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• V Festival 'high purity' drugs alert on eve of 20th anniversary bash

  21-08-2015 21:20
  
  Warnings over Louis Vuitton logo tablets
  
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• Giant spiders set to invade British homes, expert warns

  21-08-2015 19:30
  
  Giant house spider can grow up to 12 centimetres long
  
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• Digbeth supercar blaze firm boss puts up £20k reward over arson

  21-08-2015 19:30
  
  Lamborghini, Rolls Royce and Bentley destroyed in major blaze at company's city base
  
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• Birmingham City players fulfil tragic fan's dying wish by donating shirt for his funeral

  21-08-2015 18:59
  
  Ex-Jaguar worker Chris Boggild, 63, died after cancer battle but new strip not yet available to fans
  
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• Berkswell and Balsall Common join forces to plan for the future - Solihull Observer

  21-08-2015 18:08 via
  Berkswell and Balsall Common join forces to plan for the future
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  BERKSWELL and Balsall Common are joining forces to set out a vision for the future. The parishes are producing a joint Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) to establish community-led guidelines for developments, improvement and changes to the ...
  

• Malala Yousafzai gets TEN A* and A GCSE grades

  21-08-2015 17:00
  
  Teenage education campaigner overjoyed by academic success at Edgbaston High School for Girls
  
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• Birmingham set to sizzle with temperatures of 80F - but storms on the way

  21-08-2015 17:00
  
  Hot and humid air to sweep across the area, but thunderstorms may follow
  
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• Solihull Council leader to chair new West Midlands Combined Authority - Birmingham Post

  21-08-2015 16:58 via
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  Solihull Council leader to chair new West Midlands Combined Authority
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  Solihull Council leader Bob Sleigh has been elected chairman of the shadow board for the region's new combined authority. Coun Sleigh has been handed the top job with Sandwell Council leader Darren Cooper elected vice-chairman at the inaugural West ...
  

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• Susan Whiting: Man and woman to appear in court accused of student's murder

  21-08-2015 16:11
  
  Steven and Julie Beard to appear before Wolverhampton magistrates court over death
  
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• 2 charged with Susan Whiting murder

  21-08-2015 16:11
  
  Steven Beard and Julie Beard to appear at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court tomorrow (August 22)
  
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• Birmingham Mail: named among biggest regional news sites in the UK

  21-08-2015 15:49
  
  More than 250,000 visitors to website every day in July, while numbers rocketing on Facebook and Twitter
  
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• West Heath dad-of-two escapes jail after driving this car for 42 miles along the M5 after smash with lorry

  21-08-2015 15:27
  
  Michael McCluskey was stopped on the Worcestershire motorway an hour after he struck the HGV on his way home from Weston-super-Mare
  
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• Fears 6,000 UK-made Jaguar Land Rover vehicles destroyed in China explosions

  21-08-2015 15:19
  
  Imports worth hundreds of millions of pounds lost after devastating Tianjin fire
  
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• Fears 6,000 Jaguar Land Rover vehicles destroyed in China explosions

  21-08-2015 15:19
  
  Shares in parent group Tata Motors fall after Tianjin fire destroys millions of pounds worth of vehicles
  
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• Most read: Fire destroys supercars, thug beat up naked love rival and hunt for club sex attacker

  21-08-2015 13:51
  
  Here are the most read stories this Friday lunchtime
  
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• Most read: Fire destroys supercars and thug beat up naked love rival

  21-08-2015 13:51
  
  Here are the most read stories this Friday lunchtime
  
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• Man charged for Digbeth hostage crisis

  21-08-2015 13:43
  
  Michal Malecki is due to appear before Birmingham Magistrates
  
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• Digbeth arson probe launched as Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce destroyed in £600,000 blaze

  21-08-2015 12:43
  
  Eight crews called out to fight huge fire at commercial unit in Heath Mill Lane
  
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• Driver Harry Clarke pressured at Glasgow bin lorry crash inquiry

  21-08-2015 12:32
  
  Driver who blacked out at wheel before his truck hit and killed six pedestrians has refused repeatedly to answer questions on his medical history
  
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• Black Country £300K accountant fraudster jailed

  21-08-2015 12:30
  
  Gail Henshall was spending up to £25K a month on gambling and handed herself into courts after a holiday to Gran Canaria
  
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• Man charged with Chelmsley Wood Bishop attack

  21-08-2015 12:24
  
  Harley Heyes to appear in court following attack on David Charmbury outside the Church of the Latter Day Saints
  
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• King Edward VI schools help Birmingham to top spot for quality education combined with affordable homes

  21-08-2015 12:00
  
  Survey finds Birmingham is best city for best balanc of reasonably priced homes with excellent state schools
  
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• Businesses urged to back campaign to boost primary pupils' reading skills

  21-08-2015 12:00
  
  Shocking statistics show that one in four children in Birmingham are leaving primary school unable to read properly
  
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• Murder victim Susan Whiting died of head injuries, post mortem reveals

  21-08-2015 11:35
  
  Two people still being questioned over death of student, 20, whose body was found at Bloxwich address
  
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• All aboard for Warwickshire Buses Festival

  21-08-2015 11:19
  
  The Buses Festival is gearing up to return to the Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon in Warwickshire for the second consecutive year.
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at August 21 in years gone by

  21-08-2015 11:07
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on August 21.
  
