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• West Midlands: Three things you wanted to know

  16-12-2016 20:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All week you have been using Your Questions to ask about the West Midlands. Here are some of our answers.
  
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• HMP Birmingham: riot squad deployed as disturbance spreads at G4S-run jail

  16-12-2016 19:15
  
  Specialist team sent to deal with incident involving hundreds of prisoners as trouble spreads at city centre facilityA mass disturbance has broken out at one of the country’s largest prisons, leaving prisoners in control of several wings and forcing police to deploy a riot squad to restore order.A “Tornado Team” – comprising specialist prison officers, firefighters and paramedics – was deployed to quell the situation at the G4S-run HMP Birmingham, which has a capaci
  
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• HMP Birmingham: authorities take back control after prison riot

  16-12-2016 19:15
  
  Specialist team deal with incident involving hundreds of prisoners at privately run city centre facilityAuthorities have regained control of one of the country’s biggest jails after a major disturbance involving hundreds of inmates. Specialist riot squads were deployed to HMP Birmingham to tackle the disorder which lasted more than 12 hours on Friday.Related: It took years of Tory cuts and wild policy swings to create this prisons crisis | Phil WheatleyContinue reading...
  
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• Birmingham prison riot spreads to all four wings

  16-12-2016 19:15
  
  Specialist team deployed to restore order after hundreds of prisoners cause mass disturbance at G4S-run jail in city centreA mass disturbance has broken out at one of the country’s largest prisons, leaving inmates in control of several wings and forcing police to deploy a riot squad to restore order.A “Tornado Team” – comprising specialist prison officers, firefighters and paramedics – was deployed to quell the situation at the G4S-run HMP Birmingham, which has a ca
  
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• Iran summons UK envoy over Aleppo comments - WBRC FOX6 News - WBRC.com

  16-12-2016 18:03
  Iran summons UK envoy over Aleppo comments
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  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's foreign ministry has summoned the British envoy in Tehran after the U.K. accused Iran of playing a role in the "suffering" of the people of Syria's Aleppo. The semi-official Tasnim news agency is reporting that the foreign ...and more »
  
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• Actavis UK accused of overcharging hydrocortisone drug - WBRC FOX6 News - WBRC.com

  16-12-2016 18:03
  Actavis UK accused of overcharging hydrocortisone drug
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  LONDON (AP) - British regulators have accused Actavis UK of charging excessive and unfair prices after the pharmaceutical company increased the price of some hydrocortisone tablets by more than 12,000 percent. The Competition and Markets Authority ...and more »
  
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• 2,500 Birmingham children face Christmas with no home to go to

  16-12-2016 17:31
  
  Labour are calling for swift Government action to boost affordable and social housing and crack down on soaring private rents.
  
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• Riot at Birmingham prison spreads to two further wings

  16-12-2016 17:29
  
  G4S confirms ‘ongoing incident’ involving four wings of the privately run category-B jail in the city centreA disturbance by prisoners at HMP Birmingham has spread from two to four wings of the prison, according to sources. A specialist riot squad known as the Tornado Team has been deployed to quell the trouble, which started at the prison – formerly known as Winson Green – at about 9am. Related: It took years of Tory cuts and wild policy swings to create this prisons cri
  
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• Riot officers called to disturbance at HMP Birmingham

  16-12-2016 15:06
  
  G4S confirms ‘ongoing incident’ involving two wings of the privately run category-B jailRiot officers and ambulance crews have been called to an ongoing disturbance at a privately run jail in Birmingham.Security firm G4S, which controls HMP Birmingham, also known as Winson Green, said the incident began just after 9am and involves two wings of the prison, holding up to 250 inmates. Continue reading...
  
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• 101-year-old Ralph Clarke guilty of child sex offences

  16-12-2016 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Man, 101, thought to be oldest defendant in British legal history, is guilty of 30 sex offences.
  
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• Man, 101 convicted of historical child sexual offences

  16-12-2016 13:41
  
  Ralph Clarke expected to be sentenced next week and could face jail term over abuse of a boy and two girlsA 101-year-old man is facing a possible jail sentence after being convicted of 21 historical child sexual offences.
  Ralph Clarke, thought to be the oldest defendant to stand trial in a British court, admitted nine charges relating a young boy partway through his trial at Birmingham crown court. Continue reading...
  
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• Justice catches up with 101-year-old paedophile

  16-12-2016 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 101-year-old man has been found guilty of a string of historical child sex offences.
  
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• Seven Birmingham schools and Solihull college in pioneering merger

  16-12-2016 13:17
  
  The combined Ninestiles Academy Trust and Solihull College will be one of the first organisations in the country to offer education for children aged three all the way through to 19.
  
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• Homeless Christmas faced by 117,000 children

  16-12-2016 11:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Figures show at least 117,000 children are set to face Christmas in temporary accommodation in England.
  
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• Birmingham City v Brighton & Hove Albion

  16-12-2016 11:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Birmingham City and Brighton (17:30 GMT).
  
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• Heads say Birmingham schools 'stripped to the bone' after latest cuts

  16-12-2016 06:30
  
  All but seven of the city's 400 schools will see their budgets cut – with many secondary schools losing sums of between £100,000 and £225,000.
  
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• REVEALED: Birmingham tops worst place to park in UK - but where came out best? - Express.co.uk

  16-12-2016 01:01
  
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  REVEALED: Birmingham tops worst place to park in UK - but where came out best?
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  BIRMINGHAM is the worst place to park in the UK, according to a new report out today. PUBLISHED: PUBLISHED: 00:01, Fri, Dec 16, 2016. Britain's motorists spend a total of over two days a year looking for a spot to park in and £2.6bn of damage is caused ...
  Birmingham is UK's worst place to park, drivers sayBT.comall 5 news articles »
  
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