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• First drive: Ford Focus RS Mountune FPM375

  30-01-2017 17:36
  
  Ford’s mega-hatch didn’t exactly need more power… or so we thought
  
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• Role of terrestrial biosphere in counteracting climate change may have been underestimated

  30-01-2017 17:15
  New research suggests that the capacity of the terrestrial biosphere to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) may have been underestimated in past calculations due to certain land-use changes not being fully taken into account.
  
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• Jordan Ayew: Swansea target Aston Villa forward in Neil Taylor swap deal

  30-01-2017 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa's Jordan Ayew could be on his way to Swansea City with Wales defender Neil Taylor going the other way.
  
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• Kirsty Linnett: Birmingham City Ladies striker joins Notts County

  30-01-2017 16:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Notts County Ladies sign striker Kirsty Linnett after she turned down a new contract with Birmingham.
  
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• Rain and high winds blamed as bridge repairs delayed by FOUR months

  30-01-2017 16:23
  
  Diversions to remain in place until Small Heath Bridge reopens in June
  
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• Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion

  30-01-2017 15:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's Premier League game between Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion.
  
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• Former University of Birmingham lecturer named Tate director

  30-01-2017 14:26
  
  Maria Balshaw will succeed Sir Nicholas Serota in June after spending over a decade with Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester
  
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• Lidl body find: Man arrested on suspicion of wife's murder

  30-01-2017 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who was inside the vehicle has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife.
  
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• Aaron Tshibola: Nottingham Forest sign Aston Villa midfielder on loan

  30-01-2017 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest sign Aston Villa's Aaron Tshibola on loan until the end of the season.
  
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• Garden village success rests on stewardship

  30-01-2017 12:15
  
  Peter Roach, chief executive of Bournville Village Trust, says there is plenty to learn from Birmingham's own garden village
  
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• Tackling tenancy fraud helps people who need houses

  30-01-2017 12:00
  Birmingham City Council’s service director for housing transformation, Rob James, explains why tackling tenancy fraud is so important and how people can help –
  Most people will be aware that there is a national housing shortage and all councils need to house people in an affordable and acceptable way.  In Birmingham we’ve built well over 2,000 homes since 2009 through the Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust (BMHT), but the waiting list for social housing continues to grow.
  
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• Lib Dem West Midlands mayor candidate makes plea to Remainers

  30-01-2017 11:40
  
  Beverley Nielsen says vote for her to send message to Government over Brexit
  
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• West Brom: Tony Pulis is 'desperate' to sign players before transfer window closes

  30-01-2017 10:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Brom manager Tony Pulis says he is "desperate" to sign new players before the transfer window closes on Tuesday.
  
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• President Trump's UK visit is ON - despite fury over 'Muslim ban' - Birmingham Mail

  30-01-2017 10:00
  
  Birmingham Mail
  President Trump's UK visit is ON - despite fury over 'Muslim ban'
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  Nearly a million people have signed a petition demanding that the invitation – discussed when the Prime Minister visited the White House last week – be revoked. The furore will now be considered for debate by MPs, with Theresa May under pressure to ...and more »
  
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• Mood swings: The man mapping Britain's emotions

  30-01-2017 07:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A National Geographic explorer has walked the country, electronically measuring his changing mood.
  
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• Birmingham social services chief announces retirement

  30-01-2017 06:30
  
  Strategic director Peter Hay stepping down from from £150,000 a year job as head of both adult and children's social care
  
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• Ofsted inspector to lead Birmingham academy chain

  30-01-2017 06:00
  
  Ninestiles Academy Trust recruits Catherine Anwar to take over as chief executive
  
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• The band Peace supports calls to stop groping at gigs

  30-01-2017 02:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A teenage girl who was touched inappropriately while watching bands wants action against offenders.
  
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• 'Flawed plan'

  30-01-2017 02:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In 1960s and 70s Britain, immigrant ethnic minority children were dispersed across schools in the hope that it would help them integrate.
  
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• Aston Villa did not report abusive scout to police

  30-01-2017 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa sacked a scout accused of sexually abusing boys in 1988 but did not go to police.
  
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