I was delighted to celebrate the start of Chinese New Year with my old friend, James Wong. Following my recent trip to China, I was keen to ask him what #ChineseNewYear meant to him - as we start the Year of the Fire Horse.

I visited the WMG Academy for Young Engineers, where they are taking a career-focused approach to education. That means young people aren't just learning, they are preparing themselves for the world of work. Students like Obi-Omar are excelling and have bright futures ahead of them.

Last week, I joined Skills Minister Jacqui Smith at Xcelerate with Edgbaston, a fantastic hub helping young people gain real experience in hospitality. We met Kundai, a Commis Chef, who trained through our Path 2 Apprenticeship programme. By investing in our youth, we're investing in our future.

I’m excited to open the first-ever WM Business Festival. With 2000 local businesses joining to learn more about AI, innovation, sustainability and more - there's something to help everyone grow 👋 The West Midlands means business.

I'm proud to be working with people like Steven who tell the stories from, and about, where we live. As he says, the stories that come from the West Midlands are as valid as anywhere else in the world - and I champion all the creative people working hard to put our region on the map.

Opening five new stations, freezing fares, and taking rail back into public ownership. The ways we are making transport better for West Midlands communities were the focus of our discussion as Heidi Alexander, Secretary of State for Transport, joined me on a visit to Kings Heath station.

I’m committed to helping the next generation into rewarding careers. At Freightliner I saw the enormous size and scale of the logistics sector and the vital role it plays in the West Midlands. Working with partners like Generation Logistics unlocks these kinds of jobs for young people.

The very first West Midlands Business Festival had it all. 97 events, 3,500 attendees and 1,500 businesses celebrated innovation, growth and collaboration. Next stop, Venturefest.

I’m backing the Birmingham Balti to be given UNESCO protected status. When you think of the Balti you think of Birmingham - and I think that’s something to be proud of, protected, and internationally recognised.

For years, places like Washwood Heath were left behind. Now we’re bringing investment, skilled jobs and opportunity back into the heart of the West Midlands. More than 1,500 jobs. A historic industrial site brought back into use. And long-term growth for local communities.

The reckless call for holy battles by political figures like Raghuraj Pratap Singh directly poisons our secular fabric. Using divisive rhetoric to mobilize the masses under the guise of protection is a blatant attempt to incite violence and destroy national harmony.

What can an apex predator teach us about global biodiversity? In Central Asia, camera trap footage of leopards helps reveal the health of entire ecosystems and the biodiversity they sustain. Discover more this #BiodiversityDay: www.conservationxlabs.com/blog/what-an...

Our daily reminder that Donald Trump does NOT care about Americans. He said it, he’s on video saying it, and he meant what he said Maga. STOP GIVING HIM GRACE HE DOESN’T DESERVE. He doesn’t give a shit about you, you are all TOOLS, and he and his family laugh at y’all behind your backs.

Very brief History of who the Iranians actually are 👏💙😎💙

Video: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Vows, After “egregious decision by [SCOVA]”, to Restore 10D-1R Map in Virginia “in advance of 2028”; "And I can tell you right now, as a guarantee, we are taking back control of the...House of Representatives in November." bluevirginia.us/2026/05/vide...

🎥 Hundreds have signed up to Thursday's webinar discussing sweeping changes to the USA's dietary guidelines! Don't miss your chance to hear our Executive Director Anna Taylor speaking with @ox.ac.uk Prof Mike Rayner about the implications and relevance to the UK. 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Putin’s Victory parade, about defeating Nazism, while ironically conducting the Nazis darkest chapters, screams anything but Victory. Keep chasing that Ukrainian drone, Russian attack helicopter 👍

Bravo 👏👌🙌

You want guys to shine. Hear more from Head Coach, Corey Mace as he spoke to the media earlier today. 📺 https://saskatchewan-roughriders.visitlink.me/-SQdlw

mfw I have a scheduled shift at the discourse mines

This is Tina Peter's arrest. Why wasn't she charged with resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer?

#caturday

Lewis Hamilton with the steel chair on George Russell at the restart. #F1 | #JapaneseGP

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Robbo and Mo much more than just team mates🥹 #LFC #YNWA

A bit of a bigger look at some WIP combat so you can see more on how combos and the system in general works! Still missing a lot of VFX, mind... #gamedev #indiedev #madewithunity #anime

Zelenskyy: We will not give up our land, our sovereignty, or our state🇺🇦 Victory to Ukraine! #Zelenskyy #Ukraine #Russia #Putin

Someone said my game looks like Adventure Time.. It's actually inspired by Scavengers Reign!

