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• Lord Aleem reveals his Top Gear dreams to the Birmingham Mail

  30-06-2015 22:00
  
  Millionaire teenager tells how he hopes to defy his critics who he says are 'jealous, irrelevant people'
  
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• Former Bromsgrove soldier Lance Whitmore jailed for 50 years in Thailand for drug dealing

  30-06-2015 22:00
  
  Lance Whitmore's sentence leaves his mother devastated
  
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• Kings Norton care home workers admit neglect of elderly resident

  30-06-2015 21:49
  
  Norah Boyle later died after carers lied about how she suffered head injury and delayed calling an ambulance
  
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• Police appeal over attempted bike theft at Birmingham New Street

  30-06-2015 20:23
  
  Officers release CCTV image of youth they wish to speak to after two people were seen attempting to steal bike at station
  
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• Blues Ladies star Jade Moore proud of England's World Cup heroics - Solihull Observer

  30-06-2015 20:05 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Blues Ladies star Jade Moore proud of England's World Cup heroics
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  ENGLAND Women are just one win away from progressing to the final of the FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada and Birmingham City Ladies midfielder Jade Moore is revelling in playing her part in the national side's historic journey on the biggest stage.and more »
  
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• Handsworth care home closure devastates residents and relatives

  30-06-2015 20:00
  
  Roseneath Care Home is set to shut its doors on July 10 with loss of 19 jobs
  
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• Greenwood Academy School Prom girl Rosie Thacker defies the odds

  30-06-2015 20:00
  
  Rosie Thacker survived being born premature and weighing just 2lb in the back of her grandad's Volvo to celebrate her school prom
  
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• Tunisia terror victim Allison Heathcote treated at Queen Elizabeth Hospital

  30-06-2015 19:31
  
  Devoted wife Allison has recieved five hours of surger at the QE in Edgbaston after seeing her husband shot dead in Sousse
  
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• Free football sessions for Solihull youngsters - Solihull Observer

  30-06-2015 18:41 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Free football sessions for Solihull youngsters
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  A PARTNERSHIP between Solihull Moors, Safer Solihull and Tudor Grange Leisure Centre has been set up to offer professional football coaching to young people across the borough. The coaching scheme has already engaged around 70 youngsters since ...
  
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• Blues' Chinese owners spend £5K a week to hire a car linked to Carson Yeung's wife

  30-06-2015 18:40
  
  Jailed Blues owner Carson Yeung's partner Wang Li Fei linked to business deal to hire a luxury car for six months
  
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• Birmingham City's Chinese owners spend £5K a week to hire a car linked to Carson Yeung's wife

  30-06-2015 18:40
  
  Jailed Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung's partner Wang Li Fei linked to business deal to hire a luxury car for six months
  
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• Cycling the length of the country in memory of Lin Hampshire Lin Hampshire - Solihull Observer

  30-06-2015 17:59 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Cycling the length of the country in memory of Lin Hampshire Lin Hampshire
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  FAMILY and friends of a 'much-loved' married mother-of-two from Solihull have cycled the length of the country to raise money for cancer charities in her memory. A team of eight mixed ability cyclists took on the mammoth Jon O'Groats to Land's End ...
  
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• Lawyer Mark Hodge jailed for raping teenager in Birmingham home

  30-06-2015 17:22
  
  Shamed high-flier Mark Hodge sent to prison for 11 years for five offences
  
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• Birmingham lawyer Mark Hodge jailed for raping teenager

  30-06-2015 17:22
  
  Shamed high-flier sent to prison for 11 years for five offences
  
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• Facebook sperm donor who is dad of TEN is condemned by charity

  30-06-2015 17:00
  
  Kenzie Kilpatrick warned he has opened himself up to potential future problems
  
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• Birmingham City to remember Tunisia shooting victim Denis Thwaites

  30-06-2015 17:00
  
  Club to pay tribute to winger described by team-mate as 'most skilful' player he ever saw
  
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• Striking French ferry workers have blocked the Channel Tunnel tracks again causing services to be suspended, Eurotunnel said.

  30-06-2015 16:29
  
  Both Eurostar and Shuttle services were halted because of fire on the tracks at Calais caused by demonstrators.
   
  
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• Sun worshippers basking in Birmingham heatwave

  30-06-2015 15:36
  
  With temperatures nudging 29C and set to rise further, fine weather fans are making the most of it - while everyone else battles to stay cool
  
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• Race horse Kauto Star has sadly been put down after injuring himself

  30-06-2015 14:44
  
  Kauto Star was the first horse to retain the Cheltenham Gold Cup suffered pelvis and neck injuries in a fall at a paddock
  
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• Twenty caravans invade Damson Park in Solihull in new traveller camp - Birmingham Mail

  30-06-2015 14:35 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Twenty caravans invade Damson Park in Solihull in new traveller camp
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  One local said it was believed to have been the first time that travellers had camped on the council-owned land. Dog walker John Timbrell, who exercises his pet Barney in the park daily, said: “Apparently they are here for a wedding. “The problem is ...
  
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• Kings Norton driver who collapsed after row with motorist fighting for life

  30-06-2015 14:33
  
  Van driver rushed to hospital after being taken ill following bad-tempered altercation in Monyhull Hall Road
  
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• Twenty caravans invade Damson Park in Solihull in new traveller camp

  30-06-2015 14:27
  
  Demands for group to be moved on as council works to clear the site
  
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• Cashing in on the Euro: How Greek financial crisis means you can get more for your money as exchange rate plunges

  30-06-2015 13:49
  
  Britons' spending power in Europe increases as pound reaches a seven-year high against the Euro
  
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• Greece in crisis: Your questions on Eurozone dispute answered

  30-06-2015 13:33
  
  Rejecting creditors' deal in rferendum on Sunday could send beleaguered country crashing out of the euro - but what does it mean for us?
  
