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• T20 Blast: Notts Outlaws beaten by Birmingham Bears, Leics chase 219 to beat Northants

  04-07-2018 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Notts Outlaws begin their T20 Blast title defence with an eight-wicket loss to Birmingham Bears.
  
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• Birmingham bomb families meet DUP and Sinn Féin

  04-07-2018 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Families of the 21 victims of the 1974 pub bombings call on NI parties to help find the truth.
  
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• Craig Dawson: West Brom defender hands in transfer request

  04-07-2018 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  West Brom defender Craig Dawson hands in a written transfer request amid interest from Burnley, Everton and West Ham.
  
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• University of Birmingham awards honorary degrees in 2018

  04-07-2018 18:24
  Key figures from the NHS, policing and the charity sector along with a leading entrepreneur are amongst those awarded honorary degrees from the University of Birmingham this year.
  
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• Birmingham City Council's improvement plan is taking longer than Brexit to deliver

  04-07-2018 18:09
  
  And is the council giving too much ground on affordable housing targets
  
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• Meet James Brokenshire - the new 'champion' of the Midlands in the Cabinet

  04-07-2018 17:32
  
  Ministerial Champion of the Midlands Engine is an official government post
  
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• Man denies murdering Charlotte Teeling

  04-07-2018 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Charlotte Teeling was found inside a property several days after she was reported missing.
  
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• Consultation launched on clean air charging zone

  04-07-2018 16:59
  
  A month to comment on plans to charge high polluting vehicles in Birmingham city centre
  
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• Hockey World Cup: Lily Owsley returns as eight Olympic champions included in squad

  04-07-2018 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Forward Lily Owsley is among eight Olympic gold medallists named in the England squad for next month's World Cup in London.
  
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• Nursery schools say they'll be forced to close if they don't get funding

  04-07-2018 14:58
  
  One Birmingham headteacher warns: 'There is no way we can carry on'
  
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• Call to protect all parks in Birmingham from travellers

  04-07-2018 14:15
  
  A warning that public leisure sites and beauty spots are still vulnerable
  
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• Calls for 'abandoned eyesore' Five Ways Tower to be demolished

  04-07-2018 13:40
  
  Tower block will be 40 years old in 2019, but local councillor wants it knocked down
  
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• Steve Round: Aston Villa director of football leaves Championship club

  04-07-2018 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Aston Villa director of football Steve Round leaves after almost two years with the Championship club.
  
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• Where will Midland Metro trams go next?

  04-07-2018 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  A look at the new routes for the trams in future.
  
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• Mohammed Akram obituary

  04-07-2018 12:53
  My father, Mohammed Akram, who has died aged 68 of cancer, came to Britain from Pakistan in 1965 and began work in the manufacturing industry, initially as a machine operator at a brassworks.Over the years he was employed on the production line by many companies in the Midlands, including the vehicle makers Leyland Daf on Drews Lane, Birmingham. In the Saltley area of the city he also worked for Metro Cammell, helping to make train carriages for London Underground. Continue reading...
  
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• Birmingham City midfielder David Davis requires ankle surgery

  04-07-2018 12:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Birmingham City midfielder David Davis is to have surgery after fracturing his left ankle during a pre-season training session.
  
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• Councils can't cope with funding cuts and the Government has no plan to help them

  04-07-2018 11:47
  
  Stark warning from House of Commons inquiry into the crisis facing local councils
  
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• West Midlands has 'the highest level of gun crime in the country'

  04-07-2018 11:20
  
  Region suffers from a 'silent epidemic' of gun crime and it's worse here than in London, according to MPs
  
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• The school with 300 holes in the roof

  04-07-2018 03:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Head teachers have warned the education secretary that a lack of funding is damaging standards.
  
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