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• TV presenter Katie Piper pays tribute to 'incredible' transplant patient Kate Jakes

  14-08-2015 19:30
  
  Kate passed away on August 7 while waiting for a fourth liver transplant
  
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• Small Heath chip shop fined £4,500 for breaching food and hygiene laws

  14-08-2015 19:30
  
  Inspectors found cross contamination of food and food stored at wrong temperatures at Quick Fry Chippy
  
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• REPLAY: M6 crash brings Birmingham to a standstill - as it happened

  14-08-2015 18:55
  
  The lorry has struck the central reservation between J7 at Great Barr and J6 for the A38(M) Aston Expressway Spaghetti Junction
  
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• M6 reopens in both directions SEVEN HOURS after crash closed all six lanes of motorway

  14-08-2015 18:22
  
  Both carriageways had been blocked following crash involving HGV, pick-up truck and car at 10.40am
  
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• Edgbaston murder victim named as Charles McInally, an ex-soldier who had just moved to city

  14-08-2015 17:36
  
  Devastated family speak of shock at death of Scottish-born former Signal Regiment officer
  
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• Paddy Hill presents potential new evidence relating to Birmingham pub bombings to police

  14-08-2015 16:52
  
  He and Justice4the21 campaigner Brian Hambleton hand over 'game changer' document
  
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• Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho stands by criticism of club medical staff

  14-08-2015 16:28
  
  Portugese confirms Eva Carneiro and Jon Fearn will not be on bench for visit of Man City but says their exclusion may not be permanent
  
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• World War Two: Use our search tool to discover fallen soldiers from your area

  14-08-2015 16:01
  
  To use the widget type into as many or as few of the search boxes as you like, and then hit 'search'.
  
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• Commonwealth War Graves Commission marks VJ Day with the publication of World War Two records

  14-08-2015 16:00
  
  Sharing the digital records of nearly 600,000 deaths is the latest step in the body's almost 100 years of work
  
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• Northfield woman arrested in Merry Hill fraud investigation

  14-08-2015 15:47
  
  Police search addresses in Cotteridge, Qyinton, Rubery and Selly Oak as part of eight month investigation into reports of fraud offences at Merry Hill
  
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• 3 injured in M6 pile up which caused gridlock and closed motorway

  14-08-2015 14:59
  
  Both carriageways were blocked following the crash involvinga truck, van and car at 10.40am this morning (August 14)
  
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• Birmingham City: Shock Carson Yeung picture shows toll of prison life

  14-08-2015 14:46
  
  Convicted money-launderer looks older than his years after prison stint
  
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• Walkabout bars to open in Solihull and Lichfield - Birmingham Mail

  14-08-2015 14:05 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Walkabout bars to open in Solihull and Lichfield
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  The bars will open in September – in time for the Rugby World Cup – after a £1 million refit of former Après bars. The Après bars were sold off by Town &Country Inns, which also owns Fleet Street Kitchen and Après bar and Mechu in Birmingham. Après bar ...and more »
  
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• £2K reward offered for Marvin Trevis wanted for attack on underage girl

  14-08-2015 13:48
  
  West Midlands Police hunting Marvin Trevis who is also suspected of assaulting another woman and stabbing a man in a pub
  
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• ISIS recruiter 'spotted in Birmingham' as fears mount of UK terror attack

  14-08-2015 13:14
  
  Sally Jones married terror group suspect Junaid Hussain, from Kings Heath, and is now said to be back in UK
  
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• ISIS recruiter Sally Jones 'spotted in Birmingham' as fears mount of UK terror attack

  14-08-2015 13:14
  
  Former punk rocker married terror group suspect Junaid Hussain, from Kings Heath
  
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• Symphony Hall toasts the success of a great city

  14-08-2015 13:07
  
  The Symphony Hall is gearing up to celebrate its 25th birthday next year after it was opened back in 1991 by the Queen herself.
  
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• Plans unveiled for 110 new homes in Knowle - Solihull Observer

  14-08-2015 12:38 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Plans unveiled for 110 new homes in Knowle
  Solihull Observer
  The proposal, by Taylor Wimpey Midland on behalf of land owner the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), is for land to the north of the Middlefield Estate (pictured) which has been allocated for new homes as part of Solihull's Local Plan.
  
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• M6 Birmingham in gridlock and to remain shut until 5pm following crash

  14-08-2015 12:33
  
  Traffoc queuing back for several miles in both directions following crash between juinction 6 for the A38M Aston Expressway
  
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• M6 in Birmingham at Spaghetti Junction CLOSED in both directions - live updates as serious collision closes motorway between 6 and 7

  14-08-2015 12:30
  
  The lorry has struck the central reservation between J7 at Great Barr and J6 for the A38(M) Aston Expressway Spaghetti Junction
  
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• Hall Green Shaftmoor pub brawlers lose appeals against sentences

  14-08-2015 12:30
  
  Manager of pub said brawl involving Gurtake Singh and Satnam Singh Digpal was worst he had seen for years.
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at August 14 in years gone by

  14-08-2015 12:22
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on August 14.
  
