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Birmingham woman collapses and dies while descending Mount Snowdon in heatwave

Sophie Goodyer-Bird leaves behind a 12-year-old son

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage latest: Leader battles to contain donations scandal – while police probe Reform crowd altercation

It comes as party confirms plans to raise tax-free personal allowance to £15,000

The Independent UK

Reform up against a ‘complainant society’ Farage says after summer of scrutiny

The Reform leader spoke to the BBC ahead of his party’s conference in Birmingham this week.

Evening Standard

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I played God Save Birmingham and the zombie apocalypse still beats shopping in the Bullring on a Saturday

I went hands-on with God Save Birmingham at Gamescom, a medieval zombie survival game set in my actual hometown.

Windows Central

Chantelle Cameron unifies super-welterweight titles with points win over Mikaela Mayer

British fighter adds WBC and WBA belts to her WBO title after bloody battle in Birmingham, while Caroline Dubois cruises to victory

The Guardian - US

French far-right leader Jordan Bardella to address Reform UK party conference

Speech part of effort to strengthen National Rally party’s international ties before Marine Le Pen’s presidential bid

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham city council seeks to ban flags from roadsides ‘for public safety’

It comes after a long-running dispute over the operations of anti-migrant group Raise the Colours

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Yet Another Detail Of Meghan Markle And Prince Harry’s Return To UK Sparks Outrage As They Land At Birmingham

When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle touched down in the UK, their travel arrangements gave the internet something to rage about.

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Dear culture-war motorists, look to the future. We’ll all be driving at 20mph soon

There are howls of protest from the right about plans for Birmingham to be a 20mph city. But it will be a good thing, and others will follow, says transport writer and podcaster Christian Wolmar

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham seeks injunction to stop anti-migrant group erecting flags on infrastructure

City residents had accused council of giving ‘free rein’ to campaign promoting England flags

The Guardian - UK

UK urged to help free British-Egyptian ‘arrested in Cairo over sister’s activism’

Lawyers claim Eman el-Shazly, from Birmingham, was detained in effort to silence her sister, a critic of Sisi regime

The Guardian - UK

UK braces for thunderstorms as Birmingham hit by ‘significant flooding’

Wales and large parts of England are under thunderstorm warnings

The Independent UK

Flooding hits Birmingham as storm warnings cover much of England and Wales

Two yellow thunderstorm warnings have been issued for Thursday.

Evening Standard

What Andy Burnham can learn about devolution from Britain’s Victorian industrial cities

Andy Burnham’s central vision is for a devolved system of local government that promotes economic growth and fosters local pride. The prime minister’s approach resonates with something known as the “municipal gospel” that swept through Victorian cities in the late 19th century. This history offers some useful insights into the…

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Carabao Cup results in full: West Ham back to winning ways as Brentford hit Birmingham for six

Irons ready to kick on after comeback victory on south coast

The Independent UK

Chantelle Cameron vs Mikaela Mayer: Start time, undercard and how to watch fight tonight

The pair will top a UK vs US card, with three world titles on the line when they clash in Birmingham

Evening Standard

Commuter belt house price hot and cold spots revealed by Rightmove

It looked at asking prices in locations around London, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff

Evening Standard

CrossCountry expects return to ‘full service’ after power cut cancellations

The train operator said it plans to run a very limited number of trains from around 6pm on Sunday with a return to normal service on Monday.

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CrossCountry cancels ‘almost all’ train services after power cut

The train operating company said most services will be cancelled until further notice on Sunday because a power cut affected its control centre.

The Times of India

UK train disruption: CrossCountry cancels services on key routes after power cut in Birmingham city centre

Train services across the UK have been cancelled after a power cut at CrossCountry's control centre in Birmingham disrupted systems used to manage its railway network.

The Guardian - UK

Firebombs thrown at supercars outside Birmingham wedding venue

Police investigating after two cars set alight in attack caught on CCTV

International Business Times UK

Petrol Bomb Attack on Birmingham Wedding Sets Two Cars Alight as Police Hunt Three Men

Three men are being hunted after five petrol bombs were thrown at a Birmingham wedding venue, setting two cars alight and forcing guests to flee.

The Conversation

Birmingham church bombing wasn’t an isolated act of terrorism – there were dozens of attacks on Black houses of worship during the Civil Rights Movement

Sept. 15 marks the anniversary of an infamous terror attack: the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. On that Sunday morning, members of the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist group, planted dynamite on the east side of the brown brick building.

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Ozzfest confirms return to Birmingham’s Villa Park next year

The venue hosted Ozzy Osbourne’s final show shortly before his death last summer

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on a vibrant summer for British athletics: inspiring a generation

Editorial: Amy Hunt’s record haul of four golds in Birmingham showcased the sport’s appeal. More can be done to ensure it gets its fair share of the limelight

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