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• Miscarriage patient's horror at finding baby remains in plastic bag at end of hospital bed

  17-08-2015 22:00
  
  Sarah Howard, 33, wins apology from Birmingham Women’s Hospital over ordeal
  
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• Help create Morrisons Great Birmingham Run Top 20 soundracks

  17-08-2015 22:00
  
  What will be the soundtrack for your half-marathon? We are linking up with the Great Run company to compile a playlist which we will make available to everyone through Spotify.
  
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• Burglars steal disabled man's swearing parrot - causing suspected heart attack

  17-08-2015 22:00
  
  Michael Burbridge, 49, rushed to hospital after beloved bird Charlie taken in raid at West Heath home
  
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• Chester Road crash sees car land on its roof while another smashes into lamppost

  17-08-2015 21:00
  
  Drivers escape serious injury after two-car collision in Erdington on Monday afternoon
  
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• Smethwick balloon festival drama as 'kids trapped' when inflatable slide collapses

  17-08-2015 20:00
  
  Video shows up to 10 children 'trapped' after generator failed at family event
  
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• Rapping HMP Birmingham inmate could be cashing in through online music and merchandise sales

  17-08-2015 20:00
  
  T-shirts and iTunes album on sale from convicted burglar Demehl Thomas - who says crime doesn't pay?
  
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• Sutton Coldfield sisters in "terrifying" Bangkok blast holiday drama

  17-08-2015 19:47
  
  Sisters avoided area near the Erawan Shrine where explosions took place to visit the set of the Hollywood blockbuster The Hangover 2
  
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• Colleague of JLR worker crushed on production line claims 'speedy intervention of co-workers saved man's life'

  17-08-2015 18:52
  
  Jaguar Land Rover has launched an investigation into worker being crushed and rushed to hospital afer body shell fell in Castle Bromwich
  
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• Replay: Chelmsley Wood bishop left in coma after attack outside church - as it happened

  17-08-2015 18:18
  
  A bishop has been left in a coma after he was attacked by robbers outside his Chelmsley Wood church.
  
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• Dragons' Den couple's Korean sauce snapped up by Sainsbury's

  17-08-2015 18:11
  
  Birmingham entrepreneurs Ben Ansah and Sue Youn had won £50k investment with Yogiyo product
  
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• Live: Chelmsley Wood bishop left in coma after attack outside church

  17-08-2015 17:06
  
  A bishop has been left in a coma after he was attacked by robbers outside his Chelmsley Wood church.
  
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• Revealed - the number of times your council has blundered with sensitive data

  17-08-2015 17:00
  
  Local councils have lost or wrongly disclosed information on more than 450 occasions
  
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• Birmingham's top baby names: Use our widget to see how many newborns share your name

  17-08-2015 16:36
  
  The most popular names for girls and boys born last year was Oliver and Amelia
  
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• Solihull students ride to success for England - Birmingham Mail

  17-08-2015 16:30 via
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  Solihull students ride to success for England
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  Solihull School students represented their age group at a national level in the Pony Club of Great Britain's Inaugural Home Nations International. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; LinkedIn. Tegan and Fintan Bristow compete in Polocrosse. Solihull School ...
  

• Solihull Hotel is celebrating after landing awards hat-trick - Birmingham Mail

  17-08-2015 16:30 via
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  Solihull Hotel is celebrating after landing awards hat-trick
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  Hogarths Hotel & Restaurant, in Dorridge, is celebrating national recognition after being announced as one of the Top 60 employers in hospitality in the UK by Caterer.com. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; LinkedIn ...
  

• Solihull Hotel is celebrating after landing awards hat-trick

  17-08-2015 16:10
  
  Hogarths Hotel & Restaurant, in Dorridge, is celebrating national recognition after being announced as one of the Top 60 employers in hospitality in the UK by Caterer.com.
  
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• Solihull students ride to success for England

  17-08-2015 16:08
  
  Solihull School students represented their age group at a national level in the Pony Club of Great Britain's Inaugural Home Nations International.
  
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• Visually impaired man to take on the Great Birmingham Run

  17-08-2015 16:04
  
  A visually impaired man from Solihull is fighting back against his disability to take on the Great Birmingham Run.
  
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• Solihull MP: It's time to do something with 'eyesore' building - Birmingham Mail

  17-08-2015 16:02 via
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  Solihull MP: It's time to do something with 'eyesore' building
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  Solihull MP Julian Knight has taken action to ensure the former Powergen building in Shirley will be redeveloped despite efforts to get the structure listed. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; LinkedIn. The former PowerGen site in Shirley. Solihull MP Julian ...
  

• Panda enclosure closed at Edinburgh Zoo amid pregnancy hopes

  17-08-2015 16:01
  
  Britain's only female giant panda, Tian Tian, was artificially inseminated for the third time earlier this year
  
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• Residents to have their say on flooding risk plans - Solihull Observer

  17-08-2015 15:54 via
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  Residents to have their say on flooding risk plans
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  SOLIHULL COUNCIL is giving residents the opportunity to have their say on its draft Local Flood Risk Management Strategy. As part of the Council's latest consultation, which opens today (Monday, August 17), Silhillians are being asked to give their ...
  

• Solihull Green Party's first councillor defects - Birmingham Mail

  17-08-2015 15:47 via
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  Solihull Green Party's first elected councillor, Mike Sheriden, has defected to the Social Democratic Party. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; LinkedIn. Councillor Mike Sheriden is now a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Solihull Green Party's first ...and more »
  

• £400m Euro cash boost for business

  17-08-2015 15:46
  
  Almost £400 million of European funding aimed at boosting local businesses has been made available for the West Midlands.
  
