Birmingham news

• Dixi Chicken murder: Niron Parker-Lee named as key suspect

  03-11-2016 21:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Detectives name a man they wish to speak to about the fatal stabbing of a man outside a Dixie Chicken takeaway.
  
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• Brierley Hill's 42ft rubbish mountain cleared

  03-11-2016 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 42ft-tall pile of rubbish that has towered above neighbouring houses is finally cleared after five years.
  
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• Flowing sporting lines will be popular with Sportage fans

  03-11-2016 20:00
  
  The new Kia Sportage 1.7 looks even sportier than before with its flowing sporting lines, new grille, sculpted bonnet and elongated headlights.
  
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• Speedway: Promotion and relegation introduced to revamped competition

  03-11-2016 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Promotion and relegation has been introduced to British speedway's top two tiers in a major revamp of the sport.
  
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• Baby-shake murder: Daniel Sanzone jailed for life for killing son

  03-11-2016 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A father who shook his two-week-old son so violently the baby went blind and deaf is jailed for life.
  
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• Give us control of the purse strings

  03-11-2016 16:02
  
  Unless mayor can raise and spend money, devolution will remain a way for Govenment to pass down responsibility for decisions, pass the buck, without  handing over any real power.
  
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• Birmingham and Indian scientists investigate air pollution causes

  03-11-2016 15:30
  Scientists at the University of Birmingham are working with partners in Delhi to better understand the causes, sources and effects of pollution in India and the UK.
  
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• Fugitive sex assault imam Hifiz Rahman jailed

  03-11-2016 15:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An on-the-run imam found guilty of sexually assaulting two girls in a mosque is jailed for eleven and a half years.
  
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• Why University of Birmingham should pay Living Wage to all

  03-11-2016 15:00
  
  Campaigners call for 513 cleaners and support staff to be paid at least £8.45 per hour
  
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• UK court brings Brexit plans screeching to halt - WBRC FOX6 News - WBRC.com

  03-11-2016 14:55
  
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  UK court brings Brexit plans screeching to halt
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  (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool). Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during a press statement with Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos at 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. This year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate ...and more »
  
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• The Gay UK | THEATRE REVIEW | What Shadows, Birmingham Rep - The Gay UK

  03-11-2016 14:42
  
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  The Gay UK | THEATRE REVIEW | What Shadows, Birmingham Rep
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  Is prejudice innate or learned? Is racism okay if everyone is? And is there such thing as racism equality? These are some of the questions that What Shadows ...and more »
  
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• Arrest after Anthony Mathers, 75, confronts Birmingham carjackers

  03-11-2016 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A teenager hands himself into police after a 75-year-old man is hurt when he wrestles back car keys in a bid to foil would-be carjackers.
  
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• Sir Ian Botham: Durham appoint former England all-rounder as chairman

  03-11-2016 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham is set to become chairman of Durham.
  
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• What Shadows: Critics hail 'provocative' Enoch Powell play

  03-11-2016 12:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new play about MP Enoch Powell is described as "the most provocative theatre act in a decade" by one critic.
  
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• Why building HS2 is going to make you late for work

  03-11-2016 12:01
  
  A challenger to become the first mayor of the West Midlands has warned about a 'catastrophic' impact on the region's roads
  
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• Essex chairman John Faragher: T20 change may create eight-team Championship

  03-11-2016 11:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Essex chairman John Faragher is concerned a city-based T20 competition could lead to an eight-team Championship.
  
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• Residents being charged £4 to use council tips

  03-11-2016 11:35
  
  Fee introduced for thousands of families
  
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• West Midlands workers lowest paid in UK - Birmingham Post - Birmingham Post

  03-11-2016 06:05
  
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  West Midlands workers lowest paid in UK - Birmingham Post
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  Workers in the West Midlands are more likely to be low paid than anywhere else in the UK with thousands thought to be earning under the legal minimum wage.and more »
  
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• West Midlands workers lowest paid in UK

  03-11-2016 06:00
  
  New research from the Office for National Statistics says there are around 40,000 people in the West Midlands county who are not being paid the minimum wage
  
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• 'Public will regret' demolition of Central Library in 40 years

  03-11-2016 06:00
  
  Chris Smith from Historic England says listing for the building was refused as the public 'don't like Brutalism'
  
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• Mayoral candidates back Coventry's City of Culture bid

  03-11-2016 06:00
  
  Street and Simon jumped on board campaign as roadshow comes to Birmingham later this month to generate support
  
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• Birmingham congestion charge ruled out

  03-11-2016 06:00
  
  But city council chiefs refuse to say whether they will extend the clean air zone to private cars in the future
  
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