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• Pair thrown off flight to Ibiza and banned from the airline for 'shoving passengers'

  06-08-2015 22:00
  
  But Joseph Kings hit back, saying he had done 'nothing' wrong
  
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• Replay: Birmingham Wholesale Markets fire - as it happened

  06-08-2015 21:40
  
  Look back on our coverage of fire at Birmingham Wholesale Markets in Pershore Street, Birmingham city centre.
  
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• Revealed: The Midlands most influential Twitter-users 99 - 50

  06-08-2015 21:15
  
  Social media analysts at Lissted tell us these are the tweeters based around Birmingham, the Black Country, Solihull and Coventry with the biggest influence on the rest of the UK
  
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• Walsall plus-size model Paige Christie is happier then ever at size 24

  06-08-2015 21:00
  
  23 year-old urges larger women to be proud of their size as she appears on Channel 5 show Supersized: No Fatties Allowed
  
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• Walsall plus-size model Paige Christie is happier than ever at size 24

  06-08-2015 21:00
  
  23 year-old urges larger women to be proud of their size as she appears on Channel 5 show Supersized: No Fatties Allowed
  
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• Trojan Horse schools' Trust chair steps down - two months after he was revealed as former disgraced councillor

  06-08-2015 20:00
  
  CORE Education Trust has revealed that Bob Wiggins has been appointed as a director and will take over as chair from Waheed Saleem in September.
  
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• Man who terrorised mum and children in home has sentence appeal thrown out

  06-08-2015 20:00
  
  Matthew Bristow handed extra days behind bars for wasting court time
  
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• Wholesale Markets fire: Bosses believe an electrical explosion triggered the blaze

  06-08-2015 19:35
  
  CCTV being examined for possible footage of the moment it began
  
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• Birmingham Wholesale Market fire: First images show aftermath of city centre blaze

  06-08-2015 19:12
  
  40 firefighters tackled blaze at Birmingham Wholesale Markets on Pershore Street which sent smoke into sky and was visible for miles
  
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• Picture Special A day in the life of a Hedgehog Officer - Solihull Observer

  06-08-2015 17:11 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Picture Special A day in the life of a Hedgehog Officer
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  Observer reporter, Lauren Clarke, helps Hedgehog Officer, Simon Thompson, set up a specialist tunnel. s. Tell-tale hedgehog footprints left in a tunnel. s. Simon Thompson poses with a hedgehog tunnel. s. Start Slideshow Stop Slideshow View Full Size. 1 ...
  
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• Birmingham Wholesale Markets fire: Watch footage as fire rips through city centre

  06-08-2015 17:05
  
  Pershore Street blaze brings city centre to a standstill as firefighter tackle inferno near the Bullring shopping centre
  
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• Pride of Birmingham winner Mohammed Zafran honoured at FA Community Shield Match

  06-08-2015 17:00
  
  Birmingham Pride of Birmingham winner honoured at Community Shield Match
  
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• Birmingham's schools could run out of places by 2018, Department of Education figures reveal

  06-08-2015 17:00
  
  Baby boom and rise in immigration could see a shortfall in over 3,000 primary school places by September 2018
  
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• Wholesale markets fire: Witnesses talk of shock as smoke fills sky

  06-08-2015 16:24
  
  40 firefighters sent to battle blaze in major emergency services response
  
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• Lorely Burt is 'back in business' Lorely Burt. - Solihull Observer

  06-08-2015 16:07 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  FORMER Solihull MP Lorely Burt has been appointed the Lib Dem spokesperson for business, innovation and skills – sparking speculation she could soon become a member of the House of Lords. The role, along with many other senior party roles, ...
  
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• Live: Birmingham Wholesale Markets fire - updates

  06-08-2015 15:58
  
  Live updates as firefighters tackle a fire at Birmingham Wholesale Markets in Pershore Street, Birmingham city centre.
  
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• Live: Birmingham Wholesale Market fire - updates

  06-08-2015 15:44
  
  Live updates as we get news of a blaze in Pershore Street in Birmingham city centre. More as we get it
  
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• Aoife's memory lives on - Solihull Observer

  06-08-2015 15:33 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Aoife's memory lives on
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  IT IS three years since the tragic and untinely death of borough schoolgirl Aoife O'Connor – but her memory lives on as strong as ever. Aoife (pictured) lost her brave battle with a brain tumour in 2012 when she was just 14 years old and 11 months ...
  
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• Live: Fire in Birmingham city centre - updates

  06-08-2015 15:28
  
  Live updates as we get news of a blaze in Pershore Street in Birmingham city centre. More as we get it
  
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• Sixty years of happiness for 'diamond' couple - Solihull Observer

  06-08-2015 15:20 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Sixty years of happiness for 'diamond' couple
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  NEVER take each other for granted, always see the funny side of things and never go to bed on an argument. That is the secret to a happy marriage – according to Jeffrey and Valerie Hayes, who celebrate their Diamond Wedding Anniversary today (Thursday ...
  
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• John 'Goldfinger' Palmer: Man arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder

  06-08-2015 15:17
  
  Solihull-born crime boss Palmer was shot dead at his home
  
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• Woman dies after falling from Harborne tower block

  06-08-2015 14:29
  
  Woman, believed to be in her 70s, dies in Harborne after falling from Metchley House
  
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• Birmingham Proof House a major link to centuries old gun trade

  06-08-2015 14:19
  
  Now a Grade II* Listed building, the Birmingham Proof House was established by an Act of Parliament at the request and expense of the then prosperous Birmingham Gun Trade.
  
