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Non-League football chairman stands in local elections after seeing player stabbed to death

Stratford Town defender Cody Fisher was stabbed to death on Boxing Day outside a nightclub in Birmingham - now club owner Jed McCrory is standing in local elections, vowing to reduce knife crime

Daily Mirror

Primark shoppers are paying £89 for access to its biggest store in the world

Fashion followers and beauty buffs have booked two days off work to explore the huge five-story Primark shop

Manchester Evening News

MEIF funding deal for Luxury Cottages

Birmingham-based holiday rental provider is creating jobs and targeting new areas after latest injection of capital

Birmingham Post

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Man kept dead flatmate's body in freezer for two years

Damion Johnson pleaded guilty to keeping a 71-year-old man's body in the freezer of his Birmingham home

Liverpool Echo

Jobe Bellingham has 'significant advantage' over brother Jude as Premier League giants circle

Jude Bellingham is a global superstar for Borussia Dortmund and England while younger brother Jobe is following in the midfielder's footsteps at Birmingham in the Championship.

Daily Mirror

Vita Group outlines vision for Birmingham regeneration site

Developer and operator wants to create an urban village following last month's land sale

Birmingham Post

New owner for 27-storey development site

Birmingham plot which will house more than 600 apartments has been acquired by a London residential rental company

Birmingham Post

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You can book a two-day holiday from £89 to visit the world's biggest Primark

The huge Primark on the High Street in Birmingham is a huge draw for shoppers across the country, with one coach firm now offering holidays to the Midlands city from locations including Hartlepool, Bolton, Manchester, Sheffield and Milton Keynes

Daily Mirror

Royal HaskoningDHV finds new home for Birmingham teams

Dutch engineering and business consultancy agrees office deal to consolidate all staff in single location

Birmingham Post

Bullet-riddled car found outside hospital after man admitted with 'gunshot wounds' as police lock down scene

The Volkswagen Golf had several bullet holes in it and was spotted outside University Hospitals Birmingham's Heartlands facility as cops locked down the A&E.

Daily Record

Bullet-riddled Golf seen outside hospital as man walks into A&E with gunshot wounds

A car has been pictured outside a Birmingham hospital riddled with bullets after a man "self-presented" at the A&E suffering from gun-shot wounds to the abdomen and leg, said police

Daily Mirror

‘A big chunk of my motivation is vengeance’: Skinny Pelembe, the musical don of Doncaster

After leaving Gilles Peterson’s label, the artist felt adrift. But by drawing on a heritage that stretches from Birmingham to Mozambique, his new music is his most confident yet

The Guardian - UK

IndyCar Barber: Rossi leads Herta in raceday warm-up

Rossi, who will roll off 10th, lapped the 2.3-mile 17-turn course in Birmingham, AL, in 1m06.6677s, the only driver to reach the 124mph barrier. He led Colton Herta of Andretti Autosport by 0.1245s, with Scott Dixon of Chip Ganassi Racing third.

Motorsport

Brazen fly-tipper dumps 12 huge bags of ONIONS on quiet street - but is caught on camera

A Mercedes van driver has been pictured by Birmingham City Council CCTV brazenly dumping 12 large bags of onions on a quiet road, with the vehicle later seized

Daily Mirror

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Tony Iommi is loving the new Black Sabbath ballet: "I never thought we would have people dancing to War Pigs and Iron Man"

Tony Iommi has visited rehearsals for the Birmingham Royal Ballet's forthcoming production of Black Sabbath - The Ballet, and he very much likes what he sees

Birmingham Post

New funding boosts expansion and creates job at Novocomms

Antenna firm spun out of University of Birmingham outlines growth plans

Evening Standard

Ben Francis net worth | Evening Standard Tech Rich List

Awarded an MBE for services to business in the New Year’s honours list, Ben Francis kicked off his sportswear business in his parents Bromsgrove garage in 2012. Gymshark has long since outgrown its humble origins in an unfashionable town near Birmingham, with the business worth over £1 billion by the time Francis was at the…

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Kate Middleton and Prince William’s ‘extremely rare public display of affection’ revealed by body language expert

The Prince and Princess of Wales couldn't keep their eyes off each other during their recent Birmingham visit

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Wales Online

Welsh university ranked best in UK for student life and teaching

Aberystwyth University took the crown in student-led awards while other Welsh universities also ranked well across categories in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards

The Independent UK

Tony Iommi attends Birmingham launch event for Black Sabbath – The Ballet

Rehearsals for the show were under way on Thursday ahead of the its opening in September.

The Guardian - UK

‘Hate to be predictable’: Acosta brings Black Sabbath ballet to Birmingham

City gets ready for ‘world’s first heavy metal dance experience’ celebrating the music of Ozzy and co

Daily Mirror

Prince William and Kate Middleton's 'extremely rare PDA' captured by photographer

Prince William and Kate made a trip to Birmingham last week and greeted crowds during their first public appearance since it was revealed that Harry will be attending the King's Coronation next month

Birmingham Post

Birmingham's £360m Curzon Wharf project given green light

City planners have today backed the ambitious canalside mixed-use project which developers say could create 1,000 jobs

The Independent UK

British businessman trying to escape Sudan describes hiding in basements

Ibrahim Ali Ibrahim owns a security firm in Birmingham.

The Conversation

Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always singing a song for justice

In May 1963, as civil rights demonstrations rocked the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Harry Belafonte was at a cocktail party in Manhattan, scolding the then-attorney general of the United States.

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