Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said gang violence could be beaten, when she spoke at Villa Park in Birmingham on Thursday - and she urged mothers to discuss the dangers with their children. Here is a transcript of her speech
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After two days of debate and votes in the Commons on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, the Archbishop of Birmingham, the Most Rev Vincent Nichols says the results mean the killing of innocent human beings will continue.
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This is an abridged version of the Annual Denis Howell Address, hosted by the Birmingham Centre for Business Ethics, given by Edgbaston MP Gisela Stuart.
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They've sparked local opposition and protests but proposed eco-towns in Warwickshire and Staffordshire will only go ahead if they come up to scratch, says Housing Minister Caroline Flint.
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Proud son Simon Brew here pays tribute to his father and mother, the outgoing Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Birmingham, and praises our city's unsung heroes.
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A decision to remove an Iranian opposition group from the UK terror list offers a new solution to the Iran crisis, says Birmingham peer and former MP for Erdington Lord Corbett
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Aid supplies are desperately needed in Burma following Cyclone Nargis but getting them there is easier said than done, as Will Tucker, Birmingham Campaigner, Oxfam, explains
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Birmingham City Football Club has paid the price for not investing in top players - relegation. Professor John Samuels looks at how a lack of quality has cost the Blues.
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During a visit to Israel 60 years after it became a nation-state, Paul Bradley discovered that prospects for peace in the troubled Middle East are still far off
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Culture and creativity has become increasingly important for the West Midlands economy, which is why we must foster it for the benefit of the region, says Neena Gill.
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Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, director of Warwick Manufacturing Group, shared his experience during an allergies debate in the House of Lords
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Allegations of dirty tricks marred last week's Birmingham City Council elections. Public Affairs Editor Paul Dale reports from the battleground of Aston.
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As global factors push up the price of food and fuel, localisation will become increasingly important in safeguarding our standard of living, says Andrew Lydon.
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The Government recently announced proposals to develop cultural activities in schools. Roshan Doug argues that it involves too much action and too little thought
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As he reflects on Labour's disaster at the polls, the Prime Minister would do well to try and restore integrity to the electoral process says Chris Game.
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Be careful what you wish for. These words could well be reverberating in the collective consciousness of China's increasingly rattled political elites, says University of Birmingham Professor Mark Beeson.
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Legalise it, classify it or reclassify it? Everyone has an opinion on cannabis. Chris Game says his students shouldn't be criminalised if they're ever tempted to use it.
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