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• Watch as Darth Vader tells Aston Villa: 'Feel the force and lift the cup!'

  29-05-2015 22:00
  
  Star Wars figure among Hollywood icons sending messages of support via US-based claret and blue fan
  
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• Fatal salmonella outbreak in Birmingham linked to Bavarian farm

  29-05-2015 22:00
  
  German egg producer probed by police and offices raided following European-wide salmonella outbreak last summer (July 2014)
  
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• Daughter of tragic Aston Villa fan Brian Jones urges team: 'Win the FA Cup for Dad'

  29-05-2015 20:00
  
  Retired chef, 71, had died in front of teenager Emily minutes after Sunderland match at Christmas
  
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• Benefits Street beauty queen hopeful tells of battle to become top model

  29-05-2015 20:00
  
  Sherrell Dillion set to compete in Top Model of Colour UK tomorrow (May 30)
  
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• Man charged with Zafran Nawaz murder

  29-05-2015 19:57
  
  Unemployed Akbar Khan, 20, of Carlton Road, Bordesley Green, charged with murder of Zafran Nawaz
  
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• Schoolboy dies in hospital after Black Country car crash

  29-05-2015 19:45
  
  Police confirm death of 12-year-old Amar Atwal after suffering serious injuries in crash in West Bromwich on Wednesday
  
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• Don't panic – support is available for mental health issues - Solihull Observer

  29-05-2015 19:10 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Don't panic – support is available for mental health issues
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  IT IS estimated that at least one in four people will experience a mental health problem at some point in their lives – and people in Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull are being urged to take care of their mental health and wellbeing through a ...and more »
  
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• Family tributes to murdered Zafran Nawaz, described as 'best friend to parents and dedicated husband'

  29-05-2015 19:05
  
  Police continue to investigate killing of 34-year-old, whose body was found in shed in Bordesley Green
  
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• Time for a 'Blooming Great Tea Party' for Marie Curie Time for a Blooming ... - Solihull Observer

  29-05-2015 18:16 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Time for a 'Blooming Great Tea Party' for Marie Curie Time for a Blooming ...
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  MARIE Curie is urging local residents to get together with family, friends or colleagues to organise a Blooming Great Tea Party between June 20 and 29 to raise vital funds to provide care and support to people living with a terminal illness. Cash ...and more »
  
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• Crook who stole Jaguar Land Rover parts worth more than £2m jailed

  29-05-2015 17:37
  
  Simon Wensley was convicted of the huge theft after a month long trial at Leamington Crown Court
  
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• Hundreds attend Fallan Kurek funeral as parents say: 'You'll always be in our hearts.'

  29-05-2015 17:11
  
  Teaching assistant, 21, died just 25 days after she began taking contraceptive pill 
  
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• Crazy Frog ringtone is 10 years old - here's the 5 most annoying mobile phone tunes ever

  29-05-2015 17:00
  
  Yes, it really has been a decade since the arrival of The Annoying Thing - also known as the Crazy Frog.
  
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• Sparkbrook serial armed robber dubbed 'axis of evil' by police as he is jailed for 10 years

  29-05-2015 16:26
  
  Shah Hussain, 35, led gang who held up security guard at Small Heath petrol station
  
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• Duke opens Solihull College's Woodlands Campus - Solihull Observer

  29-05-2015 16:16 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Duke opens Solihull College's Woodlands Campus
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  State of the art technology has been installed at the Smiths Wood campus. 21.015.013.sol.jm4. The Duke of Kent officially opens the Woodlands Campus. 21.015.013.sol.jm20. The Duke was taken around the Motor Vehicles and the Advanced Manufacturing ...and more »
  
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• Peace day for murdered Joshua Ribera to take place at Birmingham's Centenary Square

  29-05-2015 15:05
  
  Mum Alison Cope has organised The Depzman One Love event for August 29
  
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• Disabled pensioner on nationwide charity expedition to visit borough - Solihull Observer

  29-05-2015 15:00 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Disabled pensioner on nationwide charity expedition to visit borough
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  Mike Homer is travelling the country to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. s. by: Lauren Clarke 1:53 pm, May 29, 2015. Share: A DISABLED pensioner is set to stop in Solihull as part of his nationwide MSaThon fundraising expedition. Mike ...
  
