Malala Day of Action marked in the Midlands

Today is Malala Day - a worldwide pledge of support for Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzi - shot by the Taliban and now being treated in the Midlands.

MPs and community leaders have joined the call for equal education for girls AND boys, across the world.

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First public speech for Malala

A 15 year-old girl shot in the head for promoting girls' education in Pakistan will give her first public speech on her birthday. Malala Yousafzai underwent life saving surgery in Birmingham and will speak on Malala day on 12 July.