Birmingham news

• Jacqueline Oakes murder: IPCC finds police 'failings'

  17-03-2017 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The IPCC finds 19 officers have a case to answer over their dealings with a domestic violence victim.
  
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• Rape threat Birmingham air passenger jailed

  17-03-2017 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Khalid Mir spat in the face of an air stewardess and head-butted a video screen.
  
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• West Midlands Mayor candidate Andy Street will 'turn over every stone' to bring Channel 4 to Birmingham

  17-03-2017 17:56
  
  There have been rumours for several months that the TV station is being put under Government pressure to relocate from London.
  
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• Tom Watson tells George Osborne: You can't edit the Evening Standard AND be an MP

  17-03-2017 17:47
  
  Labour Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Tom Watson joins the surprise at news George Osborne is to become editor of a major newspaper - and stay on as an MP
  
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• Man arrested in Birmingham NatWest after bank worker held at gunpoint - The Guardian

  17-03-2017 16:53
  
  Man arrested in Birmingham NatWest after bank worker held at gunpoint
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  The NatWest branch in Northfield, Birmingham, where the incident took place. Photograph: Helen Heights/PA. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email; View more sharing options; Share on LinkedIn · Share on Pinterest · Share on Google+ ...and more »
  
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• The best places to live in the Midlands have been named - find out which area in Birmingham made the list

  17-03-2017 16:01
  
  The Sunday Times ranks the best places to live in the Midlands
  
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• The £2.5m house with a CASTLE practically in its back garden

  17-03-2017 15:58
  
  Gorgeous home up for sale with some impressive views of Warwick Castle
  
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• Revealed: What the houses on Coronation Street, Eastenders and Doctors are really worth

  17-03-2017 15:56
  
  We’ve had a look at how house prices have changed over the years in some of your favourite soaps - including Birmingham based Doctors.
  
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• This might be one of the most unique properties in Warwickshire - and it comes with its own GRAVEYARD

  17-03-2017 15:54
  
  This unusual property has recently been reduced by £25,000
  
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• 'Armed' man arrested after bank worker 'held hostage'

  17-03-2017 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Specialist officers seal off a branch of NatWest in Birmingham before detaining a suspect.
  
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• Royal Marines to get Freedom of Birmingham

  17-03-2017 15:10
  
  Royal Marine Reserve to become 16th armed forces unit to get Freedom of the City because of close ties with Birmingham
  
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• On CSE awareness day, make a pledge to help stop abuse

  17-03-2017 14:53
  People in Birmingham are being urged to unite against child sexual exploitation (CSE) and make a personal pledge to help tackle the abuse.Councils across the West Midlands, including Birmingham City Council, along with West Midlands Police are supporting national CSE awareness day on Saturday (18 March).
  Organised by the national charity NWG Network, which is dedicated to helping combat CSE, the day aims to encourage everyone to think, spot and speak out against abuse.
  On the day people are aske
  
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• Eastside masterplan earns Node a national award

  17-03-2017 14:18
  
  Long-term vision to transform Birmingham's Eastside and bring former Typhoo Tea factory back to life handed national recognition
  
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• Extremely British Muslims review – ‘The only extreme thing round here is the size of the rats’

  17-03-2017 08:20
  
  In the final episode of the series, we are confronted with lots of rules, starting with how to enter a toilet. But this was an intimate look at life as a Muslim that will have resonated with all familiesAnd so, for the final episode of Extremely Brummie Muslims – sorry, Extremely British Muslims (Channel 4) – we get right into the nitty-gritty of people’s lives in Birmingham – even down to how they enter a toilet. “You enter with your left foot,” explains Abdu
  
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• How you can #Help100moms who lost their babies this Mother’s Day

  17-03-2017 06:50
  
  Make a difference this Mother’s Day by joining our #Help100moms campaign to support mothers who have lost their babies
  
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• Bus firms call for congestion charging to get cars off the roads

  17-03-2017 06:30
  
  Bus operators tell MPs London-style congestion charging should be extended across the country so there is more room for buses on the roads
  
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• Why the Birmingham Super Prix is set for a comeback

  17-03-2017 06:00
  
  Mayoral candidate Andy Street pledges the return of the city's famous motorsport race among a host of ideas in newly launched election manifesto
  
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• Why bus fares are set to be capped in the West Midlands

  17-03-2017 06:00
  
  Mayoral candidate Siôn Simon wants to restrict the price of all-day tickets and other pledges in his new election manifesto
  
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• Jewellery Quarter factory site to house 220 new apartments

  17-03-2017 06:00
  
  Next phase of regeneration of old electroplating plant will see a new square, commercial space and residential complex
  
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• Spaghetti Junction picture mystery solved as workers identified

  17-03-2017 02:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An appeal over the picture of the 24 Irish workers prompted calls from across the world.
  
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