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• Davis Cup 2018: Great Britain 1-1 Uzbekistan after Dan Evans wins but Cameron Norrie loses

  14-09-2018 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Great Britain and Uzbekistan are level at 1-1 in their Davis Cup tie after a gutsy victory for Dan Evans and surprise defeat for Cameron Norrie.
  
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• Birmingham City 1-1 West Brom: Jota has penalty saved as winless Blues held to a draw

  14-09-2018 22:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Winless Birmingham City are held to a draw by West Midlands rivals West Brom in an entertaining Championship encounter.
  
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• Former Secretary of State for International Development named honorary professor

  14-09-2018 19:18
  Former Secretary of State for International Development and MP for Sutton Coldfield, the Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, has been appointed as Honorary Professor in International Development at the University of Birmingham.
  
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• Coleshill freight train derailment work extends through weekend

  14-09-2018 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Network Rail engineers are "working around the clock to recover the train and repair any damage ".
  
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• Dudley 'music row' killer jailed for 15 years

  14-09-2018 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Claire Harris was killed by Rickardo Wilson after trying to leave the abusive relationship.
  
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• Court bid over Charlene Ellis and Letisha Shakespeare murders

  14-09-2018 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  A lawyer wants to lift the anonymity of a key figure in the case of two girls shot in Birmingham.
  
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• Wes Hoolahan: West Brom sign midfielder after Norwich exit

  14-09-2018 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  West Brom sign free agent Wes Hoolahan, who left fellow Championship side Norwich City in the summer.
  
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• New high-capacity sodium-ion could replace lithium in rechargeable batteries

  14-09-2018 15:45
  University of Birmingham scientists are paving the way to swap the lithium in lithium-ion batteries with sodium, according to research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
  
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• Girl and woman hurt in 'targeted' Birmingham shooting

  14-09-2018 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The pair are believed to be victims of a "targeted attack", police say.
  
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• Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley

  14-09-2018 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's Premier League game between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Burnley.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover is right on Brexit. But cars can’t save Birmingham | Lynsey Hanley

  14-09-2018 12:49
  British manufacturing’s devotion to frictionless trade means jobs would go. The West Midlands needs a sustainable futureTo come from the West Midlands and say you don’t like cars is tantamount to heresy, yet it’s precisely because I come from the West Midlands that I can’t stand the things. Nevertheless, it produced intensely mixed feelings to hear the car manufacturing giant Jaguar Land Rover – which directly and indirectly employs tens of thousands in the region &
  
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• Nanjing city leaders visit University of Birmingham to strengthen partnership

  14-09-2018 11:56
  The University of Birmingham welcomed senior leaders from Nanjing Municipal Government to continue discussions with Birmingham's sister city around working on a range of research, innovation, education, and cultural projects.
  
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• Steve Magoffin: Worcestershire's Australian seamer retires aged 38

  14-09-2018 11:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Worcestershire's Australian seamer Steve Magoffin retires from all forms of cricket at the age of 38.
  
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• Ex-JLS member Oritse Williams charged with Wolverhampton rape

  14-09-2018 10:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Oritse Williams, 31, allegedly raped a fan in a hotel room after a concert in 2016.
  
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• British Steel cuts 400 jobs in countries including the UK - Birmingham Mail

  14-09-2018 09:00
  British Steel cuts 400 jobs in countries including the UK  Birmingham MailUnions said the announcement was a "body blow" to workers.
  
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• Birmingham warned Beast From The East set to return as UK braced for early winter - Birmingham Mail

  14-09-2018 09:00
  Birmingham warned Beast From The East set to return as UK braced for early winter  Birmingham MailBirmingham was gripped by skyrocketing temperatures this summer - but snow is coming.
  
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• MPs turn to mindfulness course to help them cope with stress and pressure of politics

  14-09-2018 01:01
  
  So far 185 MPs and peers have taken part in an eight-week course in Parliament
  
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