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A Solomon Rondon hat-trick helped West Bromwich Albion to a 3-1 win at home to Swansea last night.
Rondon headed hat-trick fantastic - Pulis
It was their third win in a row at the Hawthorns and moves them up to 7th in the Premier League.
Rondon's goals all came with his head in the space of 13 minutes.
His boss Tony Pulis was delighted for the Venezuelan front-man.
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Gianfranco Zola has been joined at Birmingham City by completely new backroom staff.
Former Lazio and Chelsea striker Pierluigi Casiraghi and Gabriele Cioffi will be his first team coaches and Kevin Hitchcock comes in as goalkeeper coach.
A man who was killed in a crash on the M6 near Walsall had stopped where there was no hard shoulder to check his trailer,, external an inquest heard.
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A leading GP and senior NHS manager funnelled £153,600 meant for patients over winter into the bank account of a company they controlled.
Dr Ian Walton and Lisa Hill admitted defrauding the NHS by raising a false invoice from a charity, on whose board they both sat.
The judge at Birmingham Crown Court heard that although they dishonestly sourced the cash, they spent £57,000 of it training 69 GPs.
They will be sentenced next week.
Adrian Goldberg
Presenter, BBC WM
Today is expected to be the busiest day at Birmingham's Central Delivery Office and Mail Centre.
Around 450 temporary staff have been taken on for the Christmas period at the site in Newtown.
It's thought about two million parcels will be processed today.
I've been broadcasting my breakfast show live from the centre this morning - you can listen back here.
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Do you say Mum - m-u-m - or Mom, m-o-m?
Sounding it with an "o" is not unusual in Birmingham and the Black Country and Jess Phillips, MP for Birmingham Yardley, is proud of the distinction - and is annoyed that Parliament has "sanitised" the way she says the word.
She says Hansard - the official record of parliamentary proceedings - has recorded her pronunciation of the noun as "Mum", with a "u".
Quote MessageWhen I say the word 'Mom' if I talk about my Mom or being a Mom, in the House of Commons they always write it m-u-m...it annoys me every time that they try and sanitise my regional accent."
Jess Phillips, MP
Jess says she has now asked for it to be recorded with an "o".
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Trains between Lichfield and Blake Street could be delayed this morning, London Midland says, due to signalling issues.
Keep up-to-date with the BBC Travel website.
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Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online
I think it's fair to say the news of Gary Rowett's sacking yesterday afternoon came as a bit of shock to Blues' fans and the footballing world in general.
Rowett's seat was still warm when the club announced his replacement was none other than former West Ham boss and Chelsea striker Gianfranco Zola.
Here's what some of you made of the news...
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A mild start once again to what will be a mainly cloudy and overcast day with a couple of light showers thrown in to the mix. Highs of 10C (50F).
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Gianfranco Zola is appointed manager of Championship side Birmingham City to replace the sacked Gary Rowett.
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Gianfranco Zola has been appointed the new manager of Championship side Birmingham City to replace the sacked Gary Rowett.
Former Chelsea and Italy striker Zola, 50, has signed a two-and-half-year contract with the club.
Image source, Getty ImagesRowett was dismissed with Birmingham just outside the play-off places on goal difference after winning 2-1 at home to Ipswich on Tuesday.
Club director Panos Pavlakis said Zola's "pedigree" fits with Blues' ambition to "move in a new direction".
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Journalist, BBC Online
Good morning, welcome to a mild Thursday.
I'll be bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for Birmingham and the Black Country between now and 18:00.
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West Brom manager Tony Pulis says Salomon Rondon's hat-trick of headers to beat Swansea 3-1 was "fantastic", and is optimistic about his side's prospects for the rest of the season.
Read MoreSwansea manager Bob Bradley insists his side are heading in a "good direction", but admits they still need to improve, after losing 3-1 at West Brom.
Read MoreSalomon Rondon scores a hat-trick in 13 minutes as West Brom convincingly beat struggling Swansea.
Read MoreWest Brom 3-1 Swansea
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West Brom 3-0 Swansea
Salomon Rondon is only the second player to score a Premier League hat-trick of headers. Duncan Ferguson did it for Everton against Bolton in December 1997.
Image source, PADuncan Ferguson scored a hat-trick of headers for Everton
Image source, getWest Brom v Swansea (20:00 GMT)
First thing's first. The team news.
West Brom boss Tony Pulis had named the same starting XI for five successive league matches - their longest run of having an unchanged side in the Premier League - but the Welshman is forced into changing his line-up tonight because of the suspension of Craig Dawson.
Jonas Olsson replaces Dawson, with Nacer Chadli coming in for Jonny Evans as Pulis plays a 4-5-1 formation.
West Brom XI: Foster, Nyom, McAuley, Olsson, Brunt, Fletcher, Yacob, Phillips, Morrison, Chadli, Rondon.
Image source, .Swansea manager Bob Bradley makes just one change to the team which beat Sunderland on Saturday, with Jefferson Montero coming in for Modou Barrow.
Swansea XI: Fabianski, Rangel, Mawson, Amat, Taylor, Britton, Fulton, Routledge, Sigurdsson, Montero, Llorente.
Image source, .West Brom v Swansea (20:00 GMT)
Martin Fisher
Match of the Day commentator
Consecutive home wins over fellow strugglers have breathed new belief into Bob Bradley's side but, unless they can start picking up regular points on the road, Swansea are unlikely to climb clear of the relegation zone anytime soon.
Thrashed 5-0 at Tottenham the last time they ventured out of Wales, they face a West Brom side oozing confidence in front of their own supporters having put seven goals past Burnley and Watford at The Hawthorns in recent weeks.
This newly discovered attacking prowess, allied to the traditional defensive strengths of any Tony Pulis side, makes Albion a real threat, meaning even a point for Swansea would represent a fabulous result.
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