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• Dan Evans: Great Britain Davis Cup player tests positive for cocaine

  23-06-2017 21:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British number three Dan Evans announces he tested positive for cocaine in a drugs test taken in April, saying: "I made a mistake."
  
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• European Boxing Championships 2017: Seven English boxers to contest finals

  23-06-2017 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England will have seven fighters in Saturday's finals at the European Boxing Championships in Ukraine.
  
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• The latest store to open at Bullring revealed

  23-06-2017 20:45
  
  Volkswagen has become the latest firm to sign up to Birmingham's top shopping centre
  
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• Attempted murder charge after Highgate 'disorder'

  23-06-2017 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A pedestrian was hit by a car in what police said was a 'gang-related' incident.
  
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• Birmingham City: Lee Carsley returns to Championship club as development coach

  23-06-2017 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Republic of Ireland midfielder Lee Carsley returns to Birmingham City as head professional development coach.
  
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• Brexit gives rise to new political identities – new report, one year on from EU referendum, finds

  23-06-2017 18:04
  The UK's decision to leave the EU on 23 June 2016 has given birth to new political identities, a new report by The UK in a Changing Europe shows.
  
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• Jeremiah Regis-Ngaujah murder: Life sentence for stepfather

  23-06-2017 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chevaze McGregor left his two-year-old stepson with more than 100 injuries.
  
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• Nankai visitors explore research and study links with Birmingham

  23-06-2017 15:47
  Senior leaders from Nankai University in China visited the University of Birmingham to explore future research partnerships, as well as student and staff exchange.
  
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• Police funding: Cuts 'threaten ability to tackle mass riots'

  23-06-2017 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A chief constable says resources in England and Wales are too stretched after recent terror attacks.
  
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• Hugh Grant offers £1,000 for return of WW2 veteran's medals

  23-06-2017 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hugh Grant offers £1,000 for the "safe return" of blind WW2 veteran Alfred Barlow's medals.
  
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• These Birmingham restaurants have been named among the best in the UK in 2017 - Birmingham Mail

  23-06-2017 14:29
  
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  These Birmingham restaurants have been named among the best in the UK in 2017
  Birmingham Mail
  Adam's is a new entry at 52, beating such prestigious eateries as Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir Aux Quat' Saisons and Dinner by Heston Blumenthal. A dish from Adam's Restaurant in Birmingham ...
  
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• Mark Gillespie: Walsall sign former Carlisle goalkeeper on two-year deal

  23-06-2017 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Walsall sign goalkeeper Mark Gillespie on a two-year contract from Carlisle United on a free transfer.
  
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• Did Goldie just reveal who Banksy is?

  23-06-2017 12:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The DJ referred to a man called "Rob" during a conversation about the elusive artist.
  
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• Unique decade long climate change experiment opens

  23-06-2017 11:27
  News story about the official opening of the Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR), which will run a decade-long experiment into environment and climate change.
  
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• John Terry: Aston Villa expect wait for decision from ex-Chelsea captain

  23-06-2017 11:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa do not expect immediate progress in their bid to sign John Terry after making him a lucrative contract offer.
  
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• How thousands are leaving Birmingham to live elsewhere in UK - Birmingham Mail

  23-06-2017 11:00
  
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  How thousands are leaving Birmingham to live elsewhere in UK
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• Someone has ranked UK cities for 'banter' - this is how Birmingham fared - Birmingham Mail

  23-06-2017 10:55
  
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  Someone has ranked UK cities for 'banter' - this is how Birmingham fared
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  Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more... Video Loading. Video Unavailable. Click to playTap to play. The video will start in 8Cancel. Play now. Watch NextThe ...and more »
  
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• The electric car driven to work by a Victorian inventor

  23-06-2017 10:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thomas Parker is credited with inventing the first truly practical version of the electric car.
  
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• Police 'would struggle to cope with new riots' after budgets slashed to the bone, says top cop

  23-06-2017 09:36
  
  West Midlands chief constable warns forces could 'snap under pressure'
  
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• Cabinet minister Sajid Javid pledges justice for Grenfell Tower victims

  23-06-2017 09:30
  
  Bromsgrove MP says tragedy has 'shaken my comprehension of what it means to be in office'
  
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• EU nationals living in UK CAN stay after Brexit, Theresa May confirms

  23-06-2017 09:17
  
  The Prime Minister told a European Council summit in Brussels that she wanted to offer "certainty"
  
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• Worcestershire: Steve Rhodes relieved with important Championship win over Kent

  23-06-2017 08:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes is delighted to see his side rediscover their winning habit against Kent.
  
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• 42-storey skyscraper builder looking for more projects in Birmingham

  23-06-2017 06:00
  
  Moda Living, behind £183 million Broad Street tower, is eyeing up more sites
  
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• New Caribbean research and art exhibition launches at the British Library, London

  23-06-2017 01:19
  Artists around the world have their work included in a new research and art exhibition that opens in London - focussing on Caribbean people and their creativity in the face of poverty, inequality and violence.
  
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