WALSHAW High School pupil Amina Latif has proved her flair for creative cooking by reaching the semi-final of a national culinary competition.

She is one of 40 young people to be picked to design a soup with a difference at the Creda Challenge this weekend at Birmingham College of Food.

Amina has already won a cooker for her school by impressing judges with her competition entry - a file which included a soup recipe, costings, research ideas and a photo of the finished dish.

And if she gets through to the final she will receive a certificate and trophy, and a chance to win more cookers and £1,000 worth of kitchen appliances.

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