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• Man's body pulled from lake at University of Birmingham campus - Express.co.uk

  21-02-2017 23:15
  
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  Man's body pulled from lake at University of Birmingham campus
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  Emergency services dashed to the scene at Edgebaston Park Road in Birmingham at 3.30pm today. West Midlands Police recovered the body on the University of Birmingham grounds, but say the death does not involve university staff or students.and more »
  
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• Birmingham Children's Hospital 'like a big family'

  21-02-2017 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Relatives praise "excellent care" and support for families in Birmingham.
  
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• Environment Agency investigates rise of illegal dumping

  21-02-2017 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The latest fly-tipping incident saw 110 fridges dumped in a street.
  
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• Is anyone actually running Birmingham City Council?

  21-02-2017 15:01
  
  Serious questions are now being asked over who is running Birmingham City Council following the shock departure of chief executive Mark Rogers.
  
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• Fly-tippers dump 110 fridges in Kings Norton street

  21-02-2017 14:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dozens of fridges are left strewn along a Birmingham street, prompting a council investigation.
  
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• This is how Birmingham Children's Hospital became outstanding

  21-02-2017 13:12
  
  Chief executive Sarah-Jane Marsh revealed the secret to turning round the fortunes of the hospital
  
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• Bus stop windows graffiti photos at London Art Biennale exhibition

  21-02-2017 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The care worker took the photos while travelling for work in and around Birmingham.
  
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• Who dumped 110 old fridges in Kings Norton?

  21-02-2017 12:11
  Birmingham City Council’s squad of waste enforcement officers are appealing for witnesses after  more than 100 fridges were dumped on a Kings Norton road.
  Officers were alerted yesterday (20 February 2017) that six fridges that had been dumped on Ithon Grove, Kings Norton, but on arrival they found 110 flytipped fridges along the road.
  Abandoning rubbish (flytipping) is illegal and offenders can face an unlimited fine and up to five years’ in jail if convicted at Crown Cour
  
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• Court rejects UK couple's bid for civil partnership - WBRC FOX6 News - WBRC.com

  21-02-2017 12:06
  Court rejects UK couple's bid for civil partnership
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  LONDON (AP) - A British couple who want their relationship recognized in law without the "patriarchal baggage" of marriage have lost a bid to be allowed a civil partnership. Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan say they face discrimination because only ...and more »
  
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• MP Michael Fabricant takes on 'rabble rousers' Lily Allen, Bob Geldof, Madonna and Sir Patrick Stewart

  21-02-2017 11:45
  
  Luvvies who attack Donald Trump and Brexit offer 'mindless rage or empty platitudes' according to a Midlands MP
  
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• Birmingham Children’s Hospital secures major boost with 'outstanding' rating

  21-02-2017 10:09
  
  This comes eight years after it faced damning criticism for substandard care
  
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• Senior Technical Officer - Birmingham, UK - Gaming Intelligence

  21-02-2017 10:05
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• Inside the first children's hospital to get top marks

  21-02-2017 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  This Birmingham hospital is the first of its kind to get top marks from inspectors.
  
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