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• One-Day Cup: Pettini ton helps Leicestershire beat Warwickshire

  02-05-2017 22:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Pettini hits a career-best 159 from 135 deliveries to help Leicestershire beat Warwickshire in the One-Day Cup.
  
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• Murder arrest after 'hit-and-run crash in Halesowen

  02-05-2017 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Benjamin Morse, who died when he was hit by a car, was "kind and loving", his family said.
  
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• Bride weds in West Bromwich Albion-themed dress

  02-05-2017 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bronwyn Beale wanted to surprise her West Bromwich Albion-mad fiance.
  
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• Huddersfield Town: EFL writes to Championship side about team selection

  02-05-2017 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The English Football League writes to Huddersfield Town about their team selection for Saturday's defeat by Birmingham City.
  
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• Jonathan Kodjia: Aston Villa striker may miss start of 2017-18 with broken ankle

  02-05-2017 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa striker Jonathan Kodjia could miss the start of next season after breaking his ankle in the loss at Blackburn.
  
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• Labour plans hundreds more police for West Midlands in general election pledge

  02-05-2017 15:24
  
  Labour promises to increase police numbers but Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott gets the funding confused in disastrous interview
  
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• Fundraising agreement comes into effect in Brum

  02-05-2017 14:33
  Birmingham City Council and the Institute of Fundraising (IoF) have agreed to launch a street fundraising agreement for the city, which comes into effect from today (2 May 2017).
  The agreement was initially piloted through a three-month trial, but has now been extended on a rolling one year basis, as agreed by the Licensing and Public Protection Committee on 12 April 2017.
  This signals a long-term commitment from both Birmingham City Council and the Institute of Fundraising to ensure that one of
  
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• Birmingham trio appear in court over terrorism offences

  02-05-2017 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Midlands Police said the charges were not linked to the Westminster attack.
  
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• Tony Pulis has Sean Dyche in top three Premier League managers for season

  02-05-2017 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnley's Sean Dyche is in the top three Premier League managers of the year, says West Brom boss Tony Pulis.
  
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• Congestion charges, toxin taxes, lower bus fares - how the West Midlands Mayor candidates plan to tackle pollution in our cities

  02-05-2017 13:00
  
  The election for the West Midlands’ first metro mayor is just days away - and air quality is
  
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• Liberty House creates 300 extra steel jobs

  02-05-2017 11:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The steel company also says it will invest in five north of England manufacturing plants.
  
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• Runway in bits as plane takes off near Wolverhampton

  02-05-2017 11:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vampire jet in rubble cloud during air show at Halfpenny Green Airport near Wolverhampton.
  
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• Every candidate on why they should be West Midlands Mayor

  02-05-2017 11:00
  
  For those who haven't made up their minds and plan to vote the six candidates explain why they are the best person for the job of West Midlands Mayor
  
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• The fightback against London’s power starts here | Jonn Elledge

  02-05-2017 09:00
  
  This week voters in six English regions are electing metro mayors. A high-profile local figurehead will help them take back controlThe left has always been a bit cynical about George Osborne’s promise to devolve power to English cities in the form of new “metro mayors”. At the Labour party’s annual conference in October 2015, shadow communities secretary Jon Trickett warned a roomful of council leaders not to get excited, because the whole thing was a sham. “The tru
  
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• Our new metro mayors can help divert attention away from London | Jonn Elledge

  02-05-2017 09:00
  
  This week voters in six English regions really can take back control. A high-profile local figurehead will make their city more visible and attract greater investmentThe left has always been a bit cynical about George Osborne’s promise to devolve power to English cities in the form of new “metro mayors”. At the Labour party’s annual conference in October 2015, shadow communities secretary Jon Trickett warned a roomful of council leaders not to get excited, because the who
  
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