Birmingham news

• Plymouth or Liverpool draw Wolves in FA Cup

  09-01-2017 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Holders Manchester United will host 2013 winners Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup fourth round.
  
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• Charlie Cooper: Birmingham City youngster extends loan with Forest Green Rovers

  09-01-2017 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Forest Green Rovers midfielder Charlie Cooper extends his loan from Birmingham City until the end of the season.
  
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• Ethan Ebanks-Landell: Wolves defender signs new deal

  09-01-2017 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Defender Ethan Ebanks-Landell signs a new deal at Wolves and extends his loan at Sheffield United until May.
  
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• Ashley Giles: Former England spinner returns to Warwickshire in new management role

  09-01-2017 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warwickshire's new sport director Ashley Giles admits he will spend the majority of his time in a suit rather than a tracksuit.
  
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• Why a West Midlands seat at Brexit table is being demanded

  09-01-2017 18:06
  
  If Scotland and Wales get a say why not the West Midlands asks Labour mayor candidate
  
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• Tunisia beach attack: 'Mastermind' named

  09-01-2017 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A BBC investigation identifies the man accused of organising the 2015 attack on a Tunisian beach.
  
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• The biggest selling cars in Britain

  09-01-2017 17:36
  
  What were the trend-setters last year?
  
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• Why doubt has been cast over Birmingham City Council's budget

  09-01-2017 15:22
  
  Local Government Association auditors yet to be convinced that Birmingham City Council can deliver the £76 million cuts outllined in its budget next year
  
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• Rare War of the Worlds movie poster goes up for auction

  09-01-2017 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A rare cinema poster for 1953's The War of The Worlds is among 300 movie posters to be auctioned.
  
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• Black-face Morris dancers heckled in Birmingham - The Week UK

  09-01-2017 14:28
  
  The Week UK
  Black-face Morris dancers heckled in Birmingham
  The Week UK
  A troupe of Morris dancers was forced to abandon a performance in Birmingham after being heckled and threatened by onlookers who accused them of racism. Dancers from the Alvechurch Morris, who belong to a tradition that performs in black face paint and ...and more »
  
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• First independent financial review report on 17/18 savings

  09-01-2017 14:14
  The first of two reports from the LGA co-ordinated independent financial review team is now available. Commissioned jointly by Birmingham City Council and the Birmingham Improvement Panel the first stage of the review took place in mid-December 2016 and looked at the way the council had developed its 2017/18 savings proposals.
  The review team is made up of experience senior officers and an elected council leader from within the local government sector, and is tasked with providing external assur
  
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• £5 tax rise for West Midlands Police is region 'doing Government's dirty work'

  09-01-2017 13:30
  
  The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner is currently consulting on plans to push up the council tax policing precept by another £5 a year
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover enjoys another record year

  09-01-2017 09:51
  
  West Midlands car manufacturer sells almost 600,000 vehicles across the world - representing a 20 per cent increase
  
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• Sydney International: Johanna Konta & Dan Evans through but Kyle Edmund goes out

  09-01-2017 08:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Johanna Konta and Dan Evans both win their first-round matches at the Sydney International, but compatriot Kyle Edmund goes out.
  
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