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• Natwest tower will be knocked down - and replaced with new 26-storey block

  06-08-2015 14:08
  
  New one will be tallest under construction in UK outside London and show city 'means business'
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at August 6 in years gone by

  06-08-2015 13:52
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on August 6.
  
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• Ofsted slams two Birmingham children's homes as kids go missing and staff leave cigarette ends in play area

  06-08-2015 13:40
  
  Two privately-run children’s homes in Birmingham have been slammed by the education watchdog – with one deemed “inadequate” and its staff criticised for failing to try to find youngsters when they went missing.
  
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• Birmingham MP Roger Godsiff attacks royal family as 'ridiculous waste of money'

  06-08-2015 13:25
  
  An MP says the royals are a "tiny group of super-wealthy individuals" after claims they cost taxpayers £334 million a year
  
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• Bartley Green murder - man due in court

  06-08-2015 12:56
  
  Police name murder victim, Laura Holden, and say she died as a result of drowning at her home on Monday (August 3)
  
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• Queen Elizabeth Hospital flooding: Big clean up operation in action

  06-08-2015 12:31
  
  Teams of firefighters mopping up after water main burst
  
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• Britain in Bloom judges coming to Birmingham

  06-08-2015 12:30
  
  Birmingham hopes to build on recent success at Chelsea Flower Show
  
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• Failed Lifford BID head claims 'personal vendetta' for failure to secure £1 million investment

  06-08-2015 12:00
  
  Robert Grosvenor, Lifford Business Association chair, hits out at opponents following failed BID
  
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• Ex-patients of sex fiend surgeon Nafees Hamid to sue hospital

  06-08-2015 12:00
  
  Neurosurgeon was jailed for 16 years for carrying out a string of attacks
  
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• Highter's Heath Daisy Farm Park fires 'started by arsonists'

  06-08-2015 11:55
  
  Half a dozen fires started in 48 hours in Daisy Farm Park, off Maypole Lane, in Highters Heath
  
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• Silver for Caitlin Hubbard at European Youth Olympic Festival - Solihull Observer

  06-08-2015 11:18 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Silver for Caitlin Hubbard at European Youth Olympic Festival
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  Caitlin Hubbard. Swimming. Tbilisi2015. European Youth Olympic Festival. Sheraton Heathrow Hotel, London, England. UK. 10/08/2014. MANDATORY Credit Garry Bowden/SIPPA - NO UNAUTHORISED USE - 07837 394578. Written by Steve Carpenter.and more »
  
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• Second podium place for Solihull driver Omar Ismail - Solihull Observer

  06-08-2015 11:18 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Second podium place for Solihull driver Omar Ismail
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  IT PROVED to be another successful racing weekend for Solihull teenager Omar Ismail after he secured a podium finish at the legendary Brands Hatch GP circuit earlier this month. After struggling in free practice, Omar had to give one of his best ...
  
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• Car overturns on Bristol Street - but driver has lucky escape

  06-08-2015 09:13
  
  Car rolled over and blocked carriageway in early hours this morning (August 6)
  
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• Owner of Bling Bling Phones in Alum Rock jailed for flogging dangers mobile phone chargers

  06-08-2015 08:44
  
  Mohammed Ibrar jailed for four months for putting customers' lives at risk
  
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• Owner of Bling Bling Phones in Alum Rock jailed for flogging dangerous mobile phone chargers

  06-08-2015 08:44
  
  Mohammed Ibrar jailed for four months for putting customers' lives at risk
  
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• Black Country pensioner fighting for her life following collision at bus stop

  06-08-2015 08:34
  
  75 year-old woman was waiting at a bus stop on Lichfield Road near Rushall when she was struck by a car
  
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• Live: Thursday's latest news, weather, sport and travel updates for Birmingham and the West Midlands

  06-08-2015 08:02
  
  The day's local and national news, traffic updates, sports latest and the weather outlook, as it happens on August 6th.
  
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• Former city council leader under fire over House of Lords expenses

  06-08-2015 07:30
  
  But Lord Whitby defends his claims and insists: "I have never been in politics for money."
  
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• Calais immigrant crisis puts hauliers in 'impossible' position - Midland boss

  06-08-2015 07:30
  
  Drivers are being stuck for 30 hours which is "disgusting" says Phil Benton
  
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• Summer Album #6: Neighbourhood Watch champion Peter Roberts

  06-08-2015 00:00
  When Peter Roberts first became involved with Neighbourhood Watch the music charts were dominated by Robson & Jerome, people were watching Toy Story at the cinema and Blackburn Rovers were Premiership champions.For the past 20 years the Walsall resident has dedicated his spare time and energy to help keep his community safe.
  
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• Man charged with woman’s murder

  06-08-2015 00:00
  A man will appear before Birmingham Magistrates Court this morning (Thursday 6 August) charged with murdering a woman at her home in Bartley Green.Unemployed Desmond Thomas, aged 51, from Hospital Street, Newtown, is charged with killing Laura Holden, aged 36 at an address in Monmouth Road on Monday 3 August.
  
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