the most improved in the country said there can be no excuse for failure. Read

Exam system becoming fragmented, Birmingham head warns

The exam system is becoming increasingly fragmented making it difficult for universities and employers to assess the relative worth of different qualifications, a top Birmingham head has warned. Read

Fantastic duo scoop 27 GCSEs with top marks

Two friends notched up a total of 27 A* grade GCSEs between them. Read

Isobel overcomes major operation to sccop 11 A*s

A talented Birmingham student who in the months before her GSCE exams underwent an major operation to allow her to walk without pain learned she has scooped 11 A*s. Read

Lozells teenagers scooped top GCSE grades two years early

Passing a GCSE two years early is impressive enough. Doing it in one year instead of the usual two is even more of an achievement. Read

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Shahid Naqvi has been working as a journalist in the West Midlands since 1995 and has been The Birmingham Posts Education Correspondent since 2002. Before that he spent two years on The Posts business desk. He also writes a regular blog on education issues and a monthly column.

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