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• Ruben Neves: Wolves expect to sign FC Porto midfielder

  05-07-2017 21:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo says he expects FC Porto midfielder Ruben Neves to join the Championship club.
  
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• Knife crime: Meeting the people fighting to end knife culture

  05-07-2017 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With knife possession at a 15-year high in the West Midlands, the BBC meets people trying to stop knife culture.
  
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• Warwickshire v Middlesex: Middlesex chase 234 to win at Edgbaston

  05-07-2017 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Middlesex lose two early wickets as they are set a target of 234 to beat winless Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
  
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• Police evict travellers from park in Brierley Hill

  05-07-2017 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dozens of travellers have been forced to leave a playing field in the Black Country after complaints from residents.
  
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• Blind D-Day veteran Alfred Barlow gets medals from fellow serviceman

  05-07-2017 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A WW2 veteran, who lost his medals at a service station, receives replacements from another blind veteran.
  
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• Wolverhampton has a new art trail of 30 wolves.

  05-07-2017 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thirty ceramic creatures are dotted around the city.
  
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• Lloyds Banking Group and the University of Birmingham unveil new research centre to transform responsible business practice

  05-07-2017 18:25
  Lloyds Banking Group and the University of Birmingham are to establish a new £2.5 million research centre, as part of the University's Business School, which will be called the Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business.
  
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• Hogweed warning as UK's most dangerous plant spreads in heatwave - Birmingham Mail

  05-07-2017 18:23
  
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• West Midlands submits bid for Channel 4 relocation

  05-07-2017 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Metro Mayor Andy Street said having the broadcaster in the region would be 'genuinely transformative'.
  
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• Birmingham pub bombings: Suspects won't be named at inquest

  05-07-2017 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twenty-one people died when two bombs were detonated in Birmingham city centre in November 1974.
  
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• We can't end austerity because we've never had it - the truth for our NHS and schools is even worse

  05-07-2017 15:56
  
  The real problem is that public services including the NHS and schools are desperately short of cash even though their funding has gone up.
  
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• West Midlands MEP Bill Etheridge launches UKIP leadership bid

  05-07-2017 14:14
  
  It's the third time Bill Etheridge has launched a bid to become UKIP's new leader
  
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• Carl Campbell murder: Man on trial admits killing father

  05-07-2017 12:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Carl Campbell, 33, died after being shot in the head while sitting inside a car in West Bromwich.
  
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• Tom Fell: Worcestershire batsman signs two-year contract extension

  05-07-2017 11:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Worcestershire's Tom Fell signs a two-year extension to his contract, 12 months after returning from cancer treatment.
  
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• New apartments and hotel planned for Jewellery Quarter

  05-07-2017 11:24
  
  Developers unveil major scheme next to quarter's railway station which could also bring back a Victorian subway
  
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• Look out! The Brummie bears are coming

  05-07-2017 10:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 130 ceramic bears are being placed around Birmingham.
  
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• Official campaign launched to bring Channel 4 to the West Midlands and boost local economy by £5 billion

  05-07-2017 06:55
  
  Mayor Andy Street and council leaders from across the West Midlands want the national broadcaster to move out of London
  
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• Why Birmingham councillors - including leader John Clancy - aren't on list for 2018 local election

  05-07-2017 06:50
  
  Mix-up with paperwork blamed as councillor John Clancy sweats over his delayed selection
  
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• How much does it cost to host the Commonwealth Games?

  05-07-2017 06:50
  
  Birmingham's figures under wraps, but rivals Liverpool and previous hosts Glasgow show how the Commonwealth Games could be financed
  
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• Lloyds to launch responsible business centre in Birmingham

  05-07-2017 06:00
  
  Banking group teams up with University of Birmingham for £2.5m centre which is aiming to transform attitudes in banking sector and beyond
  
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• Birmingham's whisky woman on creating her own business

  05-07-2017 01:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amy Seton is among a growing number of female entrepreneurs setting up on their own.
  
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