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• Perry Beeches III free school out of special measures

  16-02-2017 21:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ofsted said leadership and management had been "comprehensively reformed" at the Birmingham school.
  
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• Dynamic new Honda Civic offers sporty thrill-a-minute ride

  16-02-2017 20:00
  
  The latest Honda Civic is new from the ground up
  
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• Florent Cuvelier: Walsall wait on Belgian midfielder's calf injury

  16-02-2017 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Walsall manager Jon Whitney says he is waiting on the full extent of Belgian midfielder Florent Cuvelier's calf strain.
  
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• Championship to get goalline technology

  16-02-2017 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Championship clubs agree "in principle" to use goalline technology from the start of next season.
  
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• Daryl Mitchell: Ex-Worcestershire captain elected as new PCA chairman

  16-02-2017 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Worcestershire captain Daryl Mitchell takes over as the new chairman of the Professional Cricketers' Association.
  
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• Man and teenager held over Birmingham stun gun attacks

  16-02-2017 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 21-year-old man and a boy, 15, are being questioned following the robberies in Birmingham.
  
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• England councils 'failing 130,000 young carers'

  16-02-2017 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Up to 130,000 young carers aged five to 17 are not getting local authority support, England's children's commissioner says.
  
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• Solihull puppy farmer jailed for animal cruelty

  16-02-2017 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dogs were kept on floors coated with faeces and a dead dog was found in a van at the farm.
  
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• Birmingham taxi emission targets threaten 2,000 taxis

  16-02-2017 15:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The city council estimates it could face a £60m fine if its licensed vehicles breach clean air targets.
  
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• Kindness of strangers: Man pays for hospice wedding flowers

  16-02-2017 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man with terminal cancer and his wife sent their heartfelt thanks after the mystery man's gesture.
  
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• Revealed: 360 firms named and shamed for cheating workers out of minimum wage

  16-02-2017 14:19
  
  Retail giant Debenhams was accused of failing to pay almost £135,000 to just under 12,000 workers
  
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• West Midlands police officers face drug dealing charges

  16-02-2017 11:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The West Midlands constables are also accused of conspiracy to steal and misconduct in public office.
  
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• I'll run public services like I ran John Lewis says Tory mayor candidate

  16-02-2017 10:00
  
  Former boss of retailer wants to bring worker as shareholder principles to the public sector in the West Midlands - with care services and youth employment initiatives top of his list
  
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• 2017 BMW 520d first drive

  16-02-2017 09:59
  
  This could well be the finest executive car on the market
  
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• Have your say as West Midlands Mayor hustings announced

  16-02-2017 09:31
  
  Birmingham Mail offering readers the chance to quiz candidates ahead of region's first ever metro mayor election
  
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• Birmingham and Coventry universities help lead fight against child abuse

  16-02-2017 06:30
  
  West Midlands academics are helping create a £7.5 million national centre for police, social workers and health staff preventing child abuse and trafficking
  
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• Opinion: Don't call me a philistine

  16-02-2017 06:00
  
  Planning committee member Coun Barry Henley defends his stance on Birmingham's mid-20th century architecture - something he's not a fan of
  
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• More than 500 old taxis to be forced off Birmingham streets - and drivers are not happy

  16-02-2017 06:00
  
  Drivers demand more time and financial help to replace old diesel taxis
  
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• 500 old taxis to be forced off Birmingham streets - and drivers are not happy

  16-02-2017 06:00
  
  Drivers demand more time and financial help to replace old diesel taxis under anti-pollution measures being considered by city council licensing chiefs
  
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• Birmingham develops blueprint for future Indian cities

  16-02-2017 01:15
  Researchers at the University of Birmingham worked with children, young people and their families living in a new urban development in India to understand the everyday experiences of urban transformation – with the results informing the future development of Indian cities.
  
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