Birmingham news

• Kenichi Phillips' death: Killer jailed after man in car shot

  28-11-2016 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A teenage killer will serve a minimum of 21 years behind bars for shooting an 18-year-old father-to-be in a car.
  
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• Brussels bombing suspect denied plan to attack UK

  28-11-2016 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A suspect in the Brussels bombings told Belgian authorities there was "no plan" for a terror attack in the UK, a court hears.
  
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• We tested the UK's 10 top-selling car shampoos - here is what happened

  28-11-2016 18:08
  
  There are dozens of car shampoos on sale. Here’s how to pick out the finest ones
  
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• Tony Pulis loses £3.7m Crystal Palace court battle

  28-11-2016 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis loses a £3.7m High Court battle with former club Crystal Palace.
  
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• Oxford students raise £54k for terminally ill friend's bucket list

  28-11-2016 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Friends of a terminally ill Oxford University student raise £54,000 to make his dreams of travelling the world come true.
  
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• UKIP aims to be the party of the patriotic working class under new leader Paul Nuttall

  28-11-2016 17:31
  
  UKIP can appeal to working people who aren't keen on Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, says MEP
  
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• What can we do to tackle air pollution?

  28-11-2016 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Air pollution is responsible for 50,000 premature deaths in the UK each year - how can we tackle the issue?
  
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• Birmingham pub bombings: Families call for government funding for legal fees

  28-11-2016 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The families of the victims of the Birmingham pub bombings express anger about the difficulties they face to secure legal aid.
  
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• Sutton Coldfield greenbelt homes: Tory slams government over 'broken promise'

  28-11-2016 16:51
  
  Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell tells the Government it's broken its own manifesto promise to protect the green belt
  
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• Working together to help rough sleepers

  28-11-2016 16:12
  Jacqui Kennedy – Acting Strategic Director for Place
  Acting Strategic Director for Place at Birmingham city Council, Jacqui Kennedy, talks about St Basils’ Sleep Out, sleeping rough and a coordinated approach.
  On Friday night I joined hundreds of people for St Basils’ Big Sleep Out.  This is an annual event which brings people together to sleep out for the night in plastic covered cardboard boxes.  The aim is to raise money to help prevent youth homelessness across th
  
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• Gritting alert – 28 November 2016

  28-11-2016 15:49
  With cold temperatures forecast, our gritting crews will be out on the roads from 7pm tonight and footways from 4am. Please take care if you’re out and about.
  Winter maintenance and FAQs
  Regional Gritting Information #wmgrit
  The panel below brings together gritting alerts from local authorities across the West Midlands. You can also get this information via the following RSS feed: http://rss.coveritlive.com/rss.php?altcast_code=f0c64fbec0
  Local volunteers from the Open Street Ma
  
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• Hospital boss says NHS will run out of money even after massive 'efficiency savings'

  28-11-2016 14:40
  
  Chair of one of Europe's biggest hospitals says the local NHS has a funding black hole - even if plans for massive savings go ahead
  
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• Kingsley Burrell death: Police officers deny 'false account'

  28-11-2016 14:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three police officers deny giving a false account after the death of a man who was detained under mental health laws.
  
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• University of Birmingham experts visit Chinese energy giant

  28-11-2016 13:29
  Energy experts from the University of Birmingham visited the Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute (GEIRI) of State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) in Beijing.
  
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• Birmingham works with Beijing on tackling antimicrobial resistance

  28-11-2016 13:29
  Senior health officials from Beijing visited the University of Birmingham to learn more about how to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
  
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• Birmingham pub bombings inquest fails to trace families - The Guardian

  28-11-2016 12:58
  
  Belfast Telegraph
  Birmingham pub bombings inquest fails to trace families
  The Guardian
  The families of eight victims of the Birmingham pub bombings have had no contact with the reopened inquest into their deaths, a hearing in the city has been told. Efforts to trace the families have been unsuccessful, Peter Thornton QC, the chief ...
  Birmingham pub bombings coroner backs families' legal funding applicationsBelfast Telegraphall 28 news articles »
  
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• Derelict Smethwick factory damaged by fire

  28-11-2016 09:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firefighters work through the night to bring a fire at a derelict factory in the West Midlands under control.
  
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• Birmingham's better off without its tatty 1960s Brutalist office blocks says city planner

  28-11-2016 06:30
  
  Councillor hits back at those battling to protect the 1960s architecture from the bulldozers
  
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• Man held over Wolverhampton house fire victim's killing

  28-11-2016 03:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 55-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a nurse was strangled before the house she was in was set on fire.
  
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