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• West Midland parents pay children less pocket money than anywhere else in UK

  29-05-2015 14:55
  
  Youngsters in West Midlands typically get £5.45 a week and boys tend to get more than girls, according to research
  
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• Kidderminster Harriers lose midfielder Jack Byrne to Solihull Moors - Worcester News

  29-05-2015 14:44 via worcesternews.co.uk
  
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  Kidderminster Harriers lose midfielder Jack Byrne to Solihull Moors
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  POPULAR Kidderminster Harriers midfielder Jack Byrne has ended a five-year stay at Aggborough to sign for Solihull Moors. The 25-year-old turned down a new deal at Harriers in order to drop down a division and go part-time with the ambitious Moors in ...and more »
  
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• Controversial FIFA election delayed over bomb threat

  29-05-2015 13:48
  
  Swiss Police confirmed bomb threat was made at FIFA Congress in Zurich but delegates have now returned to main hall
  
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• Can you help find missing Karen?

  29-05-2015 13:45
  
  Woman missing from Wales may be in Birmingham
  
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• Halesowen police stop finds crack cocaine and handgun in car

  29-05-2015 13:11
  
  Two men set to appear in front of magistrates after stop in Mansell Close, Halesowen
  
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• Grieving family shocked at 'brutal' murderer's release - Solihull Observer

  29-05-2015 12:26 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Grieving family shocked at 'brutal' murderer's release
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  “A LIFE sentence should mean for life, because for us Tom's death is a continual life sentence we will never be able to be freed from.” Those are the words of grieving Nailcote Hall boss, who has slammed the decision to release the 'manipulative liar' ...
  
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• 'Bet her parents are proud' and 38 more things you said about the 'crack head spliff' attack video

  29-05-2015 12:05
  
  A lot of you commented the video showing a vicious attack in Birmingham city centre about on our Facebook page - here are the ones we could use
  
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• When is Birmingham Pride 2016?

  29-05-2015 12:00
  
  Get your diary out! We have the dates you need for next year's Birmingham gay pride festival
  
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• Randy tortoise travels to Solihull looking for love

  29-05-2015 12:00
  
  Foty year-old Bobby escaped from home in Barnacle village to Solihull looking for a mate
  
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• Randy tortoise travels to Solihull looking for love - Birmingham Mail

  29-05-2015 11:58 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Randy tortoise travels to Solihull looking for love
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  A randy middle-aged tortoise escaped from his home looking for love 20 miles away – in Solihull. Bobby's owner, Debbie Acton, revealed that the lustful reptile was finally returned to her garden in the Warwickshire village of Barnacle only to escape ...and more »
  
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• Tragic Fallan Kurek's funeral to take place

  29-05-2015 11:46
  
  Family and friends prepare for emotional farewell to 21 year-old who died after taking contraceptive pill
  
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• Tragic Fallan Kurek's family prepare for final farewell at funeral

  29-05-2015 11:46
  
  Family and friends prepare for emotional farewell at funeral on Friday at Lichfield Crematorium of the 21 year-old who died after taking contraceptive pill
  
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• Shazia Mirza headlines Brum charity event

  29-05-2015 11:33
  
  Sameena Ali-Khan hosts Acorns fundraiser
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at May 29 in years gone by

  29-05-2015 11:27
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on May 29.
  
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• 'Ferocious' Quinton machete attack leaves man seriously injured

  29-05-2015 10:25
  
  Victim 'lucky to be alive' after attack by eight men in Rilstone Road, Quinton
  
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• Man dies after Belgrave Road crash following cardiac arrest at the wheel

  29-05-2015 10:21
  
  The victim was given CPR after the smash in Belgrave Road close to Birmingham Central Mosque in Highgate
  
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• Gas deaths mother slams Thomas Cook

  29-05-2015 10:18
  
  Mum of two children killed by carbon monoxide poisoning while on holiday says belated apology is too little, too late
  
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• FIFA corruption suspect Jack Warner leaves jail by ambulance as controversial election goes ahead

  29-05-2015 10:09
  
  Former Fifa vice president Jack Warner among international football officials and businessmen arrested on corruption charges
  
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• Colder than Iceland! Wrap up for summer

  29-05-2015 09:19
  
  Temperatures due to drop to 2C tonight (May 29)
  
