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• Electric nightclub shut down after double shooting on dance floor

  24-08-2015 22:00
  
  Two men shot in legs and third stabbed in violent incident
  
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• Bigamist abandoned dying wife in care home - and married new Russian bride on wedding anniversary

  24-08-2015 22:00
  
  Anthony Foley claimed to have cancer in bid to cover his tracks
  
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• Brummies lost a day-and-a-half of their lives to traffic jams in 2014, depressing figures show

  24-08-2015 19:25
  
  Total of 37 hours were lost last year, the country's third-highest figure
  
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• Banksy rumours as graffiti painted on wall in Kidderminster

  24-08-2015 18:56
  
  If real the picture could potentially have been worth millions
  
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• New Street station advertising screens to scan public

  24-08-2015 18:28
  
  Three screens around Grans Central are designed to survey passengers before deciding which advert to display
  
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• Advertising screens to scan public at New Street station

  24-08-2015 18:28
  
  Three screens around Grand Central are designed to survey passengers before deciding which advert to display
  
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• Jailed: Pair who imprisoned, beat up and emptied bank account of victim in cigarettes row

  24-08-2015 18:01
  
  Ronald Coombes and Paul Doherty handed five year terms by judge
  
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• Jailed: Pair who imprisoned and beat up victim, before emptying his bank account after cigarettes row

  24-08-2015 18:01
  
  Ronald Coombes and Paul Doherty handed five year terms by judge
  
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• V Festival goer suffers head injuries after knocked down in hit and run

  24-08-2015 17:36
  
  47-year-old taken to hospital as police appeal for witnesses
  
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• Shots blasted through front door of house in 'targeted attack'

  24-08-2015 17:13
  
  Police hunt Mercedes after gun fired at property in Marshall Street, Smethwick
  
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• Villa Park Rugby World Cup matches to generate £11 million for Birmingham

  24-08-2015 17:00
  
  City set for moneyspinners with South Africa and Australia both playing
  
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• Families invited to get in a tangle at Birmingham Hippodrome workshops - Solihull Observer

  24-08-2015 16:57 via
  Families invited to get in a tangle at Birmingham Hippodrome workshops
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  SOLIHULL schoolchildren enjoying their summer holidays are being invited to take part in a series of free workshops. As part of the build-up to the Birmingham Hippodrome's 'Summer in Southside' bank holiday event, the theatre is running free craft ...
  

• Touchwood creates new book to boost Blood Bikes cash and awareness - Solihull Observer

  24-08-2015 16:25 via
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  Touchwood creates new book to boost Blood Bikes cash and awareness
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  TOUCHWOOD has commissioned an illustrated children's book named 'Robbie the Rider' to help raise awareness of the Solihull and Warwickshire Blood Bikes charity – a cause close to the centre's heart. Touchwood has donated over 1,000 copies to local ...
  

• One Direction split: Ticket prices for Birmingham gigs soar

  24-08-2015 16:25
  
  Some for Barclaycard Arena are being advertised for ten times the face value
  
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• Solihull boy selected as official Land Rover Mascot for the Rugby World Cup 2015 - Birmingham Mail

  24-08-2015 16:17 via
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• Solihull boy selected as official Land Rover Mascot for the Rugby World Cup 2015

  24-08-2015 16:03
  
  William Cartwright's training session with Silhillians RUFC was recently interrupted when he received an unexpected visit from former England international rugby star Paul Sackey.
  
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• Best-ever set of A-level results achieved by Solihull's students - Birmingham Mail

  24-08-2015 16:03 via
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• Best-ever set of A-level results achieved by Solihull's students

  24-08-2015 15:54
  
  Budding young vets, scientists and even NASA spacecraft engineers across Solihull have been celebrating a record year for A-level results.
  
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• Police alert as Leah Musgrove, 15, goes missing on trip to local shops

  24-08-2015 15:53
  
  She was last seen at her home in Small Heath on August 22
  
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• Solihull theatre group happy to act up - Birmingham Mail

  24-08-2015 15:47 via
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• Solihull Hospital Urgent Care Centre progress in the spotlight - Birmingham Mail

  24-08-2015 15:47 via
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• One Direction's Harry Styles to launch acting career in Hollywood?

  24-08-2015 15:37
  
  Former NSNYC star Lance Bass says Redditch -born 1D star could be heading for a career switch after split
  
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• Solihull theatre group happy to act up

  24-08-2015 15:36
  
  St Augustine's Musical Theatre Company are rehearsing the musical Sister Act, to be performed at Solihull Arts Complex Theatre in November.
  
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• Solihull Hospital Urgent Care Centre progress in the spotlight

  24-08-2015 15:30
  
  Come along to a public information event charting the progress of the new Solihull Hospital Urgent Care Centre.
  
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• Chinese tourists set for a warm welcome at Dorridge hotel

  24-08-2015 15:27
  
  Hogarths Hotel & Restaurant in Dorridge, has joined a scheme to encourage more Chinese tourists to visit Solihull.
  
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• Jake Wightman among winners at Solihull BMC Grand Prix - Athletics Weekly

  24-08-2015 15:24 via
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  Jake Wightman among winners at Solihull BMC Grand Prix
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  Jake Wightman's ultimate verdict on the season of 2015 may be one of disappointment but he may also find that he emerges from the experience a far better athlete. After two smooth years of success that saw him crowned European junior 1500m champion in ...
  

