Mattel is doubling down on its plans to expand "outside the toy aisle" after the smash hit Barbie movie. The comments come as the California-based firm said its sales fell…

Life in plastic is mostly fantastic according to many critics, who have broadly praised the Barbie movie. The much-publicised film is released this Friday – opposite Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer –…

Thousands of people endured heavy rainfall to celebrate Jamaica's Independence and its cultural contributions to the Midlands. The two-day Jamaica 0121 Festival took place in Aston Park, Birmingham, this weekend…

Donald Trump has been indicted three times, and is being investigated on several other fronts – meaning more criminal charges could be on the way. This is where the key…

Donald Trump has said he will ask the judge in his election fraud case to step aside on what he called "very powerful grounds". He claimed that "there is no…

Twenty-four people have died in Morocco after the minibus they were travelling in plunged down a ravine in a mountainous area, authorities say. The bus was taking people to market…

Imran Khan has been arrested for the second time in a matter of months, but this time the reaction looks very different. What could happen next? There could not have…

Niger's military junta has just hours to restore ousted President Mohamed Bazoum to power or face the possibility of military action from the regional bloc Ecowas. Last Sunday, West African…

Niger's democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum has been overthrown by the very people who were supposed to protect and uphold his office – the presidential guards who stood watch outside…

President Bola Tinubu, who is at the helm of regional superpower Nigeria, regards the coup across the border in Niger as a litmus test for democracy in West Africa. Having…