Birmingham news

• Queen’s Birthday Honours 2018: West Midlands medics honoured

  08-06-2018 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Health workers from across the West Midlands have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
  
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• Former city council chief made dame in Birthday Honours

  08-06-2018 23:30
  
  Stella Manzie is recognised for 'outstanding track record of transformational public service'
  
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• Birmingham 'laughing gas' shisha bar shut permanently

  08-06-2018 22:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Allegations centred around the suspected sale of nitrous oxide and alcohol to children.
  
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• Met police pose as delivery drivers to combat moped crime

  08-06-2018 21:00
  Covert tactic being used in London to tackle surge in offences involving the vehiclesOfficers from the Metropolitan police are being disguised as takeaway delivery drivers as part of operations to catch and disrupt moped-riding criminals in London, the Guardian can reveal.
  The covert tactic forms part of a range of measures deployed by authorities to combat last year’s surge in thefts, robberies and violent crime involving mopeds, when delivery drivers were frequently targeted. More than 2
  
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• Centre where addicts take prescribed drugs

  08-06-2018 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  David Jamieson has been to Switzerland to look at centres for addicts to take prescribed drugs.
  
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• Bears take on Glamorgan at Edgbaston

  08-06-2018 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Chris Cooke leads Glamorgan for the first time, with a much-changed Championship squad away to Division Two leaders Warwickshire.
  
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• Supply Welsh water to south east England, says GMB union

  08-06-2018 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Idea to use a Welsh reservoir to solve droughts in south east England prompts Plaid Cymru concern.
  
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• US Ambassador visits Birmingham to learn more about University research and global engagement

  08-06-2018 18:33
  The United States Ambassador visited the University of Birmingham to learn more about the University's research and global footprint.
  
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• Teacher gambled and watched Leeds United in £100k VAT fraud

  08-06-2018 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Blaine Wakeman gave investigators fake invoices to cover up losses from his two sports companies.
  
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• Mylee Billingham death: Father denies stab murder

  08-06-2018 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Mylee Billingham was found with knife wounds at her father's home in the West Midlands in January.
  
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• Arrest after woman, 86, has neck broken during burglary

  08-06-2018 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Veronica Eustace remains in a stable condition after the violent raid on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Suffragette sites added to Historic England heritage list

  08-06-2018 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The suffragette links to post boxes, meeting halls and prisons are added to the heritage list.
  
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• Trump wants trade with the UK after Brexit and will 'get something done', says Ambassador

  08-06-2018 11:24
  
  Robert Johnson, the US Ambassador, says Brexit is a challenge but the US will continue investing in and trading with the UK
  
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• Jonny Evans: Leicester sign West Brom & Northern Ireland defender

  08-06-2018 11:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Leicester City complete the signing of Northern Ireland defender Jonny Evans from West Brom for £3.5m on a three-year-deal.
  
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• Sea of poppies draws photographers to Kingswinford

  08-06-2018 09:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Photos of the Black Country field are proving a hit on social media.
  
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• How does the way you talk define your identity?

  08-06-2018 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  We ask people around England how they feel about their accents.
  
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