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• Metallica to play Birmingham on October UK tour – info & tickets - Counteract (press release) (blog)

  20-03-2017 22:35
  
  Counteract (press release) (blog)
  Metallica to play Birmingham on October UK tour – info & tickets
  Counteract (press release) (blog)
  In support of their latest album, Hardwired… To Self Destruct, rock titans Metallica have announced their 2017 tour dates including a date at Birmingham's Genting Arena. Having recently received the title for 'Best International Band' at the VO5 NME ...
  
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• Ian Paterson: Patient told she had 'high risk' of cancer

  20-03-2017 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Surgery to remove ducts from her breast was "unnecessary", prosecution say.
  
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• Tory MPs defend George Osborne for taking newspaper editor job while remaining an MP

  20-03-2017 18:20
  
  Conservative MP Michael Fabricant accuses former chancellor George Osborne's critics of 'faux outrage'
  
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• Birmingham colleges snubbed in new apprenticeship push

  20-03-2017 18:20
  
  Trio of colleges fail to make new key government register which will connect employers with training providers running schemes for apprentices
  
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• West Midlands top Tory demands better devolution deal from Government

  20-03-2017 18:00
  
  Combined Authority chairman Bob Sleigh criticises 'slow pace' of devo-deal in leaked letter to Prime Minister's top advisor
  
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• Nappy power plant converts tonnes of waste into energy

  20-03-2017 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A company in West Bromwich is recycling tonnes of used nappies and converting them into energy.
  
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• Orson Welles plays starring role in creating Brazilian folklore

  20-03-2017 17:42
  American filmmaker Orson Welles changed the perception of the Brazilian Northeast when he filmed the story of four campaigning fishermen for an ill-fated and uncompleted movie, a study reveals.
  
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• Hal Robson-Kanu: West Bromwich Albion's Wales striker still believes in himself

  20-03-2017 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales striker Hal Robson-Kanu still believes in himself, despite spending most of the season on the West Brom bench.
  
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• Birmingham City Council appoints chief - all you need to know about Stella Manzie

  20-03-2017 17:26
  
  Former Scottish Government finance chief takes on interim role in Birmingham a  month after the departure of Mark Rogers.
  
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• Puppy killed in moped Sutton Park 'hit-and-run'

  20-03-2017 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The two people on the moped "ploughed through the middle of the crowd".
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn insists Momentum doesn't speak for him as he makes peace with Tom Watson

  20-03-2017 16:52
  
  After a day of anger and accusation within the Labour Party, Deputy Leader Tom Watson and Leader Jeremy Corbyn have made peace
  
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• Birmingham to name Stella Manzie as Interim Chief Executive

  20-03-2017 15:53
  Stella Manzie is set to be appointed Interim Chief Executive of Birmingham City Council. 
  A vastly experienced public servant, Ms Manzie has been chief executive at four major local authorities, was appointed to the Board of Her Majesty’s Treasury to contribute expertise about public service delivery and is a former senior civil servant with the Scottish Government.
  Her appointment is expected to be confirmed at a meeting of the full city council on April 4.
  She will remain in post un
  
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• New HS2 college appoints first principal

  20-03-2017 15:14
  
  Jackie Grubb takes the hot seat at new college in Birmingham which will educate the next generation of rail engineers
  
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• Driver jailed over Poppy-Arabella Clarke crossing death

  20-03-2017 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John Place was told his eyesight was too poor for him to drive before he killed Poppy-Arabella Clarke.
  
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• Theresa May names the day for triggering Article 50, so what happens next?

  20-03-2017 15:02
  
  Theresa May will trigger Article 50 next week, and here's what happens next:
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn told to get out of North London and listen to Midlands voters if he wants to win

  20-03-2017 13:22
  
  Black Country Labour MP Ian Austin says party leader Jeremy Corbyn must start listening to Midlands voters if he is to have any chance of becoming Prime Minister
  
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• South Birmingham bus passengers to enjoy UK's first on-bus entertainment system - Bromsgrove Standard

  20-03-2017 13:02
  South Birmingham bus passengers to enjoy UK's first on-bus entertainment system
  Bromsgrove Standard
  BUS passengers in South Birmingham will be able to enjoy a show on the road with the UK's first on-bus entertainment system being launched by National Express West Midlands. The VUER (View, Unwind, Enjoy, Relax) app will allow passengers to enjoy ...and more »
  
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• Women's FA Cup: Arsenal Ladies away to Birmingham in quarter-finals

  20-03-2017 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Holders Arsenal Ladies will face 2012 winners Birmingham City away in the quarter-finals of the 2017 Women's FA Cup.
  
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• Labour civil war as Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell attacks Deputy Leader Tom Watson

  20-03-2017 12:46
  
  Open warfare breaks out within the Labour Party as Tom Watson fights hard-left 'plot' to take over the party
  
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• Theresa May will trigger Article 50 and begin Brexit next week

  20-03-2017 12:38
  
  The Prime Minister has named the day for Brexit talks officially to begin
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn says Brexit could lead to a wave of racist hate crimes

  20-03-2017 12:11
  
  Labour leader accuses the Government of 'frenzied scaremongering' about refugees, in Birmingham speech.
  
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• Tom Watson to ask Jeremy Corbyn if he knew about the 'secret plan' to take over the Labour Party

  20-03-2017 11:11
  
  Black Country MP and Labour Deputy Leader Tom Watson says there is 'a battle for the future existence of the Labour Party'.
  
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• This is how many homes in Birmingham are selling for over £1m

  20-03-2017 10:31
  
  Less and less people are shelling out big money for prime market properties in Birmingham.
  
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• Seven tips to help sell your house quickly

  20-03-2017 10:30
  
  Looking to sell your house this spring? Here are some great tips to get your house sale-ready
  
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• Virtual reality tests on footballers could spot brain injury

  20-03-2017 07:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Virtual reality technology is being trialled which could help football club doctors spot concussion.
  
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• The Electric calls for halt to advertising hoarding plan

  20-03-2017 06:00
  
  Owner of historic cinema says lamp post is already impeding views and wants council to drop plans to attach a new ad board     
  
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• Virtual reality could spot concussion in footballers

  20-03-2017 01:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New technology which could be used by club doctors is being trialled, a BBC investigation finds.
  
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• Dawn Astle quits interview with PFA chief Gordon Taylor

  20-03-2017 01:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The daughter of West Bromwich Albion legend Jeff Astle was meeting the PFA's Gordon Taylor.
  
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