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• Manchester City 3-1 West Bromwich Albion

  16-05-2017 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City take a giant step towards Champions League football for next season as they comfortably beat West Brom.
  
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• WW2 bomb detonated safely near M6 in Birmingham

  16-05-2017 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The M6 was shut and roads and rail services into central Birmingham were closed for safety.
  
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• Birmingham City Ladies: England forward Rachel Williams re-signs for WSL 1 club

  16-05-2017 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England forward Rachel Williams re-signs for Birmingham City Ladies following Notts County's demise.
  
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• When is the next UK Bank Holiday in August 2017? - Birmingham Mail

  16-05-2017 18:32
  
  Birmingham Mail
  When is the next UK Bank Holiday in August 2017?
  Birmingham Mail
  Having two extra days off work with two Bank Holiday Mondays in May certainly gets you wishing there were more of them doesn't it! Well, there's certainly more long Bank Holiday weekends to look forward to in 2017, although sadly we will have to wait ...
  
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• Theresa May talks Harry Potter books with Birmingham school children

  16-05-2017 18:06
  
  The Prime Minister says she will listen to Birmingham schools' concerns over funding formula cuts
  
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• Labour's policy on ending the benefits freeze is in chaos after TWO u-turns in one day

  16-05-2017 17:50
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he'd end the benefits freeze - and then said he wouldn't
  
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• Rare Aston Martins raise £5m at auction

  16-05-2017 16:20
  
  Annual sale of old and new cars sees one car fetch more than £560,000
  
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• Deputy Leader Tom Watson urges voters to study the detail of Labour's manifesto

  16-05-2017 16:14
  
  Manifesto explains why Labour is the party for working people, says Black Country MP Tom Watson
  
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• Villa Ladies asked to apply for WSL1

  16-05-2017 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Women's Super League Two clubs are invited to apply to join WSL 1 for the 2017-18 winter season, to replace Notts County.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn performs a u-turn over the Tory benefit freeze just one hour after promising to end it

  16-05-2017 15:03
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he'd end the benefits freeze - and then said he wouldn't
  
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• Jess Phillips tells Owen Jones: 'People talk to me more about Gogglebox than Brexit' – video interview

  16-05-2017 15:00
  
  Owen Jones joins Jess Phillips in her constituency of Birmingham Yardley as she hits the campaign trail for a general election she says nobody seems to want. Phillips says she’s found voters have voiced concerns over immigration and housing but have not been talking to her about BrexitAn extended version of this interview is available on Owen Jones’s YouTube channel• General election 2017 - latest updates Continue reading...
  
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• Steve Cotterill: Birmingham City assistant turns down offer to stay at St Andrew's

  16-05-2017 14:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Steve Cotterill turns down an offer to remain as assistant manager to Harry Redknapp at Birmingham City.
  
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• Aston people living near WW2 bomb evacuated to shelter

  16-05-2017 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bleary-eyed residents have been describing their night in a stadium after WW2 bomb found near homes.
  
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• Labour manifesto: Jeremy Corbyn pledges to improve rail and bus services by putting Government and councils in charge

  16-05-2017 14:01
  
  Taking bus and rail services back into public control is a key part of Labour's manifesto, which also includes £48.6bn extra spending every year
  
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• Channel 4 'should relocate to Longbridge'

  16-05-2017 13:57
  
  General election candidate says regenerating town in south Birmingham would provide perfect home for national broadcaster
  
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• Army builds 'sand igloo' around WW2 bomb found in Aston

  16-05-2017 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Army major explains what is being done with the 250 tonnes of sand driven to site in Aston.
  
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• EE 4G DOWN across the UK with many Birmingham customers affected - Birmingham Mail

  16-05-2017 12:57
  
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  EE 4G DOWN across the UK with many Birmingham customers affected
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• Top West Midlands cop warns crime is going up for the first time in 10 years

  16-05-2017 12:15
  
  Burglaries, robberies, child abuse and slavery are increasing problems, says Assistant Chief Constable
  
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