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The Latest Breaking News from Birmingham

Tory conference could be like a wake as business stays away

Attendance in Birmingham predicted to be worst in living memory with big impact on party’s fundraising efforts

The Guardian - UK

Prince Harry hails Birmingham’s winning bid to host Invictus Games

Duke – and perhaps Duchess – of Sussex could attend event in 2027, held in UK for first time since inaugural games

The Guardian - UK

Boots closures: Which stores are shutting and how many are in London?

More than 300 Boots stores are shuttering as part of cost-saving efforts

Evening Standard

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‘Economic violence’: Birmingham residents decry plan to raze 1,900 homes

People on Ladywood estate fear being priced out of the city council’s £2.2bn redevelopment project

The Guardian - UK

IO Earth "devastated" after fire destroys band's studio

Birmingham prog rockers IO Earth launch Go Fund Me campaign after equipment, merch and more lost in blaze

Louder

VR show takes ravers old and new back to early UK acid house scene

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats is set in the West Midlands and will embark on eight-city tour starting in Birmingham

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham factory fire: Smoke billows from industrial estate as more than 100 firefighters battle blaze

The fire broke out near Fort Dunlop and The Fort shopping centre in Birmingham

The Independent UK

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‘Most tragic day in my time’: Four killed in Alabama nightclub shooting during deadly weekend in Birmingham

A five-year-old boy was among the shooting victims this past weekend

The Independent UK

Four Killed, Nine Wounded In Birmingham Nightclub Shooting

A tragic shooting incident at a nightclub in Birmingham, Alabama, leaves four dead and nine injured. Authorities investigate while seeking justice and prev...

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Sister of PhD student in ‘throuple’ believe he was killed out of jealousy as boyfriend remains on the run

The body of Deundray Cottrell was found in a shed in Birmingham, Alabama on July 6

The Independent UK

High court allows two UK universities to remove Gaza protest camps

Officials at Nottingham and Birmingham can evict student activists after judge ruled human rights were not affected

The Guardian - UK

Murdered PhD student’s boyfriend told family he’d ‘ran off’ days before his body was found in a shed

Deundray Cottrell, 31, was found dead on July 6 after he was last seen at a Fourth of July party at his sister’s home in Birmingham, Alabama

The Independent UK

New Year review – Blake’s 7, redemption and rap as Birmingham Opera Company turn to Tippett

This staging of Michael Tippett’s complex opera, whose story of impoverished 80s Britain takes in sci-fi, street slang and electric guitar, is a remarkable feat.

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham remain clear in North Group after skittling Nottinghamshire for 57

Surrey strengthened their grip on the South Group after seeing rivals slip up.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Black- and Asian-led take on Wagner in Midlands aims to open up opera access

Artistic director of Birmingham production of The Flying Dutchman says he hopes to inspire more people to get involved

Evening Standard

Birmingham team achieve world record internet speed 4.5m times faster than broadband

The hope is that the advance could lead to a big leap in download speeds for internet users

The Guardian - UK

Labour cannot afford to be complacent over pro-Gaza vote losses

It took years for Labour to wake up to its loss of ‘red wall’ support. The work to repair relations over Gaza should start today

Fortune

Why places like Birmingham, Alabama are key to securing U.S. biotech dominance as China tries to close the gap

If America has any hope of maintaining its leadership in biotechnology, we must invest in places like Alabama.

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Metal Hammer

"I felt like I'd been cleansed." Comedian Frank Skinner says seeing this legendary metal guitarist was "like a fabulous meditative experience"

Birmingham comedian Frank Skinner shares how seeing a legendary guitarist helped him forget life's problems - and the time he upset Eric Clapton

The Independent UK

Airline blames ‘very confusing’ post-Brexit passport rules as passenger turned away from two flights

Exclusive: ‘It was devastating missing out on seeing my friends who live abroad’ says passenger turned away twice in one day at Birmingham airport

The Conversation

Black economic boycotts of the civil rights era still offer lessons on how to achieve a just society

Signed into law nearly 60 years ago, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in the U.S. based on “race, color, sex, religion, or national origin.”

Metal Hammer

“Why not? Let’s do a song with Geezer!” Watch Foo Fighters tear through Black Sabbath’s Paranoid with Geezer Butler on bass

At last night’s Birmingham show, the Foos brought out local hero and Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler and nailed a heavy metal classic

The Guardian - UK

Hunger, debt and anguish: all are there at a Midlands baby bank after 14 years of Tory rule

The Conservatives want us to think child poverty is somehow normal. When you vote next Thursday, remember that chilling fact, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Independent UK

‘We need leadership’: Alistair Carns on leaving the military to become a Labour minister

A colonel and former marine has been appointed veterans’ minister five days after being elected as a Labour MP. Kim Sengupta talks to him about his decision to stand

The Independent UK

Top Royal Marine standing as MP says only Labour can be trusted on defence

Exclusive: Col Alistair Carns gave up the chance to become one of Britain’s youngest brigadiers in order to stand for Labour in Birmingham

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