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• 'Trojan Horse' governor appeals against school ban

  15-03-2017 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lawyers representing the education secretary say Tahir Alam's ban should not be "revoked".
  
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• Koby Arthur: Birmingham City winger to leave at end of season

  15-03-2017 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Birmingham City will allow winger Koby Arthur to leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season.
  
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• Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron says only the Lib Dems can beat the Conservatives

  15-03-2017 18:23
  
  As Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn comes in for more criticism, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron says only his party can stop the Tories staying in power for the next 25 years
  
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• Commonwealth Games: A joint bid for 2022 would be considered

  15-03-2017 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A bid from two or more UK cities to jointly host the 2022 Commonwealth Games would be considered by Games chiefs.
  
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• Birmingham leads on pioneering Student Ambassador programme championing diversity and tackling sexual harassment on campus

  15-03-2017 12:34
  The University of Birmingham and the University of Manchester have been awarded more than £400,000 by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), to develop and pioneer a programme of student ambassadors to help improve diversity and inclusion.
  
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• Plans for £12m Wolverhampton building revealed

  15-03-2017 12:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The council says it is hoped it will be a national or regional headquarters for a major business.
  
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• M5 motorway driver caught online banking at the wheel

  15-03-2017 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Motorist had a phone in one hand and a bank statement in the other while driving on the motorway.
  
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• Call for Labour Hall Green candidate to stand-down over 'anti-Semitic' Facebook posts

  15-03-2017 12:10
  
  Alison Gove-Humphries under fire for sharing Jewish conspiracy theories on social media
  
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• Thoughts on latest fly-tipping stats

  15-03-2017 11:49
  Cllr Lisa Trickett, Cabinet Member for Clean Streets, Recycling and Environment, reflects on the latest fly-tipping statistics nationally, which were published by Defra recently…
  Cllr Lisa Trickett – Cabinet Member for Clean Streets, Recycling and Environment
  Mention the word fly-tipping to anyone, and you are likely to provoke a mixture of emotions from anger to concern to despondency.
  Whenever I see a pile of illegally dumped rubbish, I feel exactly the same.
  However, some of the
  
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• Sutton Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell backs separation from Birmingham as he says 'enough is enough'

  15-03-2017 11:45
  
  Sutton Coldfield has been governed by Birmingham City Council since 1974 but now it's considering breaking away.
  
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• WWE NXT announces UK tour ending at Download Festival - Birmingham Mail

  15-03-2017 11:36
  
  Birmingham Mail
  WWE NXT announces UK tour ending at Download Festival
  Birmingham Mail
  The budding athletes of the developmental territory NXT will appear at four UK dates ahead of a return to Download Festival. Last summer, the company's acclaimed developmental division visited the famous rock music festival at Donington Park in ...and more »
  
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• Driving up the quality of adult social care in Birmingham

  15-03-2017 11:26
  Councillor Paulette Hamilton, cabinet member for health and social care, talks about how we must work together as we seek to drive up the quality of adult social care in Birmingham…
  We want people to live better lives so we need to help them, their families and communities have greater choice and control about the care they receive, whilst also ensuring we always protect our most vulnerable citizens.
  Along with our health partners we are looking at how we can transform the adult careand h
  
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• University to launch new study centre in Birmingham

  15-03-2017 06:00
  
  Arden is expanding its portfolio of operations by opening new blended-learning base in city centre
  
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• Former Olympic runner signs up to Great Birmingham 10k

  15-03-2017 06:00
  
  One of the UK's most distinguished athletes who won multiple gold medals will lead a team in the Commonwealth Games challenge
  
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• £3m backing for old Tucker Fasteners regeneration

  15-03-2017 06:00
  
  West Midlands Combined Authority throws support behind redevelopment of old factory site in Perry Barr
  
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• New UK Central 'Hub' to create 77500 jobs - Birmingham Post

  15-03-2017 01:05
  
  Birmingham Post
  New UK Central 'Hub' to create 77500 jobs
  Birmingham Post
  A landmark growth plan which will create more than 77,000 jobs and add over £4 billion to the region's economy has been set out today. Business and public sector leaders have outlined a 20-year vision for the UK Central site in Solihull which will ...
  
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• New UK Central 'Hub' to create 77,500 jobs

  15-03-2017 01:01
  
  New 20-year masterplan outlines grand vision for area surrounding new HS2 station in Solihull including homes and commercial space
  
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