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• Dying new mum in race against time to marry her sweetheart after terminal cancer diagnosis

  10-07-2015 22:00
  
  Brave Annie Marston, 25, draws up a poignant wedding wish list after being told she has just weeks to live
  
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• Can you help Annie Marston have the wedding of her dreams?

  10-07-2015 22:00
  
  Pal appeals for help to make inspirational mum's day perfect
  
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• Birmingham dog owners fined more than £1,000 for failing to keep their pets on lead

  10-07-2015 21:00
  
  Elizabeth Anderson, 46, Hayley Jones, 29, and 26-year-old Kiran Swali were all prosecuted after failing to pay £80 fixed penalty
  
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• Student destined for Oxford or Cambridge struck down by brain haemorrhage

  10-07-2015 20:00
  
  Teenager almost died six times and is now in US having dolphin therapy
  
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• Oldbury tourist's Tunisia holiday over in less than 24 hours amid terror warning

  10-07-2015 19:45
  
  Craig Lewis arrived on Thursday morning - and was flown home at 5am on Friday
  
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• Thugs cut off woman's HAIR during sickening scissors attack in Stechford street

  10-07-2015 19:45
  
  Victim, 29, was left 'screaming and crying' after being set upon by gang of men and women
  
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• It's not the planning, it's the building of houses that's the problem in Birmingham

  10-07-2015 19:45
  
  How does smoothing planning process get thousands of homes with planning permission built?
  
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• Birmingham needs houses, there's no red tape holding up building here

  10-07-2015 19:45
  
  How does smoothing planning process get thousands of homes with planning permission built?
  
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• Tragic Dudley trucker killed in M6 crash was due to marry

  10-07-2015 18:59
  
  Fiancee pays tribute to 'loving' man who left seven brothers and sisters
  
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• Car overturns in Sainsbury's Selly Oak crash

  10-07-2015 18:45
  
  Two slightly hurt in rush-hour collision
  
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• Traffic gridlock warning as thousands expected for 'Super September' festival of rugby, shopping and culture

  10-07-2015 17:22
  
  Transport plans being put in place to deal with 'unprecedented' number of major events and visitors
  
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• The Birmingham spitfire pilots

  10-07-2015 17:00
  
  Some of the Spitfire pilots hail from Birmingham. Here is look back at the Battle of Britain heroes of the city
  
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• Secrets of the spitfires. We reveal the hidden facts behind the fighter planes made in Birmingham

  10-07-2015 17:00
  
  We take a look at some of the surprising facts about the world-famous Castle Bromwich spitfires.
  
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• How Birmingham-built Spitfires helped to win The Battle of Britain

  10-07-2015 17:00
  
  “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few,” said Prime Minister Winson Churchill of heroic RAF airmen flying spitfires built in Castle Bromwich 75 years ago as the Battle of Britain was won
  
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• Final elderly care home residents forced to move out after critical report brands premises as 'outdated'

  10-07-2015 17:00
  
  Roseneath Care Home in Handsworth closes its doors for last time as remaining eight OAPs found new care places
  
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• Selfless Cedric gets top citizen award | Solihull Observer - Solihull Observer

  10-07-2015 16:40 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  A BALSALL Common pensioner, who has worked tirelessly to support residents in his village, has scooped a prestigious community hero award. Cedric Lea has been named the 'Outstanding Citizen' of 2015 in an awards scheme organised by the West ...
  
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• Student nurses help tackle national GP crisis | Solihull Observer - Solihull Observer

  10-07-2015 16:38 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Solihull's student nurses join Senior Lecturer Birmingham City University, Bernie St Alban; Kirsty Millard, Solihull CCG's Practice Nurse Development Lead; and CCG Accountable Officer, Dr Patrick Brooke. s. by: Lauren Clarke 3:29 pm, Jul 10, 2015 ...
  
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• Student nurses help tackle national GP crisis - Solihull Observer

  10-07-2015 16:38 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Solihull's student nurses join Senior Lecturer Birmingham City University, Bernie St Alban; Kirsty Millard, Solihull CCG's Practice Nurse Development Lead; and CCG Accountable Officer, Dr Patrick Brooke. s. by: Lauren Clarke 3:29 pm, Jul 10, 2015 ...
  
