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The chief constable of West Midlands Police is retiring with immediate effect, the region's crime commissioner, Simon Foster, has confirmed.

It comes amid criticism of the force's decision to ban fans of Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv from a game against Aston Villa last year.

https://news.sky.com/story/politics-...#liveblog-body

Good I guess. There were all sorts of accusations thrown around, Birmingham being of divisive social behaviours one of them.

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Exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi is now speaking at a news conference in Washington.

He started out with a minute of silence "for the courageous Iranian people".

The message he conveys is that "the so-called Islamic Republic is not the government of Iran".

"This is no longer mere repression, this is foreign occupation wearing clerical robes."

He adds: "The Islamic Republic will fall - not if but when."

https://news.sky.com/story/iran-late...#liveblog-body

Horrible to see lives lost for this cause. It doesn't make it right.