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Why this election is different to any other: interactive story
Voters will be choosing from more candidates than ever in Birmingham’s 2026 local elections. Birmingham Eastside dug into the data to find out where the hottest seats are, why there are so many candidates, and how many are ‘paper candidates’ without any presence online.
From plagiarism to AI: the changing face of academic dishonesty
As Birmingham Eastside reveals a sharp increase in AI-related academic misconduct at one Midlands university, Alex Ughulu explores the shift from traditional plagiarism to the…
AI cheating up 14-fold at University of Wolverhampton
Academic misconduct cases at a Midlands university involving artificial intelligence (AI) have shot up by 1,380% in just one year, according to data obtained by…
High speeds and death – the truth behind being a motorsport marshal
Many people don’t notice the hi-vis army of motorsport marshalls stationed around the race track — Oliver Brindle speaks to a dying breed of individuals.…