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• 200 EDL demonstrators preparing to march through Walsall

  14-08-2015 12:09
  
  Police say lessons have been learned since violent EDL protest of 2012
  
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• Heartlands Hospital children's nurse retires after 40 years

  14-08-2015 12:00
  
  Icilda Samuels tells how she always wanted to be a nurse
  
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• Lord Janner's lawyer in court video link bid as peer faces child sex charges

  14-08-2015 11:59
  
  High Court judges have ruled that an appearance by the 87-year-old former Leicester MP must take place
  
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• Kensington Palace accuses paparazzi of 'harassing' Prince George

  14-08-2015 11:33
  
  Photographers accused them of going to "extreme lengths" to get pictures
  
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• West Midlands PC in Magaluf boasts of being 'sozzled' on Facebook adding 'if you can't beat em'

  14-08-2015 11:32
  
  Force say they are aware of PC Martina Anderson's Facebook posts which also showed a picture of the sunset from her four-star hotel
  
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• Jake Steward strikes gold in Manchester Velodrome - Solihull Observer

  14-08-2015 10:15 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Jake Steward strikes gold in Manchester Velodrome
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  TEENAGER Jake Stewart capped off a thrilling seven days for Solihull Cycling Club by claiming one gold and three bronze medals at the National Youth track Championships at the Manchester Velodrome. The 16-year-old had already won silver medals in ...
  
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• Birmingham escapes worst of torrential storms but yellow warning remains until tonight

  14-08-2015 09:41
  
  The unsettled weatehr will continue in the West Midlands but the weekend is set to be more settled
  
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• Serious pile up in city centre sees fire crews cut roof of car to rescue two people

  14-08-2015 08:46
  
  Ten fire fighters rush to scene on Sherlock Street and Macdonald Street around 1am
  
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• Morning news headlines: Labour leadership favourite Jeremy Corbyn eyes 'new kind of politics', UK braced for fresh battering as downpours return

  14-08-2015 08:00
  
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• Woman arrested in Merry Hill store card scam

  14-08-2015 00:00
  A woman has been arrested on suspicion of cloning gift cards at a Merry Hill store and using them online to buy jewellery and toys.West Midlands Police officers raided a house in Northfield yesterday morning (13 Aug) and arrested the 28-year-old; a search of the property uncovered an array of gifts and credit cards.
  
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• Summer Album #14 -Chief Inspector Sean Russell

  14-08-2015 00:00
  Sean Russell is the inspiration behind a unique police and NHS partnership that’s enabling people suffering mental ill-health to get rapid assessments and expert care.The Mental Health Triage scheme sees police officers crewed with psychiatric nurses and paramedics – the only such alliance in the country – to answer calls involving people believed to be experiencing mental ill health.
  
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• Reward offered in hunt for wanted man Marvin Trevis

  14-08-2015 00:00
  Independent crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers has offered a reward of up to £2,000 for information to trace Marvin Trevis.The 25-year-old is wanted by West Midlands Police in connection with two attacks and a serious sexual assault on a girl under 16 years old.
  
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• Police track wanted child rape suspect to Dorset

  14-08-2015 00:00
  A man wanted for skipping court bail on child abuse charges has been arrested by policeTerence Lee, 56, was arrested at around 12.45pm on Wednesday (13 August) from Beacon Hill caravan park in Poole, Dorset following a tip-off from a member of the public. 
  
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• Police support this weekend’s Birmingham Mela

  14-08-2015 00:00
  Police in Birmingham are gearing up to support this year’s Birmingham Mela in Cannon Hill Park on Sunday (16 August). Now in its fifteenth year, the free cultural festival celebrates the city’s South Asian communities through a showcase of culture, food, sport, art and entertainment. 
  
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• Family pay tribute to ex-soldier killed in Birmingham

  14-08-2015 00:00
  The family of an ex-soldier who was stabbed in Birmingham have spoken about their shock at discovering that their loved one had died.Charles McInally, originally from Scotland, was pronounced dead at Brewers Square in Birmingham at around 9.45pm on Friday 7 August after being found with stab injuries.
  
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• ‘Business as usual’ message as police plan for EDL protest

  14-08-2015 00:00
  “Business as usual” – that’s the message from West Midlands Police for anyone planning to visit Walsall on Saturday (Aug 15) as the town prepares for the arrival of English Defence League (EDL) protesters.Up to 200 EDL members are expected to attend the town centre demonstration between 1-3pm outside the art gallery. Police are expecting the protest to pass off peacefully but have stressed they will take firm action against any troublemakers.
  
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• Birmingham burglar jailed for targeting homes in seasonal stealing spree

  14-08-2015 00:00
  A prolific burglar who went on a seasonal stealing spree – burgling five homes in one night over Christmas – has been jailed for a total of six years.Christopher Straker, of Tavistock Road, Acocks Green, targeted four addresses in Moseley and tried to get into a house in Edgbaston on 22 December.
  
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