Birmingham news

• Home Secretary praises Birmingham for 'strong fight back' against extremism and radicalisation

  06-04-2017 20:43
  
  Amber Rudd met a series of groups working with Prevent, including mums worried about their kids  
  
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• Merc's a clever merger of SUV and super-sized coupe

  06-04-2017 20:00
  
  The Mercedes-Benz GLA Coupe will definitely get you noticed
  
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• Gaelic sport HQ threatened by M42 bypass

  06-04-2017 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The plans are 'taking memories away', says the British Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
  
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• Graham Taylor: Watford to play Aston Villa in memorial match for former manager

  06-04-2017 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watford will host Aston Villa in a memorial game this summer for former manager Graham Taylor, who died in January.
  
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• Paedophiles, 101 and 96, lose sentence appeals

  06-04-2017 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pair argued their extreme old age should be given special consideration.
  
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• Miguel Francis: Great Britain switch will help fulfil my potential

  06-04-2017 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Miguel Francis says he is more likely to fulfil his potential after switching allegiance from Antigua and Barbuda to Great Britain.
  
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• The staggering number of Birmingham hospital workers being ATTACKED

  06-04-2017 17:15
  
  The rate of assaults has risen from 15.4 per 1,000 workers to 34.7 per 1,000 from 2010 to 2016
  
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• World Triathlon Series: Jodie Stimpson to race at Gold Coast

  06-04-2017 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jodie Stimpson is the sole British athlete at Saturday's World Triathlon Series event at Gold Coast, the 2018 Commonwealth Games venue.
  
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• Breast surgeon Ian Paterson denies court verbal abuse

  06-04-2017 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ian Paterson is accused of using derogatory language while a witness was giving evidence about him.
  
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• Warwickshire: Ashley Giles keen to get Bears moving again in Championship

  06-04-2017 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warwickshire boss Ashley Giles hopes to get the Bears, winners in 2012, moving again in the County Championship.
  
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• University of Birmingham welcomes appointment of Sir Bruce Keogh as Chair of Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

  06-04-2017 15:00
  The University of Birmingham has strongly supported the merger of Birmingham Children's Hospital and Birmingham Women's Hospital Trusts and we are delighted that the new Trust has secured someone of the national stature and unrivalled experience of Sir Bruce Keogh as its next chair.
  
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• Terror accused siblings from Birmingham in court

  06-04-2017 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The brother from Birmingham is accused of plotting a knife attack in the UK.
  
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• Roy Fisher obituary

  06-04-2017 14:36
  
  English modernist poet whose work was rooted in his home town, BirminghamThe poet Roy Fisher, who has died aged 86, did everything wrong – from a literary-careerist perspective. He rejected the political posturing that has been known to secure a writer public attention and prestige. He was indifferent to fame, and temperamentally provincial rather than metropolitan. Writing in both avant-garde and traditional modes, he was mainly published by small presses; and his early work, in the 1950s
  
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• Saido Berahino: Stoke City striker's foundation at centre of WaterAid claims

  06-04-2017 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Saido Berahino's foundation failed to pass on funds raised at a 2015 event for WaterAid, the charity claims.
  
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• Alabama Rot dog disease - symptoms and all you need to know

  06-04-2017 14:11
  
  The case is the 11th spotted across the country in the past few weeks
  
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• County Championship 2017: Durham and champions Middlesex set for new season

  06-04-2017 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With the County Championship season starting on Friday, BBC Sport takes a look at some of the main talking points.
  
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• Joshua Millinson baby-shake murder 'not anticipated'

  06-04-2017 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The report says hospital staff were not questioning enough of the "concerning history" given by the baby's parents.
  
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• Who gets your vote: Failed salsa dancer or Take That fan?

  06-04-2017 12:13
  
  At Birmingham Mail debate West Midlands Mayor candidates reveal their showbiz ambitions and city ccouncillors are in a funny mood
  
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• These are the most popular homes for sale in Birmingham - and they might not be where you think

  06-04-2017 09:07
  
  See the unique houses and bargain properties that were the most popular listings in Birmingham in March.
  
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• Birmingham homeowners could reduce their mortgage by over six years with this one simple trick

  06-04-2017 09:06
  
  How to save a lot of money on your mortgage in Birmingham
  
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• Minister 'encouraged' by Birmingham City Council's management shake-up

  06-04-2017 06:30
  
  Local Government secretary Sajid Javid backs the appointment of Stella Manzie as interim chief executive
  
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• Birmingham set for THREE traveller sites after city hit by illegal camps

  06-04-2017 06:30
  
  Move follows calls for action from West Midlands Police Commissioner David Jamieson
  
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• Reanne Evans: Women's number one two wins away from reaching Crucible

  06-04-2017 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Women's number one Reanne Evans is two victories away from reaching the World Championship at the Crucible.
  
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