Black Country news and blogs Saturday 29 September 2018
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Steve Bruce is at Liverpool vs Chelsea – and it’s got Aston Villa fans talking 
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
AVFC boss pictured at Anfield…
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‘We deserved to win’ – Leeds United boss still sore at Birmingham City defeat
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
LUFC manager Marcelo Bielsa dissected the BCFC again…
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Birmingham City supporters demand Financial Fair Play clarity
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
These are the questions the Blues Trust want answering…
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Ipswich Town suffer huge injury set-back ahead of trip to Birmingham City
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Paul Hurst’s striking options will be further reduced at St Andrew’s…
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This is where former Aston Villa striker Stefan Moore is playing now
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Moore is one of three new signings by new Lambs boss Dennis Greene…
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The best last-minute cheap flights and holidays for October half term 2018
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
These are some of the best deals around flying from Birmingham Airport for the upcoming school break…
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Birmingham City’s game with Ipswich will now be policed – here’s why
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
West Midlands Police have held meetings after confrontation at WBA match…
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The heartbreaking number of Brummie pensioners being diagnosed with depression
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Analysis of NHS data shows there were 209 new diagnoses of the mental illness in people aged 65 and over in our city in 2016/17…
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This is how many students at each Birmingham uni benefits from Erasmus scheme
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
At least 399 students from universities in our area went abroad thanks to the Erasmus scheme in 2017/18…
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‘He’s got all the attributes to do well at Birmingham City’ – the expert view of Ronan Hale’s time with Derry City
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
BCFC striker has been finding the net regularly – here’s how he’s developed…
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This is why Aston Villa fans don’t like Bristol City manager Lee Johnson
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Aston Villa take on Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Friday evening…
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Hollywood-style film studio plan for Birmingham is ‘imminent’
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Award-winning writer and director announced that he hopes to have the project up and running within the next month…
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Birmingham City star Jota on beating Leeds United, missing penalties and the dark arts of defending
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
BCFC’s in-form winger in relaxed mood after Leeds victory…
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Selfridges’ Live + Loud Festival features top Brummie talent – and it’s free
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Selfridges is celebrating 15 years in Birmingham and showcasing amazing Live + Loud line up from Thursday 27 to Sunday 30…
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Conservative Party Conference 2018 in Birmingham – date, time and when is Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech?
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Where is the Tory Party Conference being held and what’s up for discussion on the agenda…
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“Best in the league” – Aston Villa outcast earning rave reviews out on loan
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
The midfielder has no future at AVFC under Steve Bruce…
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How Steve Bruce could line Aston Villa up at Bristol City – and who’s in danger of being dropped
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Aston Villa take on Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Friday evening…
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Police stumble upon cannabis farm at house in Weoley Castle
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Suspect was rumbled when he tried to escape police by hiding at his house…
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These are the five players on Aston Villa’s transfer radar
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
AVFC are planning ahead as they look to win promotion back to the Premier League…
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“I could not believe it” – Gianfranco Zola makes admission following Birmingham City nightmare
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Gianfranco Zola took over from Gary Rowett as BCFC manager in 2016.
