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The new wheelie bins are delivered to Brandwood

Outcry at council's £29,000 wheelie bin publicity campaign

Cash-strapped Birmingham authority spent funds to get public behind controversial scheme

O2 Academy under threat as student flats plan approved

Birmingham's O2 Academy
Fears for venue's future as office block is to be converted into halls of residence

Two freed on bail after new arrests over Andrew Mitchell "Plebgate" affair

Andrew Mitchell leaves Downing Street on his bike
Diplomatic protection group police officer and a 49-year-old woman were held for questioning on Saturday

College plans for The Public could force firms to leave town

The Public in West Bromwich
A total of 29 companies employing some 120 people, as well as about 200 apprentices, face having to find new premises after proposals were unveiled to turn it into a sixth-form college.

Superdiversity represents real opportunity for Birmingham

University of Birmingham
Dr Jenny Phillimore is heading up a new Institute for Research into Superdiversity, or IRIS, which is being launched by the University of Birmingham

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Politics

Andrew Mitchell leaves Downing Street on his bike

Two freed on bail after new arrests over Andrew Mitchell "Plebgate" affair

Diplomatic protection group police officer and a 49-year-old woman were held for questioning on Saturday

Outcry at council's £29,000 wheelie bin publicity campaign

The new wheelie bins are delivered to Brandwood
Cash-strapped Birmingham authority spent funds to get public behind controversial scheme

Police officer arrested in connection with Andrew Mitchell 'Plebgate' affair

Andrew Mitchell leaves Downing Street on his bike
Diplomatic protection group constable held on suspicion of misconduct

Health News

Abby Podmore

Payout for mum arrested after death of three-year-old son

A Birmingham mum held on suspicion of murder after the tragic death of her three-year-old son has won a large payout from police.

A&E departments hit breaking point at West Midlands hospitals

  • NHS
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Three NHS trusts running hospitals in Birmingham fail to hit waiting time targets for casualty wards

Vandals attack grave of Stafford Hospital campaigner's mother

  • NHS
Julie Bailey, who campaigned for an investigation at Stafford Hospital
A grieving daughter who took on NHS bosses at scandal-hit Stafford Hospital has claimed her mother’s grave has been desecrated by hate campaigners.

Education

The Kremlin

The true cost of liberty in Russia today

Chris Upton writes "The two locations on this planet that have given me that special tingle of walking straight into history have been downtown New York and Red Square".

Superdiversity represents real opportunity for Birmingham

University of Birmingham
Dr Jenny Phillimore is heading up a new Institute for Research into Superdiversity, or IRIS, which is being launched by the University of Birmingham

Regeneration

The Mailbox in Birmingham

Mailbox refit could ruin us, say Birmingham city centre retailers

Retailers in Birmingham’s traditional shopping heartland fear a major investment in the city’s exclusive Mailbox could be another nail in the coffin for them.

Birmingham Assay Office chief executive announces retirement

Michael Allchin with Chancellor George Osborne at the Birmingham Assay Office
Chief executive and Assay Master of the Birmingham Assay Office, Michael Allchin has announced his retirement.

Regional Affairs

Birmingham Council House and Labour's Sir Albert Bore

Sir Albert's 'dialogue' on how to make £340m cuts

With at least £340 million of savings needed by 2017 and increasing burdens on social services, Sir Albert Bore has warned that the council will need ‘to do things very differently’ if services are to be maintained

City council call to get Birmingham building

Councillor Sir Albert Bore, Leader of Birmingham City Council
Birmingham City Council leader Sir Albert Bore is calling on the Government to lift a housing borrowing cap to get Birmingham building.

News Opinion

Scarborough cricket ground

Unspoilt turf recalls a life long gone

Jon Griffin writes "It had been the best part of 30 years since I had last set foot in the ground – almost exactly half a lifetime".

The true cost of liberty in Russia today

The Kremlin
Chris Upton writes "The two locations on this planet that have given me that special tingle of walking straight into history have been downtown New York and Red Square".

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The day's news in pictures: June 17, 2013

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