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• Zola replaces Rowett at Birmingham - AOL UK

  14-12-2016 21:18
  
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  Zola replaces Rowett at Birmingham
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  Birmingham City have hired former Italy striker Gianfranco Zola as their new manager after the surprise sacking of Gary Rowett earlier in the day. Former Birmingham defender Rowett was hired in October 2014 with the club sat second-bottom in the ...
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• Gianfranco Zola: Birmingham City appoint ex-West Ham boss as manager

  14-12-2016 21:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gianfranco Zola is appointed the new manager of Championship side Birmingham City to replace the sacked Gary Rowett.
  
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• The Guardian view on school funding: reforms could reveal the value of money | Editorial

  14-12-2016 20:20
  
  The national funding formula has merits, but schools will struggle, given the rising costs they faceIf it were easy to design a national funding formula for schools, it would have been done years ago. Now the education secretary, Justine Greening, has set out a plan in which she bravely tries to strike the right balance between fairness and simplicity. She might have had a better chance of success if she was not trying to devise a new way of slicing the funding cake while it is also shrinking un
  
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• Fan puts up Stranger Things Xmas display in front window

  14-12-2016 19:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A house in Birmingham is captivating passers-by with its Stranger Things inspired festive light display in the front window.
  
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• Top GP and Sandwell CCG boss admit £153k fraud

  14-12-2016 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A GP and a senior NHS manager diverted £153,600 meant for patients into their company's bank account, a court hears.
  
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• Funding for Birmingham schools cut by £20 million - and the Government says it's FAIRER

  14-12-2016 19:38
  
  Bombshell for Birmingham schools as new "fairer" funding scheme means they lose millions
  
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• How is Birmingham cutting £10m from homelessness fund while rough sleeping rises asks watchdog committee

  14-12-2016 17:53
  
  Labour cabinet memberc grilled by a backbench housing scrutiny committee over the proposed cuts of £10 mililion from the city’s £24 million fund to help the homeless and domestic violence victims.
  
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• Engineering your Christmas dinner – with Chemistry

  14-12-2016 17:48
  Food is a big part of Christmas celebrations for many people, so its quality, taste, cost – and of course the ease of cleaning the dishes afterwards – are all important factors in creating the perfect dining experience.
  
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• West Brom v Swansea: Tony Pulis tried to sign Fernando Llorente at Stoke City

  14-12-2016 16:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Brom boss Tony Pulis reveals how he tried to sign Swansea striker Fernando Llorente when he was in charge at Stoke.
  
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• Birmingham City sack manager Rowett - Eurosport.co.uk

  14-12-2016 15:53
  
  Birmingham City sack manager Rowett
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  Chinese-owned Birmingham City sacked manager Gary Rowett on Wednesday after he spent more than two years in charge, saying the decision had been taken for long-term strategic reasons. The English Championship (second-tier) side are seventh in the ...and more »
  
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• Gary Rowett: Birmingham City manager sacked by Championship club

  14-12-2016 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Birmingham City sack manager Gary Rowett after more than two years in charge with the team seventh in the Championship.
  
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• First drive: 2017 Lexus LC 500

  14-12-2016 12:44
  
  Lexus has amazed us with the LC 500. We’ve never driven a car from the brand quite like it
  
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• Birmingham City Ladies: Marc Skinner replaces David Parker as manager

  14-12-2016 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Women's Super League One club Birmingham City Ladies appoint Marc Skinner as their new manager, replacing David Parker.
  
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• Six used SUV bargains for under £5000

  14-12-2016 12:32
  
  How to pick up one of the best used family-friendly SUVs for a song
  
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• Pregnant woman pinned to the ground and sprayed in eyes in Yardley 'carjacking'

  14-12-2016 11:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men drag a heavily pregnant woman to the ground before spraying a substance in her eyes and stealing her car, police say.
  
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• Jack Duggan: Stourbridge FA Cup scorer returns to student life after late winner

  14-12-2016 11:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stourbridge's FA Cup hero Jack Duggan returns to lectures less than 12 hours after his late winner against Northampton Town.
  
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• 'Inspirational' bucket list student Matt Greenwood dies of cancer

  14-12-2016 10:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A student with bone cancer whose friends raised more than £56,000 for him to complete his bucket list dies.
  
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• Why six cycle lanes have been scrapped and 'superhighways' are in

  14-12-2016 06:30
  
  Birmingham City Council replaces six cycle lane schemes with two segregated superhighways in Selly Oak and Perry Barr
  
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• FA Cup: Stourbridge boss Gary Hackett enjoys 'biggest' win over Northampton

  14-12-2016 00:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manager Gary Hackett lauds his Stourbridge team as the seventh-tier side reach the FA Cup third round for the first time.
  
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