• Joe Root and David Warner laugh off punch-gate with post-Ashes picture of pair clenching fists

  24-08-2015 15:13
  
  Warner and Root almost came to blows in 2013 when the Aussie batsman aimed a punch at his England rival at Walkabout bar in Birmingham
  
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• Bosses backing plan to revamp canal network

  24-08-2015 15:01
  
  Leaders of the historic canal network in the West Midlands say they are ready to play their part in a transport revolution being launched across the region.
  
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• Men in court over child prostitution sex ring charges

  24-08-2015 14:16
  
  Total of 11 face multiple allegations at Birmingham Crown Court
  
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• Solihull Carers Centre celebrate national accolade - Solihull Observer

  24-08-2015 14:03 via
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  Solihull Carers Centre celebrate national accolade
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  A SOLIHULL charity that provides support to local family carers is celebrating after being recognised as a Centre of Excellence. To celebrate the Solihull Carers Centre's national accolade from the Carers Trust, Solihull Mayor, Coun Glenis Slater ...
  

• Stock markets fall sharply amid fears of Chinese economic slowdown

  24-08-2015 13:53
  
  Global shares plummet with China's main index losing 8.5% in tumultuous trading
  
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• Colmore Plaza building in Birmingham city centre sold for £140million

  24-08-2015 13:33
  
  Colmore Circus Queensway building is home to Vodafone, Amey, AHR and Hogan Lovells
  
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• Iain Duncan Smith set to unveil welfare reforms which could punish the sick

  24-08-2015 13:27
  
  Shadow minister for disabled people Kate Green said Mr Duncan Smith is "punishing sick and disabled people for the Government's own failures".
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at August 24 in years gone by

  24-08-2015 12:51
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on August 24.
  
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• Birmingham Airport flight scare as jet turns back to runway

  24-08-2015 12:33
  
  More than 20 firefighters on standby over mechanical scare
  
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• Disturbing footage of rape victim's ordeal released in hunt for sex beast

  24-08-2015 12:04
  
  The brave victim allowed detectives to release footage of her terrifying ordeal in a bid to snare the monster who carried out the attack
  
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• More than 1,000 V Festival revellers treated by paramedics

  24-08-2015 10:22
  
  Thirty-six of the casualties were taken to hospital
  
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• Four hurt in Bloxwich car crash

  24-08-2015 09:48
  
  Paramedics said they were lucky not to have been more seriously injured
  
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• BT Sport signs Australia cricket deal to broadcast England's Ashes defence

  24-08-2015 09:30
  
  Telecoms giant signs £80 million five-year deal to show all Australian home cricket internationals live in the UK
  
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• Alton Towers crash victim Vicky Balch thanks 'amazing' hospital staff

  24-08-2015 09:21
  
  Girl who lost leg after The Smiler accident posts touching new pictures
  
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• One Direction's Liam Payne sends message to fans after split announcement

  24-08-2015 08:40
  
  Band's last Birmingham dates will be in October
  
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• Morning news headlines: Call for acrobatic displays to take place over the sea after Shoreham air disaster

  24-08-2015 08:00
  
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• Ex-soldier terrorised by hammer-wielding thug at his own front door

  24-08-2015 07:30
  
  Army veteran feared he would die in his Erdington flat at the hands of Cameron Bailey
  
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• Summer Album #23: Liz Sumner − our first female driving instructor

  24-08-2015 00:00
  There are few questions that split the sexes more than: “Who are the best drivers − men or women?"Back in 1987, PC Liz Sumner put forward a strong case for the fairer sex when she became West Midlands Police’s first female driving instructor. Today West Midlands Police has 12 PDIs − including senior instructor PC Jane Smith who is an instructor to the driving instructors!Liz is the latest addition to our Summer Album.
  
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• Summer Album #22: Errol & Paul’s community football project

  24-08-2015 00:00
  There are some golden rules governing park football: jumpers for goalposts, next goal wins (no matter what the score is at the time), and the final whistle blows when the person who owns the ball is called in for their tea! Errol Mason and Paul Landucci made up a two-strong crowd enjoying one such kick-about in Park Road Park, Winson Green, which came to a premature end when ball-keeper stormed off in a huff.They went on to form Benson Road Community Football Team and now attract up to 60 c
  
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• Police appeal for missing teen

  24-08-2015 00:00
  Police and her family are concerned for her welfare due to her young age and vulnerability.Leah is described as being white with ginger shoulder length hair, with blonde tips. When last seen she was wearing a grey three quarter length dress with a silver number 8 digit in the centre, tan tights and black converse trainers and a thin black and brown jacket.
  
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• Police appeal after shots fired in Smethwick

  24-08-2015 00:00
  Police were called to an address in Marshall Street, Smethwick at around 11.30pm last night (23 August) after a report shots were fired at a property. Nobody was injured but it is believed three shots were fired through a front door in what’s believed to be a targeted attack. Forensic and house-to-house inquiries have been carried out to help establish who was behind it. 
  
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• Birmingham duo jailed for false imprisonment and robbery

  24-08-2015 00:00
  Two men are facing a total of ten years in jail after assaulting another man in a row over cigarettes.
   
  Ronald Coombes, aged 35, and Paul Doherty, aged 33 and both from Handsworth Wood, locked their victim in a room in his home. They beat him and strangled him with a scarf after he failed to bring the pair cigarettes as promised.
   
  
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