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• Women's Super League 2017-18: New calendar, new names and new goal alerts

  21-09-2017 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  As the new WSL season gets under way on Friday, BBC Sport looks at the inaugural winter calendar, the new signings and how you can follow the competition.
  
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• Police probe homophobic chants at Aston Villa match

  21-09-2017 21:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Carol Smith says she was subjected to chants for 30 minutes at the clash between Villa and Boro.
  
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• Space-age Peugeot 3008 a world away from functional

  21-09-2017 20:00
  
  The dynamic new Peugeot 3008’s I-Cockpit makes conventional speedometers and rev counters seem old fashioned
  
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• Bears need seven wickets to beat Tykes

  21-09-2017 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Yorkshire lose three wickets after being set 175 to win by relegated Warwickshire at Headingley.
  
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• Study finds GPs are unwilling to refer patients for bowel cancer checks

  21-09-2017 19:23
  GPs can be reluctant to refer patients with symptoms of bowel cancer for further investigations, a study by the Universities of Birmingham and Exeter has found.
  
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• Game of Thrones star is a fresher in Birmingham

  21-09-2017 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Isaac Hempstead-Wright, who plays Bran Stark in Game of Thrones, is a student in Birmingham.
  
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• Birmingham City's directors arrive in UK ahead of key club decision - Birmingham Mail

  21-09-2017 18:49
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  Birmingham City's directors arrive in UK ahead of key club decision
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  Birmingham City's power brokers have travelled to the UK to oversee the appointment of the club's next manager and review the poor start to the season. Representatives from Trillion Trophy Asia, directors of Birmingham Sports Holdings - and their ...
  
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• Birmingham City Ladies sign Wales centre-back Ladd

  21-09-2017 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Birmingham City Ladies sign Wales international centre-back Hayley Ladd following her July exit from Bristol City.
  
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• Neo-Nazi case: Soldiers in court on National Action charges

  21-09-2017 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Two soldiers and a third man will stand trial for alleged membership of a banned far-right group.
  
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• Lee Carsley: Birmingham caretaker manager keen for long-term role with Blues

  21-09-2017 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Birmingham City caretaker boss Lee Carsley has 'long-term' ambitions to stay with his boyhood club Birmingham City.
  
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• Comment: Will the Green Man go the same way as the Digbeth Dragon?

  21-09-2017 17:44
  
  Bennie Gray, the founder and former owner of the Custard Factory in Digbeth, ponders the fate of a imposing piece of art
  
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• Gareth Barry: West Brom midfielder will play on after breaking Ryan Giggs' record

  21-09-2017 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Gareth Barry says "the desire is still there" as he prepares to break Ryan Giggs' all-time Premier League appearances record on Monday.
  
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• University of Birmingham backs cultural discussion series

  21-09-2017 16:08
  The University of Birmingham is backing a new discussion series giving people the opportunity to discuss hot topics affecting the city of Birmingham with leading academics.
  
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• Labour Deputy Leader Tom Watson on leadership rule changes, Brexit, Channel 4, bin strikes and the best videogame ever

  21-09-2017 15:27
  
  As Labour prepares for its annual conference, Deputy Leader Tom Watson explains why the party must prepare for Jeremy Corbyn to become Prime Minister
  
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• HMRC to bring thousands of tax staff to Birmingham development

  21-09-2017 14:11
  
  Government confirms location of its planned new regional tax hub which will consolidate its West Midlands offices into one site
  
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• Battling depression at university: A student's story

  21-09-2017 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  A student who spent a year recovering from depression speaks of the "stigma" around mental health.
  
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• Bran Stark in Brum

  21-09-2017 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The Game Of Thrones star has been spotted getting involved in freshers' week activities on the Birmingham campus.
  
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• A student guide to Birmingham for Bran Stark actor Isaac Hempstead-Wright

  21-09-2017 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The Game Of Thrones star has been spotted getting involved in freshers' week activities on the Birmingham campus.
  
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• London Midland swaps rail for road with Vélo Birmingham challenge

  21-09-2017 13:04
  
  A team of 61 staff from the train operating company will be hitting the West Midlands' roads on Sunday to tackle the 100-mile cycling event
  
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• Stability seems a long way off with Birmingham Labour in such turmoil

  21-09-2017 13:01
  
  With controversial selections, a leadership battle and appointments still to be made progress for Birmingham City Council seems a long way off
  
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• Three way battle for council leadership

  21-09-2017 12:33
  
  Labour councillors will choose the successor to John Clancy on September 28
  
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• Britain could face new winter of discontent as families grow weary of trying to make ends meet – report

  21-09-2017 12:21
  The UK could face a new winter of discontent as households count the cost of nine years of lost growth, the authors of a major new study into financial inclusion have warned.
  
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• Heritage tourism adds £1.5bn to West Midlands economy

  21-09-2017 06:00
  
  New report by Historic England highlights financial impact of sector on region
  
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• Former Birmingham Council leader Mike Whitby claimed £20,526 from House of Lords but didn't speak once

  21-09-2017 01:01
  
  Birmingham peer Lord Whitby received  £20,526 from the House of Lords over the course of a year but didn't actually speak in any debates during that period.
  
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• West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Manchester City

  21-09-2017 00:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester City beat West Brom in the third round of the Carabao Cup in a match that sees Ilkay Gundogan limp off in his first start since December.
  
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• Wolves drawn away at Man City in EFL Cup

  21-09-2017 00:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Holders Man United visit Swansea in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, while Chelsea play Everton and Tottenham host West Ham.
  
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