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• Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 Leeds United

  22-11-2017 22:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Wolves ease to their biggest home win of the season as they see off Leeds United to restore their four-point lead at the top of the Championship.
  
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• Man urged to kill self by 'suicide advocate', court hears

  22-11-2017 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Matthew Birkinshaw was encouraged to end his own life by Natasha Gordon, a court hears.
  
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• Birmingham bear statues find new home at a council tip

  22-11-2017 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The giant bear statues, which went on display in Birmingham, are now greeting users of a council tip.
  
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• Elderly Sutton Coldfield man badly beaten during break-in

  22-11-2017 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Arthur Gumbley will need surgery after being found in his Sutton Coldfield home, covered in blood.
  
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• William and Kate in Land Rover off-road driving challenge

  22-11-2017 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The royal couple also met assembly line workers at the Jaguar Land Rover site in Solihull.
  
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• Man jailed for life for murdering wife in Lidl car park

  22-11-2017 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Norbert Chikerema must serve a minimum of 22 years for killing his wife.
  
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• Kevin Spacey investigated by UK police over SECOND sex assault allegation - Birmingham Mail

  22-11-2017 17:46
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  Old Vic Theater Logs 20 Complaints About Kevin Spacey, Pledges to Improve Accountability –
  
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• University completes deal to buy Municipal Bank building

  22-11-2017 17:40
  
  Historic Grade II-listed complex will be used to showcase institute's research and exhibitions
  
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• West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner to be scrapped in 2020

  22-11-2017 17:23
  
  In a long awaited move the West Midlands Mayor will take over the role after the next round of elections
  
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• Award-winning UniGreenScheme diverts 27,500kg of potential waste into reuse and saves £44,000

  22-11-2017 16:25
  The University of Birmingham and UniGreenScheme received a national Green Gown Award for Facilities and Services last week thanks to an innovative scheme which is making waves beyond the University.
  
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• This is what Birmingham got from the Budget 2017

  22-11-2017 15:58
  
  A second devolution deal and cash to tackle rough sleeping - but no help for struggling social care, police or education services
  
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• University of Birmingham to carry out research to minimise scarring suffered by wounded Armed Forces personnel and civilians

  22-11-2017 15:56
  The University of Birmingham is to play a pivotal role in the UK's first ever specialist research centre aimed at minimising the impact of scarring among Armed Forces personnel and civilians wounded in terrorist and other attacks.
  
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• Budget 2017: Here are the highlights from Phillip Hammond's Autumn 2017 Budget

  22-11-2017 15:42
  
  Housing, the NHS, Universal Credit and money for transport featured in Phillip Hammond's Budget statement
  
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• Budget 2017: Tax penalty for new diesel cars failing to meet emissions standards

  22-11-2017 15:31
  
  The Chancellor said such vehicles will be subjected to a one-band increase in the first year vehicle excise duty (VED) rate
  
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• Budget 2017: NHS given £350m to cope with winter pressures

  22-11-2017 15:07
  
  Hammond announced plans to plough money into the service as it enters the difficult winter
  
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• Philip Hammond SCRAPS stamp duty in huge boost for first-time buyers

  22-11-2017 15:02
  
  The measure will also apply on the first £300,000 of a purchase in high-price areas
  
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• Birmingham's Big Sleuth bears find new home at tip

  22-11-2017 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Statues vandalised during Birmingham's Big Sleuth Trail are gifted to a city recycling centre.
  
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• Decade long climate change experiment site wins a sustainability award

  22-11-2017 13:28
  The Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR) was named winner in the sustainability category at the Insider Property Awards earlier this month.
  
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• Is it time to abolish the television licence fee?

  22-11-2017 13:15
  
  Why should you pay the fee if you never use the BBC?
  
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• Why Birmingham bins dispute could be settled within 48 hours

  22-11-2017 13:00
  
  Talks on a 'knife edge' just days ahead of a High Court battle
  
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• Six Midlands bands to support The Twang on UK tour - including Birmingham show - expressandstar.com

  22-11-2017 11:04
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• Cyclist dies in hit-and-run crash in Darlaston

  22-11-2017 10:21 via bbc.co.uk
  West Midlands Police says it continues to search for the driver of a car involved in the collision.
  
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• Harry Weinstein's brother paid UK accuses from personal bank account - Birmingham Mail

  22-11-2017 10:09
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  Harvey Weinstein's Secret SettlementsThe New Yorker
  From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein's Accusers Tell Their Stori
  
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• Birmingham joins new £5m UK Hardware Security Institute

  22-11-2017 07:00
  Researchers at the University of Birmingham will form part of a new £5m multi-university Research Institute to improve hardware security and reduce vulnerability to cyber threats.
  
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• Top team unveiled for new West Midlands rail franchise

  22-11-2017 06:00
  
  Directors who will oversee £1bn worth of investment into region's rail network have been appointed
  
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• Experimental drug trial seeks to improve treatment for head and neck cancer

  22-11-2017 01:15
  A trial designed and co-ordinated by the University of Birmingham's Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit to test an experimental drug in patients with head and neck cancer has launched today through the Combinations Alliance – a joint initiative between Cancer Research UK and the Experimental Cancer Medicine Centres (ECMC) Network.
  
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• Hospitals 'must do more to prevent patients falling'

  22-11-2017 01:01
  
  Hospitals have "considerable room for improvement"
  
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• Budget 2017: Here's what to expect from Chancellor Phillip Hammond

  22-11-2017 01:01
  
  Here's what to expect when Chancellor Phillip Hammond delivers his Autumn Budget
  
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• Walsall 4-2 Fleetwood Town

  22-11-2017 00:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Tyler Roberts and Daniel Agyei score late on as Walsall hit back to beat Fleetwood and move clear of the relegation zone.
  
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