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• Fire crews tackle Digbeth recycling yard blaze

  29-06-2015 22:30
  
  Four tonnes of plastic and wood on fire at yard in Liverpool Street
  
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• Trojan Horse: Call to challenge community 'denial' over school plot

  29-06-2015 22:00
  
  Conservative education spokesman says more needs to be done to tackle view that Trojan Horse was a 'stitch up'
  
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• Heartless burglar stole all food from fridge of 73-year-old neighbour

  29-06-2015 22:00
  
  James Arnett also snatching telly and DVD player.
  
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• Revealed: How Brummie men are worse than women on the city's roads

  29-06-2015 20:00
  
  Figures show lawbreaking much worse amongst males
  
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• MP Shabana Mahmood tells David Cameron: British Muslims can't stop extremism

  29-06-2015 19:54
  
  After the Prime Minister warned that extremist ideas were "condoned" in parts of the British Muslim community, Birmingham MP Shabana Mahmood tells him Muslims "have no more knowledge and ability to step up to the plate" than anyone else,
  
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• Ex-Birmingham City player Denis Thwaites and his wife confirmed dead in Tunisian terror attacks

  29-06-2015 19:42
  
  Ex-Blues players describe former team-mate as 'a lovely bloke' after he and his wife were killed in Tunisia attack
  
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• Tunisia murder of three generations of same Midland family is 'heartbreaking' says David Cameron

  29-06-2015 18:18
  
  There will be a minute's silence on Friday to commemorate the victims of the Tunisia beach attacks, Prime Minister tells House of Commons
  
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• Birmingham motorists urged to prepare for hay fever surge

  29-06-2015 18:09
  
  Drivers urged to avoid dangerous sneezing fits by getting new air filter as city braces itself for heatwave and high pollen counts
  
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• Man stabbed in Bordesley Green in motiveless attack in broad daylight

  29-06-2015 18:01
  
  Police appealing for information after 63 year-old attacked as he walked past a bus stop near Asda
  
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• Solihull rich-kid 'Lord Aleem Iqbal wants Top gear audition - Solihull Observer

  29-06-2015 17:31 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Solihull rich-kid 'Lord Aleem Iqbal wants Top gear audition
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  SOLIHULL rich-kid 'Lord' Aleem Iqbal is throwing his hat into the ring to get a job as one of the new presenters of Top Gear. The 20-year-old car fanatic, who owns a massive collection of supercars and isn't afraid to talk about them, has a massive ...
  
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• Thug who battered Stechford dad-of-five with brick admits attempted murder

  29-06-2015 17:00
  
  James MacMillan, 25, pleaded guilty to attack on Stechford dad as his trial was due to begin at Birmingham Crown Court.
  
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• Football supporters flock to pay tribute to Walsall fans killed in Tunisia terror attack

  29-06-2015 16:47
  
  Shrine in memory of murdered Joel Richards, Adrian Evans and Patrick Evans is created outside club's Banks’s Stadium
  
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• Kings Heath school puts future in its own hands after funding blow

  29-06-2015 16:09
  
  Kings Heath Boys' School raises £1 million to open new state-of-the-art facility for pupils and community alike after Government funding blow
  
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• Birmingham train attacker subjected men to stream of homophobic abuse

  29-06-2015 15:48
  
  Police hunt thug who fled at Erdington after assaulting victim on New Street to Lichfield City service
  
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• Gypsies descend on Damson Park - Solihull Observer

  29-06-2015 15:42 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Gypsies descend on Damson Park
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  REPORTS of dog attacks, threatening behaviour and anti-social behaviour have already surfaced just days after travellers illegally 'set up camp' in Damson Park. Around 25 caravans and their associated vehicles have flouted the law and descended on the ...
  
