Birmingham news

• Sam Field: West Bromwich Albion midfielder signs new deal

  10-07-2018 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  West Bromwich Albion midfielder Sam Field signs a new deal to keep him with the Championship club until 2022.
  
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• University of Birmingham spinout appoints General Manager for new China office

  10-07-2018 14:56
  University of Birmingham spinout, Smart Antenna Technologies Ltd (SAT), has appointed James Li as General Manager for the company's operations in China.
  
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• It's 'highly unlikely' Labour could back a second Brexit referendum, but not impossible

  10-07-2018 14:25
  
  Labour Deputy leader and Black Country MP Tom Watson says a second referendum is still an option
  
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• Blues Women sign Sunderland's Staniforth

  10-07-2018 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Birmingham City Women sign attacking midfielder Lucy Staniforth from fellow WSL club Sunderland.
  
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• Record number of emergency calls during England's game highlights 'huge pressure' on police force

  10-07-2018 13:54
  
  On the day of the England game the force received more calls in a 24-hour period than at any time in its history
  
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• 'Birmingham is forging ahead of its rivals' - why now is a great time to invest in the city and West Midlands

  10-07-2018 13:35
  
  See what some of Greater Birmingham's key figures are saying about the wave of development and investment sweeping across Birmingham
  
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• Mayoral event cancelled because 'football's coming home'

  10-07-2018 13:32
  
  He sensed there would be a low turnout for his event during the game
  
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• Nuno Espirito Santo: Wolves boss signs one-year contract extension

  10-07-2018 11:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo signs a one-year extension to his deal and is now tied to the club until 2021.
  
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• Jack Grealish: Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce believes midfielder's sale 'inevitable'

  10-07-2018 11:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce believes the club will have to sell Jack Grealish to comply with Financial Fair Play rules.
  
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• Global quadrupling of cooling appliances to 14 billion could see staggering increase in world's energy consumption – new report

  10-07-2018 10:44
  Soaring global need for cooling by 2050 could see world energy consumption for cooling increase five times as the number of cooling appliances quadruples to 14 billion – according to a new report by the University of Birmingham, UK.
  
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• Storm Chris threatens ongoing heatwave as Atlantic hurricane winds sweep UK - Birmingham Mail

  10-07-2018 09:00
  Storm Chris threatens ongoing heatwave as Atlantic hurricane winds sweep UK  Birmingham MailA heatwave warning is still in place for western and eastern regions of England despite the massive reduction in temperatures. The alert will remain until the ...
  
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• HMP Oakwood sees 'undeniable' increase in violence

  10-07-2018 01:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Prison inspectors said HMP Oakwood was "not easy to run" but was an "impressive institution".
  
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• These are the major city centre roads set to close for new tram works

  10-07-2018 01:01
  
  Commuters warned of diversions when work on Centenary Square extension begins later this year
  
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