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"When I moved to Birmingham I assumed every band was going to sound like Black Sabbath": Meet Margarita Witch Cult, the big-riffing Brummies keeping Sabbath’s traditions alive

Built on a Sabbath template with lashings of Motörhead and Alice Cooper, Margarita Witch Cult also admit to being influenced by Desmond Child

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Fans think this is the best strategy board game ever made, and I have to admit that they've got a point

Is this highly-regarded strategy game worth diving into?

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Bob Kauders obituary

Other lives: Photographer whose sensitive portrayals caught the everyday lives of ordinary people, from Birmingham to Tristan da Cunha

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‘HS2 has made our beautiful village stink like rotten eggs – my wife wants to leave’

IN FOCUS: After years of traffic, dust and noise, villagers in Water Orton in Warwickshire are facing a new issue from the building of HS2. Alex Ross went to find out

The Independent UK

Dave Ramsey Says 'He's Acting Like A Daddy' After 35-Year-Old Wife Of A 51-Year-Old Millionaire Admits 'Everything In Our Lives Is His'

A call from Tracy in Birmingham, Alabama set off a tense conversation about marriage and control on "The Ramsey Show." The caller told host Dave Ramsey and co-host John Delony that she put her career on hold to support her husband's multiple businesses.

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Birmingham chief claims new stadium can provide ‘great coming home story’ for Jude Bellingham

Jude Bellingham started his career at Birmingham City, and the club’s chairman has suggested their new stadium could tempt him back

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Birmingham City announce new stadium plans to put the club on ‘trajectory towards greatness’

Birmingham unveiled plans for their new stadium on Thursday

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‘A modern-day Colosseum’: Birmingham City unveil 62,000-capacity stadium plans

Birmingham City’s stadium is planned to feature 12 chimney-like towers and club chair Tom Wagner sees it as ‘a beacon for excellence’

The Guardian - UK

Heat-pump homes put less strain on grid than expected, study shows

Analysis of new-builds in Birmingham suggests all-electric homes not only use less energy but vary in peak usage

The Guardian - UK

Agency staff to join Birmingham bin strike over bullying and harassment claims

Agency staff who continued working during the long-running dispute will take part in industrial action after alleging unsafe workloads

The Guardian - UK

Gary Numan reveals shock death of his younger brother John moments after they said goodbye: ‘It will haunt me forever’

British musician said his brother was found collapsed on a street in Birmingham after they spent an evening together as he tours the UK

The Independent UK

Agency staff covering for Birmingham bin strikers vote for strike of their own

Agency staff will now join directly employed Birmingham City Council workers on official picket lines from December 1

The Independent UK

Agency workers covering for Birmingham bin strikers vote to join picket lines

By voting for industrial action, agency workers will now be able to join official picket lines from December 1, Unite the union said.

Evening Standard

'He's The Problem, She's The Symptom,' Dave Ramsey Says After 25-Year-Old Husband Let His Mom Write Their Budget And Called His Wife Childish

A 25-year-old husband from Birmingham, Alabama got a harsh reaction on "The Ramsey Show" when his wife called in to say he'd let his mother take over the couple's household budget.

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The Independent UK

Gary Numan breaks down in tears during Birmingham show over ‘worst news ever’

Fans call the artist a ‘pro’ for carrying on during the emotional performance

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s about quality of life’: Can Birmingham’s Retrofit House help fix the UK’s terrible housing?

From flood protection and encouraging wildlife to fixing doors and reducing fuel bills, a new initiative aims to empower residents and make their homes more comfortable

The Guardian - UK

‘Are you building communities or just houses?’: human cost of Birmingham council’s plans for Druids Heath estate

Residents say they face being priced out or pushed out as 1,800 properties are demolished – with only a fraction of affordable homes guaranteed

The Independent UK

‘My mother-in-law spent years working for the NHS. Last week she waited 10 hours outside hospital in an ambulance’

University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust says it apologises for any delays patients are experiencing

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The Independent UK

Family pays tribute to ‘special and gentle’ woman stabbed near Birmingham bus stop

Katie Fox died from her injuries days after the attack

Evening Standard

Woman stabbed in neck described as ‘shining light’ in family tribute

Katie Fox, 34, was taken to hospital with a serious injury to her neck after she was stabbed in Birmingham on Friday night but died a few days later.

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Fear On Britain's Streets: Birmingham Stabbing Highlights Growing Knife Crime Crisis Across UK

The fatal stabbing of Katie Fox in Birmingham exposes deepening fears over knife crime as Commons data shows major cities remain most at risk.

International Business Times UK

Morrisons to Close 145 Sites in Major Shake-Up as Cafés and Counters Face Axe Across UK

Morrisons confirms 145 closures across the UK, including cafés, florists and Daily stores, in one of its largest restructuring drives to date.

Evening Standard

Woman, 34, stabbed to death in 'unprovoked attack' is pictured

The unprovoked attack, which took place in Birmingham on Friday night, has left friends and family reeling

Evening Standard

Man accused of stabbing woman in neck appears in court charged with murder

Djeison Rafael, 21, appeared at Birmingham Magistrates Court on Monday morning accused of murdering Katie Fox.

The Guardian - UK

Man charged with murder after woman stabbed in Birmingham dies

Katie Fox was taken to hospital with a serious neck wound after city centre attack on Friday evening

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