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• Amazon Alexa goes down across UK as users hit by problems - Birmingham Live

  26-09-2018 21:51
  Birmingham Live
  Amazon Alexa goes down across UK as users hit by problems
  Birmingham Live
  Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa has been hit by a system outage in the UK, with many users reporting they were unable to use the digital helper. Reports on social media from users claimed that attempts to use the virtual assistant on Amazon's Echo ...
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• Domino's launch vegan pizza at select UK stores - Birmingham Live

  26-09-2018 21:11
  Birmingham Live
  Domino's launch vegan pizza at select UK stores
  Birmingham Live
  Domino's fans rejoice: your favourite pizza chain has started selling vegan alternatives. The move from the takeaway giant will thrill Brummie followers of an eco-friendly diet. The offer is available at selected stores across the UK. The pizza will be ...
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• These three UK supermarkets are slashing the price of petrol - Birmingham Live

  26-09-2018 20:49
  Birmingham Live
  These three UK supermarkets are slashing the price of petrol
  Birmingham Live
  Brummies looking to fill up at their local forecourt are in for a treat. Three of the country's major supermarket chains are slashing the price of petrol. Asda was the first to announce it was reducing prices, followed by Morrisons and Sainsbury 's ...and more »
  
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• Birmingham pub bombings inquests will not name suspects - The Guardian

  26-09-2018 20:31
  The Guardian
  Birmingham pub bombings inquests will not name suspects
  The Guardian
  Suspects in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings are not due to be named at the victims' inquests after judges upheld a coroner's decision to leave out of the proceedings any investigations into who was responsiblefor the attack. The lord chief justice ...and more »
  
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• Birmingham pub bombings inquests will not name suspects

  26-09-2018 20:31
  Judges uphold decision not to include investigations into who was behind 1974 bombingsSuspects in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings are not due to be named at the victims’ inquests after judges upheld a coroner’s decision to leave out of the proceedings any investigations into who was responsiblefor the attack.The lord chief justice, Lord Burnett, and two other judges, ruled on Wednesday that the coroner, Sir Peter Thornton QC, had made no error of law in reaching his decision not to
  
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• Designs for three new Birmingham rail stations unveiled

  26-09-2018 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell stations could reopen along the old Camp Hill line.
  
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• Birmingham pub bombing inquests: Suspects will not be named

  26-09-2018 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The 1974 pub bombings in Birmingham city centre left 21 people dead and another 182 injured.
  
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• Hollywood-style film studio plan for Birmingham is 'imminent'

  26-09-2018 18:06
  
  Award-winning writer and director announced that he hopes to have the project up and running within the next month
  
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• Analysis of billions of Twitter words reveals how American English develops

  26-09-2018 17:34
  New words in American English tend to develop in five regional linguistic 'hotspots' before spreading across the United States and beyond, a new study reveals.
  
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• Jonathan Trott: Announcing retirement gave Warwickshire batsman 'new lease of life'

  26-09-2018 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Jonathan Trott says announcing his retirement in May "allowed him to enjoy" his final season with Warwickshire.
  
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• Mylee Billingham: Murder accused father 'had depression'

  26-09-2018 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Williams Billingham's "moderate" depression "affected his judgement", a psychiatrist tells a court.
  
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• Cannock landfill searched after suspected death of man

  26-09-2018 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  West Midlands Police said a man may have died in an industrial incident in Wolverhampton.
  
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• Removing grit bins in Solihull would 'punish' law-abiding residents, claim

  26-09-2018 15:46
  
  Many of the borough's 267 containers are becoming "eyesores", proving a target for vandals or being stuffed with litter or dog mess
  
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• Council leader cleared as authority discusses misconduct claims in Sandwell

  26-09-2018 15:20
  
  'This misconceived complaint has been thoroughly examined by an independent investigator' - Cllr Steve Eling
  
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• County Championship: Warwickshire beat Kent to win Division Two title

  26-09-2018 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Warwickshire are crowned Division Two champions after beating fellow promoted side Kent by an innings at Edgbaston.
  
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• University awarded £1.9 million for global heart research in China, Brazil and Sri Lanka

  26-09-2018 14:31
  The University of Birmingham has been awarded £1.9 million through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research (GHR) Programme to fund world class research into a common heart condition in disadvantaged populations in China, Brazil and Sri Lanka.
  
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• Amazing timelapse video shows an M6 motorway bridge being removed

  26-09-2018 14:30
  
  It shows a 150-tonne section being pushed into the air before being taken away on a 90ft transporter
  
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• Birmingham could face second Trojan Horse scandal - claim

  26-09-2018 14:04
  
  It is believed that the underlying issues which led to the national controversy in 2014 have gotten worse
  
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• Birmigham could face second Trojan Horse scandal - claim

  26-09-2018 14:04
  
  It is believed that the underlying issues which led to the national controversy in 2014 have gotten worse
  
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• Family visit all 1000 Wetherspoon pubs in the UK - Birmingham Live

  26-09-2018 13:49
  Birmingham Live
  Family visit all 1000 Wetherspoon pubs in the UK
  Birmingham Live
  A family have visited all 1,000 Wetherspoon pubs in the UK after their autistic son held them to a "throwaway" comment they made a decade ago. The Latchfords have spent 10 years touring Britain and Ireland and confessed that an Edinburgh pub was the ...and more »
  
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• Fred West name in Birmingham ghost hunt advert 'insensitive'

  26-09-2018 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say the organiser of the event at a former jail has removed the serial killer's name.
  
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• Keith Barker: Hampshire sign Warwickshire fast bowler on two-year contract

  26-09-2018 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Warwickshire fast bowler Keith Barker will join Hampshire on a two-year contract from next season.
  
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• Ambulances damaged by 'idiotic' brick attack in Birmingham - Belfast Telegraph

  26-09-2018 13:13
  Belfast Telegraph
  Ambulances damaged by 'idiotic' brick attack in Birmingham
  Belfast Telegraph
  Two ambulances have been damaged by bricks thrown from a Birmingham overpass in a “dangerous and idiotic” attack. Authorities are appealing for information about the incident which took place on Borchfield Road, at the junction of Aston Lane, between ...and more »
  
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• Future for new Birmingham railway stations revealed in new images

  26-09-2018 12:51
  
  Artist's impressions of stations plans for stations in Moseley and Kings Heath have been revealed
  
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• Ambulances out of action after Birmingham brick attacks

  26-09-2018 11:33 via bbc.co.uk
  West Midlands Ambulance Service described the incidents as "dangerous and idiotic".
  
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• Luke Dowling becomes West Brom technical director after leaving Nottingham Forest

  26-09-2018 11:18 via bbc.co.uk
  West Brom appoint Luke Dowling as sporting and technical director shortly after he leaves Nottingham Forest.
  
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• The Birmingham artist building a global audience on Twitter

  26-09-2018 02:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Amrit Singh spends up to three hours showcasing his art creations live on social media.
  
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• Wolves 0-0 Leicester: Ward saves three penalties as visitors win dramatic shootout

  26-09-2018 00:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Goalkeeper Danny Ward saves three penalties as Leicester beat Wolves in a dramatic shootout at the Molineux to reach the fourth round of the Carabao Cup
  
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• West Brom 0-3 Crystal Palace: Andros Townsend stars as Palace cruise through in Carabao Cup

  26-09-2018 00:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Andros Townsend scores a spectacular goal to help Crystal Palace cruise past West Brom and reach the Carabao Cup fourth round.
  
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