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• Knifeman Trevor Gibbon jailed for life for killing neighbour in frenzied attack

  30-06-2015 13:17
  
  Alison Morrison was stabbed 40 times in row sparked by noise from son's skateboard
  
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• Triumph for the workers of a Meriden motorcycle factory

  30-06-2015 12:34
  
  Meriden in Solihull was where Triumph motorcycles were produced for more than four decades from 1941.
  
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• Walsall police seize satellite TV boxes and sat-navs in flat raid

  30-06-2015 12:24
  
  Officers and workers from Federation Against Copyright Theft involved in operation to stamp out sale of illegal set-top devices
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at June 30 in years gone by

  30-06-2015 11:55
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on June 30.
  
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• The heatwave is here! Birmingham temperatures to hit 84F today

  30-06-2015 11:47
  
  Forecasters are promising wall-to-wall sunshine - with thermometers hitting 90F tomorrow and hot weather lasting into weekend
  
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• Chinese lion leads the way to good fortune in Northfield

  30-06-2015 11:38
  
  Visitors to Northfield can enjoy a variety of entertainment and cultural activities throughout the month of July
  
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• Our readers keep on sending us their fabulous 2015 prom pictures

  30-06-2015 10:49
  
  There's loads of colourful prom pictures for you to enjoy in our latest gallery             
  
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• Ant-Man star Michael Douglas enjoys Marvel role but is no comic geek

  30-06-2015 10:04
  
  Veteran actor plays scientist Dr Hank Pym in Marvel's Ant-Man and only read the comics for the first time before shooting the movie
  
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• Sue Davey's son says Tunisia shooting victims' families have been 'abandoned' by the authorities

  30-06-2015 10:01
  
  Conor Fulford recalls hiow Tamworth mother was thrilled over sunshine holiday
  
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• Fears for missing Erdington man Peter Baker

  30-06-2015 09:49
  
  Man who suffers from heart condition and needs regular medication was last seen on June 15
  
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• Morning news headlines: Tunisia Tourists saw two gunmen, sizzling heat could derail travel

  30-06-2015 09:47
  
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• Driver and three children rescued from car after Walsall river plunge

  30-06-2015 09:33
  
  Occupants taken to Walsall Manor Hospital following accident near Bescot Stadium
  
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• Birmingham man faces life in jail for stabbing neighbour to death

  30-06-2015 09:30
  
  Trevor Gibbon plunged blade into Alison Morrison 33 times after waging years-long campaign of harassment against her and her family
  
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• Live: Tuesday's news, weather, sport and travel for Birmingham and the West Midlands on June 30th, 2015

  30-06-2015 08:15
  
  Local and national news, plus traffic updates and sports latest as it happens on June 29th
  
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• Fire chief warns more West Midlands stations could close because of spending cuts

  30-06-2015 07:30
  
  Councillor warns 'no option' but to slash frontline services if Government budget reductions go-ahead
  
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• Birmingham Children's Hospital doctor attacker defended by ex-girlfriend

  30-06-2015 07:30
  
  Twenty-one year-old, who is expecting Leon Taylor's first child, said he regretted attack which landed him in jail
  
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• Police appeal for help in tracing missing man, Peter Baker

  30-06-2015 00:00
  Police are appealing for information to help trace a missing Birmingham man Peter Baker.The 49-year-old had been staying at his sister’s house on Hillaries Road, Erdington and was last seen on Monday 15 June.
  
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• Police appeal for help in tracing missing man

  30-06-2015 00:00
  Police are appealing for information to help trace a missing Birmingham man Peter Baker.The 49-year-old had been staying at his sister’s house on Hillaries Road, Erdington and was last seen on Monday 15 June.
  
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• Police appeal after man collapses following collision

  30-06-2015 00:00
  Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision and altercation in Kings Norton yesterday, after which a man collapsed and was taken to hospital in a serious condition. The damage only collision took place at the junction of Brandwood Park Road and Broad Lane, leading into Monyhull Hall Road at around 8.50am on Monday 29 June, and involved a Wilmott Dixon van and a silver five door Ford Focus car. 
  
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• Man wanted over Birmingham assault

  30-06-2015 00:00
  Police are hunting a wanted man in connection with a serious assault on a Birmingham woman.Marvin Trevis, 25 of no fixed address, is suspected of assaulting a woman in Nechells on 25 June.
  
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• Electronics seized during Walsall fraud raid

  30-06-2015 00:00
  Dozens of electronic items including suspected illegal set-top boxes have been seized from a Walsall flat during a warrant this morning (30 June).The items were located after a joint investigation by the Metropolitan Police and the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) into the sales of illegal set-top boxes that allow free access to subscription television and movies.
  
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• Coventry lawyer jailed for rape

  30-06-2015 00:00
  A Coventry corporate lawyer has been jailed for 11 years after raping a teenager at her home in Birmingham. Mark Hodge, from Fillongley, was found guilty on 22 June after a six-day trial at Birmingham Crown Court of five offences including rape and sexual assault. 
  
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• Carers guilty of abuse of pensioner at Birmingham care home

  30-06-2015 00:00
  Two carers have admitted their guilt after a pensioner was abused at a Birmingham care home.Sabrina Duncan, 40 of Shartlands Close, Cotteridge and Benter Ouma, 31 of Poplar Road, Bearwood, Warley both admitted to acting in a grossly negligent manner after 85-year-old Norah Boyle suffered a head injury when she fell from a hoist as they were putting her to bed.The court heard how Duncan and Ouma delayed calling an ambulance to The Green Nursing Home, Kings Norton following the fall on the evening
  
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