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• UK cities ranked on 'worst hit' by US tariffs

  09-04-2025 11:27 via bbc.com
  Birmingham is among the top 10 cities most exposed to the tariffs, according to a study.
  
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• Thousands of civil servant jobs to leave London

  14-05-2025 10:27 via bbc.com
  The government says roles will be created in places including Birmingham, with the changes expected to bring £729m to their local economies by 2030.
  
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• 'Why I'm taking funeral flowers to Chelsea'

  14-05-2025 08:10 via bbc.com
  Co-created by Carole Patilla, the display is the first with the theme in the show's 112-year history.
  
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• 'Make-up helped connect me to my Indian heritage'

  14-05-2025 07:51 via bbc.com
  The 31-year-old from Birmingham says his artistry and make-up techniques are inspired by history.
  
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• Hospital put woman in 'dirty' cubicle without food

  14-05-2025 07:51 via bbc.com
  Heartlands Hospital apologise after a family's fury over its alleged treatment of a 77-year-old.
  
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• For, against, undecided: Three GPs give their views on assisted dying

  14-05-2025 02:58 via bbc.com
  GPs from different areas of England tell us how they feel about plans to legalise assisted dying.
  
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• Labour MP Tahir Ali faces expenses probe

  13-05-2025 18:30 via bbc.com
  The MP is being investigated over his spending on "office costs, travel and accommodation".
  
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• Statue marking 150th anniversary of Villa unveiled

  13-05-2025 18:01 via bbc.com
  The monument is a large, bronze lion and is in place behind the North Stand at Villa Park.
  
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• Two nursery staff in court over toddler death

  13-05-2025 17:36 via bbc.com
  Noah Sibanda died in 2022 after an incident at Fairytales Day Nursery in Dudley.
  
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• Extra £12m to fill region's potholes, mayor reveals

  13-05-2025 17:16 via bbc.com
  Six councils will each receive £2m and the funds will help fill 132,000 potholes across the region.
  
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• Zoo welcomes two new baby reindeers

  13-05-2025 17:03 via bbc.com
  Mum Sunflower gave birth to a boy, while Jasmine gave birth to a girl.
  
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• Affordable homes scheme planned for old sewage site

  13-05-2025 14:24 via bbc.com
  Almost 300 homes are to be built at Yardley Sewage Works site in Stechford.
  
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• Police launch new road crime team

  13-05-2025 14:12 via bbc.com
  West Midlands Police new road crime team will target criminals involved in car key burglaries and other organised crime.
  
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• Fire crews tackle battery blaze at industrial park

  13-05-2025 13:56 via bbc.com
  The fire at the recycling centre in Darlaston is thought to have started accidentally, the brigade says.
  
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• 'Walsall just isn't a salad eating town'

  13-05-2025 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Why are more than one in three people in Walsall living with obesity?
  
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• Extra trains and millions of seats in £1.75bn plan

  13-05-2025 08:24 via bbc.com
  Project leaders say it brings "massive benefits" to the Midlands and more trains through Birmingham.
  
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• Water firm aims to expand drone use to cut leaks

  13-05-2025 07:16 via bbc.com
  Severn Trent Water says if drone laws are relaxed, they could prove essential in cutting leaks.
  
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• 'Canalside tower would amount to vandalism'

  13-05-2025 07:16 via bbc.com
  Developers say the existing building had to go as campaigners hit out at the planned tower.
  
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• UK Pride groups suspend involvement of political parties

  12-05-2025 23:43 via bbc.com
  The move comes after the Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of "woman".
  
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• Carnival called off over public safety concerns

  12-05-2025 21:57 via bbc.com
  Harborne's annual street event will not take place but organisers hope it will return in 2026.
  
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• Five deny murder of man who was fatally stabbed

  12-05-2025 20:52 via bbc.com
  Mohammed Khan, 22, suffered fatal knife wounds in Walsall on 17 March.
  
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• Foakes career-best as Surrey draw at Edgbaston

  12-05-2025 17:27 via bbc.com
  Ben Foakes hits an unbeaten 174 as Surrey draw with Warwickshire in a batter-dominated game at Edgbaston.
  
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• Evans not ready for goodbye yet - Second Serve

  12-05-2025 14:07 via bbc.com
  Dan Evans putting retirement to the back of his mind and British success in wheelchair tennis - your weekly tennis round-up.
  
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• Bin collections not back to normal - politicians

  11-05-2025 08:15 via bbc.com
  Opposition politicians say bin lorries are not going out and rubbish is beginning to pile up again.
  
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• 'Very violent' Mings elbow fractured Scott jaw - Iraola

  10-05-2025 23:50 via bbc.com
  Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott suffers a fractured jaw from what manager Andoni Iraola describes as a "very violent" elbow by Aston Villa's Tyrone Mings.
  
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• 'Fantastic' record-breaker Watkins 'shows weight in gold'

  10-05-2025 23:27 via bbc.com
  "I said from the start when I joined the club that that's what I had my eyes on."
  - It's official, Ollie Watkins is Aston Villa's record Premier League goalscorer.
  
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• Lightning beat Rhinos to move top of Super League

  10-05-2025 21:11 via bbc.com
  
  Defending champions Loughborough Lightning move top of the Netball Super League with a 71-59 win at home to Leeds Rhinos.
  
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• Bears pile up huge total against Surrey

  10-05-2025 19:35 via bbc.com
  
  Tom Latham, Ed Barnard and Zen Malik score centuries in Warwickshire's 665-5 declared against Surrey, who reach 98-1 in reply at the end of day two.
  
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• Man jailed for firearms and drug offences

  10-05-2025 11:14 via bbc.com
  
  A loaded gun and Class A and B drugs were found after officers stopped a taxi in Leicester.
  
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• More support needed for hoarders, urge experts

  10-05-2025 08:23 via bbc.com
  
  An open letter calls for extra funding, as a Birmingham social enterprise reports a rise in cases.
  
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