Birmingham news

• Reverberate, episode 5: Birmingham's bhangra revolution – podcast

  24-02-2021 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Racism, riots and political upheaval seemed to be spreading like wildfire in Britain in the 1980s. In that increasingly hostile environment, the ‘daytimers’ – mostly south Asian teenagers who skipped school to attend daytime raves – began to mix their Punjabi roots with western influences, creating a new type of music: bhangra. And one song about a Birmingham street crystallised it all.This musical revolution is told to us by the people who lived it, who bought the casset
  
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• Patel put in charge of England spinners

  01-03-2021 11:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former England batsman Marcus Trescothick is among three 'elite' coaching appointments made by the England and Wales Cricket Board.
  
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• Windrush scandal: 'I started taking my own teeth out'

  01-03-2021 05:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A victim of the scandal tells the BBC how he survived on no income, as he battled for compensation.
  
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• Bordesley Green: Group of gunmen open fire at house

  28-02-2021 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gunmen release about ten shots at the property in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, police say.
  
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• Birmingham City 0-4 Manchester City: Title chasers close in on WSL leaders Chelsea with eighth straight win

  28-02-2021 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City move within two points of the Women's Super League summit with a dominant win at Birmingham.
  
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• Aston Villa 0-4 Arsenal: Miedema, Nobbs, McCabe & Evans score

  28-02-2021 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arsenal score four second-half goals to beat a resilient Aston Villa side and record their first WSL victory in four matches.
  
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• Coronation Street star Johnny Briggs dies aged 85

  28-02-2021 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The actor, who played Mike Baldwin in the soap, died after a long illness, his family said.
  
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• Newcastle United 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Jamaal Lascelles rues dropped points

  28-02-2021 00:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Captain Jamaal Lascelles says Newcastle "need to stop talking and put points on the board" after a draw against Wolves.
  
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• Leeds United 0-1 Aston Villa: Villa six points off top four after win

  27-02-2021 21:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa move to within six points of the top four with two games in hand after victory at Leeds.
  
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• Birmingham City 2-1 Queens Park Rangers: Blues rally late on to end winless home run

  27-02-2021 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Birmingham City score twice in the last 10 minutes to beat Queens Park Rangers and secure a first home win in 13 games.
  
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• West Brom 1-0 Brighton: Bizarre defeat for Seagulls after free-kick confusion

  27-02-2021 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brighton are beaten 1-0 at West Brom after having a goal controversially disallowed and missing two penalties in a remarkable game.
  
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• Pedestrian dies in road collision after stabbing in street

  27-02-2021 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Midlands Police said it was too soon to know if the two incidents were linked.
  
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• Walsall 1-2 Bradford City

  27-02-2021 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bradford beat Walsall to record a fourth straight victory and move to within four points of the League Two play-off places.
  
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• Best lodges with hot tubs for a UK staycation - Birmingham Live

  27-02-2021 12:25
  
  Best lodges with hot tubs for a UK staycation  Birmingham Live
  
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• Lockdown 'even harder' for new mum with disabilities

  27-02-2021 10:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bethany Fanthom says restrictions have left her feeling isolated as she adapts to motherhood.
  
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• Coronavirus levels 'burning quite hot' in some of UK

  26-02-2021 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Infection rates are declining overall, but some regions are seeing a rise in cases.
  
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• New West Midlands rail stations get £60m boost

  26-02-2021 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Final sign-off would be in March over plans to build stations, West Midlands mayor Andy Street says.
  
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• Covid-19: What have lockdowns and restrictions meant for musicians?

  26-02-2021 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Music in a pandemic: Guerrilla gigs, song-writing compulsions and learning an Elizabethan guitar.
  
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• Covid-19: Birmingham's ethnic 'disparities' over jab in focus

  26-02-2021 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 645 volunteers in Birmingham are working to address low vaccine take up and misinformation.
  
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• Brown Clee Hill: Killer 'had lost touch with reality'

  26-02-2021 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts say mental illness is the "only explanation" for Moses Christensen's attack on Richard Hall.
  
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• Treasury's review says Birmingham is key UK fintech cluster - Business Live

  26-02-2021 15:00
  
  Treasury's review says Birmingham is key UK fintech cluster  Business Live
  
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• Life sentence for Dudley man who murdered baby daughter

  26-02-2021 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A judge tells Philip Peace he "snapped" during childcare while under no more pressure than other parents.
  
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• 'Vaccine passports': Will I need one for going out, work and travel?

  26-02-2021 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government is reviewing whether venues can ask for proof of vaccination or a negative test.
  
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• When Birmingham stunned Arsenal - then got relegated

  26-02-2021 10:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Those involved in Birmingham's famous League Cup final win over Arsenal - and subsequent relegation - reflect on a dramatic season 10 years on.
  
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• Birmingham 2022: Commonwealth Games to highlight women's sport on 'super Sunday'

  26-02-2021 10:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 2022 Commonwealth Games will have a 'super Sunday' on 7 August celebrating women's sport with three major finals.
  
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• Birmingham street traders granted legal review of new rules

  25-02-2021 21:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new policy from Birmingham City Council demands stallholders sell "innovative products".
  
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• British athlete Sarah McDonald reveals assault while training

  25-02-2021 20:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Runner says man on moped ‘grabbed her bum’ on canal towpath in BirminghamAn athlete who competes for Great Britain has spoken of her shock after she was assaulted on a canal towpath in Birmingham while training for the Olympics.Sarah McDonald, a middle-distance runner, tweeted that a man on a moped had “grabbed her bum” as she was warming up for a training session. She said she would be reporting the incident to the police. Continue reading...
  
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• Police find 80 alligator heads in Perry Barr house

  25-02-2021 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officers think the items have been illegally imported from abroad and then sold for profit on eBay.
  
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• Eighty alligator heads seized in police raid on house in Birmingham - Sky News

  25-02-2021 18:26
  
  Eighty alligator heads seized in police raid on house in Birmingham  Sky News
  
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• Melrose under fire over plans to close GKN factory in Birmingham

  25-02-2021 16:48 via theguardian.com
  
  MPs and unions criticise proposal to move work carried out in Erdington plant to France and PolandPoland and France will benefit from the planned closure of GKN’s factory in Birmingham, with local plants taking on work currently carried out by 500 of the group’s UK employees, under plans being considered by its owner, Melrose.Melrose, a private-equity group, announced plans in January to close the factory run by its GKN subsidiary in Erdington, Birmingham, in a blow to the embattled
  
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