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• Replay: Zombie movie She Who Brings Gifts continues filming in Birmingham

  29-06-2015 15:31
  
  Our coverage from Colmore Row as futuristic blockbuster resumes filming in the city centre
  
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• Planets may look like colliding but it's only an illusion

  29-06-2015 15:21
  
  Venus and Jupiter will appear to collide but in reality they are millions of miles apart
  
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• School pays tribute to Joel Richards killed in Tunisia terror attacks

  29-06-2015 14:47
  
  St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Wednesbury tells how "bright and smiling" Joel Richards planned to become a teacher
  
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• Solihull MP makes a Budget plea to the Chancellor over tax on lodgers - Birmingham Mail

  29-06-2015 14:42 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Solihull MP makes a Budget plea to the Chancellor over tax on lodgers
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  Solihull MP Julian Knight is urging Chancellor George Osborne to increase the amount of money people can make renting a spare room before they have to pay tax. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; LinkedIn ...and more »
  
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• Solihull MP makes a Budget plea to the Chancellor over tax on lodgers

  29-06-2015 14:25
  
  Solihull MP Julian Knight is urging Chancellor George Osborne to increase the amount of money people can make renting a spare room before they have to pay tax.
  
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• 225 jobs at risk as Tesco announces closure of Edgbaston store

  29-06-2015 14:25
  
  Flagship outlet at at Ladywood Middleway, near Five Ways Island to disappear after supermarket giant decides not to renew lease
  
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• Solihull MP demands fix as 'schools miss out on more than £9m'

  29-06-2015 14:13
  
  Solihull schools are still missing out on more than £9 million because of a failure to fix an unfair funding system, an MP has warned.
  
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• Solihull MP demands fix as 'schools miss out on more than £9m' - Birmingham Mail

  29-06-2015 14:13 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Solihull MP demands fix as 'schools miss out on more than £9m'
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  Solihull schools are still missing out on more than £9 million because of a failure to fix an unfair funding system, an MP has warned. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; LinkedIn. MP Caroline Spelman. Solihull schools are still missing out on more than £9 ...
  
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• Beachcomber Brian's still a star turn at the age of 80

  29-06-2015 14:09
  
  He was once the drummer in one of the most successful bands to come out of Birmingham in the 60s - but Brian Sharpe from Hall Green is still rockin’ at the age of 80.
  
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• Ex Birmingham City player and wife missing after Tunisia killings

  29-06-2015 14:06
  
  Dennis Thwaites, who first played for Blues aged 16 has not been heard from since devastating attack
  
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• Ex Birmingham City player and wife feared to have been killed in Tunisia

  29-06-2015 14:06
  
  Dennis Thwaites, who first played for Blues aged 16 is missing after devastating attack
  
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• 81-year-old from Solihull was cyclist killed in Honiley crash - Solihull Observer

  29-06-2015 13:54 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  81-year-old from Solihull was cyclist killed in Honiley crash
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  THE CYCLIST who died following a crash with a car in Honiley was an 81-year-old man from Solihull. Emergency services were called to an incident on the A4177 Honiley Road outside the Honiley Court Hotel just after 10.30am on Saturday (June 27).and more »
  
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• Lord Janner to be prosecuted for child sex offences after DPP forced into U-turn

  29-06-2015 13:41
  
  Independent review overturned Alison Saunders's decision former Labour peer should not face action over allegations because he is suffering from Alzheimer's
  
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• Cyclist dies in Honiley crash - Solihull Observer

  29-06-2015 13:39 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Cyclist dies in Honiley crash
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  THE CYCLIST who died following a crash with a car in Honiley was an 81-year-old man from Solihull. Emergency services were called to an incident on the A4177 Honiley Road outside the Honiley Court Hotel just after 10.30am on Saturday (June 27).and more »
  
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• Trojan Horse school in visit by top US diplomat to improve Muslim relations

  29-06-2015 13:20
  
  Shaarik Zafar, US Secretary of State John Kerry’s special representative to Muslim Communities, met with pupils and staff at Park View - one of the five schools plunged in special measures by education watchdog Ofsted in April last year.
  
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• Distraction burglars who targeted 95-year-old Castle Vale woman jailed - Solihull Observer

  29-06-2015 12:34 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Distraction burglars who targeted 95-year-old Castle Vale woman jailed
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  Kelly Ford pretended to be a police officer in order to get into a 95-year-old woman's house in Castle Vale on New Year's Day. (s). Martin Clarke was jailed for three years-and-four-months. (s). Kelly Ford pretended to be a police officer in order to ...
  
