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• Man, 87, critical after 'vicious attack' in Sutton Coldfield

  05-12-2017 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The man's condition has deteriorated after having been attacked in his home two weeks ago, say police.
  
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• M54 remains: Murder arrests over Surjit Takhar death

  05-12-2017 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Surjit Takhar had been missing for seven years when his remains were found.
  
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• Steve Cotterill: Birmingham City boss faces 'difficult' search for 20-goal striker

  05-12-2017 18:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Birmingham City boss Steve Cotterill says finding a 20-goal striker in January would be the answer to their prayers.
  
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• Teenager arrested over stabbing in Wednesbury

  05-12-2017 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  A boy, 17, is in a critical condition in hospital, police say.
  
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• Two charged with plotting terrorism after raids in London and ... - The Guardian

  05-12-2017 17:43
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  Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman and Mohammed Aqib Imran to appear in court on charges of preparing acts of terrorism.and more »
  
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• Two charged with plotting terrorism after raids in London and Birmingham - The Guardian

  05-12-2017 17:43
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  Two charged with plotting terrorism after raids in London and Birmingham
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  Rahman and Imran, who were arrested last week, will appear at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA. UK news. Two charged with plotting terrorism after raids in London and Birmingham. Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman and ...and more »
  
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• Birmingham Tesco evacuated over fire in self-service checkout machine

  05-12-2017 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The ambulance service sent a hazard team to the city centre store.
  
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• Why nurses are quitting the profession to go and work in restaurants instead

  05-12-2017 16:41
  
  MP say low pay and stress have led to a shortage of staff in hospitals as nurses quit
  
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• Why security staff could soon be guarding police crime scenes

  05-12-2017 16:19
  
  They are also looking to cut the amount of time constables spend guarding prisoners and suspects in hospital
  
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• Influential clean cold chain workshop in Delhi builds on Birmingham base

  05-12-2017 15:08
  A roundtable in Delhi on how to deploy clean cold chains to help India's farming and food sectors without creating unintended environmental consequences will make a major contribution to refining plans for sustainable cooling.
  
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• Fight against drug and knife crime 'will be undermined by Birmingham constituency changes'

  05-12-2017 15:05
  
  Moving a high-crime area of Birmingham into a Black Country constituency will hurt efforts to fight gangs, says MP Khalid Mahmood
  
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• University of Birmingham joins SUStech to plan new Artificial Intelligence centre

  05-12-2017 14:54
  Computing experts at the University of Birmingham and Southern University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTech) are working together to push forward research into Artificial Intelligence.
  
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• Birmingham prison riot: Inmate sentenced to six years

  05-12-2017 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Grant Samed admitted prison mutiny after trouble flared at the jail and lasted more than 15 hours.
  
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• Seven Capital acquires 'store wars' site

  05-12-2017 13:27
  
  Birmingham-based developer plans to convert run-down plot into mixed-use scheme with new apartments
  
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• Bulldozed! One of Birmingham's last great planning disasters is demolished

  05-12-2017 10:35
  
  Fletchers Walk reduced to rubble as the Paradise redevelopment turns brutal
  
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• UK Snooker Championship 2017: Mark Joyce says win over Neil Robertson 'one of his best'

  05-12-2017 10:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Mark Joyce says his final-frame win over Neil Robertson at the UK Championship was one of the best of his career.
  
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• This is how many drivers have been fined for bad parking in ONE day

  05-12-2017 09:56
  
  West Midlands Police is cracking down on bad parking in Birmingham 
  
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• IUCN Red List: Wild crops listed as threatened

  05-12-2017 08:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Wild relatives of modern crops deemed crucial for food security are threatened with extinction.
  
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• Neighbourhood policing 'on the brink of collapse'

  05-12-2017 06:30
  
  Modern community policing was pioneered in Handsworth after riots but now under threat due to funding cuts say city Lib Dems
  
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• New flats to replace Birmingham music pub

  05-12-2017 06:00
  
  Developers press ahead with plans to demolish canalside venue to make way for 66 new apartments
  
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• Campaign to get free transport for women hit by state pension age changes

  05-12-2017 06:00
  
  West Midlands Mayor Andy Street urged to ensure so-called WASPI women who aren't getting their pensions are offered free travel on public transport
  
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