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• Walsall men who funded IS fighter brother jailed

  09-09-2016 20:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men who sold their brother's BMW to raise cash for him while he was fighting for so-called Islamic State are jailed.
  
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• A chance to break out of the Westminster bubble | Letters

  09-09-2016 19:54
  
  John Harris’s article is timely, not just because the present structural fabric of parliament is unfit for purpose, but our system of parliamentary governance itself is unfit for purpose (Parliament is falling down. Let’s move it to Birmingham, 9 September). What a heaven-sent opportunity for review and revision.A federal system in which each of the four member countries has equality, with their own parliaments for governing their own distinct affairs, would require the creation of a
  
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• American Airlines to stop Birmingham Airport flights

  09-09-2016 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  American Airlines is to stop its daily flights to New York from Birmingham Airport.
  
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• Bristol City football fans to sue West Midlands Police for 'false imprisonment'

  09-09-2016 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A group of football fans who claim they were "falsely imprisoned" before a match last year are to sue West Midlands Police.
  
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• Super Hans to play Birmingham's Hare & Hounds on UK tour – info & tickets - Counteract (press release) (blog)

  09-09-2016 18:20
  Counteract (press release) (blog)
  Super Hans to play Birmingham's Hare & Hounds on UK tour – info & tickets
  Counteract (press release) (blog)
  He's already played at Glastonbury, Leeds and Edinburgh Fringe – and this October he's coming to Kings Heath. Yep, it's really happening. Super Hans aka Matt King is coming to Birmingham for an intimate DJ set. Matt King, who is most famous for playing ...and more »
  
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• Peep Show's Super Hans to play Birmingham on UK tour: info/tickets - Counteract (press release) (blog)

  09-09-2016 18:20
  Counteract (press release) (blog)
  Peep Show's Super Hans to play Birmingham on UK tour: info/tickets
  Counteract (press release) (blog)
  Yep, it's really happening. Super Hans aka Matt King is coming to Birmingham for an intimate DJ set.and more »
  
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• First drive: Volkswagen Up 1.0 75 BMT High Up

  09-09-2016 17:19
  
  Reworked Up goes higher and higher
  
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• Wolves teenage supporters locked up for Watford fan attack

  09-09-2016 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three teenagers, one aged 13, who attacked a rival football fan leaving him with a life-changing brain injury are given custodial sentences.
  
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• Study suggests bilinguals have an improved attentional control

  09-09-2016 15:34
  Researchers from the University of Birmingham have shed light onto the cognitive benefits of bilingualism, pointing to an enhanced ability to maintain attention and focus.
  
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• Director Steven Spielberg films a car chase scene for his latest film being shot in Birmingham.

  09-09-2016 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Director Steven Spielberg has been filming a car chase scene for his latest film being shot in Birmingham.
  
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• Birmingham and Stoke terror arrests: Four in court

  09-09-2016 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four men are charged with preparing to commit acts of terrorism following arrests in Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent.
  
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• West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis reacts to speculation about his job

  09-09-2016 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Head coach Tony Pulis has said he never considered leaving West Brom - despite the club's failure to land some of his preferred transfer targets this summer.
  
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• John Lewis boss 'to run for West Midlands Mayor job'

  09-09-2016 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John Lewis confirms managing director Andy Street plans to run for the office of the Mayor of the West Midlands.
  
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• John Lewis MD applies to be Tory candidate for West Midlands

  09-09-2016 12:51
  
  Mayoral election next May will be a tough fight in Labour heartlands for retail veteran Andy StreetAndy Street, the managing director of John Lewis, has applied to become the Conservative party candidate for mayor of the West Midlands and will step down from the department store if he is successful.The announcement confirms widespread rumours about the future of Street, who has headed the department store for nine years and spent more than 30 years at its parent group, the John Lewis Partnership
  
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• John Lewis chief will step down for West Midlands mayor bid

  09-09-2016 12:33
  
  Managing director of John Lewis Andy Street confirms he wants to be mayor
  
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• Why Birmingham will be the 'rail city' of the future

  09-09-2016 11:00
  
  Once branded as UK's motor city, Birmingham leader John Clancy says that city economy is swinging back towards railways
  
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• Could a six-hour working day come to the UK? - Birmingham Mail - Birmingham Mail

  09-09-2016 07:35
  
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  Could a six-hour working day come to the UK? - Birmingham Mail
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  Companies across Sweden have moved to a six-hour working day in a bid to increase productivity and happiness - and there are signs it might catch on in the ...and more »
  
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• Female genital mutilation: Birmingham has highest number of UK cases - Birmingham Mail

  09-09-2016 07:34
  
  Birmingham Mail
  Female genital mutilation: Birmingham has highest number of UK cases
  Birmingham Mail
  Birmingham recorded 120 new cases of Female Genital Mutilation in just three months this year - the highest in England. The city was also named the worst in the country last year after 435 victims were identified. The new figures from April to June put ...and more »
  
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• Future for Moseley becomes clearer as Marks & Spencer scheme takes shape

  09-09-2016 06:50
  
  Changing face of popular Birmingham suburb as work progresses on food store and health centre
  
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• £4m flood defence plan for city - but it comes with student flats attached

  09-09-2016 06:30
  
  Cost of new flood defence at Pebble Mill will be covered by construction of 340 flats
  
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• Three things revealed in The Archers trial

  09-09-2016 02:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It has been a rollercoaster week for Helen Titchener in The Archers who has been on trial accused of attempted murder. The storyline has shone a light on the workings of British courts.
  
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