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• Birmingham pub bombings: Families told about legal aid 'by end of month'

  05-09-2016 21:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Relatives of the Birmingham pub bombings are told they will find out if they are to get legal later this month.
  
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• West Midlands policeman Steven Walter sexually assaulted two women

  05-09-2016 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A police officer who "targeted vulnerable victims of crime for sexual purposes" admits sexually assaulting two women while on duty.
  
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• Paralympic fencer competes at Rio 2016 thanks to brother

  05-09-2016 18:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A British Paralympic fencer might not have made it to Rio without the support of his brother.
  
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• Birmingham Hospital merger will 'lead to downgraded services' for patients

  05-09-2016 17:59
  
  Former governor of an NHS Trust sounds warning about two hospital trusts combining
  
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• Woman, 88, in back of stolen Stourbridge getaway car

  05-09-2016 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Armed raiders raiders steal a family car with an 88-year-old woman in the rear passenger seat.
  
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• Boy 'trapped' on Birmingham Airport baggage belt

  05-09-2016 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A boy is injured when he becomes trapped on a baggage belt at Birmingham Airport.
  
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• More than 60,000 in Birmingham want a new EU referendum

  05-09-2016 16:37
  
  Petition calls for fresh referendum but Government says the decision to leave the EU is final
  
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• No cuts to clinical services: Birmingham health boss

  05-09-2016 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans to merge two hospital trusts in Birmingham will not mean cuts to clinical services, according to the health official who announced the plan.
  
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• Tech firm Kaido accepted onto Microsoft programme

  05-09-2016 14:35
  
  Birmingham-based digital health company will work with experts from global tech giant to help it bring a new product to market
  
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• Tony Pulis: West Brom boss will not resign despite disappointing transfer window

  05-09-2016 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Brom boss Tony Pulis will not resign despite being disappointed by the club's failure to land some of his transfers targets.
  
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• Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust merger plan

  05-09-2016 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A struggling hospital trust will join with another to form a single organisation under new improvement plans.
  
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• Major Birmingham Hospital Trusts to merge

  05-09-2016 14:00
  
  Four sites affected by the University Hospitals Birmingham and Heart of England Foundation Trust joining
  
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• Birmingham hospitals merger: What the MPs are saying

  05-09-2016 14:00
  
  Reaction to the merger of two major hospital trusts
  
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• Union wants more guarantees for Birmingham's under threat lollipop ladies

  05-09-2016 13:49
  
  Protection for school crossing staff only lasts until 2018 - GMB union and Conservatives calll for longer term deal from Labour council bosses
  
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• Quarter of chicken bought in UK supermarkets 'contains potentially deadly bacteria' - Birmingham Mail

  05-09-2016 13:25
  
  Birmingham Mail
  Quarter of chicken bought in UK supermarkets 'contains potentially deadly bacteria'
  Birmingham Mail
  A quarter of chicken bought in UK supermarkets has been found to contain antibiotic-resistant strains of E.coli, according to a study by the University of Cambridge. The bacteria was found in meat sold at Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Aldi, Waitrose, the ...
  Antibiotic-resistant E.coli superbug found on chickens at leading supermarketsDaily Mailall 49 news articles »
  
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• Behind the scenes at Stirchley Baths for Heritage Week

  05-09-2016 12:34
  Stirchley Baths
  This Sunday 11 September,  Stirchley Baths, a former Edwardian swimming baths and public wash house on Bournville Lane, opens its doors to welcome people from across the city as part of this year’s Heritage Open Days and Birmingham Heritage Week.
  It will also lift the hatches into the basement for the first time so visitors can explore the tunnels and go into the deep end of the pool, which is now boarded over.
  Officially re-opened earlier this year after an award-winn
  
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• Why did so many people vote to leave the European Union?

  05-09-2016 11:50
  
  Remain group coming to Birmingham and Wolverhampton to find out why region voted leave in a bid to 'change minds'
  
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• Brexit: Woman quits UK job to move to Poland

  05-09-2016 08:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman has quit her job in the West Midlands to move to Poland, saying she is choosing to emigrate following the referendum vote to leave the EU.
  
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• Birmingham pub bombings inquest: families to meet home secretary over funding - The Guardian

  05-09-2016 07:00
  
  The Guardian
  Birmingham pub bombings inquest: families to meet home secretary over funding
  The Guardian
  Julie Hambleton, who lost her sister Maxine in the bombings, said: 'We know nothing other than we have been invited to meet with Amber Rudd.' Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images. Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent. @owenbowcott.and more »
  
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