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• Muslims at mosques linked to Khalid Masood fear anti-Islam backlash

  24-03-2017 19:15
  
  Worshippers in Leyton, east London, and Birmingham condemn Westminster attack amid worries that they will be demonisedLondon attack: follow the latest updatesWhat we know so farInside al-Tawhid mosque in Leyton, east London, the atmosphere was nervous as volunteers unlocked doors ahead of Friday prayers.Amid reports that Khalid Masood had worshipped at the mosque in recent years, a member of its management, who declined to give his name, said: “We don’t know anything about this perso
  
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• Man took wedding ring off the fingers of 98-year-old bedridden woman

  24-03-2017 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jason O'Connor is jailed for stealing from several elderly victims in Staffordshire.
  
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• Imam in Birmingham preaches against extremism at Friday prayers

  24-03-2017 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dr Ather Hussain says Islam does not condone people driving cars into others or using suicide vests.
  
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• Full steam ahead for Collaborative Teaching Laboratory

  24-03-2017 14:15
  Construction work at the £40 million University of Birmingham Collaborative Teaching Laboratory (CTL) has commenced at the heart of its main Edgbaston campus, marked by a ground breaking ceremony hosted by Morgan Sindall.
  
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• Florent Cuvelier: Walsall midfielder signs new contract with League One club

  24-03-2017 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Walsall's Belgian midfielder Florent Cuvelier sign a one-year contract extension with the League One side.
  
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• Police unravel multiple aliases of Westminster terrorist Khalid Masood

  24-03-2017 07:15
  
  The 52-year-old Kent-born attacker had been convicted of violent offences and may have been a late convert to Islam75-year-old man is fourth victim to die - liveLondon attack: what we know so far
  Detectives are piecing together the history of the Westminster terrorist Khalid Masood, a 52-year-old ex-convict who used a string of aliases and reportedly converted to Islam only in later life. Masood was described by police as a criminal with a 20-year record of offending, who had once been investiga
  
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• Khalid Masood a violent criminal who was regularly on the move

  24-03-2017 07:07
  
  Police name Winson Green resident as Westminster attacker, a criminal with offences spanning 20 yearsFollow the latest developments
  London attack: what we know so far
  The terrorist who killed three people and injured 29 others in Westminster, London, on Wednesday was a married man who had been living with his family in an inner city suburb of Birmingham, police said.The attacker, identified by police as Khalid Masood, born in Kent, was also a violent criminal convicted of multiple offences spann
  
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• After four years the detailed plans for Icknield Port Loop housing are ready to be unveiled

  24-03-2017 06:50
  
  The long-awaited regeneration of the 43 arce Icknield Port Loop site, one of Birmingham’s largest single development schemes, is another step nearer.
  
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• The woman with 'butterfly skin' says she feels 'blessed'

  24-03-2017 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Assya was given 24 hours to live when she was born, but she is now approaching her 30th birthday.
  
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• British scientists claim major advance in TB treatment

  24-03-2017 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers are using genome sequencing to make sure patients get the right drugs more quickly.
  
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