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The Latest Breaking News from Birmingham

Labour ads use NHS to attack Farage’s views before major Reform rally

Billboards in Birmingham cite party leader’s remarks about a new funding model as local elections campaigning begins

The Guardian - UK

Tom Morello says fans should ‘arrive early’ to Black Sabbath show

Exclusive: Renowned guitarist shares some behind-the-scenes intel as the musical director for what is being billed as ‘the greatest heavy metal show ever’, as Ozzy Osbourne prepares to play his final gig

The Independent UK

King waves to well-wishers after hospital stay for cancer treatment side effects

Charles was due to attend a busy away-day in Birmingham on Friday and attend four events in the city which he hopes to reschedule.

Evening Standard

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UK should ‘re-examine’ NHS funding model, says Nigel Farage

Reform UK launched its local election campaign in Birmingham

Evening Standard

UK should ‘re-examine’ NHS funding model, says Farage ahead of Reform rally

Reform UK was launching its local election campaign in Birmingham on Friday.

The Independent UK

King Charles cancels engagements after experiencing temporary side effects of cancer treatment

King Charles - who has been undergoing cancer treatment - has cancelled a planned trip to Birmingham after taking advice from his doctors.

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King ‘required hospital observation’ due to cancer treatment side effects

The monarch postponed engagements on Thursday afternoon and cancelled an away day to Birmingham on Friday.

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King required hospital observation due to cancer treatment side effects, Palace says

The monarch postponed engagements on Thursday afternoon and cancelled an away day to Birmingham on Friday.

Evening Standard

The Birmingham Regionals Have Something for Every Hoops Fan

This half of the Sweet 16 is headlined by defending champs South Carolina, Duke vs. UNC and Hailey Van Lith.

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Fresh talks aimed at resolving Birmingham bin strike

Members of Unite in Birmingham are on all out strike over pay.

Evening Standard

Union criticises ‘sluggish’ negotiations to end Birmingham bins strike

Unite claims any chance of a breakthrough is being ‘hobbled’ by commissioners who were drafted in to help with the council’s finances.

Evening Standard

‘Making art made me feel free’: the prison paintings of Myanmar’s Htein Lin

The artist, who has an exhibition at Birmingham’s Ikon Gallery, created a unique body of work from jail uniforms, soap and lids while detained by Myanmar’s regime

The Guardian - UK

Man fatally struck by police car a ‘beloved’ father-of-two

Roger Bagnall, 40, was killed when he was struck by a police car in Birmingham.

Evening Standard

Mahtab Hussain review – smoking mums, hidden mosques … and Rishi Sunak

The artist turns the state’s suspicious gaze on Britain’s Muslim community right back in the opposite direction in an overwhelming, galvanising show

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Rubbish, rats and frayed tempers as bin strike brings chaos to Birmingham

Police called after frustrated residents tip waste on to street, less than two weeks into indefinite stoppage

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham bin strike to continue after talks end without resolution

Union says Labour-run council could end industrial action with ‘decent rate of pay’, but town hall says offer is fair

Evening Standard

Talks to halt bins strike end without deal

Rubbish has been piling up across Birmingham, with bins remaining unemptied for weeks.

Evening Standard

Watchdog launches investigation after pedestrian fatally struck by police car

A 40-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene in Acocks Green, Birmingham.

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The Independent UK

By order of the Squeaky Blinders: Tory MP shares fears of rats ‘size of cats’ in Birmingham

A Tory MP has shared fears of rats appearing Birmingham that are "the size of cats" — rodents she dubbed the "Squeaky Blinders" — as a result of the city’s bin strikes.

Evening Standard

Rats known as ‘Squeaky Blinders’ not welcome beyond Birmingham border, says MP

‘Let’s be quite certain, the Squeaky Blinders are definitely not welcome,’ Wendy Morton said.

The Independent UK

Pedestrian killed after being hit by a police car in Birmingham

Police officers say they were responding to a report of a man carrying knives at the time of the collision

The Guardian - AU

Pedestrian dies in police car collision in Birmingham

Police say officers were responding to 999 call at time of collision in Acocks Green on Wednesday evening

Evening Standard

Pedestrian killed in collision involving police car

Birmingham Police said they are liaising with the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

The Independent UK

England could leave Twickenham for Milton Keynes or Birmingham, says RFU chief

Bill Sweeney says there are “plenty of places that would like to have us”.

The Guardian - UK

No green light: RFU threatens to leave Twickenham over Beyoncé spat

Bill Sweeney has threatened to move England to Milton Keynes or Birmingham due to Twickenham’s licensing restrictions after missing out on lucrative Beyoncé concerts

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