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Birmingham Accent (Brummie) / Black Country Accent & Dialect
We are exploring features that appear in both the Birmingham accent and the Black Country accent. As our lovely guest Mirren is a Yam Yam we will also look at some of the Black Country dialect words. If anyone from the Black Country or...
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Sunak axes HS2 to Manchester because ‘facts have changed’ and costs doubled
Rishi Sunak axed the HS2 project from Birmingham to Manchester and promised to use the £36 billion of savings to fund hundreds of other transport schemes. The Prime Minister told his party’s conference, taking place in Manchester, the...
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Starmer: no decision yet taken on whether Abbott will stand for Labour
Veteran Labour MP Diane Abbott has not been barred from standing in the General Election, Sir Keir Starmer said. The Labour leader said no decision had been taken on whether she would be allowed to defend her seat. Ms Abbott, who in 1987...
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Sir Keir Starmer comments on junior doctors strike and Diane Abbott row on campaign trail
Diane Abbott has not been barred from standing as a Labour candidate, Sir Keir Starmer has said. He was speaking on the campaign trail, during a visit to the West Midlands. The Labour leader took questions from journalists about the row...
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Rishi Sunak says his national service plan will 'foster a culture of service'
Interview with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Chesham football club. Rishi Sunak answers questions on his plan to introduce national service, Keir Starmer, and the election campaign.
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Andy Street loses West Midlands mayoralty in fresh blow to Tories after bruising local elections
Andy Street, the Conservative mayor of the West Midlands, has narrowly lost his office to Labour's Richard Parker in a result that piles further pressure on Rishi Sunak after bruising local elections for the Tories.
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Keir Starmer speaks in Birmingham after Richard Parker mayoral win
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks after Labour’s Richard Parker beat Conservative Andy Street by 1,508 votes to become Mayor of the West Midlands.
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Politics daily briefing: May 4
All the latest political developments, as Rishi Sunak is braced for the result of key mayoral elections in London and the West Midlands, after the Conservatives were trounced in the first day of local election results.
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Sir Keir Starmer launches Labour's local election campaign - full speech and Q&A
It is “unforgivable” the Tories did not follow through on their pledge to level up left behind areas of the UK, Sir Keir Starmer said as he launched Labour’s local election campaign. The Labour leader would not however commit to “turn...
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North of England mayors speak at Convention of the North - full version
Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracey Brabin, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll, South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard and Metro mayor of Liverpool City Steve Rotheram give speeches at the Convention of...
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Owners of Crooked House ordered to rebuild West Midlands pub destroyed by fire
The owners of the Crooked House have been ordered to rebuild the pub “back to what it was” prior to the suspected arson attack which destroyed it last year. South Staffordshire Council announced that it had served an enforcement notice...
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Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner visit housing estate in Shropshire
Sir Keir Starmer talks up Labour’s housing pledges on a visit to the West Midlands, promising it would deliver a “future built in Britain, by Britain, for Britain” if it wins power. The Labour leader and deputy leader, Angela Rayner, met...
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Starmer says Sunak 'too weak' to call out 'islamophobia' after Lee Anderson comments
Sir Keir Starmer said Rishi Sunak “lacks the backbone” to call out “Islamophobia” after Lee Anderson’s attack on Sadiq Khan. Sir Keir Starmer said Rishi Sunak “lacks the backbone” to call out “Islamophobia” after Lee Anderson’s attack on...
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Starmer declines to say whether Labour would work with SNP on new ceasefire motion
Sir Keir Starmer has declined to say whether Labour would work with the SNP on a new Gaza ceasefire motion. Asked about SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn’s calls for support for a fresh motion, the Labour leader told broadcasters in...
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Starmer says Labour will take 'tough decisions' on housing
Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, says his party will take 'tough decisions' on housing while speaking to broadcasters on a visit to the West Midlands.
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Starmer says Sunak 'too weak' to call out 'Islamophobia' after Lee Anderson comments
Sir Keir Starmer said Rishi Sunak “lacks the backbone” to call out “Islamophobia” after Lee Anderson’s attack on Sadiq Khan. Speaking to reporters in Shrewsbury, the Labour leader said: “I think this is straightforward. It’s Islamophobia...
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Gerard Batten says UKIP should become a 'radical populist party'
Gerard Batten says UKIP should become a 'radical populist party'; ENGLAND: West Midlands: Birmingham:
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T/L Selfridges, The Bull Ring, Birmingham. Designed by Future Systems
T/L Selfridges, The Bull Ring, Birmingham. Designed by Future Systems
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Detail of the bull statue in front of Birmingham's Bullring. 2006; short sequence.
Detail of the bull statue in front of Birmingham's Bullring. 2006; short sequence.
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Selfridges, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Selfridges, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
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Aerials - Greenbelt land on edge of Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
CLEAN: Shows aerial shots fields in greenbelt land where new housing development is scheduled to be built around Sutton Caulfield near Birmingham in the West Midlands on February 07, 2017 in Manchester, England.
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Aerials - Shopping centre in middle of housing estate near Birmingham
CLEAN: Shows aerial shots pan out from a McDonalds large shopping centre complex in centre of housing estate in Chelmsley Wood near Birmingham in the West Midlands on February 07, 2017 in Manchester, England.
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Austin Motors factory at Longbridge, Birmingham; exterior view; the largest single motor factory in Britain employing 19000 men, England, UK 1934
Austin Motors factory at Longbridge, Birmingham; exterior view; the largest single motor factory in Britain employing 19000 men, England, UK 1934