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• In pictures: Entertainment and arts honours

  16-06-2017 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pictures of entertainment and arts figures who have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
  
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• Thousands have been failing UK citizenship tests - could you pass?

  16-06-2017 21:00
  
  Exclusive figures obtained under Freedom of Information laws show a total of 1,031 people took the test in Sandwell in 2016
  
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• Birmingham man convicted of Islamic State membership

  16-06-2017 20:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Awat Hamasalih helped two British would-be jihadis in their attempt to join fighters in Syria.
  
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• London fire: England councils order urgent housing review

  16-06-2017 20:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Local authority staff are also working with tenants on fire safety after the Grenfell Tower blaze.
  
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• Wolverhampton police officer's shopping centre dance filmed

  16-06-2017 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  PCSO Steve Hopley's dance with the woman in a shopping centre was filmed by a passerby.
  
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• Wolverhampton police man's shopping centre waltz filmed

  16-06-2017 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  PCSO Steve Hopley's dance with a stranger was filmed by a passerby who described it as "amazing".
  
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• Jinan University leaders mark dual degrees in Birmingham visit

  16-06-2017 19:35
  Senior leaders from Jinan University visited the University of Birmingham to mark a new partnership that will allow students to study in China and receive degrees from each university.
  
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• Ramadan 2017 - when does Ramadan end? What's the UK timetable? - Birmingham Mail

  16-06-2017 18:55
  
  Birmingham Mail
  Ramadan 2017 - when does Ramadan end? What's the UK timetable?
  Birmingham Mail
  Muslims around the world are in the middle of Ramadan, a month of daily fasting from early morning to sunset. A record-breaking 88,000 Muslims gathered in Birmingham on July 6, 2016, to celebrate Eid al-Fitr as the fasting came to an end. But Ramadan ...and more »
  
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• Jo Cox: Drone camera captures tribute to murdered MP

  16-06-2017 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 200 school pupils take part in the tribute to the murdered MP.
  
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• Three bears set to land on the University Campus as part of The Big Sleuth

  16-06-2017 17:49
  If you go down to the campus next month, you're sure of a big surprise… in the shape of three Big Sleuth bears. Use your detective skills and join us at the University of Birmingham to support Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity this summer.
  
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• Three UK Gigs - Cross Rhythms

  16-06-2017 15:28
  
  Three UK Gigs
  Cross Rhythms
  ROCK team Switchfoot are to play three UK dates in October and November. They are set to play at O2 Ritz, Manchester on 30th October, O2 Forum, Kentish Town, London on 31st October and O2 Institute, Birmingham on 1st November. CR. The opinions ...
  
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• EFL Cup first-round draw in full

  16-06-2017 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sunderland will travel to Bury in the EFL Cup first round following their relegation from the Premier League.
  
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• Queen's 2017: Dan Evans, Juan Martin del Potro out of Aegon Championships

  16-06-2017 14:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British number three Dan Evans and 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro have both pulled out of Queen's because of injury.
  
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• US Open: Aaron Rai as a child golfing prodigy

  16-06-2017 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Flashback to when the sportsman was a child golfing prodigy with designs on being a racing driver.
  
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• Binmen set to strike over threat to axe 120 jobs

  16-06-2017 13:45
  
  Binmen set to strike over threat to axe 120 jobs
  
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• Visiting virtual beach improves patient experiences during dental procedures

  16-06-2017 10:08
  A team of researchers at the Universities of Birmingham, Plymouth, and Exeter carried out a study as to whether virtual reality experiences could reduce anxiety in patients undergoing dental procedures such as fillings and tooth extractions.
  
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