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• Solihull MP: It's time to do something with 'eyesore' building

  17-08-2015 15:40
  
  Solihull MP Julian Knight has taken action to ensure the former Powergen building in Shirley will be redeveloped despite efforts to get the structure listed.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover worker crushed by body shell on production line

  17-08-2015 15:40
  
  JLR launch investigation after worker injured and taken to Heartlands Hospital after morning break at 9.40am (August 17)
  
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• Police manhunt as Chelmsley Wood bishop left in coma after attack outside church

  17-08-2015 15:38
  
  Clergyman opening up at Church of Latter Day Saints when robbers tried to steal his sports car
  
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• Solihull Green Party's first councillor defects

  17-08-2015 15:30
  
  Solihull Green Party’s first elected councillor, Mike Sheriden, has defected to the Social Democratic Party.
  
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• Public to get a say on plans for Olton day centre

  17-08-2015 15:22
  
  A consultation has officially been launched on plans to close Brookvale Day Centre in Olton, as part of a £125,000 cost cutting exercise.
  
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• Solihull care home is celebrating after 'ultimate accolade' - Birmingham Mail

  17-08-2015 15:05 via
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  The Roundel ward at the Royal Star and Garter, has retained its level one status following an announced inspection by Dementia Care Matters. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; LinkedIn. A Solihull home which cares for former military workers has been recognised ...
  

• Touchwood plans spark fears for the future of Manor House

  17-08-2015 15:01
  
  Huge concern has been raised for the future of the Solihull Manor House, which was built in 1495, after development was earmarked for part of the town centre.
  
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• Solihull care home is celebrating after 'ultimate accolade'

  17-08-2015 14:54
  
  The Roundel ward at the Royal Star and Garter, has retained its level one status following an announced inspection by Dementia Care Matters.
  
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• Heartless thieves stole Tyseley girl's £1K Akita puppy

  17-08-2015 14:48
  
  Two Asian men snatched puppy Mika from 12 year-old girl at 2pm on Thursday (August 13)
  
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• Bordesley Green house badly damaged after fire caused by faulty electricity meter

  17-08-2015 14:34
  
  The front lounge of the house suffered ‘100 per cent smoke damage’ and crews used breathing apparatus to tackle the blaze
  
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• Family seeks private prosecution against Glasgow bin lorry crash driver

  17-08-2015 14:12
  
  Prosecutors last week ruled out taking any action against 58-year-old Harry Clarke
  
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• Black Country firefighters free terrified parrot which caught its beak in its cage

  17-08-2015 13:44
  
  West Bromwich owners of bird called Kiwi dialled 999 when their pet got its beak stuck between bars of cage
  
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• Lichfield Park a recreational and leisure mecca since the late 1800s

  17-08-2015 13:06
  
  Lichfield's Beacon Park has been a recreational and leisure mecca for young and old since the late 1800s.
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at August 17 in years gone by

  17-08-2015 12:48
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on August 17.
  
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• HMP Birminghan inmates release prison cell rap music on YouTube

  17-08-2015 12:36
  
  Demehl Thomas and Moysha Shepherd reportedly used illegal mobile phone to record rap in HMP Birmingham
  
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• Birmingham MP Jess Phillips condemns Government plan to put unemployed young people through 'boot camps'

  17-08-2015 12:30
  
  An MP has compared the Government's tough new approach to youth unemployment to the forced labour camps set up in Communist Russia
  
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• Robber terrifies staff at filling station

  17-08-2015 12:25
  
  They hide in a locker room as he grabs cash
  
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• Three avoid serious injury in crash which leaves car overturned

  17-08-2015 12:10
  
  Crash in Erdington causes long delays for commuters
  
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• Biker who died in Quinton crash is named by police

  17-08-2015 11:50
  
  Family pay tribute to loving husband and father-of-three
  
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• Manchester air disaster survivors make call for apology thirty years on

  17-08-2015 10:32
  
  Fifty-five people died when a Corfu-bound British Airtours Boeing 737 caught fire as it was speeding down the runway on August 22 1985
  
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• Driver seriously hurt as vehicle 'cartwheels' on main road

  17-08-2015 10:30
  
  Delicate operation to remove man in his 20s from wreckage
  
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• Sir Cliff Richard still worries about ticket sales ahead of 75th birthday tour

  17-08-2015 09:40
  
  But next month's Birmingham gig is sold out
  
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• Morning news headlines: Andy Burnham in unity plea to Labour leadership rival Jeremy Corbyn, join jobs 'boot camp' or lose benefits warns minister

  17-08-2015 08:00
  
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• Aston Villa fan Jack Madden died after motorcycle clipped kerb, inquest hears

  17-08-2015 07:30
  
  Much-loved Great Barr steel worker, 25, had bought bike for birthday before tragedy
  
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• Summer Album #17 - Balsall Heath Forum

  17-08-2015 00:00
  Policing by public consent is the law and order bedrock planted by the father of modern day policing Sir Robert Peel back in 1829.His principles defined an ethical police force stressing that officers would have public support and approval providing they acted with transparency, integrity and accountability.
  
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• Quad bike rider in fatal collision named

  17-08-2015 00:00
  A rider of a quad bike, who died after falling from his bike in Quinton on Tuesday evening (11 August), has been named as Ricky Hudson.The 41-year-old local man was riding his bike along Quinton Road West when he came off it at around 6.50pm.
  
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• Police appeal after puppy is stolen from child

  17-08-2015 00:00
  Officers are investigating after a 12-year-old girl had an Akita puppy stolen from her in a robbery. The girl was in Reddings Lane Park, Tyseley at around 2pm on 13 August when she was approached by two Asian boys in their late teens, who took the dog off its lead and pushed the youngster to the ground. 
  
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