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• Police hunting Marvin Trevis arrest a man

  21-08-2015 10:23
  
  25 year-old suspect arrested in Stechford in hunt for Marvin Trevis wanted on suspicion of attempted murder
  
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• Gatecrasher sex attack suspect hunted by police

  21-08-2015 10:13
  
  Police release picture of man they want to question over sex attack in Broad Street club
  
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• Kim Jong Un puts North Korean troops in 'quasi-state of war' with South Korea

  21-08-2015 09:16
  
  South Korea's military on Thursday fired dozens of artillery rounds across the border in response to what Seoul said were North Korean artillery strikes
  
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• Car collided with tree in city centre leaving driver badly hurt

  21-08-2015 09:13
  
  Motorist, a man in his 20s, suffered fractured leg and pelvic injuries in two-car collision near Pump Island close to A38M
  
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• Digbeth factory fire sees Lamborghini and Rolls Royce destroyed

  21-08-2015 08:39
  
  Factory unit went up in smoke around midnight last night (August 20) destroying £330K Itlalian sports car and iconic British made vehicle
  
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• Live: Friday's latest news, sport, travel and weather updates in Birmingham and the West Midlands

  21-08-2015 08:04
  
  The day's local and national news, weather outlook, traffic and sports updates as it happens on August 21st.
  
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• Morning news headlines: Jeremy Corbyn will make Iraq war apology on behalf of Labour if we wins contest

  21-08-2015 08:00
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• Morning news headlines: Jeremy Corbyn will make Iraq war apology on behalf of Labour if he wins contest

  21-08-2015 08:00
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• Solihull School Sixth Form centre to be opened by ex-pupil newsreader Michael ... - Birmingham Mail

  21-08-2015 07:34 via
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  Solihull School Sixth Form centre to be opened by ex-pupil newsreader Michael ...
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  BBC anchorman Michael Buerk will officially open the new £4.5 million sixth form centre at his old school in Solihull. The centre at Solihull School will be named the Cooper Building after the headmaster who led the school during the First World War ...
  

• Thug beat up naked love rival after dragging him from ex-girlfriend's bed

  21-08-2015 07:30
  
  Michael Ferguson, 25, of Birmingham Road, Alcester, avoided a jail term for attack
  
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• Solihull School Sixth Form centre to be opened by ex-pupil newsreader Michael Buerk

  21-08-2015 07:30
  
  BBC anchorman Michael Buerk goes back to the classroom to open new £4.5 million sixth form centre
  
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• Handsworth crash sisters funeral date has been announced

  21-08-2015 07:30
  
  Rememberance ceremony to be held at the scene of the crash on Grove Lane where respectful well-wishers are welcome before a private family funeral
  
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• Two people charged with murder of Bloxwich woman Susan Whiting

  21-08-2015 00:00
  Detectives investigating the death of Susan Whiting have charged a man and a woman with her murder.Steven Beard, 34 of Rowland Avenue, Bentley and Julie Beard, 35 of Heather Close, Dudley Fields were charged this afternoon (21 August) and will appear before Wolverhampton Magistrates court tomorrow (22 August).Susan was reported missing on Monday (17 August) after she had spent the night at a friend's house, but was not there when her mother went to collect her.The pair were arrested on Tues
  
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• Summer Album #21 - Firearms officer Antonietta (Netty) Manca

  21-08-2015 00:00
  Netty Manca is one of just a handful of West Midlands Police firearms officers who’s proving that our armed response unit isn’t just a job for the boys.The 29-year-old graduated earlier this year from the force’s firearms academy – a rigorous 10-week course testing physical and technical attributes, temperament, mental toughness and extreme-pressure decision making.
  
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• Murder investigation - woman died from head injuries

  21-08-2015 00:00
  Detectives investigating the murder of 20-year-old Susan Whiting have revealed that she died from head injuries.The post mortem was carried out yesterday (Thursday) and Susan’s body was formally identified.
  
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• Man charged over Bishop attack

  21-08-2015 00:00
  A man will appear in court this morning (Friday) charged in connection with an attack on Mormon bishop David Charmbury last weekend.Harley Heyes, 36 of Bluebell Drive, Chelmsley Wood, was charged this morning with assault causing grievous bodily harm with intent, taking a vehicle by force and having no insurance.
  
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• Man charged after women held hostage in Birmingham charity

  21-08-2015 00:00
  A man has been charged with false imprisonment and wounding after two women were held hostage at a Birmingham charity on Wednesday (19 August). Michal Malecki, aged 31 and of no fixed address, will appear before Birmingham Magistrates later today (21 August) after the two women were held in an office at Bita Pathways in Alcester Street, Digbeth for over four hours. 
  
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• Clubbers snatch photo of sex attack suspect

  21-08-2015 00:00
  A photograph of a man wanted in connection with a sex assault on a Birmingham clubber has been released by detectives.The man was caught on camera just minutes before a 19-year-old Nuneaton woman was assaulted in the first floor toilets of Gatecrasher on Broad Street, Birmingham. The attack only ended when other clubbers entered the toilets.
  
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• Cash in transit trio jail sentences extended in court appeal

  21-08-2015 00:00
  Three Birmingham men have had their prison terms extended after appealing their sentences at Birmingham Crown Court this week. The trio were jailed in May this year for robbing a cash delivery driver outside Apple Green Service Station on Small Heath Highway in July 2014. 
  
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• Arrest in hunt for wanted man

  21-08-2015 00:00
  Police searching for wanted man Marvin Trevis arrested a 25-year-old man late last night (Thursday) in Stechford.The 25-year-old, of no fixed address, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
  
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