An online poll by the "Save the Alex" group found 62% of people would rather go to Birmingham's QE hospital.

BBC: Save the Alex chairman Neal Stote

With almost half of the poll respondents indicating that they would never be able to save enough money for a down-payment on a home, the implication is that they feel that buying a house is, and may always be, out of reach for them.

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Amanda Jones, who is part of the save the paddling pool protest group, said the vote to hold a poll was overwhelming, with 209 voting in favour and 14 against.

BBC: Pontypridd paddling pool: Community referendum to be held

Ordinarily, all of the remaining perfect teams at this time of year are bunched together at the top of the polls. (Save for small-conference teams like 13-0 Murray State, which is 20th in the Associated Press poll.) But this year, 12-0 Louisville is No. 4, behind once-beaten Ohio State and Kentucky.

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