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The star of the opening ceremony at the Commonwealth Games has been given a future home in the city at Birmingham New Street station.

Leader of the City Council, Ian Ward, says the iconic bull is set to remain in Birmingham after thousands of people petitioned for the piece of art to stay.

The 33ft (10m) sculpture was due to be dismantled at the end of the Games, but won a reprieve after a public outcry.

It will be housed under the atrium of the station after a petition to save it attracted almost 10,000 signatures.

The giant mechanical bull was displayed in the city's Centenary Square after its debut at the opening ceremony.

Tens of thousands of people crammed to see it at its temporary home during the Birmingham Games last summer and it instantly became one of the city's most popular attractions.