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• Wanted - YOUR pictures from the Great Midlands Fun Run

  29-05-2015 09:15
  
  7,000 gather in Sutton Coldfield for annual event
  
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• West Midlands police arrested terror suspects last night

  29-05-2015 08:20
  
  Man and woman taken to West Midlands police station for questioning about suspected acts of terrorism
  
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• West Midlands police arrest terror suspects

  29-05-2015 08:20
  
  Man and woman taken to West Midlands police station for questioning about suspected acts of terrorism
  
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• Brave Elle's battle for life

  29-05-2015 08:10
  
  Fundraiser for teenager who survived huge brain haemorrhage
  
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• Morning news headlines: Blatter in vote amid FIFA scandal, PM to hold EU talks with Merkel

  29-05-2015 08:02
  
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• Live: Friday's news, travel, weather and sport for Birmingham and the West Midlands

  29-05-2015 08:00
  
  Breaking news for the region, plus weather reports, sports latest and traffic updates, for May 29th.
  
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• Credit card fraud 'among most common financial crimes in West Midlands'

  29-05-2015 07:30
  
  Nearly 2,000 fraud allegations made across West Midlands in last six months, according to crime reporting centre
  
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• Anguish of Moseley widow targeted by twenty charity begging letters a week

  29-05-2015 07:30
  
  Barbara Dunn, 84, spending hundreds of pounds a year from pension after emotional appeals for help
  
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• WMPeople: Khizra Dhindsa - ‘Positive Action’ on police diversity

  29-05-2015 00:00
  West Midlands Police oversees one of the most diverse regions in the country - and reflecting a broad ethnic mix in its officer ranks is crucial for community relations, to engage ‘hard-to-reach’ people, and enhance cultural understanding. Black and minority ethnic (BME) officers make-up around nine per cent of the force’s total strength - but more than one in six of the 82 new PC recruits that hit the streets last month are from minority groups.
  
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• West Bromwich collision claims young victim’s life

  29-05-2015 00:00
  Police can confirm a 12-year-old boy, seriously injured in a collision in Hollyhedge Road, West Bromwich on Wednesday, 27 May, has now died. Amar Atwal was taken to hospital after the Mitsubishi Outlander he was travelling in was involved in a collision with a Vauxhall Astra at the junction with Thursfield Road at around 8.40pm.
  
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• UPDATED: Berkshire pair arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences

  29-05-2015 00:00
  UPDATE: The man and woman remain in police custody as searches of two properties continue. A number of items will be removed from the addresses for forensic examination. (12:00 29/05/2015).A man, aged 24 from Reading, and a woman, aged 23 from Wokingham, have been arrested on suspicion of preparing for acts of terrorism in the UK.The pair, believed to be friends, were detained at approximately 7.30 this evening by officers from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), assisted by office
  
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• Plea for witnesses after Quinton machete attack

  29-05-2015 00:00
  Police in Quinton are appealing for witnesses after a man’s arm was nearly severed in an assault on Tuesday evening (26 May). 
   
  The 24-year-old was in a property on Rilstone Road with a friend when a number of vehicles pulled up at around 6.15pm.
  
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• Men face magistrates accused of gun and drug crimes

  29-05-2015 00:00
  Two men will appear before Dudley magistrates today (Friday 29 May) accused of drug and gun crimes.Unemployed Mohammed Ali, 28, of no fixed address is charged with possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life and possession with intent to supply class A drugs.
  
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• Man who stole parts worth £2m from his employer JLR jailed for five years

  29-05-2015 00:00
  A man who stole more than £2 million worth of parts from his employer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has been jailed for five years.Simon Wensley was convicted of the multi-million pound theft after a month long trial at Leamington Crown Court which ended earlier in May.
  
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• Man charged with murder of Zafran Nawaz as family pay tribute

  29-05-2015 00:00
  A man has this evening (Friday 29 May) been charged with the murder of Zafran Nawaz, whose body was discovered in shed at a property on Carlton Road in Bordesley Green last week (22 May).
   
   Unemployed Akbar Khan, 20, of Carlton Road, Bordesley Green was arrested yesterday afternoon. He will appear before Birmingham Magistrates’ Court tomorrow. 
   
  
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