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• Solihull Moors 0-0 Wrexham

  20-02-2018 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Solihull Moors and Wrexham played out a goalless draw at Damson Park on Tuesday night.
  
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• Firefighters join flood rescue teams in Mozambique

  24-01-2026 16:24 via bbc.com
  Four fire personnel from the service have joined seven specialist crews from the UK in Africa.
  
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• West Midlands hospices get £2.1m for upgrades

  24-01-2026 16:09 via bbc.com
  The government funding is to be shared by 14 sites across the region.
  
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• How are West Midlands businesses embracing AI?

  24-01-2026 08:12 via bbc.com
  Leaders want AI to drive productivity and have aims for adults to get free training on how to use it.
  
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• Music-lovers asked to shape city's musical story

  24-01-2026 08:11 via bbc.com
  The "music-visitors'" survey aims to build on excitement the "summer of Sabbath" generated in 2025.
  
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• Weekly West Midlands quiz: Which word helped win a national Scrabble title?

  24-01-2026 08:07 via bbc.com
  How much attention have you paid to what has happened in the West Midlands over the past seven days?
  
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• Police officers to be told they must get work licence or face dismissal

  23-01-2026 23:52 via bbc.com
  The plans are part of a raft of measures aimed at the reform of police forces in England and Wales.
  
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• Police admit overstating Maccabi fan ban evidence

  23-01-2026 22:59 via bbc.com
  West Midlands Police also says it would have cost more than £5m to police the match without the ban.
  
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• Hearts sign Leonard from Birmingham on loan

  23-01-2026 21:10 via bbc.com
  Heart of Midlothian sign Birmingham City midfielder Marc Leonard on loan until the end of the season.
  
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• IOPC clears officers whose car fatally struck man

  23-01-2026 19:21 via bbc.com
  West Midlands Police officers "act appropriately" in the build-up to the crash killing Roger Bagnall.
  
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• Peaky Blinders set to put Brum in global spotlight

  23-01-2026 18:20 via bbc.com
  The city is said to be getting fresh international focus as the Shelbys return to screens big and small.
  
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• Euros abuse made me not want to leave hotel - ex Birmingham player Carter

  23-01-2026 18:19 via bbc.com
  England defender Jess Carter says abuse of female footballers is getting worse and that she has had to step back from social media after receiving racist messages during Euro 2025.
  
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• Villa close to signing Abraham from Besiktas

  23-01-2026 17:31 via bbc.com
  Aston Villa are close to completing an £18m deal for Besiktas striker Tammy Abraham.
  
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• 'Large scale Poundland shop closures are over'

  23-01-2026 17:15 via bbc.com
  The firm recently went though an overhaul that saw it shut nearly 150 shops and axe 2,200 jobs.
  
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• Baby suffered more than 40 fractures before death, jury told

  23-01-2026 16:28 via bbc.com
  Sean Jefferson and Amy Leigh Clarke deny murdering their five-week-old baby Darcy-Leigh Jefferson.
  
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• Major UK high street chain rebrands and starts shutting stores tomorrow - birminghammail.co.uk

  23-01-2026 15:53
  Major UK high street chain rebrands and starts shutting stores tomorrow  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• Parents criticise trust at heart of school strike

  23-01-2026 15:30 via bbc.com
  Parents are concerned about where the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership Is spending its money.
  
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• Postal delays rack up complaints for MP

  23-01-2026 14:59 via bbc.com
  Some post in Kingswinford is arriving a fortnight after it was posted, MP Mike Wood says.
  
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• HMRC ending 'automatic' rule for all UK households in 'concerning' move - birminghammail.co.uk

  23-01-2026 14:22
  HMRC ending 'automatic' rule for all UK households in 'concerning' move  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• 'High risk' offender jailed for child sex crimes

  23-01-2026 14:10 via bbc.com
  Luke Williamson's admitted 20 offences which took place across several regions.
  
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• Everything Major UK supermarket said in their cheeky offer to McDonald's - birminghammail.co.uk

  23-01-2026 13:23
  Everything Major UK supermarket said in their cheeky offer to McDonald's  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• UK snow bomb details as '40 hours of flurries' predicted - birminghammail.co.uk

  23-01-2026 13:09
  UK snow bomb details as '40 hours of flurries' predicted  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• Poundland scraps entire aisle from all 651 UK stores - birminghammail.co.uk

  23-01-2026 12:55
  Poundland scraps entire aisle from all 651 UK stores  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• Norrie loses to Zverev to end British singles hopes

  23-01-2026 12:27 via bbc.com
  Cameron Norrie loses to world number three Alexander Zverev in four sets to end British interest in singles at the Australian Open.
  
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• HS2 contractor prepares to complete Birmingham’s ‘Bellingham Bridge’ - Railway Gazette International

  23-01-2026 12:03
  HS2 contractor prepares to complete Birmingham’s ‘Bellingham Bridge’  Railway Gazette International
  
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• Tramline to open to passengers in August

  23-01-2026 11:01 via bbc.com
  Dudley Council's leader says there have been "constant delays" to the line, meant to open in 2024.
  
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• Major UK supermarket issues McDonald's cheeky offer of 'national importance' - birminghammail.co.uk

  23-01-2026 10:28
  Major UK supermarket issues McDonald's cheeky offer of 'national importance'  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• 100-year-old UK manufacturer collapses with 114 jobs lost - birminghammail.co.uk

  23-01-2026 10:12
  100-year-old UK manufacturer collapses with 114 jobs lost  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• Major UK supermarket axes loyalty scheme - with shoppers furious - birminghammail.co.uk

  23-01-2026 09:57
  Major UK supermarket axes loyalty scheme - with shoppers furious  birminghammail.co.uk
  
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• Five things in the EFL: Unwanted records and derby dates

  23-01-2026 09:40 via bbc.com
  West Bromwich Albion are on course for their worst away run for 135 years, while Portsmouth welcome Southampton for the south coast derby.
  
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