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Improvements to the international protection for wildlife
Retail & Consumer
In distant Quito in Ecuador governments, including ours through the EU, have been meeting to improve international protection for wildlife.
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Labour MPs: We must listen to immigration concerns
Economic Development
Birmingham MP Steve McCabe (Lab Selly Oak) is the latest to highlight the issue of the public's concerns about immigration
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Fracking in Birmingham calls from city councillor
Economic Development
Former Lord Mayor John Lines caused outrage from environmental campaigners after calling on the council to “drill down and start fracking in the very near future”
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Underground motorway mooted to ease Birmingham congestion
Economic Development
The "super-tunnel" is one of a host of prospects put forward by Birmingham City Council to combat the full-to-bursting A38
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Winning Chinese Investment - Focusing on scale and proximity might be the keys
Opinion
Both in the Midlands and across the Ƶ we need to find some means of bulking up materially for the economic relations with Chinese city regions Liam Byrne aspires to be delivered.
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Lawyers - a help or hindrance in tackling Climate Change? - Part 1
Opinion
Many commercial law firms have specialist energy, environmental and regulatory practices, and benefit a great deal from increased environment compliance activity.
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Steven McCabe: Sex, drugs and exit from the EU?
Opinion
One of the reasons our GDP has increased is because of almost £10 billion extra being included to account for the sex and drugs trade estimated to be worth some £5.3 billion and £4.4 billion respectively.
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David Cameron pays tribute to retiring MP Sir Richard Shepherd
Economic Development
Black Country MP Richard Shepherd is to leave the Commons at the next election
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Arts prioritised as Birmingham City Council weighs up major cuts
Birmingham City Council
The council leader said facilities like the Symphony Hall, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and groups like the Birmingham Royal Ballet are crucial
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New Aston University business school after £35m boost
Commercial Property
A £35 million package will provide vital cash support for a range of new developments and facelift work at Aston, including the new £60 million medical school project confirmed earlier this year
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Petalite prepares for £30k crowdfunding mission
Economic Development
Birmingham-based inventor of rapid mobile phone charger is hoping to launch production using support from  Indiegogo platform
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Chris Game: Will Birmingham find a date for the Big Glam Devolution Ball?
Opinion
There's no question that it's in and around the big or the eight Core Cities where the devolutionary action is. Which should be good news for Birmingham, were it not for two big buts.
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Lord Heseltine launches chamber link with colleges to close skills gap
Economic Development
New Skills Hub founded with local colleges to develop formal integration between employers and training providers
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European artists and regeneration experts to light up Longbridge
Economic Development
For nearly a century the area was dominated by one of the largest car factories in the world until the devastating collapse of MG Rover in 2005
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David Bailey: Europe's car market continues to edge upwards as Eurozone stagnates
Opinion
Europe's auto industry has been badly damaged by the ongoing fallout from the global financial crisis and credit crunch.
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Giant consultation on future of Birmingham retail strategy begins
Economic Development
A six-week consultation has been launched over a new retail strategy to cope with massive change.
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Steven McCabe: Scottish referendum's profound implications for the British economy
Opinion
The issues uppermost in the mind of Prime Minister David Cameron are the consequences of the possibility of a yes vote in the Scottish independence referendum and how to react to the truly shocking events in Iraq.
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Andrew Whitehead: Why no one is banking on Scottish independence
Opinion
The Ƶ, including Scotland, undoubtedly has a large and successful financial service industry, respected across the world.
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Firms set for Scottish independence shake-up - regardless of referendum
Economic Development
The Scotland Act 2012, dubbed the biggest transfer of powers in 300 years, will mean major changes for companies
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Andrew Whitehead: Manufacturing an argument for the Scottish independence debate
Opinion
Would a 'Yes' vote in Scotland enhance or reduce the manufacturing sector in the country and the Ƶ as a whole?  
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Ministers insist West Midlands will benefit from a controversial US trade deal
Economic Development
Ministers have insisted the West Midlands will benefit from a controversial new trade deal with the United States.
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New man at helm of Brandauer
Economic Development
David Spears brings an end to 13-year tenure but will stay on in non-executive position
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Andrew Whitehead: Scottish independence debate is an education
Opinion
A major concern of the Scottish universities will be the preservation of their non-EU student fee income, which in 2011/2012 brought in £337m from non-EU course fees.
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Gisela Stuart: How decisions made during the First World War still resonate today
Opinion
The commemorations of the First World War are also a chance to understand each other as the nations we have become.
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