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Michael Gove to appoint commissioners to run Birmingham city council

Housing secretary’s move will provide financial and management oversight at local authority, which is in effect bankrupt

The Guardian - UK

Labour refuses to commit to finishing HS2 rail project in full

Doubts raised as Labour rail architect Andrew Adonis says scrapping Phase 2 would be ‘utter stupidity’

The Independent UK

Sister of Birmingham pub bombs’ victim vows to fight on against NI legacy law

Two supporters of the families bereaved in the Birmingham bombings completed a walk from the city to Belfast on Saturday.

The Independent UK

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson urges Americans to confront ‘uncomfortable’ history of racist violence

Her address in Alabama commemorates a white supremacist attack that galvanised the civil rights movement

The Independent UK

Up First briefing: UAW strike; Birmingham church bombing anniversary; NPR news quiz

The United Auto Workers union strikes against the Big 3 automakers. Lessons learned 60 years after the Birmingham church bombing. See how much news you remember with this week's quiz.

WEKU

Hunt keeps axing of HS2 up sleeve for Budget as northern mayors warn U-turn will see Tory election wipeout

Chancellor in active discussions with PM, as Tories warned ‘voters won’t forget’ if rail project ditched

The Independent UK

Amit Panghal, two others get notice for indiscipline

NEW DELHI: Three elite boxers - 2019 World Championships silver medallist Amit Panghal (51kg), Birmingham CWG silver winner Sagar Ahlawat (+92kg) and 2021 national champion Rohit Mor (57kg) - have been issued show cause notices by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) for leaving the national camp in NIS Patiala…

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Ross Bridge on Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail to reopen with new greens, other improvements

Ross Bridge near Birmingham, Alabama, is slated to reopen this fall with new putting surfaces.

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HS2: Doubts mount over Birmingham-Manchester stage of new rail line

No10 refuses to confirm leg will go ahead with £34bn at stake

Evening Standard

Lessons from Birmingham: 60 years after the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

This city is remembering a dark chapters in U.S. civil rights history. On September 15, 1963 the Ku Klux Klan bombed a church, killing four Black girls and rocking the conscience of the nation.

WEKU

The American bully XL furore is a stark reminder of the uneasy bond between dogs and humans

A savage attack on an 11-year-old girl in Birmingham highlights a potential for wildness that dog owners are often keen to deny, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak’s leadership questioned as studies sow levelling up doubt

Two reports by influential think tanks have been critical of efforts to address regional inequalities.

The Independent UK

Know the symptoms of a heart attack

Anne Burgess had been a keen runner, wasn’t overweight and ate a balanced diet with lots of fruit and vegetables. But in 2017, at the age of 57, the retired school teacher who lives in south Birmingham had a heart attack.

The Independent UK

What is HS2, where will it go and when will it be completed?

The government is rethinking plans for part of Britain’s biggest rail infrastructure project, much delayed and well over budget

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Holiday bargains are back for autumn travellers with £20 flights to the Canaries

Exclusive: Tui is offering a package deal from Birmingham to Mallorca next week for under £1 per hour

The Independent UK

Man, 60, arrested after Birmingham bully XL attack on 11-year-old girl

Ana Paun, 11, suffered shoulder and arm injuries in the attack in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, on Saturday

Evening Standard

Dog attack: Man, 60, arrested after girl, 11, savaged by American bully XL and Staffordshire bull terrier crossbreed

Ana Paun, 11, was left with arm and shoulder injuries after dog attack in Birmingham

The Independent UK

XL Bully owner defends breed and says banning them ‘won’t work’

There have been calls to outlaw Bully XLs after Ana Paun, 11, was viciously mauled on the arm by one in Birmingham

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The Independent UK

Schoolgirl relives moment XL bully dog savaged her before turning on others

‘The owner should be in prison because he never did anything, he just let the dog bite everyone’

The Independent UK

XL Bully owner slams ‘knee-jerk moral panic’ amid calls to ban breed after attack on girl, 11

There have been calls to outlaw Bully XLs after Ana Paun, 11, was viciously mauled on the arm by one in Birmingham

Evening Standard

Jury out on Bentley driver accused of killing two young brothers

Hamza Shahid, from Birmingham, denies he was racing an Audi before the fatal crash in 2019

The Independent UK

Girl, 11, tells of terror during attack by bully XL crossbreed puppy - OLD

Ana Paun was attacked in Birmingham on Saturday.

The Guardian - UK

More English councils expected to fail owing billions, warns Moody’s

Rating agency report amid local government crisis lists 20 most indebted authorities relative to size

Evening Standard

Mother of boy killed by American Bully XL dog slams Government over lack of breed ban

Emma Whitfield spoke out after Home Secretary Suella Braverman suggested the animals could be prohibited following an attack in Birmingham

The Independent UK

Schoolgirl relives moment XL bully dog savaged her before turning on others

‘The owner should be in prison because he never did anything, he just let the dog bite everyone’

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