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• SICK: Violent thug JAILED for throwing girlfriend down stairs TWICE in horrifying attack - Express.co.uk

  09-03-2017 23:33
  
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  SICK: Violent thug JAILED for throwing girlfriend down stairs TWICE in horrifying attack
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  THIS is the horrifying footage of a woman TWICE being thrown down a flight of stairs at her home in a sickening beating at the hands of her abusive boyfriend. By Rob Virtue. PUBLISHED: 00:01, Thu, Mar 9, 2017 | UPDATED: 19:50, Thu, Mar 9, 2017 ...and more »
  
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• Siblings named in fatal Wolverhampton stabbing

  09-03-2017 21:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ann-Marie James was stabbed in the chest by her brother Melvin, police say.
  
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• Why Chancellor Philip Hammond is sticking with National Insurance rise for self-employed

  09-03-2017 21:00
  
  Visiting Birmingham the Chancellor issued strong defence of his budget measure
  
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• University brings £3.5 billion boost to the UK economy

  09-03-2017 20:12
  The University of Birmingham contributes £3.5 billion to the UK economy every year – enough to build seven flagship hospitals or 140 new secondary schools, new figures show.
  
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• SEAT takes the plunge with the sporty new Ateca SUV

  09-03-2017 20:00
  
  The SEAT Ateca has a generous interior with space for five people, sporty styling and has more luggage space than the best-selling Nissan Qashqai
  
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• Erhun Oztumer: Walsall midfielder says his height has become an advantage

  09-03-2017 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Walsall's 5ft 3 in midfielder Erhun Oztumer tells how he has turned his lack of height into an advantage.
  
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• University of Birmingham welcomes the publication of the Midlands Engine strategy

  09-03-2017 18:48
  As the Government unveils its Midlands Engine strategy to boost jobs and growth in the region, the six research-intensive Universities involved in the project welcome the continued commitment to developing world-class centres of excellence.
  
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• BRICKLIVE announces first UK LEGO tour – and it's coming to Birmingham - Birmingham Mail

  09-03-2017 18:37
  
  Birmingham Mail
  BRICKLIVE announces first UK LEGO tour – and it's coming to Birmingham
  Birmingham Mail
  BRICKLIVE, built for LEGO® fans, has announced the dates of its first ever UK tour. Following the success of its previous shows, the event is now going to visit Glasgow, Belfast, London and Birmingham throughout 2017. Highlights will include the ...
  
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• Ian Paterson case: Cleavage-sparing op left mum 'deformed'

  09-03-2017 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A witness tells a jury she was led to believe the procedure would allow her to wear "pretty tops".
  
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• Lord Mayor of Birmingham’s Lent Appeal

  09-03-2017 17:48
  Wednesday March 1st – Thursday April 13th 2017
  Lord Mayor Cllr Carl Rice
  Lord Mayor Cllr Carl Rice is asking Brummies to help raise money for charitable organisations which provide shelter, food and support to rough sleepers and the homeless.
  Lord Mayor Cllr Carl Rice said: “Sadly, rough sleeping and homelessness are on the rise both here in Birmingham and nationally. Birmingham City Council works with charities and volunteers across the city to help rough sleepers get back on their
  
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• Details of £392m 'Midlands Engine' investment revealed

  09-03-2017 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Black Country, Derby city centre, Sherwood Forest and Warwick Arts Centre to receive investment.
  
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• Crufts pays homage to Instagram's famous dogs

  09-03-2017 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mika the Husky, Ramsey the Staffordshire Bull Terrier and Winston the Corgi meet fans at Crufts.
  
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• Wolves: Ben Marshall says Championship strugglers must keep believing

  09-03-2017 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wolves winger Ben Marshall says the Championship strugglers will get out of trouble if they keep believing.
  
