Mr Subramanian said the union felt the city had seen bigger cuts than most parts of the country and it was asking businesses and residents to join a "Stand-up for Birmingham" campaign.

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Champions Manchester United begin their campaign at home to Birmingham on Sunday, with Tottenham Hotspur at home to Liverpool.

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It did not produce a breakthrough moment in King's campaign against segregation in Birmingham -- that moment came when the Rev.

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Former Fulham and Birmingham striker Horsfield started the first match of the campaign against Rochdale, but was then limited to sporadic substitute appearances because of injury problems.

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Tony Blair's visit to Birmingham was as choreographed as everything else in Labour's campaign.

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Stoke-on-Trent City Council, which is joint owner of the original hoard with the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, has said it will start a fundraising campaign to buy the new pieces.

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The hoard is owned by Birmingham City Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council, following a fundraising campaign to keep it in the West Midlands.

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Mick McCarthy has named Birmingham City defender Kenny Cunningham as captain for the Republic of Ireland's European Championship qualifying campaign.

BBC: Cunningham is new Republic skipper

In his first full campaign he took them to the First Division play-off final, where they lost on penalties to Birmingham, and after missing out on the top six last term, it has been wall-to-wall success this time around.

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