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• Builder jailed for fleecing man, 71, of nearly £40,000

  15-09-2016 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A "cowboy builder" who fleeced a 71-year-old man out of nearly £40,000 for work on his home is jailed.
  
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• How will drivers 'bear' to be without Skoda's new Kodiaq

  15-09-2016 20:00
  
  Skoda has just launched its dynamic new seven-seater SUV Kodiaq to the world and it’s set to hit showroom floors around March.
  
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• West Brom takeover: Chinese group complete deal for club

  15-09-2016 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Brom's long-awaited takeover by a Chinese investment group has been completed, the Premier League club announces.
  
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• Vital flood defence work held up over student housing wrangle

  15-09-2016 17:45
  
  Environment Agency needs six-storey student block to pay for £4m flood abatement works in Selly Oak
  
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• A tight squeeze for electrons – quantum effects observed in 'one-dimensional' wires

  15-09-2016 17:37
  Researchers have observed quantum effects in electrons by squeezing them into one-dimensional 'quantum wires' and observing the interactions between them. The results could be used to aid in the development of quantum technologies, including quantum computing.
  
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• Cowboy builder jailed for £40,000 fraud

  15-09-2016 16:54
  A cowboy builder who took nearly £40,000 for over-priced and poor quality work on a pensioner’s home in Birmingham was jailed for 37 months at Birmingham Crown Court today (15 September 2016).
  George Thomas Humberstone, 33, of  Walsall Road, Great Wyrley, Staffordshire, pleaded guilty to an offence of conspiracy to defraud, under the Criminal Law Act 1977.
  Birmingham City Council brought the case after Trading Standards officers received a complaint from a 71-year-old man, stati
  
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• Walk, jog or run 5k on World Peace Day

  15-09-2016 15:41
  Runners, joggers and walkers are invited to take part in a 5k event marking World Peace Day in Cannon Hill Park next week.
  The event, which is being led by Run Birmingham and supported by Birmingham City Council’s Wellbeing Service, is one of many events being staged around the world on Wednesday (21 September 2016).
  Cllr Waseem Zaffar, Cabinet Member for Transparency, Openness and Equality, will welcome everyone before sending the runners on their way at 12.45pm, after which he will join
  
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• Prime Minister urged to support regional airport expansion

  15-09-2016 15:35
  
  Business and political leaders from across West Midlands signed letter to Theresa May ahead of landmark decision on whether to expand airport capacity in the South East
  
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• Izzy Brown: Ex-West Brom teenager may rue Chelsea move, says Albion Academy boss

  15-09-2016 15:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Brom youth boss Steve Hopcroft says Chelsea teenager Izzy Brown may come to regret his move to Stamford Bridge.
  
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• Writing is on the wall for offenders thanks to cell graffiti

  15-09-2016 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An open letter by a former serial offender is being used to deter others from a life of crime.
  
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• Victory in Birmingham MP's campaign to save women's refuges from closure

  15-09-2016 14:23
  
  Women's refuges threatened with closure have been saved after the Government responded to pleas from MPs including Jess Phillips
  
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• John Lewis profits hit by competition and higher pay

  15-09-2016 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The John Lewis Partnership has blamed a "very competitive" retail market and higher staff pay for a slide in profits.
  
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• First drive: 2016 Renault Scenic TCe 130 Signature Nav

  15-09-2016 13:02
  
  SUV style and lots of tech as Renault tries to buck the trend away from traditional MPVs
  
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• Boundary changes, taxi cabs and a tuneless happy birthday to the Lord Mayor

  15-09-2016 13:00
  
  Tory leader delighted, Labour leader perhaps less so following shake up of boundaries
  
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• Walsall schoolboys, 7, escape through hole in fence

  15-09-2016 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two seven-year-old boys went missing from school when they escaped through a hole in a fence caused by a fox.
  
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• Four West Midlands Post Offices closed because of strike action

  15-09-2016 12:26
  
  Branches shut today as two trade unions stage 24-hour walkout in protest over closures and changes to its pension scheme
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn defends list which named and shamed 'abusive' Labour MPs

  15-09-2016 12:03
  
  Three West Midlands Labour MPs were on a list of troublemakers published by Jeremy Corbyn's campaign team
  
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• Somerset sign ex-Worces keeper Davies

  15-09-2016 11:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Surrey wicketkeeper-batsman Steven Davies is to join Somerset on a three-year contract from next season.
  
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• Calum Best joins campaign to help children of alcoholics

  15-09-2016 07:30
  
  Reality star joins Birmingham politician Liam Byrne to launch new campaign demanding help for children whose parents are alcoholics
  
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• Consultants' 'nonsense' report used to justify special school transport cuts - claimed

  15-09-2016 06:50
  
  Council education boss admits cuts were inconsistent with policy and promises full inquest into home to school transport service
  
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• How a vital Birmingham charity will benefit from BPBA 2016

  15-09-2016 06:00
  
  Birmingham Post Business Awards are backing an important city charity at the gala ceremony on October 26
  
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• Diabetes sweeps West Midlands with one in 10 suffering

  15-09-2016 06:00
  
  New research says diagnosis of the disease will increase with around 538,000 people expected to have diabetes by 2035
  
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• The fishy ingredient in beer that bothers vegetarians

  15-09-2016 02:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many people may not realise the beer in their pint glass contains isinglass, a gelatin derived from the swim bladders of fish. Now Camra is calling on brewers to investigate alternatives for their drinks. But why is fish put in beer anyway?
  
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• Islamic banking lends advantage to financial institutions

  15-09-2016 01:35
  Switching from conventional 'Western' financial practices to Islamic banking gives distinct advantages to banks, with the change improving the liquidity and value of stocks.
  
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• Graeme Hick: Australia name ex-England batsman as batting coach

  15-09-2016 00:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former England batsman Graeme Hick signs a four-year deal to become Australia's batting coach until March 2020.
  
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