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• Aaron Tshibola: MK Dons sign Aston Villa midfielder on loan

  27-07-2017 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  MK Dons sign midfielder Aaron Tshibola on a season-long loan from Championship side Aston Villa.
  
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• DIY SOS West Bromwich thefts: Offers of help 'stream in'

  27-07-2017 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Volunteers' vans were damaged and tools stolen as the programme helped the family affected by cancer.
  
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• Warwickshire Bears still in transition, says sport director Ashley Giles

  27-07-2017 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Warwickshire boss Ashley Giles says the arrival of latest signing Adam Hose from Somerset is part of their transition process.
  
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• Volkswagen Golf still sits near top of leaderboard

  27-07-2017 20:00
  
  Cheaper prices, eye-catching design changes and a slick driving experience makes for a rounded package
  
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• UK police: Corporate manslaughter possible in tower fire - WBRC FOX6 News - WBRC.com

  27-07-2017 19:49
  UK police: Corporate manslaughter possible in tower fire
  WBRC FOX6 News - WBRC.com
  LONDON (AP) - British police say they have "reasonable grounds" to suspect that local officials may have committed corporate manslaughter in a deadly high-rise fire in London. The Metropolitan Police force said Thursday it has officially informed the ...and more »
  
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• Jamaican World Champion athletes hail University sport facilities as 'second to none'

  27-07-2017 19:05
  A news story about the successful Jamaican Track and Field Team training camp at the University of Birmingham
  
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• Jamaican athletes hail University sport facilities as 'second to none'

  27-07-2017 19:05
  A news story about the successful Jamaican Track and Field Team training camp at the University of Birmingham
  
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• Birmingham knife robber jailed after beer can DNA found

  27-07-2017 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Tyrone Dorsett carried out five knifepoint robberies on one shop but was trapped by his own saliva.
  
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• Number of UK-built cars plummets amid Brexit uncertainty - Birmingham Mail

  27-07-2017 18:05
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  Number of UK-built cars plummets amid Brexit uncertainty
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• Households warned over 'unpredictable' food price rises post-Brexit

  27-07-2017 18:02
  
  Around 30% of food purchased in the UK is imported
  
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• How to bet on UK horse racing - Birmingham Post

  27-07-2017 17:54
  How to bet on UK horse racing
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  One For Arthur ridden by Derek Fox (22) clears the Water Jump on their way to victory in the 2017 Randox Health Grand National at Aintree Racecourse on April 8. (Image: Alex Livesey/Getty Images). Share; Comments. Get daily updates directly to your inbox.
  
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• Girl, 15, is raped by two men including one she flagged down for help

  27-07-2017 17:40
  Police in Birmingham launch hunt for men after teenager is attacked twiceA double manhunt is under way after a 15-year-old girl was raped by two different attackers, including a man she flagged down for help.
  Detectives said the teenager was first assaulted in a secluded part of Birmingham’s Witton railway station, near the Aston Villa football ground, some time between 7pm on Tuesday and 2am the following morning. Continue reading...
  
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• Thousands of Brummie commuters are being forced to stand on overcrowded trains

  27-07-2017 14:51
  
  More than 4,000 passengers a day were left standing on trains arriving into Birmingham during morning rush hour
  
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• This Birmingham train service is one of 'most overcrowded in UK' - Birmingham Mail

  27-07-2017 12:32
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  This Birmingham train service is one of 'most overcrowded in UK'
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• If they profit from Commonwealth Games 2022 businesses will vote for rate increase to pay for it

  27-07-2017 12:31
  
  Comment on week in Birmingham politics including Labour squabbles, finance officer's clanger, nosy neighbours and suggestion of sibling rivalry in Walsall North
  
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• Man in hospital after being shot by police officer in Birmingham - The Guardian

  27-07-2017 12:22
  The Guardian
  Man in hospital after being shot by police officer in Birmingham
  The Guardian
  A firearm was discharged by an officer at about 9pm on Wednesday, which resulted in one man being taken to hospital, West Midlands police said. Another man was arrested for suspected firearm offences. The force has referred itself to the Independent ...and more »
  
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• SUSTech research experts visit Birmingham for partnership talks

  27-07-2017 12:11
  Researchers from the Southern University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTech) visited the University of Birmingham to explore opportunities for research collaboration and to extend the existing doctoral training programme.
  
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• Birmingham City Council workers targeted over equal pay - again

  27-07-2017 11:52
  
  Lawyers alerted in the wake of the laterst bin strike - previous claims have cost the council £1.1 billion
  
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• Birmingham's rubbish strewn streets will be cleaner in ONE WEEK pledges city leader

  27-07-2017 06:50
  
  Ward by ward blitz of city's bins and black bags underway as council refuse collectors strike continues
  
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• Two of Birmingham's historic villages are 'vanishing due to disgraceful neglect'

  27-07-2017 06:30
  
  Planners failed to stop plastic windows, block paved drives and porch extensions which have blighted some historic areas
  
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