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• Man, 25, charged with murder after fatal stabbing on Birmingham bus - The Guardian

  26-01-2017 22:37
  
  Man, 25, charged with murder after fatal stabbing on Birmingham bus
  The Guardian
  A police cordon in Rookery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, where a man was fatally stabbed on the top deck of a bus on Monday night. Photograph: Richard Vernalls/PA. Press Association. Thursday 26 January 2017 16.37 EST. Share on Facebook · Share ...and more »
  
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• Italian styling makes feisty 500 trendy inside and out

  26-01-2017 20:00
  
  The cute little Fiat 500 has become a cult car in Britain, similar to the MINI, partly because you can personalise it with a range of accessories.
  
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• Birmingham pub bombings: Lawyers can apply for legal aid

  26-01-2017 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A proposed change in the law paves the way for lawyers to apply for funding.
  
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• Bereaved family 'torn apart' by Tunisian attack

  26-01-2017 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Family of pensioners Denis and Elaine Thwaites say they were killed by an "evil and twisted" ideology.
  
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• Cadbury's Premier League deal slammed by health campaigners

  26-01-2017 15:56
  
  National Obesity Forum brands three-year deal as 'little more than a marketing ploy'
  
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• Roosters rule for Chinese New Year in Birmingham

  26-01-2017 15:38
  Birmingham’s Chinese community is preparing to welcome in the Year of the Rooster on Sunday (29 January 2017) with an afternoon of celebrations aimed at the whole family.
  Organised by the Birmingham Chinese Festival Committee in conjunction with Southside Business Improvement District (BID) and supported by Birmingham City Council, the event will include Chinese music, food and stalls plus colourful dance and martial arts performances.
  This year’s celebrations will run from 11am to 4
  
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• Gritting alert – Jan 26

  26-01-2017 14:22
  Gritting crews are heading out on the roads at 7pm tonight and treating footpaths at 4am. Please do take care if you’re out and about.
  Winter maintenance and FAQs
  Weather UpdatesBBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/2102
  Met Office:
  http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/wm/wm_forecast_weather.html 
  
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• Flames engulf Wolverhampton paper and tissue factory

  26-01-2017 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A major fire has destroyed a factory in Wolverhampton, with 100 firefighters battling to put it out.
  
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• CCTV catches Asda delivery driver ramming car in Oldbury

  26-01-2017 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Asda delivery van driver is caught on camera ramming a parked car out of its way and driving off.
  
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• Asda delivery van smashes parked car out of the way

  26-01-2017 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Asda delivery van has been caught on CCTV moving a parked car along the road before driving off.
  
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• Conor Hourihane: Aston Villa sign Barnsley captain for undisclosed fee

  26-01-2017 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa sign Barnsley midfielder and captain Conor Hourihane for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
  
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• We've been betrayed over school closure say parents

  26-01-2017 12:14
  
  Protest planned as Schools Commissioner visits threatened Baverstock School in Druids Heath
  
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• Birmingham Airport 'needs a fair deal' to compete with Scotland

  26-01-2017 11:58
  
  Tax on air travel is being cut in Scotland and MPs from both major parties say Birmingham Airport needs a level playing field.
  
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• Ed Sheeran announces UK tour which includes Birmingham and Nottingham dates - Burton Mail

  26-01-2017 11:20
  Ed Sheeran announces UK tour which includes Birmingham and Nottingham dates
  Burton Mail
  Ed Sheeran has announced his highly-anticipated 2017 which will see him perform in Nottingham and Birmingham. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Thursday, February 2 and this news comes straight off the back of a phenomenal few weeks for 25-year-old Ed ...and more »
  
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• Cities planning for industrial success in the home of Birmingham’s Joseph Chamberlain

  26-01-2017 10:35
  The Core Cities group of leading UK councils will meet in Birmingham’s Highbury Hall, the ancestral home of Joseph Chamberlain, for an ‘industrial strategy summit’ tomorrow. 
  The leaders of the UK’s largest cities are gathering in Birmingham to discuss hugely important economic and social issues at a time when city regions have never been better placed to play a major role in solving many of the problems facing Britain.
  The Core Cities group – Birmingham, Brist
  
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• New funding boost for Birmingham businesses

  26-01-2017 10:06
  Birmingham City Council leader John Clancy is appealing to Brummies to support a fund-raising scheme that could generate £3 million to help small businesses get off the ground.
  The council is joining forces with the Aston Reinvestment Trust (ART) and the ThinCats Community Chest peer lending platform to assist start-up firms and social enterprises from the poorest parts of Birmingham that find it difficult to obtain loans from high street banks.
  ART and the city council will jointly under
  
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• Birmingham Post Rich List 2017: see the 50 richest people in the Midlands

  26-01-2017 06:00
  
  See who made the 2017 Rich List with eight new entries and an overall wealth that has increased by almost £8 billion
  
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