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• Watford 2-0 West Bromwich Albion

  04-04-2017 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A resurgent Watford survive for half an hour with 10 men as they beat West Brom to earn back-to-back Premier League victories.
  
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• Aston Villa 1-0 Queens Park Rangers

  04-04-2017 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Kodjia scores his seventh goal in seven games as Aston Villa pick up a fourth win in a row against QPR.
  
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• Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Nottingham Forest

  04-04-2017 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nouha Dicko hits his first Molineux Championship match-winner since May 2015, as Wolves edge to victory over Nottingham Forest.
  
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• Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 Birmingham City

  04-04-2017 22:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brighton & Hove Albion go two points clear of Newcastle at the Championship summit with a 3-1 win against Birmingham.
  
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• Stella Manzie appointed as Interim Chief Executive

  04-04-2017 20:48
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  Stella Manzie’s appointment as Interim Chief Executive of Birmingham City Council was confirmed today (Tuesday 4 April) at a meeting of the full city council.
  Stella Manzie said: “Having lived and worked in the city before, and visited and socialised in it over the years since then, it is a great privilege for me to be appointed as Interim Chief Executive of Birmingham City Council.
  “I have always liked the city, ever since I first came here in the late 1980s, and
  
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• Six candidates to bid to be West Midlands metro mayor

  04-04-2017 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The winning candidate will have responsibility for housing, transport and boosting the economy.
  
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• Theresa May criticises Cadbury over Easter egg hunt

  04-04-2017 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Theresa May says it's "ridiculous" to drop the word Easter from National Trust egg hunt events
  
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• Solihull exhibit marks Range Rover's 50th birthday

  04-04-2017 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It showcases the engineering story behind the car built at its Solihull plant.
  
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• 'The car is ingrained into people here': West Midlands faces air pollution crisis

  04-04-2017 18:00
  
  Region contains five of top 10 hotspots outside London for dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide pollutionCheck whether your child’s school is affectedHow have you been affected by air pollution?
  The West Midlands is one of the worst hit areas outside the capital for illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution but many don’t seem to realise they and their children are breathing some of the UK’s most polluted air.The region is criss-crossed with motorways and dual carriageways c
  
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• West Midlands mayor election is neck and neck, says top polling expert

  04-04-2017 17:59
  
  Tories and Labour are neck and neck in the West Midlands and it will be a huge blow for Jeremy Corbyn if Labour loses, says expert
  
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• Jet2.com opens two new UK bases in Birmingham and London ... - anna.aero

  04-04-2017 17:42
  
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  Jet2.com opens two new UK bases in Birmingham and London ...
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  Jet2.com starts flights from Birmingham and London Stansted airports in UK to numerous leisure destinations across Europe.and more »
  
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• Candidates announced for West Midlands Combined Authority mayoral election

  04-04-2017 17:31
  The following persons have been nominated for the election of a Mayor for the West Midlands Combined Authority on Thursday 4 May 2017:
  James Burn – Green Party
  Pete Durnell – UK Independence Party (UKIP)
  Beverley Anne Nielsen – Liberal Democrats
  Sion Llewelyn Simon – Labour and Co-operative Party
  Graham John Stevenson – Communist 
  Andy Street – Conservative Party
  Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm on the day.
  Further information on the el
  
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• Woakes plays for Kolkata Knight Riders

  04-04-2017 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eight England players could appear in the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League, which begins on Wednesday.
  
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• Ian Paterson: Cancer surgeon denies antibiotics could have avoided surgery

  04-04-2017 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ian Paterson failed to explore if antibiotics would help the woman instead, a court hears.
  
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• Birmingham researchers win top equality award

  04-04-2017 12:35
  Two researchers from the University of Birmingham have jointly been awarded Role Model of the Year at the West Midlands Stonewall Awards for their work championing equality and diversity.
  
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• Revealed: The vast number of bin collections missed in Birmingham yesterday

  04-04-2017 11:14
  
  The Mail has been contacted by several unhappy householders after reports of collections being missed in Harborne, Quinton and Edgbaston
  
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• Is this 'the worst hotel' in the UK? - your reaction - Birmingham Mail

  04-04-2017 09:10
  
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  Is this 'the worst hotel' in the UK? - your reaction
  Birmingham Mail
  An actor who claimed Birmingham's Britannia Hotel was 'possibly one of the worst hotels' in the UK has provoked a huge response from readers. Most were in agreement with Jordan Cunningham's comments, saying that the hotel was everything from ...
  
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• 23-storey tower planned for new Birmingham development

  04-04-2017 06:00
  
  More details emerge about major city centre regeneration project which could house around 10,000 people once completed
  
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• Here's why the UK still needs new EU immigrants after Brexit - Birmingham Mail

  04-04-2017 01:01
  
  Birmingham Mail
  Here's why the UK still needs new EU immigrants after Brexit
  Birmingham Mail
  A powerful Commons committee said the Government should consider rules which allow EU workers to bypass some immigration controls, so that it's still easier to come here from an EU country than from other parts of the world. The Commons Committee for ...and more »
  
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• Here's why the UK still needs new EU immigrants after Brexit

  04-04-2017 01:01
  
  MPs say quitting the EU allows us to control immigration - but won't necessarily mean cutting the numbers
  
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