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• Man stabbed to death at Walsall house party named

  15-01-2018 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Rezwan Ali, 19, collapsed in the kitchen after suffering a knife wound to the chest.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn says Carillion collapse shows it's 'time to take back control' of services

  15-01-2018 21:13
  
  Labour leader criticised an "outsource-first dogma" and insisted "it's time we took back control"
  
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• Cyrille Regis dies: 'Pioneer to many, but to me he was just my uncle' - Jason Roberts

  15-01-2018 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  "As he was to many people, he was our hero." Jason Roberts writes a touching tribute to his uncle Cyrille Regis, who has died aged 59.
  
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• Bordesley Independent School boss banned from teaching

  15-01-2018 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The school was criticised by inspectors over child safety and the quality of its education.
  
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• Birmingham's Turners at 69 restaurant closes

  15-01-2018 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The owner of Birmingham's Turners at 69 apologised to anyone disappointed by the closure.
  
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• Lorry driver denies Staffordshire M6 death crash charges

  15-01-2018 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Five people died in the motorway collision in Staffordshire early on 24 May.
  
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• 'They've literally locked the gate'

  15-01-2018 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  How the collapse of Carillion has affected those who worked with and for the company.
  
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• Cyrille Regis: West Brom say former player was an 'iconic figurehead' of the late 70s

  15-01-2018 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  West Brom lead tributes to former player Cyrille Regis, a "pioneer for black footballers", who has died aged 59.
  
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• Carillion collapse raises job fears

  15-01-2018 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The government will take on public services after the UK's second biggest construction firm fails.
  
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• What is Carillion and what does it do? Construction company collapse raises job fears

  15-01-2018 14:55
  
  The Wolverhampton-based company also offers many outsourcing services for the public sector
  
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• Birmingham race evaluated by Formula E - Eurosport.co.uk

  15-01-2018 13:38
  Birmingham race evaluated by Formula E
  Eurosport.co.uk
  Formula E has evaluated taking racing back to the streets of Birmingham for the first time since the 1990 Superprix, as it considers possible replacements for its cancelled Montreal round. Eurosport Player : Watch this event live. Watch on Eurosport ...and more »
  
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• Tributes pour in after death of former West Brom star Cyrille Regis

  15-01-2018 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Former West Brom and England forward Cyrille Regis dies at the age of 59.
  
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• Stoke name Lambert as new manager

  15-01-2018 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Stoke City appoint former Aston Villa and Norwich boss Paul Lambert as manager after the departure of Mark Hughes.
  
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• West Midlands UKIP MEP Bill Etheridge quits as party spokesman and demands resignation of leader Henry Bolton

  15-01-2018 13:13
  
  Bill Etheridge resigns as a UKIP spokesman and urges members to force party leader Henry Bolton to quit
  
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• Public contracts held by Carillion are protected

  15-01-2018 13:03
  
  UK Government says staff should continue to attend work as normal as it steps in to protect public sector contracts held by the collapsed construction giant
  
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• Collapse of Carillion puts future of new £558m Midland Metropolitan Hospital in doubt

  15-01-2018 12:46
  
  NHS managers are in talks with the Treasury to ensure hospital serving Birmingham and the Black Country can open in 2019 as planned
  
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• Cyrille Regis: Ex-West Brom and England forward dies aged 59

  15-01-2018 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Former West Brom and England forward Cyrille Regis, a pioneer for black players in the 1970s, has died aged 59.
  
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• Relocating Channel 4 to West Midlands is priority, says mayor

  15-01-2018 07:00
  Move would not only boost local economy but help broadcaster to better represent modern Britain, says Andy StreetThe mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, has said attracting Channel 4 to the region has become a priority and that the broadcaster will be a better and a stronger organisation if it relocates its headquarters.Street told the Guardian he was pressing for a “very major relocation” of Channel 4 to the West Midlands – including its chief executive and director of pr
  
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• Tributes to man who reshaped Birmingham in 1960s

  15-01-2018 06:00
  
  Ex-council leader and Lord Mayor played a major role in creating Bull Ring, Midlands Arts Centre and the city's infamous ring roads
  
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• 'Floating on air' after surgeons remove 19kg tumour

  15-01-2018 01:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch surgeons as they remove a 19.5kg tumour from a woman's body.
  
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