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Starved Khyra's death was 'preventable'
The report, by the Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board (BSCB), comes more than two years after Khyra Ishaq died at her Birmingham home. The pair were cleared of murder during a trial at Birmingham Crown Court but…
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The News Where you Are, By Catherine O'Flynn
Frank relishes human-interest stories as well as the few glimpses of Birmingham's heritage that still stand out from modernity "like unfashionable trainers peeping out from under a new suit". Her cracking debut, What Was Lost,… -
Footballer Gavin Grant jailed for gun murder
Downie, of Markby Road, Birmingham, looked angry as they were sentenced. The 26-year-old former Millwall striker thought he had got away with murder after Leon Labastide, 21, was gunned down outside his parents' home in 2004. -
Don’t put a price on our national treasures
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery's Collecting Policy 2003-8 laments the sale of their South Asian and Far Eastern metalwork in the 1950s as "an act of irrevocable rashness". As it points out: "It is not only fashions that… - View birmingham visually. Visit the NewsWall.
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Fast food chains drop watchdog's calorie-count display scheme
Pizza Hut abandoned a trial in Birmingham and Coventry, saying that customers had found the calorie labelling "confusing". Agency had set up a trial with many of the largest fast food and restaurant companies, in which they… -
Suddenly a severe Test awaits England
In Nottingham and Birmingham, at the Oval and Lord's, Pakistan will present a formidable hurdle in the next five weeks which will not be easily overcome. Perhaps it is as well that with a tour of Australia imminent, England… -
Ferguson demands winter break… from 3,000 miles away after…
Blackburn Rovers and Everton undertook the longest journeys, to Australia, while Birmingham City played in China, and United, Manchester City and Birmingham City 16,561 Association. Ferguson is not alone in raising concerns… -
Villa want Ireland plus cash in exchange for £25m Milner
Birmingham City made it a hat-trick of wins on their tour of China when they won 2-0 in the final game against Liaoning. Birmingham City: Key signings: Ben Foster (Man Utd, £6m), Nikola Zigic An impeccable source said that… -
High demand forces National Savings to be less generous
Nationwide's e-ISA pays 2.75 per cent, followed by the AA, Birmingham The fixed interest and index-linked savings certificates were withdrawn and rates on the direct saver and income bonds were reduced by 0.25 percentage… -
Dordogne: Saddle up on the scenic route
Bergerac is served by Flybe (0871 700 2000; flybe.com) from Birmingham, You're carrying a riding hat. On my previous riding holidays – in Kenya or Jordan, for instance – no one had insisted on participants wearing a hard hat.
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Starved Khyra's death was 'preventable'
The report, by the Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board (BSCB), comes more than two years after Khyra Ishaq died at her Birmingham home. The pair were cleared of murder during a trial at Birmingham Crown Court but convicted… -
Footballer Gavin Grant jailed for gun murder
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Footballer Gavin Grant guilty of gun murder
Sport
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Suddenly a severe Test awaits England
In Nottingham and Birmingham, at the Oval and Lord's, Pakistan will present a formidable hurdle in the next five weeks which will not be easily overcome. Perhaps it is as well that with a tour of Australia imminent, England… -
Ferguson demands winter break… from 3,000 miles away after…
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Villa want Ireland plus cash in exchange for £25m Milner
Arts and Entertainment
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The News Where you Are, By Catherine O'Flynn
Frank relishes human-interest stories as well as the few glimpses of Birmingham's heritage that still stand out from modernity "like unfashionable trainers peeping out from under a new suit". Her cracking debut, What Was Lost,… -
Don’t put a price on our national treasures
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Gorillaz plan "Escape to Plastic Beach" world tour
Opinion
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Letters: Safety in the North Sea
Maggie LeMare, Harborne, Birmingham In Birmingham, we already have a multi-tiered system of education, among which are: comprehensive schools (which are inclusive); private schools, grammar schools and faith schools (all of… -
Beatification of Newman is scaled down
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David Lister: 1972: The end of the age of innocence
Lifestyle
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Fast food chains drop watchdog's calorie-count display scheme
Pizza Hut abandoned a trial in Birmingham and Coventry, saying that customers had found the calorie labelling "confusing". Agency had set up a trial with many of the largest fast food and restaurant companies, in which they… -
Weekly sports agenda: Youth Beach Volleyball, Summer X-Games, Speedway…
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London has 'the worst food in Europe'
Travel
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Dordogne: Saddle up on the scenic route
Bergerac is served by Flybe (0871 700 2000; flybe.com) from Birmingham, You're carrying a riding hat. On my previous riding holidays – in Kenya or Jordan, for instance – no one had insisted on participants wearing a hard hat. -
Airport security incident delays passengers as getaway begins
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Why we do like to be beside the seaside
Money
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High demand forces National Savings to be less generous
Nationwide's e-ISA pays 2.75 per cent, followed by the AA, Birmingham The fixed interest and index-linked savings certificates were withdrawn and rates on the direct saver and income bonds were reduced by 0.25 percentage… -
Questions Of Cash: Saying bye-bye to card debts can be a liability
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Questions Of Cash: Costly mix-up over car loan and insurance
Student
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Speech and language therapy: Help children, dementia sufferers and many…
It is the variety of the job that makes it so attractive, says Claire Hartley, head of SLT at Birmingham City University, which condenses the BSc into three years. The Bercow Review of services for children and young people… -
My Way: Andrew Swindells, general manager of Park Plaza Westminster…
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Companies invest in union-led employee training to raise productivity
Environment
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'Worrying' slump in tree planting prompts fears of deforestation
For example, in Snowdonia, 3,500 acres of forest has been earmarked for felling to make way for wind turbines, while the Trust says that some 800 woods equivalent to the size of Birmingham have been under threat from developers… -
Dragons breed in Britain
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Big Think: Does the world's real commodity crisis concern oil or water?