Birmingham news

• Jeremy Corbyn plans free bus travel for 322,000 Birmingham children, teenagers and young adults

  11-04-2018 23:30
  
  Labour leader announces plan to offer free bus travel to everyone under the age of 25
  
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• Oldham Athletic 1-1 Walsall

  11-04-2018 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Oldham and Walsall ease their relegation fears with an entertaining draw at Boundary Park which all but relegates Bury from League One.
  
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• Aston Villa fan raising awareness of speech disorder

  11-04-2018 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Adam Wright, 38, uses post-match fan videos on YouTube to raise awareness of stammering.
  
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• Australia's Commonwealth Games are great, but Birmingham could be better

  11-04-2018 15:32
  
  Comments from Birmingham delegation visiting Gold Coast to learn about hosting Games
  
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• Labour's making free school meals an election issue but it's not telling the truth

  11-04-2018 13:50
  
  A Labour council candidate in Birmingham says Conservatives are 'starving our children' but independent studies show the Tory plan actually means more children get a free school meal
  
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• New energy efficient library is shortlisted for an architecture award

  11-04-2018 12:47
  The award-nominated University of Birmingham library uses 65% less energy to heat than the building it replaced. The facility, which opened in 2016, is bigger than its predecessor by more than 1,000 square metres, and also uses 3,688 fewer kilowatt hours of electricity every year.
  
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• University of Birmingham to lead Midlands Innovation Commercialisation of Research Accelerator (MICRA)

  11-04-2018 11:22
  The University of Birmingham is to lead a connected system of incubators and accelerators that will drive jobs and economic growth across the Midlands region, following a £5 million award announced today by Research England.
  
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• Merry Hill and West Midland Safari Park among seven new rail stations on the way

  11-04-2018 10:14
  
  Two new stations between Wolverhampton and Walsall could also be created
  
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• These are the FREE face-to-face courses that Google Digital Garage is offering in Birmingham

  11-04-2018 10:00
  
  How to write a CV, coding, marketing and starting your own business are among the many free face-to-face sessions you can sign up for at the Google Digital Garage on New Street in Birmingham city centre
  
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• New Soho Loop plans to be unveiled

  11-04-2018 06:00
  
  Developers behind long-awaited regeneration of derelict site west of the city centre will be showcasing their vision for canalside plot
  
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• Private hospitals warned over surgeons

  11-04-2018 02:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Inspectors warn private hospitals that the lessons of rogue surgeon Ian Paterson must be learned.
  
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• Lady Leshurr: YouTube's queen bee

  11-04-2018 02:16 via bbc.co.uk
  How the 29-year-old went from underground grime mixtapes to viral videos.
  
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• Lady Leshurr: How tooth brushing made a YouTube star

  11-04-2018 02:16 via bbc.co.uk
  How the 29-year-old went from underground grime mixtapes to viral videos.
  
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• Plants 'hedge their bets' in germination: the route to better crop yields

  11-04-2018 02:15
  Researchers at the University of Birmingham have revealed how plants 'hedge their bets' by getting their seeds to germinate at different times. Their work identifies routes to reduce variability in agriculture and produce more consistent outcomes for farmers and food production, according to research published today (Wednesday 11th April).
  
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• Birmingham's Alexander Stadium in £70m revamp for 2022 games

  11-04-2018 01:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Birmingham's Alexander Stadium will increase capacity for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
  
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• King Charles I fan loses his head over monarch

  11-04-2018 01:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Daniel Williams is touring the UK dressed as the monarch who was beheaded in 1649.
  
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• Commonwealth Games: Theresa May announces £70m to transform Birmingham's Alexander Stadium

  11-04-2018 01:01
  
  Prime Minister says Birmingham will have a world-class sports stadium for the 2022 Commonwealth Games
  
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• Commonwealth Games: Theresa May announces £70 million to transform Birmingham's Alexander Stadium

  11-04-2018 01:01
  
  Prime Minister says Birmingham will have a world-class sports stadium for the 2022 Commonwealth Games
  
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