Birmingham Post - 2018-02-01

• Time to put city’s great women on a pedestal
• FELL A TREE AND PAY THE PRICE
• Pledge to retain weekly bin collection­s – for now
• Debate will focus on how to solve skills shortage
• Project will be a ‘white elephant’
• HS2 link will fail to deliver on promises of Euro links – MP
• Who could be worthy of a recognitio­n?
• Enoch Powell blue plaque will be judged on ‘non-political basis’
• The Stradivari of the Black Country Violins made by master craftsman are now being snapped up by top classical musicians
• Large part of commuter route closed for new tram extension
• QE doctor vows to fight on after being deported
• New city landscape revealed Demolition of 1980s Chamberlai­n House ‘glass box’ takes just 48 hours
• Number of properties sold for £1m-plus goes up by a third
• Vélo will be bigger and better in 2019
• MP: Ethnic minorities suffer injustice in ‘joint enterprise’ crime cases ‘Innocent black and Asian men disproport­ionately affected’
• MP urges minister to send in commisione­r to clean up authority in scathing speech
• Lecturers to strike over pensions
• Steak night off the menu as meat firm deals with hygiene concerns
• Rare suitcase turned out to be cash in the attic
• New Boston service a non-starter
• Staff at M&S to transfer as shop closes
• Master craftsmen who were at heart of global industry Former Birmingham factory led the world in long lost art of ‘japanning’
• Pub bombs coroner to appeal ruling over culprits New setback for campaigner­s
• New parking permits could hit trade, claim business bosses
• Refurbishe­d ‘best-in-class’ city offices sold for £98m
• £200,000 car heist gang told to repay just £1 each Criminals had no assets despite thefts of valuable vehicles
• Surgeon is suspended for grabbing nurse’s arm
• MP’s royal wig is hair today, sold tomorrow...
• Five ‘eyesore’ city homes to be seized
• One third of criminals reoffend within a year of their sentence
• Police chief calls for tax rise as crime rates soar
• City pledge to eradicate rough sleeping on streets But YMCA chief says cuts are hampering efforts to tackle problem
• Aston Martin gear up for £600m push into China
• Drunk driver was five times over the limit
• Jailed pervert claimed child sex attacks had happened in his sleep
• First signs nature is starting to awaken after its winter slumber
• Full speed ahead to give ‘HS2 Generation’ the best prospects
• ‘Chunnel II’ would make more sense
• Comment So what is the real cost of Brexit going to be?
• Money-sucking US healthcare system bleeds its people dry
• Bendi-bus looks more blunder-bus
• Comment Cometh the hour, cometh the real Churchill... flaws and all
• Former HS2 chief takes up new training role
• Rise in profit warnings is a clear sign of tough times
• New group will target Commonweal­th trade
• Constructi­on levels in city continuing to soar
• Amazon to create 400 jobs at new warehouse
• WSP to open Mailbox HQ
• Under-25s warned over online investment scams
• China’s on fast-track to global pre-eminence
• Insolvency figures at 3-year high
• Colin pleased to see side dig for victory
• Time up for Hutton as Villa rule out offer of new deal
• Cotterill: We’re out of the drop zone – now let’s stay out!
• Barry gets a kick from his No.1 fan
• Hose out to be big hit again at Bears
• In-form Rod keeps his feet on the ground
• Sturridge Kane be in same class as Harry...

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