00:00 Now, your latest news update for Birmingham.
00:03 Unions protested against commissioners taking over Birmingham City Council as an extraordinary
00:09 meeting took place.
00:10 The City Council voted to approve spending measures and endorsed the financial recovery
00:15 plan.
00:16 It is expected that council-owned assets will be sold, as well as job cuts and a rise in
00:21 council tax.
00:23 A man from Handsworth has been jailed after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of a resident
00:28 on his street when a row broke out last year.
00:31 LeSean Williams, aged 20, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years in prison on
00:36 Monday.
00:39 Landowners of the Newin pub have reacted to claims that the bar is to be demolished as
00:43 a petition has been launched to save it.
00:46 A spokesperson for Redcat say they have no intention to sell the pub, nor have they considered
00:51 a change of use for the property.
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