ITV Central reporter Ravneet Nandra met up with the founders of Mixy & Chill to find out more about the initiative.

A new wellbeing support initiative for South Asian men facing mental health difficulties has launched in a Birmingham gastro pub.

The Birmingham pub initiative breaking taboos around men’s mental health

As part of our South Asian Heritage Month coverage, our reporter Ravneet Nandra has been finding out about the music journey for two young students and how attitudes to Indian music have changed over the decades.

Two students from Wolverhampton have been awarded scholarships after dazzling their teachers singing classical carnatic songs and playing the the Dhol. 

South Asian Heritage Month: The history of music culture

Women in Birmingham have been putting on live, immersive performances about women and girls' lives and aspirations, both on and off the cricket pitch. 

Celebrating women's cricket through live performance

Six schools in Birmingham worked on a project to design a jingle truck, reminiscent of those in Pakistan to celebrate the commonwealth games.

How a 'jingle truck' brought Birmingham and Pakistan together

Work on the new M42 link road near Solihull is nearly at it's half-way point as part of a huge multi-million pound upgrade. 

Work on the new M42 link road near Solihull is nearly at its half-way point as part of a huge multi-million pound upgrade. 

First look at road which should ease traffic coming into Birmingham 

A couple from Telford say they're 'heartbroken' they may have to give away their two cats because of the soaring cost of living. 

Cat owner considers giving up pets due to rising cost of bills

3,600 trees are being planted across six school sites in the West Midlands to leave an environmental legacy following Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Some 3,600 trees are being planted across six school sites in the West Midlands to leave an environmental legacy following Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Tiny Forests to leave lasting legacy at schools across the West Midlands

Schools In the West Midlands have been twinned with 60 schools across ten Commonwealth countries.

Schools twinned with Commonwealth countries for special project

ITV News Central Reporter Ravneet Nandra hear's tributes from people across the Midlands remembering music legend Lata Mangeshkar whose enthralling voice was the soundtrack to hundreds of Bollywood films:

People in the Midlands are remembering Late Mangeshkar, one of the most famous and respected playback singers who died last weekend.

'She's like a goddess:' Midlands remembers Bollywood legend Lata Mangeshkar

ITV News Central Reporter Ravneet Nandra hears from a mum and dad who say they waited too long for ambulance to help their one-year-old daughter from a febrile convulsion

The parents of a toddler from Shopshire said they were 'terrified' whilst waiting over half an hour for an ambulance, when their daughter became unresponsive.

Parents tell of outrage after 36-minute ambulance wait as baby 'turns blue'

ITV Central reporter Ravneet Nandra reports on five-year-old Vinnie from Birmingham who is waiting for a heart transplant. Vinnie Holliday is on nine different types of medication a day to keep him stable while a donor is found. 

Vinnie Holliday, who is from Birmingham, was born with half of the vital organ missing in 2016 and could end up waiting three years for a heart transplant.

Five-year-old Vinnie with 'half a heart' waits for his life-saving donor

ITV Meteorologist Chris Page explains what the Jupiter conjunction is and how you can view it from where you live

A rare event: Jupiter's closest pass with Earth for 59 years and you can see it

The crash in the value of the pound is bad news for the government and puts the Bank of England in an extremely difficult position. 

How will Treasury and Bank of England react to the pound's plunge?

There's a feeling of positivity among Labour members in Liverpool for the party conference, ITV News Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana reports.

'Our party has changed': Why Labour believes it could win the next election

This will be a turning point conference for Labour if Keir Starmer and his colleagues can do more than say what's wrong with Liz Truss's administration.

What does Truss's restoration of the politics of right and left mean for Labour?

The veteran popstar says his new track ‘Lost’ describes a time in his life where he believes he abandoned himself to reckless behaviour. 

Robbie Williams on 25 years singing solo: 'I’m a 17-year-old middle-aged man'

Two mothers have designed a birth wallet to help reduce the number of Black women and babies dying during childbirth in the UK. 

Two mums come up with idea to reduce risk of death in childbirth for Black women

ITV News Consumer Editor Chris Choi answers some of the pressing issues people are concerned about, after the government made a number of tax cut announcements.

Ask ITV News: How does the chancellor's mini-budget announcement affect me?

Levelling up was about closing the gap between rich and poor - but today's measures, if they achieve nothing else, will widen the gap, writes Robert Peston.

Ravneet Nandra

Reporter, ITV Central