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• Daniel Sturridge: West Brom sign Liverpool striker on loan

  29-01-2018 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  West Brom beat Premier League rivals Newcastle to the loan signing of Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge.
  
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• University of Birmingham launches India Institute

  29-01-2018 22:33
  The University of Birmingham launches its India Institute in the presence of His Excellency Mr Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha, High Commissioner of India.
  
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• 'Concern' over Birmingham nursery closures proposals

  29-01-2018 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  A parents group says it is concerned about children moving, if the council services close.
  
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• Wolves: Morgan Gibbs-White signs new four-and-a-half-year contract

  29-01-2018 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Wolves midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White signs a new four-and-a-half-year contract with the Championship leaders.
  
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• Sheffield United v Aston Villa

  29-01-2018 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's Championship game between Sheffield United and Aston Villa.
  
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• The staggering number of West Midlands criminals re-offending within one year

  29-01-2018 17:43
  
  In total, 28,443 offenders in our region were either cautioned, received a non-custodial conviction or were released from prison in 2015-16
  
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• Daniel Sturridge: West Brom to beat Newcastle to signing of Liverpool striker

  29-01-2018 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  West Brom will beat Premier League rivals Newcastle to the loan signing of Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge.
  
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• Aaron Tshibola: Kilmarnock sign Aston Villa midfielder on loan

  29-01-2018 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Kilmarnock sign midfielder Aaron Tshibola from Aston Villa on loan until the end of the season.
  
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• Patient and doctor team up after life-saving treatment to launch World Cancer Day

  29-01-2018 17:12
  A patient who was given only 12 months to live four years ago has teamed up with his consultant to help launch a national campaign for Cancer Research UK.
  
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• Breakthrough leads to sequencing of a human genome using a pocket-sized device

  29-01-2018 17:00
  A new nanopore technology for direct sequencing of long strands of DNA has resulted in the most complete human genome ever assembled with a single technology, scientists have revealed.
  
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• Tommy Elphick: Reading agree loan deal for Aston Villa centre-back

  29-01-2018 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Reading sign Aston Villa centre-back Tommy Elphick on loan until the end of the season.
  
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• West Brom: Ali Gabr joins on loan from Zamalek

  29-01-2018 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Egypt defender Ali Gabr joins West Brom on loan from Zamalek until the end of the season.
  
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• Birmingham council leader Ian Ward warns Labour's National Executive Committee not to give him orders

  29-01-2018 16:06
  
  Labour council leaders, including Birmingham's Ian Ward, accuse party's national ruling body of 'an affront to the basic principles of democracy'
  
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• Justin Shaibu: Brentford striker joins Walsall on loan

  29-01-2018 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Walsall boss Jon Whitney signs striker Justin Shaibu on loan from Championship Brentford side until the end of the season.
  
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• Man arrested in Birmingham murder probe after woman's body found

  29-01-2018 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The body of a 61-year-old woman was found in Birmingham in the early hours.
  
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• Daniel Sturridge: Newcastle & West Brom want Liverpool striker on loan

  29-01-2018 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Newcastle and West Brom are interested in Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge, and Reds winger Lazar Markovic is wanted by Swansea.
  
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• These creatives say Birmingham is the only place for Channel 4

  29-01-2018 14:01
  
  The Government says it wants the broadcaster to move out of the capital
  
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• Residents anger over city street where only half of the road is being cleaned

  29-01-2018 13:32
  
  One side of the lane is in one constituency and the other is in another
  
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• Watch as Chamberlain House rapidly demolished from Birmingham skyline

  29-01-2018 13:26
  
  The £700 million Paradise revolution continues in double quick time with the two-day demolition of Chamberlain House - twin of the Copthorne Hotel
  
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• Sandwell children's services remain 'inadequate'

  29-01-2018 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The authority says it is "fully committed" to improving after "serious failings" were found.
  
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• Aston Villa's Aaron Tshibola in Kilmarnock loan talks

  29-01-2018 11:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Kilmarnock are hoping to sign midfielder Aaron Tshibola on loan from Aston Villa.
  
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• 'Unsafe' buildings demolished after Sparkbrook fire

  29-01-2018 09:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Part of the A34 in Birmingham is closed after a fire broke out in terraced shops and flats.
  
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• Why there are more rough sleepers than the 57 revealed in official figures

  29-01-2018 06:00
  
  Cllr Sharon Thompson says Birmingham has changed the way it handles homelessness and is beginning to make an impact
  
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• Half of young Brummies anxious about job prospects

  29-01-2018 06:00
  
  Princes Trust charity says increasing numbers of young people are lacking confidence and fear they won't find fulfilling work
  
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• Midlands jobs 'most at risk from robots'

  29-01-2018 02:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Areas with a lot of retail, administration and warehouse jobs will be most affected, a report says.
  
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• Wolverhampton builder 'left house with leaning wall and leaks'

  29-01-2018 01:43 via bbc.co.uk
  One couple paid more than £80,000 to the builder but claim he left their home uninhabitable.
  
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• Carillion tried to 'wriggle out' of pension contributions

  29-01-2018 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The collapsed outsourcing giant avoided paying into the pension schemes, say MPs.
  
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