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We asked Birmingham’s shopping experts what to buy for Autumn
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
The tips are going to get us through the colder months…
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Watch: Masked burglars drive off in Audi with safe packed with gold
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Offenders armed with baseball bats threatened residents after raiding their home on Holly Road, Handsworth…
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See all 20 Marvel films in five days as Birmingham cinema celebrates studio’s tenth anniversary
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
All 20 Marvel films to be screened in IMAX at Empire Great Park…
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New Birmingham railway stations revealed: All we know so far
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
There will be three stations at Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell…
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Campaigners lose Appeal Court battle to name Birmingham pub bombings suspects
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Appeal Court rules in favour of Coroner to exclude the issue from inquest…
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Anger as vulnerable Perry Barr residents ‘left without heating for six weeks’
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
They say they are ‘struggling to cope…
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Aston Villa transfer rumour: Steve Bruce checks out midfielder
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Latest AVFC transfer news sees the claret and blues linked to a goalscoring midfielder…
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Aston Villa fans accused of throwing punches and bottles in pub brawl
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
The accusations surround the away clash with Cardif last year…
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“They could end up being like Leeds United” – New owners given Aston Villa warning
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Former AVFC man pulls no punches in his latest assessment of Steve Bruce’s side…
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Bale, Platini, Juninho and Falcao, – the story of the big Midlands transfers that got away
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
We take a look at the players that Aston Villa, Birmingham City, West Brom and Wolves nearly signed…
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Future for new Birmingham railway stations revealed in new images
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Artist’s impressions of stations plans for stations in Moseley and Kings Heath have been revealed…
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Man arrested after ‘landlord threatened’ in three-hour armed siege at flat in Stratford Road, Sparkbrook
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Road sealed off by ‘lots of police in riot gear…
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John Terry’s business partner – what happened to Aston Villa’s historic FA Youth Cup winners
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Alex Dicken
has been taking a look at the Villa youngsters who won youth football’s biggest prize…
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This is why Soho Road has become Birmingham’s new red-light district
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
West Midlands Police is cracking down on the problem with Operation Daytona…
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‘You don’t know what happens in the Aston Villa boardroom’ – pundit has a message for fans
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
A section of Aston Villa fans are piling the pressure on Steve Bruce…
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Shirley schoolboy Jayden, 13, cooks with Gordon Ramsay live on This Morning
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Birmingham City fan Jayden Hanley has already been cooking in Gordon Ramsay’s house…
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Aston Villa favourite fires worrying Jack Grealish warning – and discusses Steve Bruce’s future
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Jack Grealish attracted interest from Tottenham Hotspur during the summer transfer window…
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Former Aston Villa striker Stefan Moore is on the move
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Moore is one of three new signings by new Lambs boss Dennis Greene…
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Two ambulances attacked with bricks in Birchfield Road, Aston – as they take the same patient to hospital
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Fury over yob attack at busy traffic hotspot…
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Bomb squad responds to alert in Ravenhurst Road, Harborne
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Police and bomb squad captured outside house on Ravenhurst Road…
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Public urged to avoid Woodstock Road in Handsworth after house fire
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
The location is near the busy Soho Road…
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The odds on John Terry and Thierry Henry becoming the new Aston Villa manager revealed
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Thierry Henry has been installed as a 5/1 shot to take over at Villa Park, and is believed to be well in the running if Bruce is relieved of his duties…
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The shocking number of crimes resulting in Brummies dying
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
This works out at an average of 42 a year…
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The shocking number of Birmingham bus services being cancelled per week
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
Figures from the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain reveal that 224 local bus services stopped running in our region in 2017/18…
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Police close Ladywood ‘acid attack’ case after ruling no crime committed
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
A 47-year-old woman claimed she had been attacked in Northwood Street, Ladywood…
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Aston Villa next manager odds as club favourite closes in on new deal
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
All the latest AVFC news and rumours…
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Birmingham City fans want answers as Blues hopeful hailed by boss
Sunday Mercury 26 Sep 18
All the news and views from BCFC…
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Brummie Nick Mason returns to hometown for “Interstellar” gig at Symphony Hall
Sunday Mercury 25 Sep 18
Pink Floyd’s drummer put on a psychedelic gig of epic proportions…
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Meghan Markle reveals astonishing secrets of her wedding dress – and what she wants everyone to do when they see it
Sunday Mercury 25 Sep 18
The Duchess of Sussex admits she went to extraordinary lengths with the design of her dress – for very good reasons…
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Former Birmingham City favourite Demarai Gray carried off on a stretcher during Leicester’s Carabao Cup tie
Sunday Mercury 25 Sep 18
Gray suffered a nasty looking leg injury in the match against Wolves at Molineux…