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The Latest Breaking News from Birmingham

Birmingham house explosion: Mother, 79, killed in gas blast as partner fights for life ‘had heart of gold’

Doreen Rees-Bibb, 79, was caught up in the blast along with her partner David Murphy

The Independent UK

Paignton to Pulis' decision: How Kane Wilson's Bristol City move was over 10 years in the making

Bristol City complete a hat-trick of West Country clubs for the Birmingham native who opens up on his love of the region, ambitions in the game and his debt to the Robins fans before he's even kicked a ball for the club

Bristol Post

Ad agency M3 finds Paradise in new Birmingham home

Team moves to its third office in the city in just four years as it launches another growth drive

Birmingham Post

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Global recognition for Birmingham liqueur maker

Whistler's Storm was named a winner at the World Liqueur Awards

Birmingham Post

Turtle Bay to open second Birmingham restaurant

Caribbean chain has struck a deal to launch on the Brindleyplace estate later this year

Birmingham Post

Sprinter Connolly set to fly in Birmingham

Ella Connolly will square off against the Jamaican sprint queens and local superstar Dina Asher-Smith at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

AAP

Birmingham explosion: Trapped victim in gas blast made desperate plea to save partner

Dave Murphy screamed, “Please save my missus, she’s still inside" as he lay trapped under rubble and a fridge in his destroyed home

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‘Heart of pure gold’: Family mourn woman who died in Birmingham gas explosion

The victim of the explosion in Kingstanding is understood to be 79-year-old Doreen Rees-Bibb

Evening Standard

Northern Ireland gymnasts cleared to compete at Commonwealth Games

Rhys McClenaghan, Eamon Montgomery and Ewan McAteer were told last month that they would not be permitted to compete in Birmingham

Belfast Live

Birmingham explosion: Hero neighbours charged into burning house to save man after blast

Emergency services descended on the scene of a house explosion in Kingstanding, Birmingham on Sunday evening, with the blast heard for miles around and left the property in ruins

Daily Mirror

Kingstanding house explosion neighbour says toilet break 'saved my life'

The explosion in Birmingham saw a woman die and a man was left fighting for his life after a house was consumed by fire at around 8:30pm. Neighbours had their ceilings come down

Daily Mirror

‘It’s bittersweet’: Neighbour who rescued man from house explosion tells of guilt as woman found dead

Exclusive: Sidney Pritchett was part of a group of fearless residents who rushed to save their neighbour following a gas blast in Birmingham

The Independent UK

Commonwealth Games 2022: Kate O'Connor targeting heptathlon glory in Birmingham

Kate achieved a top-eight finish four years ago at the Gold Coast

Belfast Live

Woman found dead after house blast in Birmingham

Man remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries after explosion in Midlands on Sunday evening

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The Independent UK

Woman dead and man fighting for life as locals describe heroic house rescue

The male casualty was pulled from the burning wreckage of the home in Kingstanding, Birmingham, after the gas explosion on Sunday night.

Wales Online

Woman found dead after gas explosion destroys house in Birmingham

The incident has also left one man in a life-threatening condition

Daily Mirror

Birmingham explosion: Woman found dead after home destroyed in fireball blast

The West Midlands Fire Service has confirmed a woman was found dead at the scene of Sunday night's explosion in Kingstanding, Birmingham

The Independent UK

Birmingham explosion: Woman dies after gas blast at house

Man rescued from wreckage remains in life-threatening condition in hospital

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Birmingham explosion: Heroic neighbours free trapped man after blast so strong it ‘blew clothes off’

The man is in a life-threatening condition following the explosion in north Birmingham

Manchester Evening News

Woman found dead and man pulled alive from wreckage after Birmingham gas explosion

Police and fire crews descended on Kingstanding

Birmingham Post

HS2 reveals Washwood Heath depot designs

Planned facility in Birmingham will be used for storage, cleaning and maintenance of the new high-speed trains

The Independent UK

Kingstanding residents rescue trapped man from rubble following blast

The man is in a life-threatening condition following the explosion in north Birmingham.

Daily Mirror

Birmingham explosion: Heroes save 'screaming' man covered in blood as 'clothes blown off'

Residents of Dulwich Road in Kingstanding, Birmingham heard the man "screaming" inside the destroyed property and bravely ran inside where they found him "covered in blood"

The Independent UK

Man fighting for life after gas explosion in Birmingham

Footage on social media showed flames, damage and debris from a terraced red brick house.

The Independent UK

Man fighting for life after house destroyed in Birmingham explosion

Four other men suffered minor injuries and were assessed by ambulance crews at the scene.

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