Birmingham news

• Kal Yafai: Birmingham fighter prepares for first WBA defence on Saturday

  11-05-2017 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kal Yafai says he plans to unify the super-flyweight division as he prepares to make a first defence of his WBA title defence.
  
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• Singapore engineers and Birmingham experts work together to raise rail reliability

  11-05-2017 19:01
  Singapore's largest railway operator and the University of Birmingham - one of the UK's top universities for railway science and education - have embarked on four research projects that will enhance the reliability of railway networks.
  
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• Hannah Bladon killing: Man charged with student's murder

  11-05-2017 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Derby County fan Hannah Bladon was repeatedly stabbed in Jerusalem on Good Friday.
  
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• Craig Gardner: Birmingham sign West Brom midfielder for undisclosed fee

  11-05-2017 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Midfielder Craig Gardner signs a three-year deal at Birmingham City following a loan spell from West Bromwich Albion.
  
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• Woman lied to get a council house – despite owning two houses

  11-05-2017 18:08
  A woman from Yardley, Birmingham was given a community order and ordered to pay £1,600 at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (11 May 2017) after lying to try and get a council house – despite already owning two houses.
  Ms Afshan Sultan, aged  35, of Blakesley Road, Yardley, Birmingham, pleaded guilty to two charges of providing false information on a housing application form and one charge of failing to inform the council of a change in her circumstances while her application wa
  
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• Corbyn Road: What voters want from politicians

  11-05-2017 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People on Corbyn Road in Dudley reveal their wish list in the run-up to the general election.
  
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• Labour's Jess Phillips predicts 'fight' to make Jeremy Corbyn resign if Conservatives win landslide election victory

  11-05-2017 17:10
  
  Birmingham Labour politician Jess Phillips says there will be a 'fight' to force Jeremy Corbyn to quit if Labour loses the general election
  
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• Man admits attempted knifepoint robbery in Redditch

  11-05-2017 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Man who went missing before his attempted robbery trial has admitted three counts of the offence.
  
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• Tahnie Martin: Investigations continue into Storm Doris death

  11-05-2017 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tahnie Martin died after being hit by debris during high winds during Storm Doris.
  
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• Confusion over Labour leaked manifesto reference to developing a port in 'Birmingham'

  11-05-2017 16:26
  
  It probably doesn't mean Birmingham at all, but a strange section of Labour's leaked manifesto has raised some eyebrows
  
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• WMCA election results – by Birmingham ward

  11-05-2017 15:38
  The following are links to documents that break down the Birmingham element of the 2017 West Midlands Mayoral election results on a ward and constituency basis:
  ROUND ONE
  ROUND TWO
  
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• Birmingham footballers tackle negative headlines

  11-05-2017 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A football league set up in deprived areas of Birmingham has grown as more players sign up.
  
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• Right-or left-handedness affects sign language comprehension

  11-05-2017 15:21
  The speed at which sign language users understand what others are 'saying' to them depends on whether the conversation partners are left- or right-handed, a new study has found.
  
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• Birmingham chef introduces dining deposit

  11-05-2017 14:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A restaurant which loses £1,000 in a week after diners fail to turn up introduces a deposit scheme.
  
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• Charlie Taylor: Leeds defender 'on West Brom's radar'

  11-05-2017 12:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Brom boss Tony Pulis confirms the club's interest in signing Leeds defender Charlie Taylor.
  
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• Mayor could bring in toxin tax on private diesel cars to combat lethal pollution

  11-05-2017 11:00
  
  Currently measures to combat Birmingham's dangerous pollution levels may not go far enough says Andy Street.
  
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• Man charged with drone drug-drop into Birmingham prison

  11-05-2017 10:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  He is accused of using two drones to fly contraband into HMP Birmingham's exercise yard.
  
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• Why there will be no 'Boris bikes' scheme for Birmingham

  11-05-2017 06:00
  
  West Midlands Mayor Andy Street rules out a 'Street's Cycles' bike loan scheme - but promises more investment in cycle routes
  
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• New £26m industrial development for Solihull

  11-05-2017 06:00
  
  IM Properties is planning to build five industrial units on business park
  
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• May's misfiring media strategy is nothing new

  11-05-2017 06:00
  
  Prime Minister's decision to shut out local reporters during factory visit brings a sense of déjà vu for local government correspondent Neil Elkes
  
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• New ambulances rolled out for obese patients

  11-05-2017 01:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands is spent to cope with spike in obesity-related admissions.
  
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• Blue Man Group is playing Birmingham as only UK date in world tour - Birmingham Mail

  11-05-2017 01:08
  
  Birmingham Mail
  Blue Man Group is playing Birmingham as only UK date in world tour
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  Brummies needn't feel blue, because a world-renowed act are making the city their only UK date in a new world tour. Blue Man Group is playing the ICC from December 28 to January 6 to raise us out of the post-Christmas doldrums. It's their first UK date ...
  
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