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• Brexit disputes turn hairy on the fringe of the Tory conference

  01-10-2018 20:35
  Brexiters make voices heard but Leave Means Leave event sees street standoff with remainersThe conference hall may be one-third full, but the real action at the Conservative party conference is on the fringes. While Boris Johnson is yet to arrive, there were queues half an hour long to get in to see Jacob Rees-Mogg discuss Brexit, and elsewhere, delegates crammed into meetings to hear Priti Patel denounce her colleagues in government.Rees-Mogg told an audience largely composed of his supporters
  
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• Mylee Billingham: Dad murdered daughter in 'revenge' attack

  01-10-2018 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  William Billingham is convicted of murdering his eight-year-old daughter by stabbing her through the chest.
  
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• Lab 11 nightclub can keep licence after teen's death

  01-10-2018 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The 19-year-old was taken ill at the Birmingham club and later died at hospital.
  
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• Formula 1 'grid girl' dies in crash in Stonnall

  01-10-2018 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Model Kate Woodcock died when the car she was in crashed into a wall.
  
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• Mylee Billingham: Dad found guilty of daughter's stab murder

  01-10-2018 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  William Billingham is convicted of killing his eight-year-old daughter by stabbing her through the chest.
  
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• Work begins on city centre's tallest tower block - but motorists will not be happy

  01-10-2018 17:17
  
  Newhall Street off Colmore Row has been narrowed and given extra traffic lights to keep pedestrians safe
  
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• Liquid thrown in man's face during Bloxwich laptop robbery

  01-10-2018 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say the substance, now known not be corrosive, was used as a distraction to steal a computer.
  
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• Fears Street Watch volunteers in Solihull could be put in danger

  01-10-2018 15:53
  
  'What about if they become victims of violence themselves?'
  
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• £100 fine for throwing rubbish out of vehicles in Solihull - warning

  01-10-2018 14:55
  
  The driver will be fined even if someone else in the vehicle committed the offence
  
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• Theresa May insists only her Brexit deal can protect the car industry

  01-10-2018 14:37
  Prime Minister tells Birmingham Live that Brexit plan backed by Boris Johnson won't protect carmakers, in exclusive interview
  
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• Aston Villa v Preston North End

  01-10-2018 14:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's Championship game between Aston Villa and Preston North End.
  
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• Corrosive substance thrown in man's face in Bloxwich

  01-10-2018 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Mike Glover-Johnson said he suffered 'horrendous pain' when he was attacked in his parked car in Bloxwich.
  
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• New Birmingham homes look like a 'battleship you are trying to park up'

  01-10-2018 13:21
   'I don't think we should put up a load of stupid buildings' - councillor
  
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• Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu to retire

  01-10-2018 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Dr John Sentamu was the UK's first black archbishop and second most senior Church of England clergyman.
  
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• Collaborative Teaching Laboratory welcomes first students

  01-10-2018 13:13
  The University of Birmingham's flagship £40 million Collaborative Teaching Laboratory (CTL) has welcomed its first students for the new academic year.
  
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• West Midlands is on the 'cusp of great things' - Mayor

  01-10-2018 11:43
  
  Mayor Andy Street was speaking on the first day of the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham
  
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• New Birmingham pub bombing suspects found, TV show claims

  01-10-2018 11:31
  Documentary makers name late IRA bomber and question second man about 1974 attack
  Documentary makers claim to have identified two prime suspects in the 1974 IRA Birmingham pub bombings.The explosions at the Tavern in the Town and Mulberry Bush killed 21 people and injured 220. Continue reading...
  
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• Keith Barker: Warwickshire offer an 'afterthought', says Hampshire-bound paceman

  01-10-2018 11:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Warwickshire's Hampshire-bound left-armer Keith Barker says the Bears' offer to keep him came too late.
  
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• Work gets underway in Brum on HS2 - as Boris calls for scheme to be halted

  01-10-2018 09:55
  
  Halting rail project is "completely the wrong approach", Business Secretary Greg Clark has claimed a
  
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• New Birmingham pub bombing suspects found, TV show claims - The Guardian

  01-10-2018 09:00
  New Birmingham pub bombing suspects found, TV show claims  The GuardianDocumentary makers name late IRA bomber and question second man about 1974 attack.
  
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• International Trade Secretary consults Birmingham businesses - GOV.UK

  01-10-2018 09:00
  International Trade Secretary consults Birmingham businesses  GOV.UKInternational Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox urges people across the UK to have their say on how the government approaches trade negotiations once we leave ...
  
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• Aldi plans supermarket domination with 130 new stores across UK - Birmingham Live

  01-10-2018 09:00
  Aldi plans supermarket domination with 130 new stores across UK  Birmingham LiveThe store expansion announcement came as Aldi revealed that sales grew 16.4% across the UK and Ireland to a record £10.2 billion in 2017.
  
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• The 26-year-old with a £100m sportswear brand

  01-10-2018 01:24 via bbc.co.uk
  How young entrepreneur Ben Francis set up and grew his company Gymshark.
  
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• Here's what to expect at the Conservative conference on Monday

  01-10-2018 01:01
  
  Theresa May's plan to ensure waiters and waitresses can keep their tips, and more
  
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