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• Midlands Connect launches 25-year vision to improve region's transport

  09-03-2017 14:46
  
  Report has been 18 months in the planning and highlights key projects which are aiming to boost connectivity across the Midlands
  
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• West Midlands super council chief to be paid twice as much as the mayor

  09-03-2017 14:10
  
  Leaked Combined Authority document reveals £180,000 salary for soon to be appointed chief executive
  
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• Birmingham City Council’s apartments will soon be In-reach

  09-03-2017 14:01
  Work at the Embankment is underway. L-R: Cabinet member for Housing & Homes Cllr Peter Giffiths, local ward councillor Sir Albert Bore and Birmingham City Council’s strategic director for major projects Paul Dransfield
  Work is well underway at the Embankment apartments – the first housing project to be developed for the private rental sector by Birmingham City Council’s wholly owned company – Inreach Birmingham Limited (Inreach).
  The purpose-built market rent scheme w
  
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• Motor Neurone Disease Charter signed by city council

  09-03-2017 13:48
  Birmingham City Council has agreed to adopt the motor neurone disease (MND) Charter in support of local people living with this terminal disease and their carers.
  MND is a fatal, rapidly progressing disease that can leave people locked in a failing body, unable to move, talk and eventually breathe. It kills around a third of people within a year of diagnosis, and more than half within two years. There is no cure.
  Councillor Paulette Hamilton, Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care said &ldqu
  
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• UK Govt will help pay for Birmingham's Symphony Hall extension - Slipped Disc

  09-03-2017 13:33
  UK Govt will help pay for Birmingham's Symphony Hall extension
  Slipped Disc
  The small print of the 2017 Budget discloses a grant towards a £10 million extension for Birmingham's exemplary Symphony Hall. It's part of the Government's Midlands Engine Strategy. No half-billion for a new hall in London.
  
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• Council leader welcomes Midlands Engine ‘vote of confidence in Birmingham’

  09-03-2017 12:56
  The leader of Birmingham City Council, John Clancy, has welcomed the launch of the Midlands Engine strategy and described investment proposals as “a vote of confidence in Birmingham”.
  Councillor Clancy said he looked forward to a planned £10 million extension to Symphony Hall, and would throw his weight behind a suggestion that the Government art collection could be moved to Birmingham.
  Proposals announced by the Department for Communities and Local Government yesterday includ
  
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• Smart tickets available on all Midland rail services by next year

  09-03-2017 12:20
  
  Chancellor Philip Hammond says passengers will be able to use smart cards instead of traditional tickets on Midland rail lines by the end of 2018
  
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• Ian Paterson: Mother told she was 'cancer ticking bomb'

  09-03-2017 11:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  She was urged to undergo chemotherapy and have a mastectomy, court hears
  
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• Birmingham scores seven Top 50 global hits in subject rankings

  09-03-2017 11:52
  The University of Birmingham is among the top 50 places in the world to study in seven subjects, according to a prestigious global survey of universities.
  
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• Major new accreditation puts Winterbourne House and Garden on official museums map

  09-03-2017 11:10
  Winterbourne House and Garden joins the city's world-class museum collection thanks to a new award by Arts Council England which upgrades the centre to museum status by formal Accreditation.
  
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• Birmingham schoolboy in 'allergy' death named

  09-03-2017 09:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The nine-year-old suffered a suspected allergic reaction at the Al Hijrah School in Bordesley Green.
  
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• Why West Midlands mayor candidates ganged up on Sion Simon

  09-03-2017 07:30
  
  Labour candidate took centre stage both literally and metaphorically for first West Midlands Elects debate at the Black Country Living Museum
  
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• Drug gang infiltrator: I had Samurai sword held to my throat

  09-03-2017 02:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Neil Woods's undercover work led to drug gang members getting more than 1,000 years of jail time.
  
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• Expansion of Symphony Hall features in £392 million boost for Midlands jobs

  09-03-2017 01:01
  
  Chancellor Philip Hammond is announcing a huge boost for jobs and the economy in the Midlands
  
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