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• British and Brazilian universities unite to tackle major global problems

  13-03-2017 22:02
  Experts from the University of Birmingham today joined partners at São Paulo State University (UNESP) to lay the foundation for joint research aimed at solving major problems facing both countries.
  
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• Birmingham expresses interest in 2022 Commonwealths

  13-03-2017 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 2022 Commonwealth Games will no longer take place in Durban, which was set to be the first African city to host the event.
  
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• An old Typhoo factory could get back its 'ooh' with £200m digi hub plan

  13-03-2017 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Typhoo has not used the now-derelict site since the late 1970s.
  
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• Statement on 2022 Commonwealth Games

  13-03-2017 17:38
  The following is a statement from Cllr Ian Ward, Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council, in relation to a statement issued by the Commonwealth Games Federation in relation to the Durban 2022 games:
  Cllr Ian Ward, Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council, said: “We are aware of the decision from the Commonwealth Games Federation to seek a new host for the 2022 games.
  “Here in Birmingham we are already in the advanced stages of producing a detailed feasibility study on what would be
  
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• Birmingham gearing up for 2022 Commonwealth Games bid after Durban drops out

  13-03-2017 17:37
  
  Durban, in South Africa, was due to host the Games in 2022 but has pulled out – meaning it is now up for grabs
  
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• Breast removal surgeon 'said he would recommend op to wife'

  13-03-2017 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Surgeon Ian Paterson is accused of performing unnecessary operations on nine women and a man.
  
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• Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Raymond Hassall

  13-03-2017 16:58
  Birmingham City Council’s Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Raymond Hassall passed away on Thursday night at the age of 74 at his Erdington home.
  The council lowered the City’s flag to half-mast today as a mark of respect.  The flag will be lowered again on the day of his funeral, the date of which is yet to be arranged.
  Birmingham’s Lord Mayor, Cllr Carl Rice, said:  “I am deeply saddened by the death of the Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Ray Hassall. We served together on the Ci
  
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• Birmingham needs one bedroom houses and flats - but that’s not what we’re building

  13-03-2017 16:24
  
  Demand for one bedroom houses and flats is
  high, so why aren't we building any?
  
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• West Midlands mayoral candidates

  13-03-2017 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Check candidates running in six regions of England which are holding mayoral elections in 2017.
  
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• Birmingham's prolific 'Pick-Pocket Queen' is jailed

  13-03-2017 15:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say a glass eye is among the items snatched in the prolific thief's latest spree.
  
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• Mother's 'buckle up' plea over Great Barr boy thrown from car and killed

  13-03-2017 15:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police footage shows cars on course for collision that threw from vehicle a boy not wearing a seatbelt.
  
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• Birmingham cannabis factory smoking from roof

  13-03-2017 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Potty makeshift wiring job leads drug squad to smoking dopes.
  
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• John Forgeham obituary

  13-03-2017 15:20
  
  Veteran character actor who appeared in The Italian Job, Prime Suspect and Footballers WivesJohn Forgeham, who has died aged 75, was a hard-living actor who brought some of his off-screen qualities to his best known television roles, which were often unsympathetic. As the loud-mouthed car mechanic Jim Baines in Crossroads, he was in the long-running soap at the height of its popularity, when the series was watched by some 18 million viewers (though loathed by the critics). For four years (1974-7
  
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• Half of West Midlands firms don't even know we are electing a mayor

  13-03-2017 15:19
  
  This is despite the first ever West Midlands Mayor being handed responsibility for driving economic growth, creating jobs and ensuring the workforce has the right skills to meet business demands.
  
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• £2.6m for vulnerable Birmingham firms following business rate revaluation

  13-03-2017 15:10
  
  Councils are getting a share from the £300 million business rates discretionary fund unveiled by Chancellor Philip Hammond in his budget last week
  
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• Perry Common regeneration enters final phase

  13-03-2017 15:07
  Cllr Peter Griffiths with Stuart Penn from Lovell, along with officers, contractors and apprentices at the Perry Common development
  A major project to regenerate Perry Common in Kingstanding has taken a step nearer completion with the beginning of the final phase of the development.
  The project brings together the Birmingham City Council housing builder – Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust – Lovell Partnerships and local residents of Perry Common through the Witton Lodge Community As
  
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• 'Pickpocket Queen of Birmingham' jailed for thefts

  13-03-2017 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Margaret Johnson's victims included a string of elderly women and a heavily pregnant woman.
  
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• Leader of Brexit campaign says Theresa May's first priority after Article 50 is telling EU migrants they can stay

  13-03-2017 13:48
  
  As the Brexit Bill gets closer to becoming law, the MP who chaired the 'leave' campaign says the Government must provide reassurance to EU citizens in the UK.
  
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• Why are MPs holding another vote on the Brexit Bill, and what happens next?

  13-03-2017 13:03
  
  Why MPs are holding another vote on the Brexit Bill - and why the debates in Parliament may be finished at last
  
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• From tea to tech: Birmingham’s Typhoo factory to transform into tech hub

  13-03-2017 12:00
  1 million sq ft redevelopment set to transform Typhoo tea factory into tech hub
  Historic heritage site set to be transformed into tech hub in £200m redevelopment
  Set to create a hub for tech and creative industry start-ups to meet demand from one of the Midlands’ fastest growing sectors, already contributing £6.4 billion to the local economy
  Part of the city’s ambition to become global tech hub, laying down the gauntlet to cities including London, Berlin and San Francisc
  
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• Work to start on £200m city centre bars, restaurants and arts studios

  13-03-2017 11:41
  
  Developer appointed to lead the regeneration of Typhoo Wharf to create new leisure and office space in old tea factory
  
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• Birmingham University is one of the biggest employers in the West Midlands

  13-03-2017 10:48
  
  New study reveals top university's contribution to the West Midlands economy
  
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• Dan Evans beaten by Kei Nishikori in round two in Indian Wells

  13-03-2017 08:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fourth seed Kei Nishikori beats British number two Dan Evans 6-3 6-4 in round two of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.
  
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• Crufts 2017: American Cocker Spaniel Afterglow Miami Ink is Best In Show

  13-03-2017 07:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The winning dog, named Afterglow Miami Ink, is praised for his "wagging tail and charisma".
  
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• Why Brummie blood disorder patients no longer have to travel to London for latest treatment

  13-03-2017 06:00
  
  City Hospital becomes regional specialist centre for treatment of sickel cell and thalassaemia in a move championed by acclaimed poet Benjamin Zephaniah
  
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• New commercial chief at HSBC UK - Birmingham Post

  13-03-2017 06:00
  
  Birmingham Post
  New commercial chief at HSBC UK
  Birmingham Post
  The new ring-fenced bank, which is currently relocating from London to Birmingham, has recruited Amanda Murphy, currently co-head of corporate banking in the UK, as head of commercial banking for HSBC UK. With more than 1.1 million UK customers, she ...
  
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