Birmingham Post - 2016-09-01

• Broadcaste­r Robinson to speak at Midland lunch
• Anti-extremism scheme ‘is working’, claims boss ‘Prevent’ drive has saved people from radicalisa­tion in city
• Apple store set to open
• Force to recruit 1,000 police to boost front line despite cuts But use of retired officers to cope over summer criticised
• Mobile ‘smart charge’ to kill off old tickets
• Extra peak-time trains will be a ‘game changer’ 30,000 extra journeys at busiest times under new franchise
• Internatio­nal station ‘should be renamed Airport and NEC’
• Law firm in £5bn of deals in last year
• City academies scandal prompts oversight calls Millions ‘disappeari­ng into the pockets of those in charge’
• Fears for skills after influx of workers from abroad plummeted pre-Brexit
• Foreign investment creates 11,000 jobs Boost as ‘Midlands Engine’ fires on all cylinders
• Lost history proves Grand find Hotel renovation uncovers fascinatin­g curios from 140-year-old landmark
• Date set for demolition of city’s old Wholesale Markets
• Major growth for Birmingham travel hub
• Blair leads tributes to ‘kind and gracious’ former Midland MP
• Fall in prison officers ‘is feeding violence in jails’
• Congestion goes on as roadworks extended
• Automotive supplier in major Midland takeover Sertec deal to buy Wild creates a £250m engineerin­g group
• Mayoral candidate fears role could lack powers Labour hopeful says remit of elected leader needs fixing now
• Street racing ban to tackle scourge of boy racers
• £35m boost means 3,000 new jobs at industry hub
• Immigrants ‘less likely’ to claim benefits than others
• Birmingham Cathedral to shine light on historic treasures for all
• Bosses: Schools must prepare pupils for work
• Jail for man who made false benefit claims from Syria Defendant claimed he had been kidnapped
• Lollipop patrols safe as city stumps up £750,000
• The Black Country blonde bombshell who went on to be box office dynamite But ‘world’s most beautiful woman’ and Hitchcock muse turned back on Hollywood
• Binmen threatened with Samurai sword as cuts spark anger
• Recycling waste dumped because of contaminat­ion
• Britain could be the place to be for holiday-makers next summer
• Comment A dog’s dinner of bad law ...but not the UK’s worst
• Scare tactics used in Referendum debate
• We need a Mayor who can open doors
• Giving back to the community
• Crowdcube deal a boost for entreprene­urs in city
• Expansion drive sees Curium on the move
• Rentals near landmark £7 per sq ft
• Sports management firm buys units close to centre
• How to ease inheritanc­e tax bill
• All eyes on Italy and its economic troubles
• Midlanders face debts of £6,000 before mortgage
• BOOK REVIEW
• Grexit for Lescott as Villa Park nightmare ends at last
• DBEATVTIDI­NMGYERS
• Brace of deadline-day loan deals boost Blues
• Midfielder Davis enjoying his new freedom to roam
• Adomah is ninth signing of busy summer for Villa
• Chadli to give Albion more options up front

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