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• Stay in control with Peugeot's impressive space-age cockpit

  15-12-2016 20:00
  
  Edward Stephens previews the new generation 3008 in showrooms next month
  
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• Birmingham arts organisations hit by council spending cuts

  15-12-2016 19:10
  
  Repertory theatre and symphony orchestra among those to receive less local authority funding than any regional equivalentsArts organisations in Birmingham have been hit with further council spending cuts that mean the city’s theatre and orchestra will get less local authority funding than any of their regional equivalents.On Thursday, Birmingham Rep, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Midlands Arts Centre were among organisations told they wou
  
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• Birmingham Repertory Theatre cuts 'not enough for upkeep'

  15-12-2016 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Repertory Theatre (REP) says its funding could be cut by two thirds leaving bosses struggling to cover its upkeep and overheads.
  
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• Gianfranco Zola: Birmingham City a great 'opportunity', says new manager

  15-12-2016 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Birmingham City boss Gianfranco Zola says he had to be "professional" about replacing Gary Rowett as manager.
  
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• Humza Ali found guilty of trying to travel to Syria

  15-12-2016 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A student who went paintballing to prepare for combat with the so-called Islamic State group is found guilty of trying to travel to Syria.
  
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• £5 note 'worth £50,000' spent in Blackwood is found

  15-12-2016 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of four new £5 notes which could be worth up to £50,000 is found in south Wales.
  
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• Remi Carty: Teen with loaded gun in Nando's locked up

  15-12-2016 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A teenager found with a loaded gun in Nando's is sentenced to three years in a young offender institution.
  
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• Hillsborough: No evidence Met Chief Hogan-Howe lied about Hillsborough

  15-12-2016 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police watchdog finds no evidence Met Police chief deliberately lied about information given to Hillsborough inquiry.
  
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• Christmas card and parcel pile grows by millions at sorting office

  15-12-2016 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Staff at Birmingham's Royal Mail sorting office are dealing with three million cards and parcels a day in the run-up to Christmas.
  
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• Birmingham council services face £20 million cut despite tax rise

  15-12-2016 16:03
  
  Government confirms plans for council tax hike - but Birmingham services will be cut anyway
  
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• Birmingham council services face £20 million cut despite inflation-busting tax rise

  15-12-2016 16:03
  
  Government confirms plans for council tax hike - but Birmingham services will be cut anyway
  
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• Bailiffs to be used to kick travellers out of parks

  15-12-2016 15:26
  
  City is seen as a 'soft touch' after string of invasions
  
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• Birmingham joins Chinese partners to launch Shakespeare Centre in China

  15-12-2016 15:19
  Experts from the University of Birmingham have joined Nanjing University and Phoenix Publishing & Media Group to launch a ground-breaking collaboration that will help to broaden the appeal of Shakespeare in China.
  
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• Watford & West Brom fined £45,000 each for failing to control players

  15-12-2016 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watford and West Brom are each given a £45,000 fine by the Football Association for failing to control their players.
  
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• Birmingham legal expert awarded one of Ghana's top honours

  15-12-2016 13:03
  A world-renowned legal expert at the University of Birmingham has received one of the highest honours of the Republic of Ghana.
  
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• Warwickshire: Jim Troughton is appointed as new first-team coach at Edgbaston

  15-12-2016 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warwickshire appoint former Bears captain Jim Troughton as first-team coach at Edgbaston.
  
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• Former Wimbledon champion says her BBC win was 'quite a surprise’

  15-12-2016 12:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Wimbledon singles champion Ann Jones says she did not expect to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1969.
  
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• Begging for answers on homelessness

  15-12-2016 11:53
  
  Watchdog committee enquired what services would be withdrawn and what impact it would have. Meanwhile we seem to have some very capable candidates for mayor.
  
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• Van driver victim of Castle Douglas A75 road rage attack

  15-12-2016 11:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A van driver is the victim of a night time road rage attack on the A75 near Castle Douglas.
  
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• First drive: BMW 330e iPerformance Sport

  15-12-2016 11:31
  
  The 3 Series plug-in hybrid is a smart way to get your tax down
  
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• Birmingham SATs results: Use our search tool to see how your school performed

  15-12-2016 10:30
  
  Year 6 children find out how they performed in reading, writing and maths today - we have all the data
  
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• Amazon deliver first parcel by drone in the UK - Birmingham Mail

  15-12-2016 09:28
  
  Birmingham Mail
  Amazon deliver first parcel by drone in the UK
  Birmingham Mail
  The technology firm's founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos confirmed the delivery in a tweet. Share. ByAgency Staff. 08:22, 15 DEC 2016; Updated 08:22, 15 DEC 2016. News. Play Video. Play. Mute. Current Time 0:00. /. Duration Time 0:00. Loaded: 0%.
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• Syrian refugees – reflections one year on

  15-12-2016 09:26
  Cllr Waseem Zaffar, Cabinet Member for Transparency, Openness and Equality, writes about his thoughts on how Syrian refugees have started to rebuild their lives in Birmingham after the first individuals under the UN’s approved scheme started arriving in the city a year ago this week…
  Cllr Waseem Zaffar – Cabinet Member for Transparency, Openness and Equality
  The story of the Al Baarinis, as reported in a brilliant article in today’s Birmingham Mail, takes anyone who hear
  
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• Arrival of HS2 puts Curzon in spotlight

  15-12-2016 08:02
  Partners keen to make the most of HS2’s arrival
   Community asked for ideas for dynamic district
  Residents, business owners and community leaders met yesterday (14 December) to begin shaping the future of the area surrounding the planned HS2 station in Birmingham city centre.
  The ‘Curzon Symposium’ took place at Birmingham City University and looked at how the arrival of HS2 is set to spark a new wave of growth and development around the Curzon terminus station.
  Attendees
  
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• Call for universal basic income trail in the West Midlands

  15-12-2016 06:30
  
  Unison's 20-point manifesto  also calls for the building of genuinely affordable housing, fair public transport fares and English language lessons for new arrivals.
  
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• Saliva test could offer new way to check immunity

  15-12-2016 01:30
  New research from the University of Birmingham shows that antibody levels in saliva are linked to those in blood serum, suggesting a new method for assessment of protection against bacterial infections.
  
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