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• Burton Albion 1-1 Aston Villa

  08-04-2017 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lloyd Dyer's second-half equaliser earns struggling Burton Albion a vital point as Aston Villa's play-off hopes fade.
  
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• Surrey v Warwickshire: Mark Footitt takes six wickets in 32 balls as Bears struggle

  08-04-2017 20:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England hopeful Mark Footitt takes 6-14, dismissing five Warwickshire batsmen for ducks, as the Bears follow on at The Oval.
  
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• Bristol City 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

  08-04-2017 20:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol City move four points clear of the Championship relegation zone with victory over in-form Wolves at Ashton Gate.
  
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• Grands Prix-style events on English roads get go-ahead

  08-04-2017 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cities could host Monaco-style events on closed public roads under new laws being introduced.
  
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• Tranmere Rovers 9-0 Solihull Moors

  08-04-2017 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cole Stockton and Connor Jennings each score hat-tricks as Tranmere register an incredible 9-0 win over Solihull Moors.
  
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• Walsall 1-1 Oxford United

  08-04-2017 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Record signing Andreas Makris scores his first Walsall goal but the Saddlers are pegged back by Oxford in an entertaining draw.
  
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• West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Southampton

  08-04-2017 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jordy Clasie's first-half strike proves the difference as Southampton beat West Brom to strengthen their grip on a top-10 finish.
  
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• Axing housing benefit for young people won't make them better citizens, it will make them homeless

  08-04-2017 19:00
  
  Leading housing charity Crisis says there are 'serious concerns' about the problems young people face finding somewhere to live
  
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• Birmingham City 1-2 Derby County

  08-04-2017 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tom Ince hits a late winner as, on his return to St Andrew's, Gary Rowett's Derby beat Gianfranco Zola's Birmingham.
  
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• Birmingham mosque counters EDL rally with ‘best of British’ tea party

  08-04-2017 18:07
  
  Guests gather to chat over cake as far-right English Defence League rally passes off without incidentA Birmingham mosque answered the “hatred and division” of an English Defence League rally by hosting a “best of British” tea party, as the far-right group’s demonstration passed off without a major incident.The party at the city’s Central mosque, for which the building was decked out with union flag bunting, was open to all and organised in direct response to t
  
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• Ill-gotten gains pay for police training centre

  08-04-2017 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Funds criminals have had to return pay for a forced entry training centre for West Midlands Police.
  
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• English Defence League not welcome in Birmingham, leaders say

  08-04-2017 09:56
  
  Political leaders urge people to go about normal business after EDL moves rally to city ‘frequented’ by Westminster attacker
  Cross-party political leaders in Birmingham have issued a joint message opposing all forms of extremism before an English Defence League march in the city. The leaders of the Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative groups on Birmingham city council urged people to go about their business as usual during the EDL protest on Saturday.Continue reading...
  
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• World Triathlon Series: Jodie Stimpson finishes 16th at Gold Coast

  08-04-2017 09:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reigning Commonwealth champion Jodie Stimpson finishes 16th in the World Triathlon Series event at Australia's Gold Coast.
  
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• 'Running helped me overcome depression after sight loss'

  08-04-2017 01:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lucy Edwards, who went blind aged 17, is set to run the London Marathon after finding a passion for jogging.
  
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• How running helped girl who went blind at 17 beat depression

  08-04-2017 01:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman who became blind at the age of 17 is competing in the London Marathon just a few months after taking up running.
  
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• Why you can ride the bus for free once a month under a Lib Dem mayor

  08-04-2017 01:01
  
   Proposal in Lib Dem West Midlands mayoral candidate Beverley Nielsen's manifesto released on Saturday.
  
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