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• Drunk Sutton Coldfield teen who crashed £100k Audi into couple's house has pocket money stopped by his dad

  10-07-2015 15:09
  
  But shamed Four Oaks 19-year-old avoids immediate jail sentence
  
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• Online petition set up to demand cull of gulls in Jewellery Quarter

  10-07-2015 14:08
  
  Birmingham campaigners say birds are pooping on cars and dive-bombing for food with one blasting: "I hate them!!!"
  
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• 'Cull the gulls in the Jewellery Quarter' demands online petition

  10-07-2015 14:08
  
  An online petition is calling for gulls to be culled in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
  
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• £6m Tamworth lottery winners say: 'We will carry on shopping in Primark'

  10-07-2015 13:52
  
  Grandparents will use their fortune to help family and enjoy retirement
  
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• 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain celebrated with flypast

  10-07-2015 13:31
  
  The Queen led the nation in remembering the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain enjoying a flypast over Buckingham Palace and the capital
  
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• Outcry as eBay seller puts cheque of Tunisia terror victim Denis Thwaites on market

  10-07-2015 12:30
  
  Seller accused of 'cashing in' on the death of former Birmingham City player who died in Sousse beach attack
  
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• The Srebrenica genocide: 20 years on

  10-07-2015 12:00
  
  The survivors' stories about the atrocity that shames Europe
  
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• Comment: Why Abigail Chambers and her family should be thanking her school

  10-07-2015 12:00
  
  If one of my children had left school unauthorised and nearly missed an exam, I’d have been thanking the school for getting them back there rather than criticising them
  
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• Black Sabbath star Tony Iommi and Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight confirmed for Pride of Birmingham

  10-07-2015 12:00
  
  Rock legend and award-winning film-maker latest to be added to the October 2 supershow at Birmingham Town Hall
  
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• Billesley pensioner seriously hurt in collision with car

  10-07-2015 11:59
  
  Man, 85, suffers broken leg and head injuries after being struck by Toyota Yaris while walking across Yardley Wood Road
  
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• Stringer satisfied with squad as Scholars stars stay while Nuneaton and ... - Lichfield Mercury

  10-07-2015 11:59 via lichfieldmercury.co.uk
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  NEW Chasetown boss Dave Stringer declared himself happy with his Scholars squad this week after all but completing his summer business. The majority of last season's squad has now signed up with Francino Francis, Jon Gould, Jon Haynes, Nicky Turton, ...
  
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• It's Friday, let's celebrate the weekend with some more of YOUR fantastic 2015 prom pics.

  10-07-2015 11:45
  
  If you haven't sent us your prom picture and you want appear in the Birmingham Mail  - you're not too late - there's still plenty of time!
  
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• Badge of excellence for Solihull Carers Centre | Solihull Observer - Solihull Observer

  10-07-2015 11:31 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Staff at Solihull Care Centre celebrates as they are recognised as a Centre of Excellence. (s). by: Sarah Judkins 10:30 am, Jul 10, 2015. Share: 0 shares. THERE WERE smiles all round at Solihull Carers Centre when it was recognised as a Centre of ...
  
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• Badge of excellence for Solihull Carers Centre - Solihull Observer

  10-07-2015 11:31 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Staff at Solihull Care Centre celebrates as they are recognised as a Centre of Excellence. (s). by: Sarah Judkins 10:30 am, Jul 10, 2015. Share: 0 shares. THERE WERE smiles all round at Solihull Carers Centre when it was recognised as a Centre of ...
  
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• Freddie Starr loses damages claim against woman who claimed he groped her

  10-07-2015 11:24
  
  Entertainer launched slander and libel action after Karin Ward claimed he molested an humiliated her when he appeared on Jimmy Savile TV show in 1974
  
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• Man arrested in Walsall road rage attack probe

  10-07-2015 10:57
  
  23-year-old freed on bail after motorist was left with serious leg injuries in Alumwell confrontation
  
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• Fears for missing mum, 15, and 12 week old baby

  10-07-2015 10:27
  
  Police believe Katie Kelly, from Northamptonshire, may have travelled to Birmingham
  
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• Police hunt Sutton Coldfield pub thugs who threw chairs and attacked doorman

  10-07-2015 09:59
  
  One of group racially abused bouncer as he attempted to stop trouble at Mare Pool in Four Oaks
  
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• Doctor Who stars shine at Comic-Con in the United States

  10-07-2015 09:56
  
  The cast of the long-running science fiction show lifted the lid on some of the Time Lord's new adventures at a special session at Comic-Con in the United States.
  
