The leader of Birmingham ... mixing in the city from Tuesday onwards, Cllr Ian Ward said that there were currently no plans to postpone the start of the academic year for university students.

Birmingham now has five universities in the city after the government approved full status for Newman University College. Ministers announced in June that rules stopping smaller institutions from ...

The first black vice-chancellor at Birmingham City University said he wanted to use his platform to improve opportunities for others. Prof David Mba said the role had been "impossible to resist".