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UK Christmas market has reviewed its security in wake of Magdeburg attack

Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market’s security processes were reviewed but no changes were required.

Evening Standard

A Dog That Discovered the Skull of a Murder Victim Months Ago Just Came Home With Another Human Bone

A Birmingham dog that previously brought home a human skull linked to a homicide has now discovered another human bone, identified as a lower leg bone.

Latin Times

Two teenagers killed in car crash following police chase in Birmingham

Three other teenagers were injured in the Handsworth crash

The Independent UK

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League One clash set to make history, with immersive reality experience

League One games often don’t capture the attention - but this one certainly will

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‘Women’s sport is in a good place’: Keely Hodgkinson hails Spoty’s four in a row

Olympic 800m champion has ‘so many milestones to hit’ and eyes a world record at February’s ‘Keely Klassic’ in Birmingham

The Guardian - UK

Euston's £5bn HS2 station should be axed with Old Oak Common becoming London terminus, says Labour peer

Passengers can get to Oxford Street more quickly on Elizabeth line than going via Euston

Evening Standard

"I had one mate who was massively into Deep Purple but they were a bit too proggy for me." How Frank Skinner became a born-again metalhead

Frank Skinner on the "inspirational" Judas Priest, playing in a cult Birmingham band and the heavy metal sitcom that never was

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Man charged over crash which killed boy, 2, in Smethwick

A grey Porsche Cayenne hit a Toyota Auris carrying four adults and a child in Smethwick, near Birmingham

The Independent UK

Childline ready to support thousands of children this Christmas

Childline bases across the UK, including in London, Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham, Glasgow and Cardiff, will be in operation throughout the Christmas…

The National (Scotland)

Man arrested over hit-and-run that killed two-year-old boy in West Midlands

Driver of stolen Porsche fled the scene in Smethwick near Birmingham after collision that killed boy and injured four adults

The Guardian - UK

Man dies after falling from balcony at Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham

Incident occurred on Friday evening as complex was about to close and the man was pronounced dead at scene

The Guardian - UK

Man falls to his death in front of horrified shoppers at Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre

Shoppers watch as man falls to death at close of centre

Evening Standard

Two men arrested after fairground ride crash have been bailed

West Midlands Police said the men, aged 55 and 21, were arrested in Birmingham on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Dressing Like a Shelby: The Story Behind the Peaky Blinders Coat

Peaky Blinders has reignited an appreciation for early 20th-century style, marrying gritty working-class roots with timeless sophistication. Whether for a dashing night out or a casual versatile ensemble, it's the spirit of the Shelbys-a blend of ...

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Edinburgh Christmas market issues safety message after Birmingham ride crash

SCOTLAND'S busiest Christmas market has issued a safety message about a ride similar to one which crashed in Birmingham.

The Independent UK

Two men arrested after fairground ride crashed to ground in Birmingham

West Midlands Police said the men, aged 55 and 21, were arrested in Birmingham on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

‘This can’t happen again’: passenger describes Birmingham funfair ride crash

Injured woman recalls ride crashing to the ground, which led to two women being taken to hospital on Thursday

The Independent UK

Two men arrested after mother tells of horror moment as fairground ride ‘failed and crashed’ in Birmingham

The arrests come after two women were taken to hospital on Thursday night after suffering injuries from the City Flyer ride, which dropped to the ground while in motion

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Evening Standard

Mother injured on fairground ride describes terrifying moment it ‘crashed to the ground’

‘We are in shock and all I can think of is what if my kids were on the ride’

The Independent UK

Woman injured on fairground ride describes moment it ‘crashed to the ground’

Two women were taken to hospital after the City Star Flyer ride ‘failed and crashed’ in Birmingham on Thursday evening.

Evening Standard

Two women taken to hospital after Birmingham fairground ride 'drops to ground'

Several people were treated at the scene of the accident in Birmingham’s Centenary Square

The Independent UK

Two women hospitalised after fairground ride ‘failed and crashed’ in Birmingham city centre

The City Flyer ride in Centenery Square dropped to the ground level ‘whilst in operation’

Evening Standard

HS2 would be better value for money without 225mph bullet trains, says rail minister

‘The highest speed high-speed railway in Britain is going to cost this nation a lot of money,’ said Lord Hendy

Latin Times

Alabama Man Who Survived Horrific Hush Lounge Mass Shooting Gunned Down 3 Months Later

The victim was just 22 years old and was gunned down and killed in a west Birmingham neighborhood.

Evening Standard

Euston station: Redesign will mean shared concourse for HS2 and mainline trains

Extending HS2 to the North of England depends on successful opening of first section between Birmingham and London, admits rail minister

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