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• The Virtual reality exhibition taking you back to 1839

  12-07-2017 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Visitors to Waterhall Gallery in Birmingham can step back to the dawn of the photographic era.
  
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• Gloucestershire v Worcestershire: Joe Clarke defies hosts to earn draw

  12-07-2017 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Worcestershire save the game to earn a Division Two draw with Gloucestershire, thanks largely to Joe Clarke's 93 not out.
  
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• Arafa Nassib: Fake death mum jailed for insurance fraud

  12-07-2017 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arafa Nassib encouraged her son to claim a £136,000 payout saying she had died in a car crash in Africa.
  
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• City centre drivers facing SIX WEEKS of disruption with key road closed

  12-07-2017 17:52
  
  Gas repairs works mean part of busy street in central business district is closed until mid-August so pipes can be replaced
  
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• Poppy pins made from battlefield shells and mud

  12-07-2017 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Memorial pins are being made in Birmingham to pay tribute to 60,083 fallen British soldiers from The Battle of Passchendaele.
  
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• James Henry: Former Wolves midfielder joins Oxford

  12-07-2017 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oxford United sign former Wolves and Millwall midfielder James Henry on a free transfer.
  
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• Freed prisoner Ralston Dodd recaptured after jail error

  12-07-2017 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ralston Dodd was released early after his nine-year sentence was recorded in error as nine months.
  
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• Victim of contaminated blood scandal was kept in the dark for years

  12-07-2017 14:41
  
  Midland MP Ian Austin tells Ministers the full truth about the scandal linked to 2,400 deaths must now be revealed
  
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• These are the areas of Birmingham with the most properties going up for sale

  12-07-2017 14:39
  
  The areas where the biggest amount of houses have gone up for sale in the past two weeks
  
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• Jamaican Track and Field Team return to the University of Birmingham

  12-07-2017 13:12
  Jamaican track and field team return to the University of Birmingham to prepare for the World Championships.
  
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• Why Giant Hogweed is the most dangerous plant in the UK ... - Birmingham Mail

  12-07-2017 12:46
  
  Birmingham Mail
  Why Giant Hogweed is the most dangerous plant in the UK ...
  Birmingham Mail
  Experts from the PCA say if anyone comes into contact with any part of the plant, followed by exposure to sunlight, they can sustain severe blistering.and more »
  
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• Troy Paul death: Teenage boy to face trial for murder

  12-07-2017 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The teenager is charged with murder after a 12-year-old man was fatally stabbed.
  
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• MPs fly the Black Country flag outside the House of Commons to celebrate Black Country Day

  12-07-2017 11:18
  
  Black Country MPs flew the flag outside the Houses of Parliament to mark Black Country Day
  
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• The huge number of bin collections missed BEFORE Birmingham strike began

  12-07-2017 10:57
  
  The data was released as the city’s Labour leaders came under fire over the bin strike and state of the streets
  
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• UK unemployment rate falls to 42-year low - WBRC FOX6 News - WBRC.com

  12-07-2017 10:50
  UK unemployment rate falls to 42-year low
  WBRC FOX6 News - WBRC.com
  LONDON (AP) - Official figures show that unemployment in Britain has fallen once again as the labor market shows resilience to a slowdown in the wider economy. The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that the country's unemployment rate ...
  
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• Birmingham suspect 'also planted bomb which nearly killed Thatcher' - Belfast Telegraph

  12-07-2017 08:48
  
  Belfast Telegraph
  Birmingham suspect 'also planted bomb which nearly killed Thatcher'
  Belfast Telegraph
  A former IRA bomb-maker who apologised for the Birmingham pub atrocities recently confessed to planting a device meant to kill Margaret Thatcher. Michael Hayes caused outrage after appearing dressed in camouflage gear on the BBC on Monday night to ...and more »
  
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• Derelict Jewellery Quarter site latest to house new flats

  12-07-2017 06:00
  
  City council backing for scheme which will see 30 new apartments built behind pub
  
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• Premier League kicks on to record revenues of £3.6bn

  12-07-2017 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Premier League earnings are boosted by broadcast earnings, with TV cash set to soar.
  
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