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• Solihull man guilty of 'I've got acid' attack

  10-10-2017 20:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Max Kelly squirted a bottle of cleaning solution at two men outside a pub, a court hears.
  
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• Woman, 93 found dead on Cradley Heath care home floor

  10-10-2017 20:03 via bbc.co.uk
  A coroner says it is unclear how Margaret Janney, 93, ended up out of her care home bed
  
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• This MP wants to legalise cannabis for medicinal purposes in UK - Birmingham Mail

  10-10-2017 17:59
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  This MP wants to legalise cannabis for medicinal purposes in UK
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• MP wants more cameras on Birmingham's streets to catch young thugs

  10-10-2017 15:14
  
  MP Steve McCabe said: 'We are losing control of our neighbourhoods'
  
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• MPs demand better funding for mental health care as Royals raise awareness

  10-10-2017 13:54
  
  Patients face a 'long wait' for treatment because mental health still isn't given the same priority as other services, Theresa May is told
  
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• BBC reporter's breast cancer diary records morning after op

  10-10-2017 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC reporter Satnam Rana has launched the campaign #checkthemout to get more women to self-examine.
  
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• Traveller groups could be banned from the entire West Midlands under proposals to stop illegal encampments

  10-10-2017 12:40
  
  Government to meet West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner to discuss tough measures against minority of anti-social Travellers
  
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• Evolution: The beneficiaries of mass extinction

  10-10-2017 12:12
  Mass extinctions were followed by periods of low diversity in which certain new species dominated wide regions of the supercontinent Pangaea, reports a new study.
  
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• Man held over targeted Birmingham drive-by shooting

  10-10-2017 12:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The intended victim, who was uninjured, is believed to have been known to the gunman.
  
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• Standardised approach to bereavement care and disposal of pregnancy remains needed following miscarriage, report reveals

  10-10-2017 11:48
  The standard of care for mothers experiencing the end of a pregnancy varies widely, with more to be done to replicate good practice found in some NHS Trusts and hospitals, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Birmingham and the University of Bristol.
  
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• Cyclist killed in Birmingham lorry crash

  10-10-2017 11:21 via bbc.co.uk
  A 32-year-old woman is pronounced dead at the scene following the crash in Edgbaston.
  
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• Funding boost for Aston University

  10-10-2017 06:00
  
  Injection of new capital will support university's degree apprenticeships programme
  
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• Art sets out stall for Birmingham's Wholesale Market

  10-10-2017 02:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Meet the life-size counterparts of the art that captures the final days of centuries-old market.
  
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