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• T20 Blast: Birmingham Bears chase 205 to beat Surrey in quarter-final

  25-08-2017 23:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Grant Elliott's unbeaten 59 sees Birmingham Bears chase 205 to beat Surrey in the T20 Blast quarter-final.
  
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• Bristol City 1-1 Aston Villa

  25-08-2017 23:20 via bbc.co.uk
  A heavy deflection helps Josh Onomah to his first Aston Villa goal which earns them a deserved point at Bristol City.
  
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• Nacer Chadli: Tony Pulis confirms Swansea City interest in West Brom winger

  25-08-2017 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  West Brom manager Tony Pulis confirms Swansea City's interest in Baggies' winger Nacer Chadli.
  
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• Aldi has been named the cheapest supermarket in the UK - Birmingham Mail

  25-08-2017 17:41
  Birmingham Mail
  Aldi has been named the cheapest supermarket in the UK
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• Robert Snodgrass: Aston Villa sign West Ham United's Scotland winger on loan

  25-08-2017 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Aston Villa complete the signing of winger Robert Snodgrass from West Ham United on a season-long loan.
  
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• Tyler Roberts: Walsall sign West Bromwich Albion forward on loan

  25-08-2017 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Walsall sign teenage forward Tyler Roberts on loan from West Bromwich Albion until January.
  
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• Paramore announce Birmingham show and UK tour - how to buy tickets - Coventry Telegraph

  25-08-2017 17:05
  Coventry Telegraph
  Paramore announce Birmingham show and UK tour - how to buy tickets
  Coventry Telegraph
  Tickets for the Tour One shows sold out almost instantly, and it looks like their arena shows will follow suit. The tour is in support of the group's fifth studio album After Laughter which sees them move into a synth-pop direction. It reached the top ...and more »
  
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• Solihull Moors fined £4,000 by National League and must pay Chester £1,000

  25-08-2017 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Solihull Moors are fined and told to pay compensation to Chester following the postponement of their National League fixture.
  
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• Oxford-bound student from Wolverhampton faces deportation

  25-08-2017 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Brian White was adopted but now faces deportation and losing his place at Oxford University.
  
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• Confusion as barge dumped on Smethwick road

  25-08-2017 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The narrowboat was abandoned on a street in Smethwick, near the Birmingham canal.
  
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• 'Rubbish collection protest' blocks Birmingham road

  25-08-2017 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Bin bags are dumped in a Birmingham road in an apparent protest against rubbish going uncollected.
  
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• More than 49,000 overseas migrants come into the West Midlands in one year

  25-08-2017 13:10
  
  MPs warn that employers need migrant workers as numbers fall following the Brexit vote
  
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• Disruption facing Birmingham's bank holiday rail travellers

  25-08-2017 12:57
  
  Reminder that London station will be closed for entire weekend to allow for HS2 works
  
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• Birmingham residents think bin bag 'barricade' is a protest

  25-08-2017 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Birmingham's long bin strike has been suspended but it does not mean the end of a bin bag backlog.
  
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• Indian sports coaches return to Birmingham and meet Consul General

  25-08-2017 12:10
  Indian' sports coaches met the Consul General of India when they returned to the University of Birmingham to learn more about how latest research and training techniques can help to boost athletes' performance.
  
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• Birmingham boy's death from allergic reaction partly down to school neglect - The Guardian

  25-08-2017 12:03
  The Guardian
  Birmingham boy's death from allergic reaction partly down to school neglect
  The Guardian
  The inquest heard a delay in giving Mohammed his EpiPen might have contributed to his death. Photograph: West Midlands police. Birmingham. Birmingham boy's death from allergic reaction partly down to school neglect. Inquest into death of Mohammed ...and more »
  
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• Birmingham boy's death from allergic reaction partly down to school neglect

  25-08-2017 12:03
  Inquest into death of Mohammed Ismaeel Ashraf finds many problems with how Al-Hijrah school handled pupils with allergies The death of a nine-year-old boy following an allergic reaction was partly down to neglect by his school, an inquest jury has found.Mohammed Ismaeel Ashraf collapsed less than two hours after eating a lunch of fish fingers and chips at Al-Hijrah school in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, in March. He was taken to Heartlands hospital, where he later died.Continue reading...
  
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• Kasabian announce 2017 UK tour - and they are coming to Birmingham - Burton Mail

  25-08-2017 11:00
  Burton Mail
  Kasabian announce 2017 UK tour - and they are coming to Birmingham
  Burton Mail
  Ahead of appearing at the Reading/Leeds 2017 festival, Kasabian has announced its must-see 12 date UK arena tour for November and December ensuring they make this year their best ever. Since releasing their number one album For Crying Out Loud, ...and more »
  
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• Oliver Burke: West Brom sign winger on a five-year deal

  25-08-2017 10:55 via bbc.co.uk
  West Bromwich Albion sign Scotland winger Oliver Burke from German club RB Leipzig on a five-year contract for a reported fee of £15m.
  
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• City leader 'buying time' over bins deal

  25-08-2017 06:00
  
  Report into crisis surrounding Birmingham's bin collections says the council cannot afford the deal which brought the strike to a halt
  
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• Chinese investors plan 25-storey apartment complex

  25-08-2017 06:00
  
  Group behind project in the Jewellery Quarter is now eyeing car lot for apartment and commercial block in city district
  
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• Birmingham braced for more roadworks

  25-08-2017 06:00
  
  A34 in Perry Barr will be dug up to allow for new gas pipes to be installed
  
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• Pioneering study to help pensioners improve health and wellbeing in later life

  25-08-2017 02:15
  A major study involving researchers from the University of Birmingham is aiming to help older people stay fitter and live independently for longer.
  
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