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• Computer scientists address gap in messaging privacy

  27-09-2017 08:05
  Researchers have developed a solution to a longstanding problem in the field of end-to-end encryption, a technique that ensures that only sender and recipient can read a message.
  
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• Council home boost fails to offset critics

  22-01-2026 15:11 via bbc.com
  While Birmingham is on track to meet compliance with standards, some councillors bemoan conditions.
  
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• Pioneering gymnast targets rare return to elite competition after baby

  22-01-2026 07:26 via bbc.com
  Olympic bronze medalist Alice Kinsella on her hopes of being the first British artistic gymnast to return to elite competition after childbirth.
  
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• 'Unique' Rogers looks to prove worth for Villa & England

  22-01-2026 07:17 via bbc.com
  Morgan Rogers says he "can be anything" - while the Aston Villa star is talking about his positional flexibility, rather than boasting about his quality, his confidence is well-placed.
  
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• Transport review assessing 160 projects for funds

  22-01-2026 07:11 via bbc.com
  Up to 168 schemes were being looked before a decision to allocate £2.4bn of transport funding.
  
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• Students joining NHS feel 'nervous but excited'

  22-01-2026 07:09 via bbc.com
  People training as the next generation of doctors are "nervous but excited" about joining the NHS.
  
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• NHS Stories

  22-01-2026 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Medical students at Aston University discuss their training on simulation wards.
  
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• Teachers' strike extended by nine days

  21-01-2026 22:06 via bbc.com
  Staff at 20 West Midlands schools are currently on the picket lines in a dispute over job cut plans.
  
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• Villa's injury woes worsen as McGinn set for spell out

  21-01-2026 19:13 via bbc.com
  Injury-hit Aston Villa suffer another blow, with captain John McGinn facing a number of weeks on the sidelines.
  
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• Coroner concern after 'no formal autism diagnosis'

  21-01-2026 17:23 via bbc.com
  He says a boy died from severe dehydration due to limited fluid intake exacerbated by his conditions.
  
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• Win at Wednesday capped a 'perfect' night - Beadle

  21-01-2026 16:53 via bbc.com
  Birmingham City goalkeeper James Beadle says securing their first away win since October was the "perfect" end to their trip to Sheffield Wednesday.
  
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• Rock legend raises £53k for cancer unit

  21-01-2026 16:52 via bbc.com
  Black Sabbath guitarist, Tony Iommi, raffled a guitar to raise money for Heartlands Hospital.
  
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• Children's home run like prison, abuse trial told

  21-01-2026 16:17 via bbc.com
  Prosecutors say abuse went"unfettered and unreported" for almost 20 years at Skircoat Lodge.
  
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• Anarchy reigns at Albion since 'headmaster's' exit

  21-01-2026 15:09 via bbc.com
  West Bromwich Albion fan writer Chris Hall says the problems at the club "run much deeper than who is sitting in the dugout".
  
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• New bike hire plan welcomed by street campaigners

  21-01-2026 14:31 via bbc.com
  Lime was chosen to run the eBike and e-scooter hire schemes in the West Midlands from 1 April.
  
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• Former Warwickshire spinner Gifford dies aged 85

  21-01-2026 13:45 via bbc.com
  Former Worcestershire, Warwickshire and England spinner Norman Gifford dies at the age of 85 after a long illness.
  
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• Two charities ordered to run mosque as one entity

  21-01-2026 11:50 via bbc.com
  The Charity Commission says it has exercised an "extremely rare" use of its powers.
  
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• Octopus Energy insists UK households set their boilers to certain temperature - birminghammail.co.uk

  21-01-2026 10:56
  Octopus Energy insists UK households set their boilers to certain temperature  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• HMRC sending £3,800 refunds to UK households with 13,000 people owed - birminghammail.co.uk

  21-01-2026 10:13
  HMRC sending £3,800 refunds to UK households with 13,000 people owed  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• Two major UK construction businesses collapse into administration - birminghammail.co.uk

  21-01-2026 09:56
  Two major UK construction businesses collapse into administration  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• Aldi confirms major change across 50 UK stores this week - birminghammail.co.uk

  21-01-2026 09:39
  Aldi confirms major change across 50 UK stores this week  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• HMRC cracking down on UK households over £1,000 income rule - birminghammail.co.uk

  21-01-2026 09:09
  HMRC cracking down on UK households over £1,000 income rule  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• School offers free breakfast over hunger concerns

  21-01-2026 08:19 via bbc.com
  A school in Sparkbrook is giving about 200 pupils fruit, a croissant and a drink each morning.
  
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• Warning for UK households who face 'wedding tax' under Labour - birminghammail.co.uk

  21-01-2026 08:17
  Warning for UK households who face 'wedding tax' under Labour  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• Council to invest in new children's homes

  21-01-2026 07:07 via bbc.com
  The plans are to bring back 66 youngsters who have been placed outside of Dudley.
  
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• Screening all children for type 1 diabetes is effective, study says

  21-01-2026 02:19 via bbc.com
  A simple finger-prick blood test can find those at risk so they can get the right treatment.
  
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• UK Reboots Rare Earth Magnet Production in Birmingham - Environment+Energy Leader

  20-01-2026 22:00
  UK Reboots Rare Earth Magnet Production in Birmingham  Environment+Energy Leader
  
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• Nine parts of the UK at risk of snow before Sunday - birminghammail.co.uk

  20-01-2026 19:47
  Nine parts of the UK at risk of snow before Sunday  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• ChatGPT labels Bradford & Birmingham ‘Most Stupid’ in the UK - DESIblitz

  20-01-2026 17:51
  ChatGPT labels Bradford & Birmingham ‘Most Stupid’ in the UK  DESIblitz
  
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• Tesco customers 'need' new 'insane' Cadbury find spotted on UK shelves - birminghammail.co.uk

  20-01-2026 16:40
  Tesco customers 'need' new 'insane' Cadbury find spotted on UK shelves  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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