Birmingham Post - 2019-08-08

• Parliament could move to the NEC
• Extinction Rebellion grinds city to a halt
• £2bn rail hub plan
• Tributes to Brum’s forgotten pop star
• JLR backs Birmingham Post Business Awards
• Huge new station car park could help ease jams
• Radical plan to create conservati­on areas and miles of paths
• Cash crisis sees restaurant close after a month
• Worker left blind in one eye after fall from roof
• Cost of keeping defunct academy is an ‘unmitigate­d disaster’
• » Exiles heading north:
• » HS2 depot:
• £4m boost for uni research
• Scientists discover compound from leaves could be used to destroy cells
• £10m Black Country stations boost
• Old postcard trail sheds new light on borough’s history
• Organised gangs and beggars cash in on town’s ‘generosity’
• Hate crime up as protests at schools go on
• First new bank branch to open as others close their doors
• Rare first edition of The X-Men in super sale
• Ashes offer another £30m boost
• Gender pay gap apparent in first jobs after university
• New burial ground bid ‘opportunis­t’
• Policeman acquitted over dog bite
• ‘Curry King’ mayor in chef rule change
• Former car battery plant to generate 350 new jobs
• Loss of playing field for 2022 Games criticised
• Stars ‘making an entrance’ for city’s Symphony Hall revamp
• Waste plant refusal to be appealed
• Footballin­g glory could be a winner for borough
• PM picks man to champion the West Midlands
• Two-finger salute that said it all
• It’s critical PM follows up on promises for new super hospital
• ‘No deal’ Brexit hurts already
• EU could pay for beastly behaviour
• Why business is backing Brum and the Midlands
• Massacres won’t change Trump’s weasel words or actions
• Who shouts for us on national stage?
• Only three options in the Brexit riddle
• The tide is turning on Brutalism
• Me and Teen Angel... We Go Together, says Peter
• Outrageous catsuit-clad comedy duo and presenters of the hit Scummy Mummies podcast Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn explain to MARION McMULLEN why they refuse to be shamed by Instagram parents
• We laugh – it’s the glue that holds us together...
• Kate re-writes the rules on what it means to be a poet
• STELLAR SALVIAS
• People in their 20s say, ‘you are my childhood’. It makes us feel incredibly For BAFTA-winning TV duo Sam & Mark, summer means sketches, jokes and games. MARION McMULLEN finds out about family fun in the sun
• AA’s guide to the best
• Places to ‘refuel’
• All taste, no waste Great British Bake Off star Nadiya Hussain talks to LAUREN TAYLOR about saving time in the kitchen and never throwing food away
• Women need to be behind the camera too... that’s how more people’s stories get told
• IT’S BRUCE ALRIGHTY
• I can’t tell you if I‘m going to Harry Hole off...
• COOL KIT FOR A HOT WORKOUT When the mercury climbs, it’s time to switch up your activewear, says KATIE WRIGHT
• Hitchcock – the man who brought our to life on screen
• Something
• This way comes
• To think about life
• Be ‘as one’ with a lively and popular convertibl­e
• Hanging a round with sports stars
• ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE
• Life on the ocean waves
• Tranport charity rescued in National Express deal
• Business park proposal sparks 100 objections
• Next phase of building’s £1m renovation to start
• Controvers­ial sleeper factory plan submitted
• How offshore bonds offer you tax-free growth
• Tougher scrutiny urged on pension firm charges
• Max’s joy at securing his St Andrew’s future
• BOOK REVIEW
• Bilic eyes Prem prize as boss sets top-flight goal
• No holding back, vows Bears star
• Nathan out to show he has all the best moves
• Heat-seeker Smith is surprised to find Tom
• Villa defends £150 million cash outlay

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