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• Statins are not always prescribed to the patients who will benefit most

  25-10-2017 23:34
  A study by the University of Birmingham has found that statins are not always prescribed to patients who will benefit the most from them.
  
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• Woman resident in UK since 1968 freed from removal centre

  25-10-2017 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Paulette Wilson received a letter "out of the blue" in 2015 saying she had "no right" to be in the country.
  
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• Channel 4 move from London could create 7,500 jobs, report says

  25-10-2017 18:39
  Government study says relocation could bring almost £600m in economic benefits to the region where broadcaster is movedForcing Channel 4 into a full relocation outside of London and making more programmes for the broadcaster outside the capital could create nearly 7,500 jobs and deliver almost £600m in economic benefits, according to a new government report.A dozen cities and regions across the UK are lobbying to provide a new home to Channel 4, including Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheff
  
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• 2 Sisters boss Ranjit Singh Boparan apologises after alleged hygiene breaches but insists his chicken is safe

  25-10-2017 18:35
  
  Birmingham-based chicken supplier 2 Sisters will send 'mystery worker' into factories to ensure hygiene rules are obeyed
  
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• Birmingham peer Lord Digby Jones sets out plan to remove 500 members of the House of Lords

  25-10-2017 17:52
  
  Former CBI Director General Digby Jones says peers should be forced to quit at 80, and every hereditary Lords member should go
  
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• Satnam Rana is overwhelmed by viewers' response to her cancer news

  25-10-2017 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Satnam Rana has been inundated with cards from viewers wishing her well after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
  
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• Channel 4 move from London could create 3,400 jobs, report says

  25-10-2017 17:16
  Government study says relocation could bring up to £240m in economic benefits to the region where broadcaster is movedA full relocation of Channel 4 outside the capital could create up to 3,400 jobs and deliver economic benefits of as much as £240m to the region where the broadcaster is moved, according to a new government report.A dozen cities and regions across the UK are lobbying to provide a new home to Channel 4, including Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheffield and Leeds.Continue read
  
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• Four men arrested over Birmingham drive-by shooting murder

  25-10-2017 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Mekel Sterling, 36, died in the shooting outside shops in Great Hampton Row, Hockley, Birmingham.
  
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• Walsall Manor boss quits inadequate hospital

  25-10-2017 16:00
  
  Richard Kirby is leaving Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust after six years
  
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• Ex-Ofsted boss had bodyguards during Trojan Horse probe

  25-10-2017 15:28
  
  Sir Michael Wilshaw, former chief inspector of schools, was given two bodyguards at taxpayers’ expense after Oftsed became concerned for his safety and that of his family
  
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• Law student faces jail over Bieber ticket scam

  25-10-2017 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Zainab Pervaiz made more than £7,000 from fake ticket sales, a court hears.
  
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• Will Norris: Wolves goalkeeper owes defence for Carabao Cup clean sheet record

  25-10-2017 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Wolves goalkeeper Will Norris gives credit to the defenders for his amazing Carabao Cup clean sheet record.
  
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• Police chief asks if people who view child porn should be offered counselling instead of prosecution

  25-10-2017 13:00
  
  West Midlands Chief Constable Dave Thompson says scale of online child abuse is 'horrifying' and won't be solved by prosecuting everyone involved
  
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• Moeen Ali: England all-rounder signs new Worcestershire deal

  25-10-2017 12:13 via bbc.co.uk
  England all-rounder Moeen Ali signs a new five-year contract with newly-promoted Worcestershire.
  
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• HS2 finance chief quits over £1.7m redundancy payments

  25-10-2017 11:23
  
  Steve Allen will leave his post following a critical report by the public spending watchdog into payments related to move to Birmingham
  
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• Could you pass the UK citizenship test? Find out here

  25-10-2017 11:07
  
  Exclusive figures obtained under Freedom of Information laws show a total of 1,031 people took the test in Sandwell in 2016
  
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• Birmingham among worst places in UK for assaults on women - Birmingham Mail

  25-10-2017 10:14
  Birmingham Mail
  Birmingham among worst places in UK for assaults on women
  Birmingham Mail
  Birmingham has one of the highest shares of women admitted to hospital for assaults in England. There were nine admissions for assault involving women at Birmingham Women's And Children's NHS Foundation Trust in 2016/17, data from NHS Digital ...
  
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• Birmingham City v Aston Villa: Tomasz Kuszczak says derby game will fire up Blues

  25-10-2017 09:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Birmingham City goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak says Sunday's derby with Aston Villa is the perfect showcase to "do better".
  
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• HSBC UK retail arm close to filling new Birmingham office - Financial Times

  25-10-2017 06:01
  Financial Times
  HSBC UK retail arm close to filling new Birmingham office
  Financial Times
  HSBC's UK retail arm has filled almost nine in ten jobs as it prepares to move from London to Birmingham but most are new appointments, with staff in the capital reluctant to transfer, its boss has said. Ian Stuart, general manager of the ringfenced UK ...
  
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• Birmingham experts launch pioneering autism research

  25-10-2017 02:15
  A major new study into autism and mental health problems is being launched today in a collaboration between the Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders at the University of Birmingham, Aston University, Coventry University and UK autism research charity Autistica.
  
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• IVF treatment: Your stories of pregnancy and parenthood

  25-10-2017 01:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Readers share their experiences of going through IVF treatment.
  
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• Man City 0-0 Wolves (aet, 4-1 on pens)

  25-10-2017 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo is the hero as the Premier League leaders reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals by beating battling Wolverhampton Wanderers on penalties.
  
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• Eastleigh 1-2 Solihull Moors

  25-10-2017 00:09 via bbc.co.uk
  A relieved Solihull Moors win 2-1 at Eastleigh in the National League and record their first win since 5 September.
  
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