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• T20 Blast: Dan Christian hits 37-ball century as Notts Outlaws beat Northants

  06-07-2018 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Notts Outlaws captain Dan Christian smashes the second-fastest century in T20 Blast history in their victory over Northants.
  
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• Birmingham Eyeing Bialkowski - TWTD.co.uk

  06-07-2018 22:56
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  Birmingham Eyeing Bialkowski
  TWTD.co.uk
  Blues keeper Bartosz Bialkowski is reported to be on Birmingham City's list of potential summer recruits. Former Town loanee David Stockdale and Tomasz Kuszczak have been told they can leave St Andrew's this summer and have not travelled with the ...and more »
  
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• Legoland tells 74-year-old woman 'no child, no entry '

  06-07-2018 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Lego fan Yvonne Radcliff called the rule at Legoland Discovery Centre in Birmingham "nonsense".
  
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• Birmingham six-death crash road to get speed cameras

  06-07-2018 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The Birmingham City Council-funded £90,000 project will enforce the existing the 40mph limit.
  
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• Gang disguised £1m cocaine as coconut milk powder and coffee

  06-07-2018 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  The cocaine was imported from Jamaica, also disguised as soy milk.
  
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• Mohammed Afsar shooting: Men re-sentenced at appeal court

  06-07-2018 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  "Sensitive" information in a separate case meant convictions for a 2010 shooting were unsafe.
  
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• Harry Kane sends support to brain tumour boy

  06-07-2018 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Ben Williams is given a World Cup trophy for bravery as he completes his radiotherapy treatment.
  
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• Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games chairman announced

  06-07-2018 18:13
  
  £20,000 per year job to ensure Games is delivered on time and on budget
  
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• Huffpost UK's pop-up Birmingham newsroom has been 'positive' week of 'shoe-leather reporting', says head of news ... - Press Gazette

  06-07-2018 17:45
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  Huffpost UK's pop-up Birmingham newsroom has been 'positive' week of 'shoe-leather reporting', says head of news ...
  Press Gazette
  At the beginning of this week Huffpost UK temporarily relocated their newsroom to Birmingham in a bid to escape the “London media bubble”. Jess Brammar, the news website's recently hired head of news, told Press Gazette the week so far had been “one of ...
  
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• World Cup: England told to 'smash Sweden'

  06-07-2018 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Primary schoolchildren in West Bromwich have sent a good luck message to the England team ahead of their World Cup quarter-final against Sweden.
  
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• Birmingham driving test centre named worst place in UK to take test - Birmingham Live

  06-07-2018 16:38
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  Birmingham driving test centre named worst place in UK to take test
  Birmingham Live
  Birmingham's Pavilion test centre is the worst place in Britain to take your driving test. New data from the DVLA shows only 303 of the 1,004 candidates who took their practical test there in 2017-18 were successful. That is a pass rate of 30.2 per ...
  
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• Birmingham man arrested over alleged circumcision assaults - The Guardian

  06-07-2018 16:23
  The Guardian
  Birmingham man arrested over alleged circumcision assaults
  The Guardian
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of physical assaults against boys in relation to circumcision procedures. Mohammad Siddiqui, 52, from the Winson Green area of west Birmingham, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm ...and more »
  
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• Defection of councillor puts control of Dudley Council under threat

  06-07-2018 16:06
  
  The Labour group will move a motion of no confidence in October
  
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• Gin festivals cancelled as firm collapses

  06-07-2018 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  About 20,000 ticket holders for forthcoming events will not be reimbursed, administrators say.
  
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• Anger as Sutton Coldfield green belt development public consultation delayed again

  06-07-2018 15:00
  
  More than a year after it was originally due to take place - the public consultation date on the detailed proposals for Langley and Peddimore has been announced
  
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• Man arrested in circumcision inquiry

  06-07-2018 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Police are investigating possible physical assaults on boys in Banbury and Bristol.
  
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• World Cup 2018: The football streets of England

  06-07-2018 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Meet the people on the streets that share their names with England's World Cup stars.
  
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• Birmingham City and Middlesbrough settle High Court dispute

  06-07-2018 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Birmingham City and Middlesbrough settle their High Court dispute over Blues manager Garry Monk's backroom staff.
  
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• Chris Woakes: England & Warwickshire all-rounder scheduled for injury return

  06-07-2018 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  England and Warwickshire all-rounder Chris Woakes is making good progress in his recovery from quad and knee injuries.
  
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• Casting Announced For UK Tour Of KINKY BOOTS At Birmingham Hippodrome - Broadway World

  06-07-2018 13:04
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  Casting Announced For UK Tour Of KINKY BOOTS At Birmingham Hippodrome
  Broadway World
  Birmingham Hippodrome has announced casting for the upcoming UK tour of Kinky Boots . Kayi Ushe will play the role of Lola, Paula Lane, known for her role as Kylie Platt in Coronation Street, will play Lauren and Joel Harper-Jackson will play Charlie.and more »
  
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• Is Birmingham Still The Gang And Gun Crime Capital Of The UK? - HuffPost UK

  06-07-2018 12:28
  HuffPost UK
  Is Birmingham Still The Gang And Gun Crime Capital Of The UK?
  HuffPost UK
  It's an unenviable reputation, but Birmingham is once again being flagged as the gun and gang capital of the UK. In recent years the city has witnessed the biggest rise in knife crime outside London – and has had more than double the national average ...
  
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• Premiership fixtures 2018-19 announced

  06-07-2018 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Reigning champions Saracens will begin the defence of their Premiership title at Newcastle Falcons on 2 September.
  
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• Speed cameras for Belgrave Middleway underpass after six killed in horrific crash

  06-07-2018 11:07
  
  28,000 people signed petition for improved safety measures at scene of collision
  
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• UK and China experts partner to seek energy storage solutions

  06-07-2018 10:42
  Experts from the University of Birmingham and the prestigious Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have signed an agreement to launch a joint research centre into energy storage.
  
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• Birmingham driving test centre named worst place in UK to take test - Birmingham Mail

  06-07-2018 09:00
  Birmingham driving test centre named worst place in UK to take test  Birmingham MailNew data from the DVLA shows only 303 of the 1004 candidates who took their practical test there in 2017-18 were successful.
  
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