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• The Midlands is still fighting for a fair deal from Government as cash pours in to London

  29-06-2015 12:21
  
  The announcement that rail improvements in the Midlands and North have been "paused" shows that regions outside London still need to fight for funding to grow their economies and create jobs
  
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• Live: Zombie movie She Who Brings Gifts continues filming in Birmingham

  29-06-2015 12:04
  
  Updates from Colmore Row as futuristic blockbuster resumes filming in the city centre
  
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• 'The Inbetweeners' star Greg Davies hands Kings Norton Girls' School top gong

  29-06-2015 11:57
  
  Staff at Kings Norton Girls' School received the TES Schools Award during a glittering ceremony held in Birmingham
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at June 29 in years gone by

  29-06-2015 11:47
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on June 29.
  
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• Here is another bumper edition of YOUR fabulous 2015 prom pics

  29-06-2015 11:43
  
  Keep on sending us YOUR 2015 prom pictures to show off to our readers
  
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• Tributes plan for three generations of same Midland family killed in Tunisia attack

  29-06-2015 11:22
  
  Walsall FC opens stadium after killings of three loyal fans
  
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• Here comes the sun - and the health alerts - as a heatwave moves in

  29-06-2015 11:17
  
  Vulnerable groups warned to take care as forecasters predict temperatures rising above 30C
  
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• Football club lead outpouring of grief over death of Tunisia terror attack victim

  29-06-2015 10:29
  
  Leicester City FC offers condolences to family of Sue Davey, mother of player Marc Albrighton's partner
  
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• Kids have got fundiraising wrapped up!

  29-06-2015 10:25
  
  Pupils taking part in The Big Bandage for Birmingham Children's Hospital.
  
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• Dudley thief riding bike snatches pensioner's handbag

  29-06-2015 09:15
  
  Police release CCTV of brutal thug who send elderly woman sprawling to the ground as he robbed her of £20
  
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• Tunisian beach attack death toll to double to 30 British victims

  29-06-2015 09:02
  
  Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond warned that it was highly likely a "significant number" of victims yet to be identified would be British
  
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• Glastonbury ends in true rock and roll style thanks to The Who

  29-06-2015 08:18
  
  Aging rockers The Who trash stage and swear at backstage staff whilst having a swipe at Kanye West about who is the biggest rock star in the world
  
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• Holy heist, Batman - someone's stolen the Gotham sign again!

  29-06-2015 07:30
  
  Gotham boundary sign stolen one dark knight in Midland village
  
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• 'Friendly' neighbour raided victims' property twice

  29-06-2015 07:30
  
  Aaron Simmons twice burglked his neighbour's home in Selly Oak
  
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• Channel 4 could move to Birmingham

  29-06-2015 07:30
  
  Future of state-owned broadcaster is being debated by ministers
  
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• Police appeal for witnesses after daylight stabbing

  29-06-2015 00:00
  Detectives have launched an investigation after a man was stabbed in Bordesley Green yesterday (Sunday 28 June).The 63-year-old man was walking past a bus stop near to Asda on Bordesley Green when he was attacked. He suffered a stab wound, possibly from a knife, to his shoulder and after hospital treatment, he was allowed home where he is recovering well.
  
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• Man admits attempted murder of Stechford family man

  29-06-2015 00:00
  A man has admitted trying to murder a Stechford dad by hitting him over the head with a concrete slab in broad daylight.James Macmillan, aged 24, and of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to attempted murder at Birmingham Crown Court today (29 June).
  
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• CCTV footage captures audacious Dudley ride-by robber

  29-06-2015 00:00
  Police have released footage of the moment a ride-by robber audaciously snatches a woman’s handbag in broad daylight in a bid to identify him.The robber − described as white, aged 16 to 20, wearing a grey top, blue shorts and white trainers − was captured cycling along Daisy Street in Dudley when he made the grab at midday on 9 June.
  
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• Career Criminals? An inside look at the challenges of trying to shift prolific criminals away from a life of crime

  29-06-2015 00:00
  An inside look at the challenges of trying to break the cycle of reoffending in some of the region's offenders.
  
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