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• University nursery manager receives national award

  02-07-2018 17:14
  The manager of the University of Birmingham's Oaks Nursery, Rebecca Slater, has been named National Day Nursery Manager of the Year at a recent awards ceremony. The National Day Nurseries Association made the award earlier this month to Rebecca, who has worked at The Oaks for more than 10 years.
  
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• Thousands more women could survive childbirth with new haemorrhage-preventing drug

  02-07-2018 17:14
  The deaths of thousands of women from bleeding after childbirth could be prevented by a new drug which does not need to be stored in a refrigerator, according to research conducted in collaboration with the University of Birmingham.
  
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• Fatally stabbed Kingstanding man was 'loving grandad'

  02-07-2018 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  A teenager is charged with murder after the fatal stabbing in a Birmingham park.
  
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• Man stuck up 32ft lamp-post in Birmingham

  02-07-2018 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The man is thought to have taken an illegal high and somehow got stuck up the lamp-post.
  
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• Birmingham beer glasses seized for being too small

  02-07-2018 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Trading Standards found glasses in two bars at a large restaurant chain were too shallow to hold a pint.
  
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• Brexit uncertainty 'costing thousands of West Midlands jobs'

  02-07-2018 15:27
  
  Claim follows warnings from carmakers and the CBI about continued uncertainty over Brexit
  
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• Controversial golf course housing plans scaled-down

  02-07-2018 14:35
  
  The scheme concerns North Worcestershire Golf Course, between Longbridge and Northfield
  
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• Gang who imported blank guns and converted them jailed

  02-07-2018 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The men imported the guns from France to Birmingham in order to sell them to criminals in the UK.
  
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• MP who called his secretary 'sugar t*ts' says the lesson he's learnt is to recruit better staff

  02-07-2018 12:10
  
  MP Mark Garnier is unapologetic about calling secretary sugar tits and asking her to buy vibrators
  
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• The truth behind Birmingham's affordable housing shortage

  02-07-2018 12:00
  
  Developers have been able to exploit loopholes to avoid providing affordable housing
  
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• WWE is bringing its brand-new NXT UK division to Birmingham's NEC Arena - Birmingham Live

  02-07-2018 11:38
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  WWE is bringing its brand-new NXT UK division to Birmingham's NEC Arena
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  WWE made history earlier this month by launching the first ever dedicated UK show that will be filmed up-and-down the country with local talent. The second ever show will be held in Birmingham, at the NEC Arena as part of the Insomnia Gaming Festival.
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• Cheryl and Liam Payne announce split

  02-07-2018 10:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The ex-Girls Aloud and One Direction stars say they still have "much love for each other as a family".
  
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• HuffPost Listens - Birmingham | HuffPost - HuffPost UK

  02-07-2018 09:00
  HuffPost Listens - Birmingham | HuffPost  HuffPost UKHuffPost wants to get out of the media bubble and tell the real story of the UK. For one week we relocate our newsroom to the heart of Birmingham and invite ...
  
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• Radical new preventative approach needed as figures reveal £1.77bn mental health treatment gap for young people

  02-07-2018 02:15
  A radical new Government Strategy focused on preventing, and not just treating, mental ill health in young people is required as a report by the University of Birmingham reveals today that an additional £1.77bn funding and 23,800 staff are needed to plug the current treatment gap.
  
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