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• Warwickshire v Middlesex: Stevie Eskinazi's century puts visitors on top

  04-07-2017 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stevie Eskinazi's unbeaten 178 helps Middlesex take the edge over struggling Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
  
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• WW2 bouncing bombs to be recovered by divers

  04-07-2017 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Highball bouncing bombs are not on public display - they are all at the bottom of a loch.
  
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• Midland Metro work hits Wolverhampton traders

  04-07-2017 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Main route into Wolverhampton is closed for up to six months.
  
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• Wolverhampton students moved over cladding concerns

  04-07-2017 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Owners of the blocks in Wolverhampton say students are being moved as a 'precaution'.
  
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• The strange things this man has fished out of Birmingham's lakes

  04-07-2017 18:11
  
  Canoeist Dave Billingham is on a mission to clean up the city's waterways
  
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• Two arrested over fatal stabbing in Bartley Green

  04-07-2017 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The victim was taken to hospital where he died shortly after, police say.
  
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• Blondie to tour UK this autumn including Birmingham gig and here's how to get tickets - Burton Mail

  04-07-2017 17:15
  Burton Mail
  Blondie to tour UK this autumn including Birmingham gig and here's how to get tickets
  Burton Mail
  Legendary rockers Blondie are set to tour the UK later this year with a gig in Birmingham in November. They have announced the new tour in the midst of a landmark year for the music icons which includes their 11th studio album Pollinator reaching ...and more »
  
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• Blondie to tour UK this autumn including Birmingham gig and here's ... - Burton Mail

  04-07-2017 17:15
  Burton Mail
  Blondie to tour UK this autumn including Birmingham gig and here's ...
  Burton Mail
  Legendary rockers Blondie are set to tour the UK later this year with a gig in Birmingham in November. They have announced the new tour in the midst of a ...and more »
  
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• EuroMillions £87million winning ticket bought in UK - Birmingham Mail

  04-07-2017 14:13
  
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  EuroMillions £87million winning ticket bought in UK
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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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• A thin red line in Birmingham promotes an arts festival

  04-07-2017 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The thin red line cutting across a 2km swathe of Birmingham is promoting an arts festival.
  
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• Birmingham teenager arrested after fatal stabbing - The Guardian

  04-07-2017 12:40
  
  The Guardian
  Birmingham teenager arrested after fatal stabbing
  The Guardian
  Forensic officers inspect the ground outside a property in Birmingham following a fatal stabbing. Photograph: Matthew Cooper/PA. UK news. Birmingham teenager arrested after fatal stabbing. West Midlands police say victim, named as 22-year-old Alex ...and more »
  
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• Jacqui Smith to head Sandwell's children's services

  04-07-2017 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government-appointed trust was set-up after back-to-back poor ratings at Sandwell.
  
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• John Terry: Chelsea manager's job would be 'incredible', says Aston Villa defender

  04-07-2017 11:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John Terry says it would be "incredible" to manage his former club Chelsea once his playing career ends.
  
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• Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has new role improving failing children's services

  04-07-2017 11:32
  
  Jacqui Smith, former MP for Redditch, will help turn around troubled children's services at Sandwell Council
  
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• Harry Redknapp: Birmingham boss wants 'strong all-round team' after missing John Terry signing

  04-07-2017 11:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Birmingham City's failure to sign John Terry could work in the club's favour, says manager Harry Redknapp.
  
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• Sufferers of both Type 2 diabetes and sleep apnoea could lose eyesight within four years

  04-07-2017 09:39
  Research led by the University of Birmingham has discovered that patients who suffer from both Type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnoea are at greater risk of developing a condition that leads to blindness within an average period of less than four years.
  
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• Michael Gove’s ‘brain flip’ poisoned schools extremism debate

  04-07-2017 08:15
  
  Minister misrepresented and needlessly damaged the Trojan horse schools, says the barrister who defended staffIn 2014 the so-called Trojan horse scandal broke in Birmingham, when it was said that a group of hardline conservative Muslim governors and teachers had set out to systematically take over and “Islamify” state schools. At the heart of the lurid headlines was the Park View academy trust. For years, the school had effectively served a local Muslim community and successfully mod
  
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• Cadets sex abuse scandal was 'hidden in full sight'

  04-07-2017 07:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of children across Britain have joined the cadet forces in search of adventure. But the BBC sheds light on a chilling abuse scandal that was covered up for decades.
  
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• Sex abuse was covered up at cadet forces, Panorama finds

  04-07-2017 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Victims tell BBC Panorama senior cadet leaders pressurised families against going to the police.
  
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• India frowns at 'Burhan Wani Day' rally in Birmingham, asks UK to ... - Hindustan Times

  04-07-2017 03:50
  
  Hindustan Times
  India frowns at 'Burhan Wani Day' rally in Birmingham, asks UK to ...
  Hindustan Times
  It was conveyed in the 'note verbale' that allowing an event to commemorate Burhan Wani, an individual considered by India as a 'terrorist' was not expected...and more »
  
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• Barclays, execs in UK court over fraud allegations - WBRC FOX6 News - WBRC.com

  04-07-2017 02:50
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  Barclays, execs in UK court over fraud allegations
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  LONDON (AP) - Barclays and four of its former executives, including the ex-CEO, appeared in court in Britain on Monday on charges of conspiracy to commit fraud connected with efforts to raise funds from Qatar and avoid a bailout during the 2008 ...
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• Musical Sun reduces range of magnetic activity

  04-07-2017 02:15
  A study of the Sun led by the University of Birmingham using sound waves suggests that the layer in which the significant magnetic activity is located has grown thinner in recent years.
  
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• UK student, 18, arrested in international cyberattack - WBRC FOX6 News - WBRC.com

  04-07-2017 00:41
  UK student, 18, arrested in international cyberattack
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  LONDON (AP) - An 18-year-old student in northwestern England has been charged in a series of cyberattacks on the websites of nearly a dozen multinational firms. Jack Chappell is accused of supplying software that crashes websites by flooding them with ...and more »
  
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