Birmingham
City in West Midlands, England
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Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in Britain – commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom – with a population of 1.158 million in the city proper. Birmingham borders the Black Country to its west and, together with the city of Wolverhampton and towns including Dudley and Solihull, forms the West Midlands conurbation. The royal town of Sutton Coldfield is incorporated within the city limits to the northeast. The urban area has a population of 2.6 million and the wider metropolitan area has a population of 4.3 million, the largest outside London in the UK.
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'Oh what a start!' - Birmingham take lead against Newcastle inside a minute Ethan Laird scores for Birmingham City within a minute to give Birmingham a shock lead over Newcastle in the FA Cup.BBC Sport - Published | |
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US woman charged with conspiracy to murder Birmingham shop owner A US woman has been charged with conspiracy to murder a Birmingham shop owner, West Midlands Police has said.Sky News - Published | |
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Birmingham's Dykes scores 'magnificent' volley Lyndon Dykes scores a "magnificent" volley to put Birmingham 2-0 up against Lincoln City in their FA Cup third-round tie.BBC Sport - Published | |
Flats catch fire after car rammed into Birmingham shop in suspected arson attack Flats and a supermarket in Birmingham caught fire after a car smashed into the building in a suspected arson attack, authorities believe.Sky News - Published | |
Man falls to his death in busy shopping centre A man has fallen to his death at a busy shopping centre in Birmingham. Sky News - Published | |
Two men arrested after fairground ride crash in Birmingham city centreTwo men have been arrested after a fairground ride "failed and crashed" in Birmingham city centre.Sky News - Published | |
Suspicious parcel fire at UK warehouse was 'test run' ahead of US attack An apparent firebomb attack at a DHL warehouse in Birmingham, linked to Russian-backed saboteurs, was believed to be a trial run for a US attack, according to Polish officials.Sky News - Published | |
Blackpool to host Birmingham in FA Cup second round Former Premier League sides Blackpool and Birmingham City are drawn together in the second round of the FA Cup.BBC Sport - Published | Time to 'shine or crash' for Tory leadership rivals The race to succeed Rishi Sunak as Tory leader could be won and lost in Birmingham over the next few days.Sky News - Published |
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Student, 20, killed in crash while walking dogA 20-year-old student has died in a crash in Birmingham while walking her dog.Sky News - Published | Birmingham start League One campaign against ReadingBirmingham start their first season in the third tier for 29 years against Reading, while Wrexham face Wycombe on their return to League One.BBC Sport - Published |
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Gameday Gourmet: Calzone & curry at Villa Park'Gameday Gourmet' Daniyal Khan touches down in Birmingham to check out the best places to eat for football fans heading to Aston Villa's Villa Park.BBC Sport - Published | 'The players are gods': Thousands of fans descend on Birmingham to watch professional video gamersThe production is slick, the pundits are sharp and the players are gods.Sky News - Published |
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The view of the ceasefire vote from a Birmingham mosqueIt's a rainy day in Birmingham and, perhaps unsurprisingly, the vote tonight in the House of Commons over support for a ceasefire in Gaza is not the first thing on people's minds.Sky News - Published | Lions beat Rebels to win fourth successive WBBL TrophyLondon Lions overpower Essex Rebels 83-67 to win a fourth successive WBBL Trophy with a dominant display at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham.BBC Sport - Published |
Vardy on target as Leicester knock out BirminghamJamie Vardy scores his first goal in more than two months to help Leicester City into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 3-0 victory over fellow Championship side Birmingham.BBC Sport - Published | Boy, 15, charged with murder of teenager stabbed to death in city centreA 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a teenager was stabbed to death in Birmingham city centre.Sky News - Published |
