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• The Guardian view on musical education: it needs social harmony | Editorial

  08-09-2017 19:52
  Birmingham’s renaissance sees a new conservatoire. That is good news. But we need policies to ensure music is not dominated by a wealthy eliteThe new Birmingham Conservatoire is in many ways a reminder of the Brummie resurgence. England’s second city centre was not long ago written off as an urban doughnut – a tiny commercial core cut off from its natural space by ring roads and a belt of derelict Victorian properties. However, in recent years it has been revitalised with a fut
  
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• University of Birmingham scientist wins £1.4m to unlock mystery of how cancer 'steals the keys' to healthy growth

  08-09-2017 19:06
  Dr Mat Coleman and his team at the University of Birmingham
  
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• Birmingham bin strike: Labour MPs criticise council

  08-09-2017 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Birmingham's nine Labour MPs say delays in solving the long-running dispute are "unacceptable".
  
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• Liver transplant experts gather at the University of Birmingham to celebrate 30 years of research

  08-09-2017 17:56
  Professor David Adams, Head of the University of Birmingham's College of Medical and Dental Sciences
  
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• Hairdressers giving cuts despite no shop front

  08-09-2017 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  A lorry earlier smashed into the Wolverhampton hairdressers leaving it with no doors or windows.
  
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• Wolverhampton Wanderers v Millwall

  08-09-2017 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Millwall.
  
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• Moment two Wolverhampton shops are rammed by a truck

  08-09-2017 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  CCTV footage shows the lorry reversing into a hairdressers and then ramming into a chip shop.
  
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• Thousands to be given HALF PRICE bus and tram travel in Birmingham

  08-09-2017 15:21
  
  It will be run as a 12 month pilot scheme initially and extended if successful
  
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• Warwickshire v Somerset: Tim Groenewald completes Somerset win at Edgbaston

  08-09-2017 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Somerset complete an important 169-run victory over fellow Division One strugglers Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
  
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• Ben Fox: Burton Albion midfielder joins Solihull Moors on a one-month loan deal

  08-09-2017 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Burton Albion midfielder Ben Fox joins National League side Solihull Moors on loan until 7 October.
  
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• Indian biotech leaders visit Birmingham for life science facilities briefing

  08-09-2017 15:06
  A delegation of Indian biotech company leaders visited the University of Birmingham to see the life sciences cluster, where the University's world-leading research is translated into new medical therapies.
  
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• Warwickshire: Ed Pollock and Sunny Singh sign one-year contract extensions

  08-09-2017 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Batsman Ed Pollock and left-arm spinner Sunny Singh both sign one-year contract extensions with Warwickshire.
  
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• Brighton & Hove Albion v West Bromwich Albion

  08-09-2017 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Premier League game between Brighton & Hove Albion and West Bromwich Albion.
  
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• This is why there may be another bank holiday

  08-09-2017 11:18
  
  Conservative former minister Christopher Chope and his party colleague Peter Bone (Wellingborough) have tabled more than 70 Bills between them
  
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• 30 hours free childcare scheme could spark chaos, charity warns

  08-09-2017 11:06
  
  A survey by the Pre-school Learning Alliance (PLA) suggests 74% of the nurseries that responded feel the Government has underfunded the scheme
  
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• Price of Thailand, Dubai and Sri Lanka flights slashed from Birmingham Airport

  08-09-2017 10:00
  
  Emirates Holidays is inviting guests to find incredible discounted holiday deals
  
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• Birmingham chosen as UK's Commonwealth Games candidate city - Financial Times

  08-09-2017 08:28
  Financial Times
  Birmingham chosen as UK's Commonwealth Games candidate city
  Financial Times
  Birmingham has beaten competition from fellow UK city Liverpool to be selected as the candidate city for Britain's potential bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The government will now decide whether to submit a formal bid to the Commonwealth ...
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• Jewellery Quarter factory conversion named in RIBA shortlist

  08-09-2017 06:00
  
  The Compound counts Ed Sheeran and Microsoft among its previous users and will do battle in annual awards celebrating sub-£1m projects
  
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• Fizz Friday: Why women pick prosecco

  08-09-2017 02:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Sales of the Italian wine are soaring, but what's the secret behind its sparkling success?
  
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• Fizz Friday: Why women are picking prosecco over champagne

  08-09-2017 02:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Sales of the Italian wine are soaring, but what's the secret behind its sparkling success?
  
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• Becoming Enoch

  08-09-2017 02:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Ian McDiarmid's latest role tries to uncover the true character of the controversial politician Enoch Powell.
  
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• Malala calls for defence of Rohingya

  08-09-2017 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Nobel prize winner Malala Yousafzai says the 'global community' must protect Myanmar's Muslim minority.
  
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