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Sep 21, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Andy Giddings

    Singing indri lemurs use opera technique, study finds (opens the original)

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    A species of lemur known for its song appears to use a similar technique to opera singers, researchers have found. Scientists from the University of Warwick, the University of Turin and the indri lemurs' home nation Madagascar have spent a number of years watching the species. They have produced a new study which finds the lemurs open their mouths wider to reach higher notes - similar to a trained soprano. Dr Chiara De Gregorio, honorary research fellow at the University of Warwick, said the ani

  2. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Andy Giddings

    Simon Le Bon delighted with Duran Duran stamp collection (opens the original)

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    Simon Le Bon has said the new Royal Mail stamp collection featuring Duran Duran is a "massive visual validation of the band and its history". The stamps are being released to celebrate the award-winning group's almost 48-year career and feature album artwork that charts their rise from the Birmingham club scene. Le Bon said the stamp collection was a "pinch yourself" moment and added: "Having stamps is a bit far out. Nobody would have anticipated this at any time." The band is famed for hits suc

  3. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Andy Giddings

    'JLR job cuts a cause for uncertainty and worry' (opens the original)

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    News that Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) was to cut 4,000 jobs was a cause for uncertainty and stress for company workers and those in the wider supply chain, experts have said. Prof David Bailey from the Birmingham Business School said he worried it could limit the company's ability to innovate in the future while David Roberts, chairman of Coventry-based Evtec Group, said up to 200,000 jobs could be tied to JLR. The cuts will happen over the next two years and will mostly affect the head office in Wh

  4. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Andy Giddings

    Wolverhampton train station to mark World Suicide Prevention Day (opens the original)

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    A five-day programme activities has begun at Wolverhampton's railway station to support people's mental health and wellbeing. Wellbeing Week has been timed to coincide with Thursday's World Suicide Prevention Day and is a collaboration between West Midlands Railway and Rethink Mental Illness. The event is being held at The Hub at the station, which opened in May last year to help people in crisis, and activities include poetry performances, gardening workshops, art and music. Visitors would be o

  5. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Andy Giddings

    Hobbit lovers share tips on dressing up ahead of first festival at Weston Park (opens the original)

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    Want to dress like a hobbit? Then you ought to be thinking waistcoats, walking sticks and dresses - but you might draw the line at going barefoot. Hundreds of people will be dressing like the Middle-earth characters as they attend the UK's first hobbit festival The five-day Brandywine Festival, at Weston Park on the Shropshire-Staffordshire border, invites its guests to dress up and act like the little folk throughout. To help with the immersion, the event, which starts on Wednesday, sets out ho

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