Birmingham news

• Boy in Birmingham 'locked in van and sexually assaulted'

  09-12-2016 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police release CCTV images of a van suspected to be the vehicle in which a teenage boy was locked and sexually assaulted.
  
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• Charlie Cooper: Forest Green Rovers add Birmingham City midfielder on loan

  09-12-2016 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Birmingham City midfielder Charlie Cooper joins Forest Green Rovers - managed by his father Mark - on a month-long loan.
  
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• Blues loan Cooper to Forest Green

  09-12-2016 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Birmingham City midfielder Charlie Cooper joins Forest Green Rovers - managed by his father Mark - on a month-long loan.
  
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• Secondhand designer handbags that can fetch thousands

  09-12-2016 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Birmingham auction house hosts sales of used handbags that can fetch thousands of pounds.
  
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• Birmingham couple buys house for asylum seekers

  09-12-2016 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A couple saving for their own home have bought a house for asylum seekers instead.
  
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• Maziar Kouhyar: Walsall midfielder signs new contract with League One club

  09-12-2016 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Walsall midfielder Maziar Kouhyar signs a new contract, keeping him with the League One club until the summer of 2019.
  
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• Scientists reveal how fish adapt to toxic levels of pollution

  09-12-2016 18:04
  A new report identifies the genetic mechanism responsible for evolutionary adaptation to toxic pollution observed in wild Atlantic killifish populations.
  
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• First drive: 2017 Mercedes E 350 d

  09-12-2016 17:37
  
  If you have the budget it’s hard to see what more you could need
  
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• Husband 'told police about dead wife' before own death

  09-12-2016 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man called police to tell them where they would find his dead wife before his own body was discovered at the scene of a car crash more than 200 miles away.
  
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• Kitten dies after Birmingham man stubs out cannabis joint in its face

  09-12-2016 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A kitten died after a man stubbed a cannabis joint out in its face, a court hears.
  
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• Promise to start work on Moseley to Birmingham city centre trains in THREE years

  09-12-2016 16:00
  
  If elected mayor former John Lewis store boss Andy Street has promised to get work on Camp Hill Rail line and Black Country Metro extension started before 2020.
  
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• Coming fourth in by-election was 'humiliating' says Labour MP

  09-12-2016 15:59
  
  Black Country MP David Winnick says Labour isn't in touch with voters.
  
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• Next phase of Birmingham Cycle Revolution set for green light

  09-12-2016 15:36
  Artist’s impression showing the proposed segregated cycle route on the A38
  Cabinet is being asked to set the wheels in motion for the next phase of Birmingham Cycle Revolution (BCR).
  The next phase will focus on developing segregated cycle routes along two of the city’s most important commuter corridors – the A38 between Birmingham city centre and Selly Oak, and the A34 between the city centre and Perry Barr.
  More than £11 million will be invested in creating two-way cycl
  
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• Birmingham Cycle Revolution – facts and figures

  09-12-2016 15:03
  What evidence do you have to support the need to focus on developing fully segregated cycle routes?
  The early phases of Birmingham Cycle Revolution (BCR) have involved detailed engagement with a wide range of people and organisations including cycling representatives, local communities, transport organisations and city councillors.
  Feedback received tells us that people need the extra feeling of security and comfort that fully segregated cycle lanes deliver, rather than simply relying on signage
  
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• Edd Shervington: Wasps re-sign hooker on three-month contract

  09-12-2016 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Premiership club Wasps re-sign Welsh hooker Edd Shervington on a three-month deal to provide cover.
  
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• Investment in rail and metro, not the M6 Toll, will make the real difference

  09-12-2016 13:00
  
  Conservative candidate for West Midlands Mayor Andy Street pledges to make opening the Black Country Metro extension and Camp Hill rail line a priority for his first term
  
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• Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic

  09-12-2016 12:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Aston Villa and Wigan Athletic.
  
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• Newcastle United v Birmingham City

  09-12-2016 11:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Newcastle United and Birmingham City.
  
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• Life in Birmingham's tallest apartment block could be unbearable it is claimed

  09-12-2016 06:30
  
  There are concerns that, as the proposed 31-storey tower at the Left Bank project fronts onto Broad Street, the noise from traffic, rowdy behaviour and even brawls will prove too much for residents
  
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• Music acts revealed for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2016

  09-12-2016 01:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robbie Williams, Laura Mvula, Gareth Malone and the Invictus Choir are to perform at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2016.
  
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