Birmingham news

• Birmingham man fails to overturn gang injunction

  23-05-2018 23:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Appeal court judges make their ruling as a Birmingham man challenges his injunction order.
  
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• Birmingham and Jinan look ahead to second year of dual degree teaching

  23-05-2018 19:05
  The University of Birmingham and Jinan University today marked a successful partnership that sees over 100 students now studying in China and on track to receive degrees from both universities.
  
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• Sajid Javid tells police: 'I'm listening'

  23-05-2018 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The home secretary says he "gets it" and calls for spit hoods for all forces in England and Wales.
  
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• This disused care home could put up 55 homeless Birmingham families

  23-05-2018 17:36
  
  Plans to convert Magnolia House in Highgate earmarked for approval
  
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• Aldi's Great Barr store plans are rejected

  23-05-2018 16:52
  
  Superstore's planning appeal rejected to protect trees on the site
  
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• Handsworth shooting suspect arrested at Dover ferry terminal

  23-05-2018 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  A 22-year-old man was found fatally shot in a car in Handsworth, Birmingham.
  
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• Forced marriage: Mother jailed for four-and-a-half years

  23-05-2018 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The girl became pregnant at 13 by a relative in Pakistan who she was then forced to marry.
  
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• Why are today's left-wingers so right wing?

  23-05-2018 14:11
  
  Standing up to the Tories is no longer fashionable on the left
  
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• University of Birmingham invests in Tyseley Energy Park

  23-05-2018 13:57
  The University of Birmingham is delighted to announce that it has invested £2.5 M in the Tyseley Energy Park (TEP) to work towards overcoming challenges such as energy poverty and poor air quality in the West Midlands.
  
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• Birmingham woman jailed for duping daughter into forced marriage

  23-05-2018 13:47
  Mother given four-and-a-half-years for forcing teenager to wed man in Pakistan, in landmark convictionA woman from Birmingham has been jailed for four-and-a-half years for duping her 17-year-old daughter into travelling to Pakistan and forcing her to marry a man 16 years her senior. The 45-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty on two counts of forced marriage and a third charge of perjury. The jury returned a not guilty verdict for a further charge of perverting the c
  
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• Meet the new Lord Mayor of Birmingham Cllr Yvonne Mosquito

  23-05-2018 12:37
  
  Former deputy police commissioner takes over as First Citizen
  
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• Increase in violent crime leaves Birmingham residents 'scared to leave their homes'

  23-05-2018 11:52
  
  Home Office asked to help following murder of Ozell Pemberton
  
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• Free WiFi at GP surgeries across Birmingham and Solihull

  23-05-2018 11:23
  
  NHS managers say offering patients free WiFi will allow them to use health apps on their phones
  
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• Birmingham woman jailed for duping daughter into forced marriage - The Guardian

  23-05-2018 09:00
  Birmingham woman jailed for duping daughter into forced marriage  The GuardianMother given four-and-a-half-years for forcing teenager to wed man in Pakistan, in landmark conviction.
  
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• £6m investment in Birmingham green energy park

  23-05-2018 06:00
  
  New access road, refuelling centre and innovation hub are all to developed in east Birmingham
  
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• UB40's Ali Campbell: 'We're still cool'

  23-05-2018 01:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Why Ali Campbell reckons his band is still relevant after 40 years in the business.
  
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• Successful weight loss maintainers have different behavioural and physiological responses to food

  23-05-2018 01:08
  Successful weight loss maintainers have different behavioural and physiological responses to food than people with obesity and their lean counterparts, according to new research by the University of Birmingham and the University of Amsterdam being presented today at the European Congress on Obesity in Austria.
  
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