And Khan himself, who despite stopping Michael Gomez in an enthralling encounter at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena, cut a despondent figure in the post fight press conference.

BBC: Waiting game for Khan

Former choirmaster Michael Brewer, 68, of Selly Oak, Birmingham, was convicted of abusing pupil Frances Andrade at the school in the 1970s and 1980s.

BBC: Chethams School of Music

Aaron Ramsey has left for Arsenal, Cameron Jerome to Birmingham, Chris Gunter to Tottenham, Michael Chopra to Sunderland - before his return last season - and Glenn Loovens to Celtic.

BBC: Cardiff sympathy for restless duo

At Chelsea, goals in the last 10 minutes from Didier Drogba and Michael Essien respectively gave the Blues 1-1 draws against Birmingham and Arsenal in 2005 and 2006.

BBC: Jose Mourinho's unbeaten home league run remembered

Sir Michael told the annual conference of the National College for School Leadership in Birmingham that he recognised there had been big improvements in areas such as London, and among some ethnic minority groups, in recent years.

BBC: Ofsted to review educational achievement in poor areas

In the fall of 1993, at the peak of his athletic abilities, three-time NBA finals MVP Michael Jordan quit the Chicago Bulls to join a minor league baseball farm team in Birmingham, Alabama.

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