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Care provider charged over death of patient who absconded from hospital

Matthew Caseby was hit by a train after absconding from Birmingham’s Priory Hospital Woodbourne in September 2020.

The Independent UK

The week in audio: Gangster: The Story of the Burger Bar Boys; Kids of Rutherford County; Hits Radio Breakfast with AI Fleur East – review

A vivid account of Yardie gang warfare in Birmingham tells a familiar story without cliche; the kids are not all right in the US justice system; and AI fails to kill the radio star

The Guardian - UK

Leroy Stover, Birmingham's first Black police officer, dies at 90

The City of Birmingham’s first Black police officer, Leroy Stover, has died

The Independent UK

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Andy Burnham urges Sunak to save HS2 Manchester airport link in King’s Speech

Exclusive: Labour mayor, council bosses and rail chiefs ask PM to bring back legislation for high-speed link

The Independent UK

Someone made a life-sized Ozzy Osbourne cake

The life-sized cake in honour of Black Sabbath icon Ozzy was put on display at an event in Birmingham, UK

Metal Hammer

Man arrested after rodents released in Birmingham McDonald’s

West Midlands Police said it still wanted to speak to a second man, Billal Hussain, 30, over the incidents

The Independent UK

Man arrested after rodents released in Birmingham McDonald’s in Gaza protest

West Midlands police investigate after rodents painted in Palestinian flag colours released in three McDonald’s

The Guardian - UK

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3000 fans, confetti cannons and a phallic piano: Electric Callboy just put on the wildest metal party in town

German metalcore-meets-eurodance ravers Electric Callboy bring their sold out UK tour to Birmingham

Metal Hammer

Families of victims of UK’s notorious ‘Burger Bar Boys’ killers targeted 20 years on

Campaign of intimidation began after the Birmingham gang were jailed for new year’s shooting of two teenage girls

The Guardian - UK

Aitor Karanka: ‘What Jude Bellingham is doing for Madrid is not chance’

The former Real Madrid defender on ‘intense’ clásicos and how the England midfielder will cope with his first experience of Spain’s greatest rivalry

The Guardian - UK

Mosque attacker 'used petrol' to set pair on fire, court told

Mohammed Abbkr, 29, faces charges of attempted murder after two pensioners were set alight in London and Birmingham

Evening Standard

Mosque worshippers’ attacker said ‘You will know me’ to first victim, jury told CLONING

Mohammed Abbkr, 29, faces charges of attempted murder after two pensioners were doused with petrol and set alight in London and Birmingham.

The Independent UK

Photos, summary: 2023-2024 SEC basketball media days

UGA men's and women's basketball faces a tough challenge in the SEC

USA Today Sports Media Group

Shopkeepers take the law into their own hands in war against shoplifting epidemic

Traders in Birmingham say they are seeing their highest-ever levels of shop thefts

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Juror discharged after falling asleep at people-smuggling trial in Birmingham

Jury member replaced after judge catches him snoring during prosecutor’s opening speech

The Guardian - UK

‘Millstone of debt’: how risky investments left Camberley struggling for funds

After bankruptcy of Birmingham, Surrey town’s Lib Dem leader says ‘We can see the iceberg coming’

The Guardian - UK

Runaway asteroid Rooney emerges at Birmingham as a genuine survivor

Football chewed up and spat out Wayne Rooney but his appointment at St Andrew’s shows he still has an appetite for the game

The Independent UK

Church group stuck in Israel back in UK after Jordan border crossing

The group had been sheltering in a hotel in Jerusalem following the attack by Hamas on the region over the weekend.

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The Independent UK

Harper urged not to delay rail hub plans after ‘disappointing’ HS2 news

Plans to launch the Midlands Rail Hub to improve east-west connectivity need to get under way, a transport body in the region has said.

The Guardian - UK

‘People feel scared about walking’: the cost of car culture in Birmingham

After pedestrian deaths and assaults on traffic wardens, a city designed for motorists is fighting for change

The Independent UK

William and Kate launch latest phase of campaign to support UK’s mental health

The Princess of Wales gave a speech to young people in Birmingham to mark World Mental Health Day.

The Guardian - UK

Wayne Rooney, Birmingham City and the key Atlantic crossing

In today’s Football Daily: Garry Cook returns, plus Turkish publicity and more

Evening Standard

Sunak’s Harold Wilson act is a recipe for economic disaster

City Voices: If the Government is serious about growing the economy and levelling up then it needs to prioritise cities

The Independent UK

Garry Cook vows to make Birmingham ‘a powerhouse’ amid Wayne Rooney reports

John Eustace’s departure from St Andrew’s on Monday further stoked rumours that former England captain Rooney is due to be appointed as manager.

The Independent UK

Church group of 30 Britons stuck in Israel hearing bombs as they await escape

The group from Birmingham are among those attempting to escape the conflict in Israel after Hamas attacked the region.

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