#MEMORIALDAY Just more whitewashed history🤯🤬

UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell -- who made headlines for praising Hitler shortly after attending Trump's inauguration -- is now breaking with the president over Epstein "He's protecting them. You know he is, and he's been compromised, bro." www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...

#Filipina #dancing #chubby #bodypositive

The operation of hexacopter bombers from the 79th Air Assault Brigade against Russian shelters in the city of Myrnohrad, Donetsk region.

It's nearing the end of May, but there's still a chance to get your library bingo card stamped! Visit participating Parkland libraries, get one row filled on your bingo card, and enter to win 1 of 10 $100 visa cards! #LibraryLove #ContestAlert #Win

😂 So this is what happens when you go on a DIET Eat what makes you happy!

Merry Christmas 🎁🎄 Happy Holidays

Wistikles | Elon Musk announced that X Money, the new payments feature inside X, will enter early public access next month. It will act as an in-app wallet for sending and receiving money, storing funds, and paying creators—part of Musk’s vision to turn X into an “everything app.” #wistikles

University of Rhode Island PD 🚓🚓  👉 Check out the Whelen Edge 9X Series Lightbar Core Package at strobesnmore.com  #strobesnmore #whelen #whelenedge

If your presence is strong, your words don’t need to be. No over-explaining. No proving. No convincing. Just standards. Consistency. Control. Because real presence speaks before you ever do.

REDRAWING POWER: GUHA ON THE UNSC REFORMS No council can claim to represent the world while reflecting the balance of a bygone era. Ramachandra Guha argues that the UN Security Council must evolve towards broader and more equitable representation.

Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo, Japan #Japan #Nippon

Playing Cyber Robot Punk Cyberpunk 2077 PS4 www.twitch.tv/stevenvandam www.twitch.tv/stevenvandam

You can find it within you to do. I know it

Happy Earth Day! #earth #world #booksky #romancelandia #satire #books #novles #readingcommunity #authors #writers

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt explains how the US-Iran war is going for all you brainless losers who didn't understand the President's amazing speech yesterday! youtu.be/TJVEiGu4-Yc?...

Everyone is stressing me out I- These are the new adults????

“I’m running for Congress because Trump is crushing us and we need an experienced national fighter who knows how to push back…I want to offer my services, my skills, my relationships, my networks, to the city I love!”

WHY KNOCK DOORS? - Was in Grundy Center, Iowa this morning learning about door-to-door campaigning from @leilaforiowa. Part of a series I’m working on. Do you knock doors? Why or why not?

⏱️1minPas+ sur un jeu oublié, avec cette semaine... Solomon’s Key 2 sur NES #retrogaming

The DARPA OPFIRES, as shown in this test video clip is one of a number of hypersonic programmes in development

Coming tomorrow! What happened when Belgian authorities arrested (and released) Israeli soldiers while at a local music festival? Mathias Holvoet explains the challenges Belgian universal jurisdiction faces.

Usagi and her friends investigate & realize that the Rental Shop Dark’s DVDs are brainwashing program made by Zoisite to capture Sailor Moon. <S1ep7 (“Act 7: Mamoru Chiba - Tuxedo Mask”)> #SailorMoonCrystal

mother herta and her little goblin #Herta

Marvell Technology unveiled the Teralynx T100, which it says is the industry's first purpose-built 102.4 Tbps AI switch chip. #Marvell #TeralynxT100 #AIInfrastructure #Networking #DataCenters

Ya en directo el Telenoticias 2 de este domingo, con toda la actualidad que deja la jornada en Canarias y en el mundo

Trump & Hegseth want $200 BILLION for war with Iran while tens of thousands of Americans die every year because they can’t afford a doctor. Choose a side: bombs or beds, missiles or medicine. #FundHealthcareNotWar

[Reupload] #SingingMarch Day 10: Song from 2024 - 2025 305 by Jordan Adetunji feat. Bryson Tiller Enjoy! #vsinger #vtuber

The inverted pentagram, with its downward-pointing apex, symbolizes a gateway to hidden depths of esoteric understanding and paradox. It challenges conventional harmony, urging us to confront inner darkness and fears for transformative self-discovery. This symbol is a riddle of illumination, invi...

📊 Atlanta is 6-3. Still first in the Eastern Conference. ✍️🏽 Monday, I'll break down all the Dream games from the week. 🔢 Every number. 📊 Every story the data is telling. 🍑 Every Dream game. 👩🏽‍💻 The Data Assist™ has you covered. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz