Birmingham news

• Birmingham primary school in royal wedding lunch

  18-05-2018 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Children at a school enjoy a royal-themed lunch ahead of the big day.
  
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• Blues Ladies defender Westwood retires

  18-05-2018 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Former England defender Emily Westwood will retire after Birmingham City Ladies' final game of the season.
  
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• Labour accused of backtracking on £12,500-a-year Birmingham City Council jobs

  18-05-2018 18:26
  
  Opposition Conservatives and Lib Dems say they were promised three influential committee chairmen after election
  
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• West Brom: Darren Moore confirmed as Baggies manager

  18-05-2018 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Darren Moore is confirmed as relegated West Brom's new manager after a period in temporary charge at The Hawthorns.
  
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• Young people want restrictions on apps to prevent addiction

  18-05-2018 16:52
  
  Birmingham University study finds young people understand the benefits and the dangers of social media and apps
  
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• Birmingham bar staff to help stop sex attacks on gay men

  18-05-2018 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  West Midlands Police are training nightclub staff ahead of Pride following rise in sexual assaults
  
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• 'Unprecedented' Tory plan to block new mayor and take control of council in Walsall

  18-05-2018 15:22
  
  The council has been left balanced on a knife-edge
  
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• Home schooling concerns rooted in class and ethnicity, say researchers

  18-05-2018 15:21
  Class and ethnicity are determining whether parents who educate their children at home are treated as "lifestyle gurus or thought criminals", researchers have warned.
  
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• Birmingham City: Midfielders Jason Lowe and Andrew Shinnie released

  18-05-2018 14:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Birmingham City release midfield pair Jason Lowe and Andrew Shinnie following the end of their Championship campaign.
  
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• Speeding motorists at Belgrave Middleway fatal crash site

  18-05-2018 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The highest speed clocked was a biker travelling at 91 mph and a motorist travelling at 85 mph.
  
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• Bads new for republicans - we still want the monarchy

  18-05-2018 14:01
  
  A lot of people don't care about the royal wedding. But that doesn't mean they want to axe the monarchy
  
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• Bad news for republicans - we still want the monarchy

  18-05-2018 14:01
  
  A lot of people don't care about the royal wedding. But that doesn't mean they want to axe the monarchy
  
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• Kelso gallery commissions tiny artworks to mark royal wedding

  18-05-2018 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  They will be put on the head of a pin and in the eye of a needle and auctioned off for charity.
  
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• Concert and football ticket tax plan to pay for 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

  18-05-2018 06:37
  
  City Council in talks with NEC venues to raise funds for hosting the Games
  
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