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• Drunken customer died in Gunmakers Arms after boss locked up and went for takeaway

  11-06-2015 22:00
  
  Gunmakers Arms could now lose licence after police release shock pictures of tragic man's last night
  
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• Birmingham lapdancer loses Playboy TV job after Twitter abuse from trolls

  11-06-2015 22:00
  
  Fiona Gilbert, 30, says Twitter users with fake identities falsely accusing her of being call girl
  
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• Grieving mum's dream hen night holiday ruined after company collapses

  11-06-2015 20:00
  
  Rebecca Allen tragically lost son Charlie aged just 13 months, and had been looking forward to trip
  
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• Caught on Camera: Can you help police track down these suspects?

  11-06-2015 20:00
  
  West Midlands Police want to find the people in these images  - can you help?
  
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• It's sun-derful. Picture special as Birmingham basks in blazing day

  11-06-2015 18:15
  
  But weather experts warn that severe downpours and thunderstorms are on the way
  
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• Expect less from Birmingham City Council as austerity cuts continue says Labour leader

  11-06-2015 17:34
  
  Sir Albert Bore and leadership team say people need to look elsewhere for services as they consider where to cut a further £250 million from the budget
  
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• Opinion: Why I'd never have my baby's ears pierced

  11-06-2015 17:28
  
  An online petition calling on the Minister for Children to make ear piercing illegal for babies and toddlers has gained support from thousands of web users
  
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• What are Child Tax Credits? Your guide to claiming the benefit

  11-06-2015 17:00
  
  As the Government considers proposals to reduce payments as part of £12bn welfare cuts, here's all you need to know about the payments
  
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• Sixteen-year-olds to be given the vote in Birmingham

  11-06-2015 17:00
  
  Council bosses back move to allow teenagers to have their say at the ballot box
  
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• How a Birmingham MP forced David Cameron to make an embarrassing u-turn

  11-06-2015 17:00
  
  The Prime Minister seems to have changed his mind over plans to force every government minister to support Britain staying in the EU
  
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• £40 million overhaul of children's services following tragic deaths

  11-06-2015 17:00
  
  Special help to be given to jobless parents as Birmingham City Council looks to make drastic changes to children's services
  
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• Health experts 'can't support' Alexandra Hospital A&E shake-up

  11-06-2015 16:06
  
  New twist in bitter controversy over proposals to move services from Redditch to Worcester, 20 miles away
  
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• Headteacher quits and academy chain set to take over Trojan Horse schools axes staff

  11-06-2015 16:00
  
  Staff cuts at the Ark chain of academies come as it is set to take over Oldknow Academy in Small Heath and Golden Hillock School in Saltley
  
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• Legendary actor Sir Christopher Lee dies aged 93

  11-06-2015 15:04
  
  Sir Christopher has amassed more than 250 screen credits and last year marked his 92nd birthday by releasing a heavy metal version of the Frank Sinatra classic My Way
  
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• Replay: Our city's leaders are getting grilled over their performance - follow updates here

  11-06-2015 14:58
  
  Follow our rolling coverage as Birmingham City Council leaders face questioning over their efforts to improve our local authority
  
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• Alton Towers: Two more rides shut after ‘large metal clip’ found lying on ground

  11-06-2015 14:54
  
  Ride Air and Runaway Mine Train were shut just minutes after the Staffordshire theme park opened - nine days after The Smiler roller coaster crash
  
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• Runaway mum Rebecca Minnock offered hope of 'effective relationship' with her son

  11-06-2015 14:35
  
  Judge reacts to missing mother who was sighted in Birmingham after vanishing with her child
  
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• Made in the Midlands: the new medal for British heroes who battled Ebola in Africa

  11-06-2015 14:28
  
  A medal manufactured in the Midlands will be awarded to 3,000 soldiers, doctors and others who helped in the fight against Ebola
  
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• New Conservative MP makes first speech in Parliament - Solihull Observer

  11-06-2015 14:00 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  New Conservative MP makes first speech in Parliament
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  SOLIHULL MP Julian Knight has has made his first speech in Parliament since being elected in May. Mr Knight followed maiden speech traditions by setting out his priorities for the borough in front of a busy main chamber and honoured former Liberal ...
  
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• Look: 25 images show University of Birmingham’s Olympic pool taking shape

  11-06-2015 13:52
  
  It's been a long wait but the new 50-metre swimming pool in Birmingham is on course to open in early 2016
  
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• Boy, 15, charged over Lukasz Furmanek murder in Handsworth

  11-06-2015 13:51
  
  Small Heath teenager arrested by police in Folkestone, Kent, following city killing on May 31
  
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• Ex-Aston Villa star Robbie Keane's cousin dies in tragic work accident

  11-06-2015 13:43
  
  Relative is overcome by fumes in sewer incident
  
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• Man remanded in custody over Solihull pig heads dumping charge

  11-06-2015 13:33
  
  Carl Stephens, from Marston Green, denied committing a racially-aggravated public order offence
  
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• The royal opening of Ankerside Shopping Centre in Tamworth

  11-06-2015 13:11
  
  Ankerside Shopping Centre in Tamworth is celebrating it's 35th anniversary.
  
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• Hunt for boy after teacher stabbed at Bradford school

  11-06-2015 13:08
  
  50-year-old male teacher was taken to hospital from the Dixons Kings Academy
  
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• Traffic chaos as lorry sheds load of soil at M5 roundabout in West Bromwich

  11-06-2015 12:57
  
  Busy carriageway of A41 Birmingham Road blocked obne day after fatal accident at same site
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at June 11 in years gone by

  11-06-2015 12:55
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on June 11.
  
