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Birmingham households banned from mixing as coronavirus cases soar
Birmingham now has the second highest rate of Covid-19 infection in England, just behind Bolton.
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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after Birmingham stabbings
The family of the young man who died in the series of knife attacks in Birmingham city centre on Sunday have described him as “the light of our life”.
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Manhunt underway after one killed and seven injured in Birmingham stabbings
Police investigating a series of stabbings in Birmingham say they are still looking for a suspect after one person was killed and seven others injured in a knife attack overnight.
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‘We Matter’ protesters take to streets of Birmingham to demand change
Hundreds of protesters have rallied in Birmingham city centre against alleged police brutality towards people from the black community and calling for justice for victims of the Windrush scandal.
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Mortuary being built at Birmingham Airport to prepare for coronavirus deaths
The West Midlands has emerged as a coronavirus hotspot, with Birmingham and Wolverhampton especially hard hit.
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Schools out: Growing number of Birmingham schools close early on Fridays
A growing number of Birmingham schools are trying to cope with a funding crisis by closing early on Fridays, no doubt delighting pupils but infuriating parents.
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Protesters ‘undermining’ efforts to end Birmingham LGBT schools row
Nazir Afzal, the man mediating a dispute over LGBT content in the curriculum at a Birmingham primary school, says non-parents are undermining efforts to negotiate between parents and teachers.
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Botched IRA warning contributed to Birmingham pub bombings deaths, inquest concludes
Relatives of the victims of the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings have called for those responsible to be prosecuted after an inquest jury found that botched warnings contributed to the deaths of 21 people.
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Convicted IRA terrorist tells inquest names of four men he says were responsible for Birmingham pub bombings
A convicted IRA terrorist has told a court the names of four men he claims were responsible for the Birmingham pub bombings, 45 years ago.
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Birmingham pub bombings inquest jury sworn in
This morning, a jury of six men and five women sat down to begin hearing inquests for those who died almost half a century ago, when explosions ripped through two pubs in Birmingham.
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Julie Hambleton on Birmingham pub bombings ruling: ‘How can it not be in public interest to name mass murderers?’
Bereaved families say they feel like they’ve been “punched in the stomach”, after senior judges ruled the suspects in the Birmingham pub bombings should not be named in fresh inquest hearings. Twenty-one people died in the IRA atrocity in 1974. Julie Hambleton’s sister Maxine was killed in the bombings.
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‘Cockroaches were first thing I saw’: former Birmingham Prison inmate
Prisons Minister Rory Stewart, Chief Inspector of Prisons, Peter Clarke, and former inmate Mohammed discuss the crisis at HMP Birmingham.
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Julie Hambleton on Birmingham pub bombings: ‘Surviving family members are bereft with grief’
Julie Hambleton, whose sister died in the Birmingham pub bombings, discusses the High Court’s decision.
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Relatives of Birmingham pub bombings victims hail partial victory
Relatives of the Birmingham pub bombing victims have hailed a partial victory after the High Court quashed a decision to ban the inquest from identifying the alleged perpetrators. Twenty-one people were killed and almost 200 others were injured when IRA bombs exploded at two Birmingham city centre pubs in November 1974 The so-called Birmingham Six,…
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Birmingham car crash leaves six dead
Six people have died in a multiple vehicle crash in Birmingham in the early hours of Sunday morning. Police are now appealing for witnesses as they work to understand what caused the collision.
