Birmingham news

• West Midlands leads the way in Theresa May's campaign to improve mental health

  09-10-2018 23:30
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May announces plan to train a million people in mental health awareness, starting in the West Midlands
  
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• Working on the cancer ward that cured me

  09-10-2018 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  After beating leukaemia, Brooke Cassidy is a nurse at the hospital where she was treated.
  
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• Birmingham ranked the 'safest place to live' in the UK - by Compare the Market - Birmingham Live

  09-10-2018 19:36
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  Birmingham ranked the 'safest place to live' in the UK - by Compare the Market
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  Birmingham is the safest place to live in the UK. BirminghamLive has reported on an apparent surge in crime across the city - with a drive-by shooting, stabbing and murder in just one 12-hour period last week. But despite the worrying incidents, a ...
  
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• Memory 'brainwaves' look the same in sleep and wakefulness

  09-10-2018 18:00
  Identical brain mechanisms are responsible for triggering memory in both sleep and wakefulness, new research at the University of Birmingham has shown.
  
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• Mayor hails 'another big day' for HS2 as new stations unveiled

  09-10-2018 17:39
  
  'They will be landmark buildings in both Birmingham and Solihull for the next 100 years probably'
  
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• Druids Heath residents could be allowed to return after 'very run-down' estate is rebuilt

  09-10-2018 17:07
  
  The council estate is due to be redeveloped in a £43 million scheme
  
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• Selly Oak carjacking: Boy charged with attempted murder

  09-10-2018 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  A teenager is charged with attempted murder and robbery after a carjacking attempt in Birmingham.
  
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• Couple's stillborn agony as baby dies after medics missed 'warning signs'

  09-10-2018 15:35
  
  Hospital issues apology after heart problem dismissed as technical glitch
  
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• Shooting could still feature at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

  09-10-2018 15:14
  More than 60,000 people have signed a petition calling for the sport to be reconsidered
  
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• HS2 station designs unveiled for Curzon Street and Solihull

  09-10-2018 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Curzon Street station, in Birmingham city centre, is due to open with seven high-speed platforms in 2026.
  
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• Labour's Tom Watson urges travellers to support Uber drivers by refusing to use the Uber app

  09-10-2018 12:00
  
  Black Country MP backs strike action by Uber drivers who want higher fares and better treatment
  
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• Birmingham and Solihull's HS2 rail stations 'look like a shed'

  09-10-2018 11:33
  
  Designs for Birmingham and Solihull's new rail stations have been published but one MP was unimpressed
  
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• What the HS2 stations in Birmingham and Solihull could look like - Sky News

  09-10-2018 09:00
  What the HS2 stations in Birmingham and Solihull could look like  Sky NewsCurzon Street in Birmingham and Interchange Station in Solihull will 'enhance rail connectivity' and provide jobs, HS2 bosses say.
  
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• Birmingham ranked the 'safest place to live' in the UK - Birmingham Live

  09-10-2018 09:00
  Birmingham ranked the 'safest place to live' in the UK  Birmingham LiveFactors including crime, flooding and even thunder were taken into account in the study.
  
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• MP Preet Gill queries police raids on Sikh homes

  09-10-2018 03:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Preet Gill says she wants to know why details of five Sikhs in the UK were leaked to Indian newspapers.
  
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• Designs revealed for new HS2 stations

  09-10-2018 01:01
  
  Gallery showcases the future of high-speed stations in Birmingham city centre and Solihull
  
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