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• Tunisia condemns British call for tourists to leave immediately

  10-07-2015 09:20
  
  UK tourists urged to leave Tunisia by Foreign Office following intelligence a terrorist attack is highly likely
  
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• Judge to rule on Freddie Starr damages claim for slander and libel

  10-07-2015 09:18
  
  Warwickshire-based entertainer suing woman who claimed he groped her while appearing on a Jimmy Savile TV show
  
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• Holidaymakers evacuate Tunisia as terror threat alert issued by Government

  10-07-2015 08:51
  
  A second terror alert in Tunisia sees thousands of holidaymakers fly back to Britain
  
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• Morning news headlines: Brits flee Tunisia after warning, Planning bid to speed new homes

  10-07-2015 08:43
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover in Ramadan row over drinks breaks during heatwave

  10-07-2015 07:30
  
  Muslim JLR workers say they have been forced to take fluids during religious fast because of strict policy
  
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• Ex-soldier grew cannabis to cope with Iraq and Afghanistan War horrors

  10-07-2015 07:30
  
  Former soldier Paul Prentice gets suspended sentence for setting up cannabis factory
  
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• WMPeople: Sergeant Marina Dain - Remembering Srebrenica

  10-07-2015 00:00
  July this year marks the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre − considered the worst crime on European soil since World War II, the slaughter saw more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims killed by Serb forces.Birmingham Police Sergeant Marina Dain was patrolling the streets of Bosnia at the turn of the Millennium − less than four years after the ceasefire − for a tour of duty with the International Police Task Force.She recently returned with the delegation ‘Remembering Srebrenica’ to pa
  
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• Two guilty of uni protest crimes

  10-07-2015 00:00
  A court has found a man guilty of assaulting a University of Warwick security guard during an otherwise peaceful student protest.At Coventry Magistrates court yesterday afternoon (Thursday 9 July) unemployed Alistair Robinson, aged 25, of Pershore Road, Birmingham was found guilty of common assault, and causing fear and provoking violence having stood accused of attacking a 33-year-old guard during a student protest about tuition fees.
  
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• Tribute paid to Dudley man who died in M6 lorry crash

  10-07-2015 00:00
  The family of a Dudley man who died in a collision on the M6 on Tuesday (7 July) have paid tribute to him. Lee “Andy” Smith, aged 46, died when his Mercedes drop side lorry collided with another HGV, just after 9am in the Chelmsley Wood area, on the southbound carriageway near junction 4.
  
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• Pensioner injured in Billesley collision

  10-07-2015 00:00
  An 85-year-old man was seriously injured in a road traffic collision on Yardley Wood Road, Billesley, Birmingham yesterday (Thursday 9 July).Officers were called to the scene just at 2.15pm following a collision between the pedestrian, who was crossing the road at a crossing, and a silver Toyota Yaris.
  
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• Man arrested following appeal to trace Alumwell road rage suspect

  10-07-2015 00:00
  Officers investigating a road rage incident in Alumwell – which left a man with severe leg injuries - have arrested a man on suspicion of wounding following a media appeal to trace the suspect. The 23-year-old was arrested yesterday (9 July) in connection with the assault, which happened on 21 June on Primley Avenue. 
  
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• Doorman abused in racist attack when customers refused to pay for food

  10-07-2015 00:00
  Two greedy pub-goers who attacked staff when they refused to pay for their food are being sought by police in Sutton Coldfield.The duo − who were part of a group of four − are captured attacking a doorman and throwing garden chairs and even a table as panicked drinkers took cover. 
  
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• Coventry officers search for missing teen, Lewis Beckford

  10-07-2015 00:00
  Police are asking people to be on the look-out for a teenager missing from Wigan.Lewis Beckford, 15, has been missing since 1 July.
  
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