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• Probe into 'pocket search' of body found in Birmingham

  02-12-2016 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say property may have been stolen from a man whose body was found in a city centre.
  
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• Birmingham Poundland admits rodent-chewed Santas charge

  02-12-2016 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Poundland admits breaching food hygiene laws after rodent-damaged chocolate Santas were found at a store.
  
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• Birmingham cancer researchers set to get £6.7 million cash boost

  02-12-2016 18:00
  Birmingham scientists are set to receive a major cash injection from Cancer Research UK.
  
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• Rough sleeping on rise in Birmingham after cuts to homelessness services

  02-12-2016 17:57
  
  Charities, outreach workers and the council all view ‘frightening’ levels of rough sleeping as a result of local authority cutsThe body of a 30-year-old homeless man was found at the back of a dark loading bay beside the Birmingham New Street railway station car park on Tuesday night, the coldest night of the winter so far. There are no flowers at the place he died, but the flattened, damp cardboard boxes where he slept are still there, along with a couple of woollen hats and a pair
  
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• Brum landlord and lettings agents fined for student house

  02-12-2016 17:01
  A Birmingham landlord from Harborne and a letting agents from Selly Oak were fined a total of £5,590 at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (2 December 2016) for failing to obtain an HMO licence and for breaching management regulations at a three-storey student property in North Road, Selly Oak.
  Ashley Borne Sales and Lettings Ltd of Bristol Road, Selly Oak Birmingham pleaded guilty to failing to obtain an HMO licence for the six-bedroomed house and was fined £2,500 with £1,185
  
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• Solihull one of worst areas in UK for weekend GP appointments - Birmingham Mail

  02-12-2016 16:57
  
  Birmingham Mail
  Solihull one of worst areas in UK for weekend GP appointments
  Birmingham Mail
  If you live in Solihull, you may struggle to get an evening or weekend GP appointment. More than a third of patients, 34.9 per cent, in Solihull CCG are registered at GPs that offer no extra weekend, evening or early morning appointments, one of the ...
  
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• Scandal hit Perry Beeches broke rules with Labour Party donations

  02-12-2016 16:46
  
  A Government report into the financial mismanagement at the Birmingham school found it had made a £5,000 sponsorship donation to the Labour Finance and Industry Group
  
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• Chinese psychology experts visit Birmingham to explore future links

  02-12-2016 16:41
  Psychology experts from Sun Yat Sen University in China visited the University of Birmingham to explore potential for working together on future research, as well as student and staff exchange.
  
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• Duran Duran 'shocked' after losing legal copyright battle

  02-12-2016 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pop group Duran Duran express shock and anger after losing a court battle to reclaim US rights to some of their most famous songs.
  
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• Solihull Moors boss Liam McDonald: 'I first met my players before the game!'

  02-12-2016 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Solihull Moors manager Liam McDonald reveals the first time he met his new squad was immediately before their FA Cup first-round replay win over Yeovil.
  
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• The Clothes Show's farewell to Birmingham

  02-12-2016 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For 26 years hundreds of thousands of fashion lovers have made their way to Birmingham for The Clothes Show Live.
  
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• Man jailed after £150,000 rail delays in Wolverhampton

  02-12-2016 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who caused train delays, costing the rail industry £150,000, has been jailed for 14 months.
  
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• West Bromwich Albion v Watford

  02-12-2016 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Premier League game between West Bromwich Albion and Watford.
  
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• Birmingham Scientists get multi million pound boost from Cancer Research UK

  02-12-2016 13:32
  Birmingham scientists are set to receive a major cash injection from Cancer Research UK (CRUK) as part of a national drive to accelerate advances in early detection and treatment.
  
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• Tony Pulis: Crystal Palace court case means West Brom boss must 'bite tongue'

  02-12-2016 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Brom manager Tony Pulis says he has to "bite his tongue" at the moment after he lost a £3.7m High Court battle with former club Crystal Palace.
  
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• Birmingham City v Barnsley

  02-12-2016 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Birmingham City and Barnsley.
  
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• Leeds United v Aston Villa

  02-12-2016 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Leeds United and Aston Villa (17:30 BST).
  
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• "Mr Pompous": Labour leaders in battle over pension payments

  02-12-2016 12:01
  
  Birmingham and Wolverhampton leaders clash over claims council workers pension fund has wasted millions of pounds of taxpayers money on unnecessary management and investment fees
  
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• Pledge for action on West Midlands rail fares after hike

  02-12-2016 11:59
  
  The pledge came as the rail industry announced that commuters faced an average price hike of 2.3 per cent from January 2 – despite major problems with delays, over crowded carriages and obscure pricing policies.
  
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• Birmingham and Indian scientists meet to investigate air pollution causes

  02-12-2016 11:41
  Scientists at the University of Birmingham are in Delhi and working with their Indian counterparts to help young researchers better understand the causes, sources and effects of pollution in India and the UK.
  
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• Man jailed for West Bromwich car crash that killed 12-year-old Amar Atwal

  02-12-2016 11:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who killed a 12-year-old boy after he crashed into the side of a car at a junction is jailed for six years.
  
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• A New Town will emerge anyway, so why not start planning for it now

  02-12-2016 10:48
  
  Birmingham development plan targets Sutton Coldfield green belt - but something more radical is needed to meet demand
  
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• FA Cup second round: Early reunions and second chances among stories to watch

  02-12-2016 09:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An early reunion and a boss with a second chance feature among BBC Sport's stories to watch in the FA Cup second round.
  
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• Arts and culture funding slashed by £24 million in the West Midlands

  02-12-2016 07:30
  
  Museums, art galleries and theatres hit as West Midlands suffers biggest funding cuts in the country
  
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• New future for Birmingham's Axis building unveiled

  02-12-2016 06:00
  
  Designs revealed for what will replace landmark 1970s office block next to Mailbox shopping mall
  
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• Asbestos claims hit £10m over English schools

  02-12-2016 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News finds councils in England have paid out £10m due to school asbestos compensation claims.
  
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