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• UK urged to send armed forces to stop Russia bombing Aleppo - Birmingham Mail

  11-10-2016 18:32
  
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  UK urged to send armed forces to stop Russia bombing Aleppo
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  Birmingham MP Andrew Mitchell wants action to stop Russia bombing Syria - and backs calls to stop them hosting the 2018 World Cup. Share; Comments. Get daily news by email. Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP. Rescue workers work the site of ...and more »
  
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• UK urged to send armed forces to stop Russia bombing Aleppo

  11-10-2016 18:26
  
  Birmingham MP Andrew Mitchell wants action to stop Russia bombing Syria - and backs calls to stop them hosting the 2018 World Cup.
  
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• Greater Birmingham to make Mipim UK debut - Birmingham Newsroom

  11-10-2016 18:20
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  Greater Birmingham to make Mipim UK debut
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  Greater Birmingham regions will join forces to showcase their leading investment offer at national real estate show MIPIM UK for the first time. (19 – 21 October 2016, Olympia, London). The Greater Birmingham delegation will then take to the world ...
  
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• Greater Birmingham to make Mipim UK debut

  11-10-2016 17:55
  First ever Midlands Engine presence at MIPIM will see region take global stage to highlight investment opportunities worth £14 billion
  Greater Birmingham announces inaugural presence at national property conference MIPIM UK where £1 billion HS2 Curzon scheme is to be showcased
  Event will form first national UK real estate forum post-Brexit
  Greater Birmingham regions will join forces to showcase their leading investment offer at national real estate show MIPIM UK for the first time.
  
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• Speeding drivers outside school face kids' court

  11-10-2016 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Motorists stopped for speeding outside a school are being offered a new choice of punishment.
  
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• Paperboy, 90, paid in pints has no plans to retire

  11-10-2016 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 90-year-old man who works as a paperboy and is paid in pints says he has no plans to retire.
  
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• The proof 'Killer Clown' fad is nothing new in the UK - Birmingham Mail

  11-10-2016 17:19
  
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  The proof 'Killer Clown' fad is nothing new in the UK
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  The so-called 'Killer Clown' craze has attracted a lot of interest recently - but is scaring people in circus costumes anything new? A Freedom of Information request has come to light which shows clown-related incidents were happening here in ...and more »
  
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• Drivers shamed by 'kids' court' for speeding outside school

  11-10-2016 17:00
  
  Pupils tell motorists: 'You could have killed us'
  
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• Birmingham City Council set to approve 500 new homes

  11-10-2016 16:26
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  Cabinet will be asked to approve two reports on 18 October which set out plans to build more than 500 new houses and apartments for sale and rent at a cost of £64 million.
  The executive will be asked to support a major new house building programme through the council’s Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust (BMHT) for the redevelopment of the Bromford estate, near the Fort shopping centre.  This will see 225 new homes – 168 for affordable ren
  
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• Speeding motorists face Kids Court

  11-10-2016 16:11
  With 20mph limits now in force, speeding drivers faced Kids Court this morning: https://t.co/SGdPxswPG6 #20mph #slowerissafer #brum pic.twitter.com/DPpw9vhzwd
  — Birmingham Newsroom (@BCCNewsRoom) October 11, 2016School children from Montgomery Primary Academy in Sparkbrook have been taking speeding drivers to task after they were caught exceeding a 20mph speed limit outside their school.
  As 20mph limits come into effect across large parts of Birmingham this week, Birmingham City Council a
  
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• The ‘best bits’ of Romeo and Juliet comes to Brum

  11-10-2016 15:33
  Families are being urged to introduce their children to the ‘best bits’ of Shakespeare during half term, as part of a free regional tour starting at the Library of Birmingham later this month.
  The Bard’s Best Bits of Romeo and Juliet, a 90-minute comedy adaptation, aims to introduce younger audiences to Shakespeare in a fun way and encourage adults to revisit his works with a fresh eye.
  The tour by Oddsocks Theatre Company, organised by the Society of Chief Librarians in the We
  
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• Birmingham to support West Midlands business rates pilot ... - LocalGov

  11-10-2016 13:41
  
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  Birmingham to support West Midlands business rates pilot ...
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  Birmingham City Council is set to offer its support for a West Midlands-wide business rates pilot.and more »
  
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• Birmingham’s commitment to preventing domestic abuse

  11-10-2016 13:02
  A report setting out Birmingham’s commitment to preventing domestic abuse is due to go to the city council’s cabinet.
  The Birmingham Domestic Abuse Prevention Strategy 2017-2020, in line with national guidelines, looks at adults who are experiencing – or have experienced – domestic abuse, perpetrators, children exposed to it and how the general population can play their part in preventing it.
  The city council and Birmingham Community Safety Partnership will be working wit
  
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• Aston Villa: Nigel Spink not keen on potential coaching role under Steve Bruce

  11-10-2016 12:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa legend Nigel Spink dismisses reports of a coaching role if his old boss Steve Bruce becomes manager.
  
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• Birmingham: Which question do you want answered?

  11-10-2016 12:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Choose the Birmingham question which you want us to investigate.
  
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• New molecular mechanism revealed for genetic mutations in aggressive cancer cells

  11-10-2016 12:00
  Scientists at the University of Birmingham have described a previously-unknown molecular mechanism that could lead to the genetic mutations seen in certain types of aggressive cancer cells, involving a cell's own transcription machinery.
  
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• Russia compared to Nazis ahead of UK Syria debate

  11-10-2016 11:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former cabinet minister likens Russian bombing in Syria to Nazi attacks in Spain during the 1930s ahead of an emergency Commons debate on the humanitarian situation in Aleppo.
  
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• Birmingham set for business rates pilot

  11-10-2016 11:17
  Birmingham City Council is set to offer its support for a West Midlands-wide business rates pilot to ensure the region is best prepared for when central government financial reforms become mandatory for local councils.
  The government is planning to implement the concept of 100 per cent local retention of business rates by the end of current parliament, and is giving local authorities that have agreed to a devolution deal (which includes the West Midlands) an opportunity to pilot the new arrange
  
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• Why The Soul Food Project Director Dom Clarke took his cooking talents to Calais to feed refugees

  11-10-2016 07:30
  
  Dom Clarke set to continue his charity mission closer to home
  
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• Rent library space to coffee shops to prevent cuts and closures say Tories

  11-10-2016 06:50
  
  Call comes after two community library closures and cuts in opening hours announced
  
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