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• Kwame Thomas: Coventry City loan striker to Solihull Moors

  17-11-2017 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Coventry City loan striker Kwame Thomas to National League neighbours Solihull Moors until 6 January.
  
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• Theresa May pledges UK will honour commitments before Brexit - Birmingham Mail

  17-11-2017 17:36
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• Fears hundreds of children at risk of sexual exploitation in Birmingham not being identified

  17-11-2017 16:00
  
  Concerns ‘at risk’ children in Birmingham are not being properly recorded by police and social workers
  
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• Reading v Wolverhampton Wanderers

  17-11-2017 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Reading and Wolves.
  
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• Birmingham Council sending homeless families to budget hotels almost FIFTY miles away

  17-11-2017 15:40
  
  One mum who suffered domestic violence was sent to a Travelodge in Stoke-on-Trent
  
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• Endris Mohammed trial: Dad guilty of murdering son and daughter

  17-11-2017 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Endris Mohammed killed his son and daughter by smothering them with a petrol-soaked rag.
  
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• Government threatens legislation to force Channel 4 to move out of London

  17-11-2017 15:22
  
  Culture Secretary Karen Bradley insists the Government is ready to force Channel 4 to move to a new headquarters against its will
  
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• John Motson meets BBC Radio 5 live's young commentator of the year

  17-11-2017 14:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Veteran football commentator meets a pretender to his throne.
  
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• Birmingham MP Jess Phillips reveals how she was nearly mugged before fighting off assailant

  17-11-2017 14:52
  
  "I shouted back at him 'What the f*** are you doing?' The Birmingham Yardley MP tweeted about her tussle with mugger
  
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• Council's controversial Service Birmingham IT company to be wound up in January saving £43 million over four years

  17-11-2017 14:12
  
  Parent company Capita will still provide IT support to city council
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover tests driverless vehicles on public roads

  17-11-2017 14:00
  
  Luxury car manufacturer has taken to city centre streets for trials among everyday traffic
  
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• Taxi driver convicted of murdering his two children

  17-11-2017 13:53
  Endris Mohammed, from Birmingham, killed son, eight, and daughter, six, before trying to kill wife with gas explosionA father who killed his two young children by smothering them with a petrol-soaked cloth and then tried to kill his wife in a gas explosion has been found guilty of murder.Endris Mohammed, a taxi driver, attempted to murder his wife, Penil Teklehaimanot, by tampering with a gas pipe and setting fire to the family home in Hamstead, Birmingham, jurors heard. Continue reading...
  
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• Aston Villa: Jonathan Kodjia and Scott Hogan sidelined following international duty

  17-11-2017 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Aston Villa striker Jonathan Kodjia aggravates an ankle injury, and Scott Hogan is sidelined after a stomach operation.
  
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• Father convicted of murdering his two children

  17-11-2017 13:04
  Endris Mohammed, from Birmingham, killed daughter, six, and son, eight, before trying to kill wife by tampering with gas pipeA father who killed his two young children using a petrol-soaked cloth and then tried to kill his wife in a gas explosion has been found guilty of murder.Endris Mohammed, a taxi driver, attempted to murder his wife, Penil Teklehaimanot, by tampering with a gas pipe and setting fire to the family home in Hamstead, Birmingham, jurors heard. Continue reading...
  
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• Tony Pulis: West Brom boss 'not bothered by pressure' amid speculation about his job

  17-11-2017 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis believes he is a victim of his own success amid speculation about his job.
  
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• Walsall teacher sent sexually explicit emails at school

  17-11-2017 10:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Christopher Perry loses his job but is not barred from teaching after messaging women.
  
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• Birmingham firework death: Arrest on suspicion of murder

  17-11-2017 10:48 via bbc.co.uk
  The man, 22, has been bailed over the murder of Tony Nicholls who died after a blaze at his home.
  
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• Giant traveller camp plans shelved

  17-11-2017 10:06
  
  But environmental health bosses say major site for up to 60 caravans is  still needed to relieve pressure on parks and open spaces
             
  
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• Resistance to new housing comes from 'baby boomers who have long since paid off their own mortgage'

  17-11-2017 08:58
  
  Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid hits out at older generations who stand in the way of new housing development
  
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• Birmingham children's charity appoints new chairman

  17-11-2017 06:00
  
  Acorns has recruited the former Midlands chairman from KPMG to lead its board if trustees
  
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• 2 Sisters chicken supplier problems 'not one-off', say MPs

  17-11-2017 04:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Supermarket meat supplier 2 Sisters had a "far from pristine" track record at one of its sites, MPs say.
  
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