Birmingham news

• Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds United

  13-04-2018 22:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Aston Villa secure their place in the Championship play-offs and boost their automatic promotion hopes by beating Leeds.
  
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• Jay Rodriguez: Charge of racially abusing Gaetan Bong 'not proven'

  13-04-2018 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  A charge that West Brom forward Jay Rodriguez racially abused Brighton defender Gaetan Bong is found "not proven" by the FA.
  
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• Wolves v Birmingham City (Sun)

  13-04-2018 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's Championship game between Wolves and Birmingham City.
  
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• Wrexham 120mph speeding driver was 'desperate for loo'

  13-04-2018 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The man tells a court he was driving at 120mph in a 70mph area because he needed the toilet.
  
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• West Park death: Two arrested after girl's body found

  13-04-2018 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Two boys, aged 16 and 17, have been arrested on suspicion of murdering Viktorija Sokolova.
  
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• Birmingham City Council officer in fraud investigation

  13-04-2018 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The suspect has been released under investigation in a probe that been ongoing for almost a year.
  
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• Birmingham Betterware Ltd calls in administrators

  13-04-2018 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  HMRC, as a creditor, has filed a winding-up petition in respect of Betterware Ltd.
  
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• County Championship: No play between Warwickshire and Sussex at Edgbaston

  13-04-2018 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The opening day of Warwickshire's Division Two County Championship match against Sussex is washed out without any play.
  
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• Man jailed after attempted murder in Lye High Street

  13-04-2018 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Gheorghe Mihai, 38, stabbed sister-in-law in the face and head after row about money.
  
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• Man gave false evidence over Birmingham cash debt murder

  13-04-2018 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Qasim Rehman was given a suspended sentence after admitting perverting the course of justice
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover to shed 1,000 contract staff

  13-04-2018 14:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK's biggest car maker will not be renewing the contracts of 1,000 temporary workers.
  
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• Arrest made after Birmingham Women's Hospital stabbing

  13-04-2018 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  A man was injured after a stabbing in the Birmingham hospital's car park on Thursday.
  
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• Jeetan Patel: Warwickshire captain signs new contract until end of 2019 season

  13-04-2018 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Jeetan Patel, Oliver Hannon-Dalby, Ryan Sidebottom and Alex Thomson all sign new contracts with Warwickshire.
  
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• Lost footage of Batman star Adam West to be screened

  13-04-2018 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Footage of actor Adam West teaching road safety to children has not been seen for 50 years.
  
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• Impressive new secondary school to open as early as next year

  13-04-2018 12:29
  
  The 750-place West Bromwich Collegiate Academy will be built on derelict land in Kelvin Way
  
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• West Midlands car thefts have doubled in two years as a result of relay key crime

  13-04-2018 06:30
  
  Car industry has been urged to step up security during summit with police commissioner
  
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• Commonwealth Games: England’s Matt Hudson-Smith pulls up injured in the first leg of the 4x400m men's relay heat

  13-04-2018 05:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Defending champions England fail to finish the 4x400m relay heat at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games after Matt Hudson-Smith pulls up injured on the first leg.
  
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• 80-percent of teachers say character education would improve school grades – survey

  13-04-2018 02:15
  Some 80-percent of teachers surveyed across the UK say that character education would improve school grades – according to findings from The Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues. The 450-practising teachers surveyed suggested that a greater focus on character education in schools would have a positive impact on pupil attainment.
  
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• Going through the menopause at 11 years old

  13-04-2018 01:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Amanda was 11 years old when she started experiencing symptoms of early menopause.
  
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