Birmingham news

• T20 Blast: John Hastings hits 19-ball fifty in Worcestershire win at Edgbaston

  04-08-2017 23:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Worcestershire keep alive their hopes of reaching the T20 Blast quarter-finals with a thrilling win against Birmingham Bears.
  
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• Birmingham bin strike: Positive talks hint at deal to end dispute

  04-08-2017 20:30
  
  Council leader John Clancy and Unite official Howard Beckett in talks to end dispute which has left city straining under piles of rubbish
  
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• Smugglers jailed over ferry cocaine haul

  04-08-2017 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Garvey Barnes had his girlfriend carry 2kg of cocaine on a ferry ride from Calais to Dover.
  
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• Duckens Nazon and James Pearson: Coventry City sign striker and defender

  04-08-2017 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Coventry City sign Wolves striker Duckens Nazon on loan until January and defender James Pearson on non-contract terms.
  
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• Protests at Birmingham mosque over controversial cleric

  04-08-2017 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  A cleric accused of supporting female genital mutilation opens a new mosque in Birmingham sparking protests.
  
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• Carl Ikeme: Fans' leukaemia charity fundraiser for Wolves star

  04-08-2017 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Carl Ikeme was diagnosed with acute leukaemia last month.
  
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• Birmingham council improvement panel to step aside

  04-08-2017 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Birmingham City Council should continue to improve "under its own steam", the panel advised.
  
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• Wolverhampton Wanderers v Middlesbrough

  04-08-2017 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Middlesbrough.
  
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• Kings Heath Street Festival cancelled over security need

  04-08-2017 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Organisers have called off a popular community event claiming they need extra security amid terror fears.
  
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• Great Birmingham Run: How running saved teacher's life

  04-08-2017 13:45
  
  English teacher Stuart Warner had shed six stone since taking up running almost two years ago
  
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• Josh Onomah: Aston Villa sign Tottenham midfielder on season-long loan

  04-08-2017 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Championship side Aston Villa sign Tottenham's attacking midfielder Josh Onomah on a season-long loan deal.
  
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• Birmingham pub bomb families crowdfund judicial review

  04-08-2017 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Justice4the21 hopes to raise £10,000 to challenge rulings not to name the Birmingham bombing suspects.
  
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• Birmingham protesters: "No other city has bin strikes"

  04-08-2017 12:41
  
  Black bags dropped on Council House steps to show city bosses what residents are putting up with
  
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• Ryan Sidebottom: Warwickshire sign Australian fast bowler

  04-08-2017 11:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Warwickshire sign former Victoria fast bowler Ryan Sidebottom on a deal until the end of the season.
  
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• Birmingham is the luckiest place in the UK to play the lottery ... - Birmingham Mail

  04-08-2017 10:23
  Birmingham Mail
  Birmingham is the luckiest place in the UK to play the lottery ...
  Birmingham Mail
  The city boasts 138 millionaires since the lottery was launched in 1994- the equivalent to one every two months.and more »
  
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• Watchdog to step away from Birmingham City Council scrutiny

  04-08-2017 06:00
  
  Government-appointed panel says Europe's largest local authority has "a story of progress"
  
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