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• Chelmsley Wood Grace Academy: iPhone terror as boy held up at knifepoint on his way to school

  27-02-2015 22:00
  
  Boy of 12 is terrorised by armed raider as he walked to classes
  
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• Winning streak passes 50 games for Barons - Solihull Observer

  27-02-2015 01:04 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Winning streak passes 50 games for Barons
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  Buy photos » Man of the Match Jake Larkin goes for goal for Barons against Bradford Bulldogs during the 12-2 victory. (s) Photo by Keith Davies. THE WINNING streak stretched to 50 games in all competitions for Solihull Barons after they recorded a ...
  
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• Adam Canning orchestrates vital win at Harrogate - Solihull Observer

  27-02-2015 01:04 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Adam Canning orchestrates vital win at Harrogate
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  A SUPERB kicking performance from Adam Canning earned Birmingham & Solihull Bees a vital 35-34 win at Harrogate in their fight for survival in National League Two (North). The victory, which was orchestrated by fly half Canning who landed 15 points ...
  
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• Teenage boy arrested over Dudley doorstep attack

  27-02-2015 00:00
  A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed on his doorstep in Dudley earlier this week. 
  
  The 17-year-old boy was arrested at an address in Netherton following police inquiries and remains in police custody. 
  
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• Renewed appeal for sightings of missing student Ozi Akerele

  27-02-2015 00:00
  The mother of missing Coventry student Ozeivo Akerele has issued a heartfelt appeal for information which could lead to finding her son.
  
  Irene Akerele has travelled from Abuja in Nigeria to assist with the search for Ozi, who has not been seen since the early hours of Saturday 31 January.
  
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• Petrol thieves sought as police probe £30k fuel scam

  27-02-2015 00:00
  Detectives investigating a fuel card cloning scam have released images of two men they believe may have filled up with £30,000 of stolen petrol and diesel from forecourts across Birmingham.
  
  A total of 46 cards are suspected of being cloned at a Halesowen petrol station by a rogue cashier and passed on to thieves who topped up their tanks at the expense of companies signed up to the scheme.
  
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• Missing Tipton man found safe and well in Bournemouth

  27-02-2015 00:00
  Police in Tipton are pleased to report that missing man Frederick Steventon has been found safe and well.
  
  Fred − aged 73 − was last seen when he left his home in Brookfield Way at around 12.40pm on Monday (23 February).
  
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• Conviction for sex pest who touched female passenger’s leg

  27-02-2015 00:00
  A man who repeatedly rubbed his leg against a female bus passenger has been convicted of sexual assault − the latest success for a police and public transport project that’s protecting passengers from sexual harassment.
  
  Ashiq Hussain, from Saltley, sidled up to the 22 year-old passenger on the number X51 bus as it travelled along Walsall Road.
  
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• Bus ban for sex pest who assaulted female passenger

  27-02-2015 00:00
  A sex pest who assaulted a woman on a Birmingham bus has been banned from the service for 18 months – the latest success for a police and public transport project that’s protecting passengers from sexual harassment.
  
  Ashiq Hussain, from Saltley, repeatedly rubbed his leg against the 22 year-old passenger on the number X51 bus as it travelled along Walsall Road. Not only has he been banned from the X51 route but also prohibited from sitting next to any lone female passengers on public transpo
  
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