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• Live: Our city's leaders are getting grilled over their performance - follow updates here

  11-06-2015 12:28
  
  Follow our rolling coverage as Birmingham City Council leaders face questioning over their efforts to improve our local authority
  
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• Illegal tobacco seized from Olton shop - Solihull Observer

  11-06-2015 12:27 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Illegal tobacco seized from Olton shop
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  Councillor Karen Grinsell, Trading Standards and West Midlands Police seized over 1,000 illegal cigarettes from a shop in Olton. (s) The tobacco had been hidden across the shop including in an empty fire extinguisher. (s). Start Slideshow Stop ...
  
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• Live: Prince Harry at National Memorial Arboretum

  11-06-2015 12:26
  
  Prince will join family and friends of armed forces members who died in Afghanistan at inauguration of Bastion Memorial
  
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• Birmingham weather: Today's forecast as temperatures set to rise to 22C

  11-06-2015 12:13
  
  Warm sunshine heading for the region with highs of up to 22C
  
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• Your childcare guide: Top questions to ask nurseries, childminders and nannies

  11-06-2015 12:09
  
  As the Government plans to roll out 30 hours of free childcare for working families of three and four-year-olds, we look at how to find the best person to take care of your little ones
  
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• Anger as 300-year-old Northfield Manor is all but demolished

  11-06-2015 11:59
  
  Pictures show how much of former Cadbury family home has been bulldozed
  
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• Teaching is "in crisis" - but Birmingham headteacher urges the profession to keep calm and carry on

  11-06-2015 11:59
  
  Sir Chris Stone, chief executive of the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, said headteachers had to remain positive, despite facing “funding and recruitment challenges”
  
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• 17 photos of Birmingham looking very continental in the sunshine

  11-06-2015 11:56
  
  During the recent - intermittent - nice weather we took a stroll down our city centre canals to capture these Al fresco diners 
  
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• Solihull: Man charged over 4 pigs heads dumped outside 'mosque posing as ... - International Business Times UK

  11-06-2015 11:17 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
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  Solihull: Man charged over 4 pigs heads dumped outside 'mosque posing as ...
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  Four pigs heads were dumped outside a Solihull community centre that has allegedly been used as a mosque. West Midlands Police charged 34-year-old Carl Stephens, of The Radleys, Marston Green, in Birmingham, with causing religiously aggravated ...
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• Nine charged as police smash Black Country drugs ring

  11-06-2015 11:09
  
  10 arrests were made after raids in Wolverhampton, Dudley and Warwickshire
  
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• Passenger panics as Alton Towers ride is halted a week after rollercoaster accident

  11-06-2015 10:39
  
  Riders evacuated from Octonauts Adventure after guest becomes upset following malfunction days after park reopens
  
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• Man in court over pigs' heads dumped at Solihull community centre

  11-06-2015 10:11
  
  Carl Stephens, 34, of The Radleys, Marston Green, accused of causing religiously aggravated harassment, alarm and distress after incident in April
  
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• Election fever hits House of Commons again, as Birmingham and Black Country MPs battle for top jobs

  11-06-2015 10:08
  
  MPs are standing for election to chair powerful Commons committees which pay £14,867 on top of their basic salary - and they take the contest seriously
  
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• Chef Glynn Purnell joins fellow Brummie celebrities to reveal why he loves Birmingham

  11-06-2015 09:34
  
  Celebrity chef Glynn Purnell to take part in city talk after becoming the star of 'Mr Birmingham'
  
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• National bird of Britain is announced and it's not the barn owl

  11-06-2015 09:20
  
  Britain's national bird has been decided by 200,000 people after ornithologist David Lindo launched a campaign
  
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• Runaway mum sighted in Birmingham fled with son because she felt 'trapped'

  11-06-2015 09:09
  
  Rebecca Minnock speaks for first time since vanishing with three-year-old Ethan
  
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• Walsall terror suspects to be held by police until Tuesday

  11-06-2015 08:39
  
  Detectives win custody extension to quiz trio arrested in 6am swoops
  
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• Morning news headlines: Government to sell off stake in RBS, on-the-run mother 'felt trapped'

  11-06-2015 08:00
  
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• Birmingham has UK's most expensive parking permits

  11-06-2015 07:30
  
  Survey reveals Birmingham residents are charged £750 a year for parking permits in the City Centre
  
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• Sparkbrook man arrested for Syria-related terrorism offences

  11-06-2015 00:00
  A 37-year-old man from Sparkbrook, Birmingham has been arrested on suspicion of engaging in terrorism in Syria.He was detained at Birmingham Airport by officers from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit at approximately 3pm today (Thursday 11 June) after arriving on a flight from Istanbul.
  
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• Sparkbrook man arrested for suspected Syria-related terrorism offences

  11-06-2015 00:00
  A 37-year-old man from Sparkbrook, Birmingham has been arrested on suspicion of engaging in terrorism in Syria.He was detained at Birmingham Airport by officers from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit at approximately 3pm today (Thursday 11 June) after arriving on a flight from Istanbul.
  
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• Second person charged in relation to Handsworth murder

  11-06-2015 00:00
  A second person has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of 24 year-old Lukasz Furmanek and the attempted murder of a 31-year-old man.The 15-year-old boy, from the Small Heath area of Birmingham, will appear at Birmingham Youth Court later today (Thursday 11 June). He was arrested in Folkestone, Kent at around 4:30pm yesterday.
  
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• Search for missing Birmingham man Yaseen Boota

  11-06-2015 00:00
  Police are searching for missing Yaseen Boota who has been missing from home in Fentham Road, Aston since 7 June.Yaseen, aged 37, suffers with mental health issues and it is believed he has not taken his medication since he went missing
  
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