Birmingham news

• Severely traumatised refugees may not necessarily develop PTSD - study

  03-09-2018 17:38
  Heavily traumatized people such as refugees fleeing war, torture and natural catastrophes may not necessarily develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study reveals.
  
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• Farage says Reform UK ready to ‘throw everything’ at Birmingham council campaign - Express & Star

  24-02-2026 20:20
  Farage says Reform UK ready to ‘throw everything’ at Birmingham council campaign  Express & Star
  
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• Investigation underway after body found outside Birmingham house - Yahoo News UK

  24-02-2026 19:20
  Investigation underway after body found outside Birmingham house  Yahoo News UK
  
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• UK council considers speed limit cuts from 60 to just 30mph - Birmingham Live

  24-02-2026 19:13
  UK council considers speed limit cuts from 60 to just 30mph  Birmingham Live
  
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• Drama at crucial Birmingham council budget meeting - Yahoo News UK

  24-02-2026 18:42
  Drama at crucial Birmingham council budget meeting  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Labour 'considering evidence' after calls for UK ban on log burners - Birmingham Live

  24-02-2026 16:55
  Labour 'considering evidence' after calls for UK ban on log burners  Birmingham Live
  
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• New UK Marks & Spencer store to replace empty Poundland store - Birmingham Live

  24-02-2026 14:51
  New UK Marks & Spencer store to replace empty Poundland store  Birmingham Live
  
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• UK wood burner ban update as Labour minister issues statement - Birmingham Live

  24-02-2026 14:36
  UK wood burner ban update as Labour minister issues statement  Birmingham Live
  
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• IKEA making major change to popular store in 'UK first' - Birmingham Live

  24-02-2026 13:45
  IKEA making major change to popular store in 'UK first'  Birmingham Live
  
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• Major UK supermarket detects water in pumps - contaminated fuel warning - Birmingham Live

  24-02-2026 11:43
  Major UK supermarket detects water in pumps - contaminated fuel warning  Birmingham Live
  
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• Lloyds Bank announces TWO bonus payments worth £700 for UK customers - Birmingham Live

  24-02-2026 11:19
  Lloyds Bank announces TWO bonus payments worth £700 for UK customers  Birmingham Live
  
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• HMRC 'bungles' tax bills and taxes UK households at 20% - Birmingham Live

  24-02-2026 10:37
  HMRC 'bungles' tax bills and taxes UK households at 20%  Birmingham Live
  
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• UK manufacturing giant collapses into administration - had Jaguar Land Rover contract - Birmingham Live

  24-02-2026 08:46
  UK manufacturing giant collapses into administration - had Jaguar Land Rover contract  Birmingham Live
  
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• M&S removing popular feature from 14 stores across UK - full list - Birmingham Live

  24-02-2026 08:27
  M&S removing popular feature from 14 stores across UK - full list  Birmingham Live
  
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• 'Unacceptable' epidemic sweeping UK supermarkets - and has become 'endemic' - Birmingham Live

  24-02-2026 07:50
  'Unacceptable' epidemic sweeping UK supermarkets - and has become 'endemic'  Birmingham Live
  
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• UK supermarkets face 'food riots' and 'large-scale violence' - Birmingham Live

  24-02-2026 07:08
  UK supermarkets face 'food riots' and 'large-scale violence'  Birmingham Live
  
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• Major UK supermarket shutting stores across England - full list - Birmingham Live

  24-02-2026 06:53
  Major UK supermarket shutting stores across England - full list  Birmingham Live
  
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• Riverside town less than 2 hours from Birmingham has UK's best high street and Michelin-starred restaurant - Birmingham Live

  24-02-2026 05:13
  Riverside town less than 2 hours from Birmingham has UK's best high street and Michelin-starred restaurant  Birmingham Live
  
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• HSBC Birmingham branch reopens after 'protesters smash up bank' - Yahoo News UK

  23-02-2026 21:47
  HSBC Birmingham branch reopens after 'protesters smash up bank'  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Jewish community leader welcomes fan ban report

  23-02-2026 20:53 via bbc.com
  Ruth Jacobs says the "majority of the community will be pleased".
  
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• Nominations open for 2026 Make a Difference Awards

  23-02-2026 20:30 via bbc.com
  Nominations are being taken as the BBC celebrates unsung heroes in local communities across the UK.
  
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• Care home boss sexually abused children for decades

  23-02-2026 18:25 via bbc.com
  A jury hears children were preyed upon by Malcolm Phillips and his assistant for more than 20 years.
  
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• Three men and boy, 14, murdered man in pub car park

  23-02-2026 18:19 via bbc.com
  A woman is also jailed for attacking Matthew Adams, who "posed no threat" at the West Bromwich pub.
  
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• Retirement homes plan for youth centre revived

  23-02-2026 15:47 via bbc.com
  Dudley Council had blocked the plans on the grounds of their "excessive scale" and other issues.
  
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• Eight major UK retailers removing toys over asbestos - full list - Birmingham Live

  23-02-2026 15:29
  Eight major UK retailers removing toys over asbestos - full list  Birmingham Live
  
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• Birmingham tower block fire: Residents evacuated in major city centre emergency - Daily Express

  23-02-2026 14:25
  Birmingham tower block fire: Residents evacuated in major city centre emergency  Daily Express
  
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• Medal winning sisters argue over the heaviest gong

  23-02-2026 13:57 via bbc.com
  Mike Atkin joked daughters Zoe and Izzy were comparing the weight of their Olympic medals.
  
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• 'Two huge games, no getting away from it' - Wallace

  23-02-2026 13:53 via bbc.com
  West Brom captain Jed Wallace says the Baggies must target six points from two "huge" games in their battle to stay in the Championship.
  
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• Major UK family favourite restaurant chain shutting sites 'with no notice' - Birmingham Live

  23-02-2026 13:12
  Major UK family favourite restaurant chain shutting sites 'with no notice'  Birmingham Live
  
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• Midlands mum left 'fuming' by 'deceptive' 'UK based' companies - Birmingham Live

  23-02-2026 11:46
  Midlands mum left 'fuming' by 'deceptive' 'UK based' companies  Birmingham Live
  
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