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• Ross McCormack: Aston Villa striker joins Central Coast Mariners on loan

  19-09-2018 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Aston Villa striker Ross McCormack joins Australian side Central Coast Mariners on a season-long loan deal.
  
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• Sheffield United 0-0 Birmingham City

  19-09-2018 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Birmingham City stay winless as they twice hit the post in a stalemate at Sheffield United, who move into the top six.
  
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• Birmingham City Women 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion Women

  19-09-2018 22:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Aoife Mannion's penalty is enough for Birmingham City Women to beat Brighton & Hove Albion Women in the WSL.
  
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• New vintage steam train services to run from Tyseley

  19-09-2018 20:48
  
  Vintage Trains which operates Shakespeare Express is expanding across UK
  
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• Mylee Billingham: Father 'dragged daughter before killing her'

  19-09-2018 20:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Mylee Billingham, 8, called for her mother and shouted "no daddy" just before her death, a court hears.
  
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• Harborne fire: Former cinema blaze treated as 'suspicious'

  19-09-2018 20:09 via bbc.co.uk
  About 50 firefighters tackled the blaze at the building in Harborne, Birmingham, which dates back to the 1930s.
  
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• Police officers hurt after attending 'domestic incident'

  19-09-2018 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  One was allegedly bitten on his forehead while a colleague suffered bruising to her face.
  
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• County Championship: Sussex recover with bat after Warwickshire pressure

  19-09-2018 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Warwickshire are bowled out for 440 and reduce Sussex to 87-5 in reply before the hosts recover to 224-5 at Hove.
  
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• Rachel Williams: Birmingham City forward has knee surgery on ACL injury

  19-09-2018 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Birmingham City's Rachel Williams has surgery on an anterior cruciate knee ligament injury suffered in training.
  
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• West Midlands Police spots drivers using mobiles from bus

  19-09-2018 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Officers use a double-decker bus to find and report motorists using their phones at the wheel.
  
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• Birmingham man held in people smuggling network probe

  19-09-2018 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Saman Sdiq is wanted by Belgian authorities in connection with an organised criminal network.
  
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• Brecon Beacons SAS deaths: Call for MoD to face courts

  19-09-2018 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The Ministry of Defence should lose its immunity from prosecution so that lessons are learned, an MP says.
  
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• Bears' Stone named in England ODI squad

  19-09-2018 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Ben Stokes and Alex Hales are included in England's one-day squad to tour Sri Lanka, after being charged with bringing the game into disrepute.
  
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• Police cuts force officers to 'prioritise' crime in Solihull

  19-09-2018 13:11
  
  'I've got to be honest, we can't do everything' - police superintendent
  
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• Maternity unit will close after only 17 babies in 12 months

  19-09-2018 12:56
  
  Halcyon Birth Centre after it failed to meet an annual target of 400 births
  
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• LoveBrum team to tackle Great Birmingham Run

  19-09-2018 12:45
  
  City charity has brought together a 90-strong team to take on the annual half marathon race
  
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• Greater commitments needed from universities to advance race equality, says report

  19-09-2018 11:58
  Senior staff must ensure race equality policies are implemented, if universities are to address the attainment gap between students from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds and their white counterparts says a report released today.
  
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• The injuries suffered by police in past two weeks - revealed

  19-09-2018 11:47
  
  The injuries follow a surge in similar incidents in the West Midlands over the past few weeks
  
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• Royalty cinema fire was 'tragedy waiting to happen' say locals after previous blaze

  19-09-2018 10:40
  
  Major blaze at the Grade II listed Royalty cinema in Harborne followed another fire just ten months ago
  
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• Elliot Stewart on his battle to practise judo again after losing part of sight

  19-09-2018 10:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Visually impaired judoka Elliot Stewart discuses how his sport has helped him deal with losing part of his sight.
  
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• Huge BLAZE tears through Art Deco cinema in Birmingham - Express.co.uk

  19-09-2018 07:39
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  Huge BLAZE tears through Art Deco cinema in Birmingham
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  West Midlands Fire and Rescue service (WMFRS) said about 50 firefighters are tackling the "severe" blaze that continues to tear through the Royalty Cinema in Harborne. The fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Shocking images show ...
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• Revealed: This is the hardest school to get into in Birmingham

  19-09-2018 06:30
  
  Just 19% of those who put King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys as their first choice secondary secured a place
  
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• West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Bristol City: Jay Rodriguez & Dwight Gayle give Baggies win

  19-09-2018 00:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Jay Rodriguez scores twice as West Bromwich Albion beat Bristol City to move up to third in the Championship.
  
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