Birmingham news

• Sutton Coldfield woman, 87, in 'brutal' attack

  02-02-2018 20:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The great-grandmother was forced to crawl for help after her phone line was disconnected.
  
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• Four nights of disorder in Birmingham city centre

  02-02-2018 20:48 via bbc.co.uk
  A 17-year-old was stabbed in the leg and hands and three officers were assaulted, West Midlands Police said.
  
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• Benik Afobe: 'Crying in car' after Wolves move

  02-02-2018 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Wolves striker Benik Afobe says he was "crying in his car" with happiness after signing on loan from Bournemouth.
  
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• Peter Baird obituary

  02-02-2018 19:02
  My father, Peter Baird, who has died aged 78, was an iconoclastic teacher and practitioner of social work. He taught social policy at the University of Birmingham for two decades from 1970 and was a provocative columnist for the magazine Social Work Today, questioning professional orthodoxies and railing against political correctness. Before and after his teaching years, he was a social worker who fought passionately for his clients.Peter had energy for many causes. He agitated with neighbours a
  
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• Council could take back control of Dudley Hippodrome

  02-02-2018 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The council claims a group that took over the theatre had "failed to achieve key milestones".
  
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• James Brindley murder: Ammar Kahrod jailed for 17 years

  02-02-2018 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Ammar Kahrod denied murdering James Brindley who was on his way from a night out.
  
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• Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield United

  02-02-2018 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield United.
  
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• Design teams chosen for Birmingham's HS2 stations

  02-02-2018 16:20
  
  Architects who worked on Eden Project and Millennium Bridge among those who will design new stations in Curzon Street and Solihull
  
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• Awards in memory of stabbed rapper Joshua Ribera

  02-02-2018 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Joshua Ribera's mother said she had "dreamed" of holding the event since he was stabbed to death in 2013.
  
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• Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds all UK burglary hotspots – but leafy Guildford is the top target - iNews

  02-02-2018 14:59
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  Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds all UK burglary hotspots – but leafy Guildford is the top target
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  Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds are the UK cities most likely to be targeted by burglars, analysis has revealed. The number-one burglary hotspot of the UK is not in London, as some might expect, but Guildford, in leafy Surrey, while the university ...
  
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• £57m boost for six major West Midlands housing developments

  02-02-2018 14:47
  
  Government money to provide roads, flood defences and other measures to kickstart construction of more than 6,000 homes
  
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• 377 Carillion workers to lose jobs

  02-02-2018 12:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The Official Receiver of the collapsed group makes some workers redundant but protects 919 jobs.
  
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• Delayed Midland Met Hospital cost may rise due to Carillion collapse

  02-02-2018 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The Wolverhampton-based firm won a £75m contract for the 670-bed Midland Met Hospital in Smethwick.
  
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• People are being denied IVF treatment because of where they live and MPs say it has to stop

  02-02-2018 11:58
  
  The House of Commons will consider proposals for a new law to ensure everyone has fair access to IVF treatment
  
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• The people who knew Manchester United legend Duncan Edwards

  02-02-2018 02:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The Manchester United legend is remembered ahead of the 60th anniversary of the Munich air disaster.
  
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• Women with separate lives: Can conversation bring them together?

  02-02-2018 02:01 via bbc.co.uk
  A pioneering attempt to turn strangers into friends takes place in Birmingham.
  
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