Birmingham news

• Barnsley 1-1 Aston Villa

  27-09-2016 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sam Winnall's last-minute equaliser denies Aston Villa a second Championship win as Barnsley earn a draw at Oakwell.
  
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• Wigan Athletic 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

  27-09-2016 23:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wigan move off the bottom of the Championship table as Will Grigg's late goal gives them victory over Wolves.
  
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• Black Country scrapyard slavery probe finds 'malnourished' men

  27-09-2016 20:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eleven men, including some malnourished and one with a broken shoulder, are discovered by police as part of a slavery investigation.
  
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• 'Burn in hell' tight jeans Muslim street preacher guilty

  27-09-2016 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Birmingham street preacher who told a Muslim woman she would "burn in hell" for wearing "tight" jeans is ordered to attend an anger management course.
  
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• Suraj Mistry jailed for manslaughter over Akhtar Javeed killing

  27-09-2016 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is jailed for 23 years after a businessman was shot and killed during a robbery at a warehouse.
  
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• Former MP John Hemming takes fly-tipping fight to United Nations

  27-09-2016 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former MP John Hemming is taking his battle to force a council to clear fly-tippers' waste to the United Nations.
  
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• Sparkhill Pool and Fitness Centre – another milestone

  27-09-2016 16:47
  L-R Gerard Pelikaan – Pelikaan Construction, John Bates – Places for People Leisure. Deputy Leader for Birmingham City Council Cllr Ian Ward
  The new £7.5million Sparkhill Pool and Fitness Centre, due to open in summer 2017, reached another milestone on Friday with the Topping Out ceremony.
  Representatives from Birmingham City Council, Places for People Leisure, Pellikaan Construction and Roberts Limbrick Architects attended the ceremony to celebrate the highest point of buildin
  
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• Stiliyan Petrov: Former Aston Villa player offered coaching role with Nuneaton Town

  27-09-2016 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Aston Villa player Stiliyan Petrov is offered a coaching role with National League North side Nuneaton Town.
  
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• Lord Mayor joins university in celebrating 10 years in China

  27-09-2016 16:09
  Lord Mayor Cllr Carl Rice leads the festivities at the Four Seasons Hotel, Shanghai, as Birmingham City University celebrates 10 years in China
  Celebrations have taken place in Shanghai this week, marking 10 years since Birmingham City University established a representative office in China.
  The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Carl Rice led the festivities on Monday 26 September, addressing senior academics and graduates from the University, along with members of the British Council in Chin
  
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• Mrs Brown's Boys scam warning at Birmingham theatre

  27-09-2016 15:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Theatre-goers are conned by a fraudster selling tickets for a show purporting to star the characters from the BBC One sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys.
  
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• First drive: Ford Ka+

  27-09-2016 14:40
  
  It’s not a Ka, it’s a Ka+ but plus what?
  
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• Bentley reveals its fastest ever four-door car

  27-09-2016 12:17
  
  W12 S hits 202mph – making it Bentley’s fastest ever four-door
  
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• Let's take over the M6 Toll and make it free says mayoral front-runner

  27-09-2016 12:00
  
  Labour mayoral candidate Sion Simon will nationalise M6 Toll road and open it up to ease congestion on the West Midlands road network
  
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• First Drive: 2016 Fiat Tipo 1.6 Multijet Lounge

  27-09-2016 11:14
  
  Fiat’s new hatchback looks like excellent value on paper. Will it remain so on the road?
  
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• How the Conservatives can’t stop banging on about Europe

  27-09-2016 06:50
  
  The 12,000 Conservative Party Conference goers arriving in Birmingham this weekend can attend scores of debates, speeches and presentations on Brexit and the referendum fall out
  
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