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Second council removes St George’s flags hung by locals for maintenance

Birmingham City Council and Tower Hamlets Council have removed flags to maintain council infrastructure

The Independent UK

'Leaked Email' Admits Birmingham Council Too Afraid to Take Down Palestine Flags without Police Protection

A leaked email reveals Birmingham City Council relied on police to remove Palestinian flags, fueling accusations of bias and double standards.

International Business Times UK

Shabana Mahmood: justice secretary and rising star of the Labour party

Described as a pragmatic politician with an instinct for the times, Mahmood is thought of by some as a future Labour leader

The Guardian - UK

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What is the best way to get from Birmingham to Dubai?

TRAVEL QUESTIONS: Simon Calder answers your questions on the best airline for a trip to the UAE, what to see in South Korea, Europe’s new entry-exit system, and what to do if your flight is affected by the Air Canada strike

The Independent UK

Council removes St George’s flags hung by locals to upgrade street lighting

Residents have been putting up flags in Birmingham, but the council says lamppost attachments pose a safety risk

The Independent UK

'This Country Has No Backbone!': Fury as Council Removes Union Jack Flags While Palestinian Flags Stay Up for Months

Birmingham City Council has sparked outrage after removing Union Jack flags installed by locals, citing safety risks, while Palestinian flags remain on display. Critics call the move biased and politically charged.

International Business Times UK

Alabama priest investigated after woman alleges ‘private companionship’ arrangement beginning at 17

Robert Sullivan, 61, on ‘personal leave’ after Heather Jones, now 33, brought allegations, sexual in nature, to diocese

The Guardian - US

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Who Is Aimee Betro: 'Hijab Hitwoman' Guilty Of Conspiracy To Murder In UK

American Aimee Betro, dubbed the 'hijab hitwoman,' was convicted in Birmingham of a failed 2019 revenge shooting after being tracked down in Armenia.

International Business Times UK

How the HS2 shambles could have been avoided – if we’d copied the Swiss

Train Talk: After all the squandered billions, some lessons for the future of railway expansion

The Independent UK

Carlos Muñoz Villalobos obituary

Other lives: Political refugee who founded an Andean band that performed at the Southbank Centre and at Womad

The Guardian - UK

Aimee Betro had intention to kill before flying to UK, detectives believe

US woman Aimee Betro, 45, was convicted of conspiracy to murder at Birmingham Crown Court.

Evening Standard

US woman found guilty of conspiracy to murder after failed assassination plot

Aimee Betro, 45, was convicted by a jury at Birmingham Crown Court.

The Independent UK

Woman disguised in niqab guilty of conspiracy to murder in Birmingham

Aimee Betro tried to shoot Sikander Ali at point-blank range as part of revenge plot in 2019 but gun jammed

The Guardian - UK

The village ‘ripped apart’ by scrapped HS2 line – while taxpayers foot bill for empty homes

Villagers sold their homes over plans for the scrapped HS2 line from Birmingham to Manchester

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Evening Standard

Jury given majority direction in trial of US woman accused of murder plot

Aimee Betro, 45, denies any involvement in an attempt to shoot a businessman’s son in Birmingham in 2019.

The National (Scotland)

Why Tom Brady's bombastic Birmingham documentary is the anti 'Welcome to Wrexham'

Evening Standard

Almost 300 arrested in ‘week-long crackdown’ on asylum seeker illegal working

Officers targeting suspected illegal workers in Hillingdon, the borough with highest concentration of migrant hotels in London, as well as Dumfries in Scotland and Birmingham stopped 1,780 people

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Perry's Phoenix fly in Aussie-strewn Hundred clash

Ellyse Perry has steered her Birmingham Phoenix side to victory over Ash Gardner's Trent Rockets in their Hundred tournament opener at Edgbaston.

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Evening Standard

Man charged in connection with theft of flowers from Ozzy Osbourne tribute

Parviz Jafari, 45, is accused of stealing flowers from Broad Street in Birmingham following the death of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne.

Evening Standard

BBC to air hour-long documentary titled Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home

The programme will screen on August 18.

The Independent UK

Thousands face travel chaos after emergency landing shuts runway at Birmingham airport

Passengers faced hours of delays even after the runway reopened

Evening Standard

Birmingham Airport runway reopens after hours of delays from emergency landing

One person suffered minor injuries from the incident, which occurred at around 1.40pm on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Thousands stranded after emergency landing closes Birmingham airport runway

At least 25 departures cancelled while incoming flights diverted to Manchester and East Midlands airports

Evening Standard

Birmingham Airport flights grounded until 8pm after emergency landing

One person from the aircraft suffered minor injuries from the incident, which occurred at around 1.40pm on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

How a 41-minute flight closed one of the UK’s busiest airports

Birmingham Airport, the UK’s seventh busiest, suspended flights after an incident on the runway

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