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Top Royal Marine standing as MP says only Labour can be trusted on defence

Exclusive: Col Alistair Carns gave up the chance to become one of Britain’s youngest brigadiers in order to stand for Labour in Birmingham

The Independent UK

Birmingham election candidate apologises for ‘deeply disturbing’ remarks about women

Independent candidate Akhmed Yakoob pledges to ‘fight misogyny’ after outcry over podcast comments

The Guardian - UK

Jess Phillips on campaign trail: ‘I’m trying to remind people we have power to change things’

The Birmingham Yardley MP on Gaza, austerity and restoring optimism to the voting public

The Guardian - UK

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Tomljanovic reaches first grasscourt final at Edgbaston

Ajla Tomljanovic has reached her first grass-court final in the Birmingham Classic and is in line for the biggest triumph of her career.

AAP

Government U-turn is causing long security waits, says Birmingham airport boss

Exclusive: Nick Barton says passenger anxiety levels are ‘off the scale’ but says everyone is getting through security in under an hour

The Independent UK

Tribute To Willie Mays And Negro Leagues At Rickwood Field

Baseball fans pay tribute to Willie Mays and Negro League legends at Rickwood Field, celebrating the enduring impact of their legacy.

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Broncos signing UFL star Dondrea Tillman to 3-year, $2.84M contract

The Broncos are set to sign Birmingham Stallions star Dondrea Tillman to a 3-year, $2.84 million contract. He dominated the UFL this spring.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Birmingham general election hopeful joked about domestic violence on podcast

Independent Akhmed Yakoob, who polls suggest is closing gap on Labour, also said ‘70% of hell will be women’

The Guardian - UK

Rickwood Field, a time capsule of opportunity and oppression, welcomes MLB for Negro Leagues tribute

Rickwood Field will host an MLB game between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants on Thursday

The Independent UK

Illness ends Katie Boulter’s bid in Birmingham

Boulter has been battling a cold and called it quits trailing 6-3 at Edgbaston Priory

The Independent UK

“Thin Lizzy prepared me for Skynyrd. They said, ‘You need to learn these songs note for note.’ I said, ‘I wouldn’t dream of doing it any other way’”: Damon Johnson on having one of rock’s most enviable resumés – and why Eddie Van Halen gifted him a guitar

From touring with Van Halen, to finding his own niche as a blood-and-guts player with some of rock’s biggest names

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Birmingham Stallions win inaugural UFL title for third straight championship

Skip Holtz and Birmingham hit the championship trifecta, UFL in addition to a pair of USFL crowns

The Conversation

Research nation: Birmingham hosts BISA 2024

“So, this is your first time in the UK and you’ve come to Birmingham? Poor you,” went the conversation on the train. Earwigging from down the carriage, I winced, and I have no connection to the vast conurbation that is often proudly referred to by inhabitants as England’s “second city”.…

The Independent UK

US ‘hitwoman in hijab’ was foiled when her gun jammed and is now on the run, prosecutors say

Aimee Betro, 44, was allegedly recruited by British father and son Mohammed Aslam, 56, and Mohammed Nazir, 30, to conduct a revenge killing in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Major Birmingham redevelopment plans fail residents on green space, campaigners say

Plans for the £1.9bn Smithfield scheme include a park that is smaller than a football pitch, falling short of the council’s own guidelines

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The Guardian - UK

Poor investment in UK regional cities curbed economic growth, report finds

Standards of living lag behind G7 countries US, France and Germany, as 50th summit approaches

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Michigan State football extends grayshirt offer to Birmingham Groves star, Barry Sanders’ son

Michigan State football has extended a grayshirt offer to the son of Barry Sanders

The Conversation

How 14 years of Conservative rule has made council bankruptcy commonplace

A growing number of councils in England have declared bankruptcy since 2018, most recently Nottingham, Woking, Thurrock and Birmingham. With the situation in the devolved nations of the UK looking similarly precarious, the question of quite what has happened to local government finances in the UK is an urgent one.

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"For 90s alt rock fans, this is the holy grail": Weezer and The Smashing Pumpkins kick off their UK tour with setlists that are a Gen-X wet dream

Live debuts, surprise covers and all the alt rock hits you could ever possibly want - Weezer and Smashing Pumpkins kick off their UK tour in Birmingham

The Independent UK

The ‘vehicle vultures’ terrorising residential streets and city car parks as demand for parts surges

A car parts shortage with its roots in the Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine has fuelled a criminal craze of stripping vehicles in the street

FourFourTwo

Where to watch Euro 2024 in Birmingham

FourFourTwo looks at where to watch Euro 2024 in Birmingham, with the best pubs, bars and venues to take in this summer's action

Evening Standard

Britney Spears puzzles fans as she shares sketch of Birmingham's Bullring and St Martin's church

The singer, 42, left her social media followers baffled by her recent post

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