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Birmingham plagued by rats ‘the size of cats’ as bin strike and HS2 blamed

Furious residents say ‘really chunky’ rodents chewing through cables and nesting in wheelie bins

The Independent UK

Six men convicted after trafficked migrants forced to work on cannabis farms

The National Crime Agency said illegal sites were run in the Midlands, London and the north of England

Evening Standard

BBC to air controversial banned film Blue Story for first time

Vue cinemas pulled film from nationwide schedules after mass brawl broke out in Birmingham branch in 2019

The Independent UK

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UK Employer Who Fired Pregnant Worker by Text With 'Jazz Hands' Emoji Ordered to Pay £93K

An employment tribunal has awarded a consultant from Birmingham £93,616.74 after her boss fired her with a text that included a jazz hands emoji.

International Business Times UK

Virgin Media outage LIVE — internet service "fully restored"

Virgin Media went down for thousands of users, but service has now been "fully restored."

Tom’s Guide

Georgia Hunter-Bell passes ‘first big test’ to retain title at British Indoors

The middle-distance runner embraced her role as favourite with a strong win, while Hannah Nuttall stunned Laura Muir over 3,000m

The Independent UK

“With the success came all the trappings and we tried every one of them. The drugs, the travel, the women. Our lives were forever changed”: The chaotic story of Black Sabbath, the band who did more than anyone to invent heavy metal

No Black Sabbath, no heavy metal as we know it

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Fire delays start of British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham

The Utilita Arena had to be evacuated after the incident on Saturday morning.

The Independent UK

Fact check: Ukraine elections, tax thresholds and viral masked men image

Roundup of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

Trio detained in human trafficking and county lines probe

The arrests were made on Thursday morning in Dundee and Birmingham.

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner is right to home in on rogue landlords

Letters: Shuranjeet Singh says that more help is needed in the battle against rogue landlords in Handsworth, Birmingham

The Guardian - UK

Fact check: Photograph of masked people with axes was AI-generated

Police said there had been ‘no disorder’ at any Birmingham hospital.

Evening Standard

Tui to axe direct flights to these two popular long-haul destinations

The route between Birmingham and Florida is also being dropped

The Independent UK

Ozzy Osbourne declares he will perform at Black Sabbath’s final reunion concert in July – but on his own terms

As he battles health issues including Parkinson’s, Ozzy Osbourne has said he will perform at Black Sabbath’s final reunion concert in July but on his own terms.

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The Independent UK

Woman awarded £94,000 payout after being sacked with a ‘jazz hands’ emoji while pregnant

Ammar Kabir sacked Paula Miluska from Birmingham-based Roman Property Group Limited

The Independent UK

Harry attends Invictus Games closing ceremony in Whistler

The closing ceremony also marked the official handover to 2027 host Birmingham.

Evening Standard

Harry visibly moved as he attends Invictus Games closing ceremony in Whistler

The closing ceremony also marked the official handover to 2027 host Birmingham

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Ozzy Osbourne will only do 'little bits and pieces' with Black Sabbath at farewell concert

Ozzy Osbourne will just be doing "little bits and pieces" with Black Sabbath during his final gig in Birmingham this summer.

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Britpop band Pulp announce summer 2025 arena tour dates

The band will perform six shows in London, Glasgow, Dublin, Birmingham and Manchester over summer 2025.

The Guardian - UK

Malcolm X spoke at my student union

Brief letters: The activist in Birmingham | A tariff on American goods | Formidable form | Go your own way

Evening Standard

Black Sabbath fans disappointed to miss out on ‘once in a lifetime’ reunion gig

The show in Birmingham will see the band’s original line-up reunite for the first time in 20 years supported by many of the acts they influenced.

The Independent UK

Tui flight’s mayday call ignored despite dangerously low levels of fuel

The Air Accident Investigation Branch described it as a ‘serious incident’

The Independent UK

Keely Hodgkinson ‘gutted’ as injury forces Olympic star out of 800m record bid

The 22-year-old had been hoping to break the indoor 800m world record in Birmingham this weekend.

The Independent UK

Keely Hodgkinson reveals timeline for comeback after injury ends world record hopes at Keely Klassic

The 22-year-old was planning to take down the long-standing women’s indoor 800m world record in Birmingham on Saturday and is now a major doubt to defend her title at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing next month

The Independent UK

Six alleged members of small boats people-smuggling network arrested in UK

National Crime Agency officers detained the men at addresses in Leicester, Birmingham, Essex and south London.

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