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• Pride of Birmingham Awards 2015: Community Champion award goes to Raj Kaur

  02-10-2015 23:58
  
  The Pride of Birmingham Awards 2015 were held at the city’s historic Town Hall on Friday, October 2. Raj Kaur was given the award for Community Champion.
  
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• Pride of Birmingham Awards 2015: Fundraiser of the Year award goes to Lee Woodward

  02-10-2015 23:54
  
  Lee Woodward, a friend of the late Stephen Sutton was handed the award for Fundraiser of the Year for his incredible efforts.
  
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• Solihull Theatre group in a comedy coup - Birmingham Mail

  02-10-2015 23:45 via
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  Solihull Theatre group in a comedy coup
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  Union Theatre will be the first amateur group in the Midlands to perform the funniest and most successful comedy of recent years. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; LinkedIn. Get daily news by email. Invalid e-mail. Subscribe Thanks for subscribing! Could not ...
  

• Pride of Birmingham Awards 2015: Stephen Sutton Award goes to Alison Cope

  02-10-2015 23:38
  
  Alison Cope, mother of murdered chart-topping rapper Joshua Ribera, picked up the Stephen Sutton Award for inspirational endeavour
  
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• Pride of Birmingham Awards 2015: Nat and Oliver Sweeney receive Young Achievers award

  02-10-2015 23:13
  
  The Pride of Birmingham Awards 2015 were held at the city’s historic Town Hall on Friday, October 2. Twins Nat and Oliver Sweeney received the Young Achiever of the Year award
  
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• Pride of Birmingham Awards 2015: Veronica Kumeta handed Vision Award

  02-10-2015 23:02
  
  The Pride of Birmingham Awards 2015 were held at the city’s historic Town Hall on Friday, October 2. Veronica Kumeta picked up the new Vision Award.
  
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• Special Recognition Award for teen who was the only member of his family to survive Tunisia massacre

  02-10-2015 22:14
  
  The Pride of Birmingham Awards 2015 were held at the city’s historic Town Hall on Friday, October 2. Owen Richards received a Special Recognition Award.
  
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• Chloe McGann saved man’s life after he was beaten unconscious on a bus

  02-10-2015 22:05
  
  The Pride of Birmingham Awards 2015 were held at the city’s historic Town Hall on Friday, October 2. Chloe McGann's story picked up the Outstanding Bravery Award.
  
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• Patient of suspended surgeon Manu Nair alleges he was left infertile after treatment

  02-10-2015 22:00
  
  Prostrate cancer specialist suspended by the Heart of England NHS Trust and has now resigned
  
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• Daughter's anguish after dad drowns - hours after capsizing his canoe

  02-10-2015 22:00
  
  Alan Gough from Walsall died from secondary drowning while he was driving home from Lake District
  
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• Pride of Birmingham Awards 2015: Volunteer of the Year award goes to James Preston

  02-10-2015 21:33
  
  The Pride of Birmingham Awards 2015 were held at the city’s historic Town Hall on Friday, October 2. James Preston was given the award for Volunteer of the Year.
  
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• Pride of Birmingham Awards 2015: Joanne Adams named Carer of the Year

  02-10-2015 21:29
  
  The Pride of Birmingham Awards 2015 were held at the city’s historic Town Hall on Friday, October 2. Joanne Adams picked up the award for Carer of the Year.
  
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• Kulwinder El Assad jailed over £1.9 million heroin bust - hidden in chapati oven

  02-10-2015 19:49
  
  Massive stash imported from Pakistan found on airport carousel
  
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• Historic Qur'an unveiled at University of Birmingham, sparking tears of joy from visitors

  02-10-2015 19:23
  
  Fragments dating back almost 1,400 years were rediscovered among collection of books from Middle East
  
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• Erdington crash biker thrown 100ft by impact

  02-10-2015 18:40
  
  Biker flown to hospital with a string of serious injuries
  
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• Show your pride for Birmingham with our proper proud Brummie quiz

  02-10-2015 18:31
  
  Test your Birmingham knowledge with our quick quiz as we celebrate the amazing achievements of the people of our city at Pride of Birmingham Awards 2015
             
  
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• Emotional tributes to Mikey Harper as popular footballer is killed in car crash

  02-10-2015 18:19
  
  Driver, 23, died when his car left the road in the Leicestershire countryside
  
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• Biker badly hurt in Erdington crash

  02-10-2015 17:35
  
  Man in his 20s collided with a car in Sycamore Road
  
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• Metro Mayor will transform our region says former Lunar Society chief

  02-10-2015 17:34
  
  Waheed Saleem calls for council leaders to share plans for Metro Mayor with public and open up debate
  
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• Tributes paid to university lecturer who worked on period TV drama Peaky Blinders

  02-10-2015 17:24
  
  Dr Chris Upton, a respected historian and university lecturer, has died following a battle with cancer
  
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• Elected Mayor: 'Let's have an open debate' says former Lunar Society chief

  02-10-2015 17:17
  
  Waheed Saleem, former chair of the Lunar Society, says a visible mayor, accountable to the city region, is needed but candidates should come from the widest possible pool and today’s political leaders need to engage the public.
  
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• West Midlands Police station closures - Fury over £8.5 million cuts

  02-10-2015 17:08
  
  Politicians vow to fight plans - as MPs squabble over who is to blame
  
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• Alex Butwell M40 tragedy - car buff 'was accelerating' as he was being overtaken

  02-10-2015 17:00
  
  Driver, 25, hit by a lorry and then a BMW in early-morning tragedy
  
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• West Midlands Police station closures: The full list

  02-10-2015 16:50
  
  Cuts hit Birmingham, Black Country and Solihull
  
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• Friday October 2: All the news, weather, sport and travel for Birmingham and the West Midlands as it happened

  02-10-2015 15:42
  
  The latest local and national news headlines, traffic news, sports updates and weather outlook, as it all happens on October 2nd
  
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• Pride of Birmingham Awards 2015: Celebrity interviews from the red carpet and winners as they are announced

  02-10-2015 15:30
  
  It's back - a night to celebrate the remarkable people of Birmingham. Follow live updates from the Council House and Town Hall
  
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• West Midlands Police to close 28 buildings to save £8.5 million - and more may shut

  02-10-2015 15:25
  
  Areas hit include Bartley Green, Castle Vale, Halesowen, Handsworth West Heath, the Jewellery Quarter, Kings Heath and Kings Norton
  
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• Birmingham children now safer from sexual abuse says Government paedophile hunter

  02-10-2015 14:37
  
  Troubleshooter Stephen Rimmer says that in two years police, councils and schools are now better equipped to seek out and investigate child sexual exploitation
  
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• Look - Danielle Lloyd zaps the fat in new fitness drive

  02-10-2015 14:35
  
  Former Sutton Coldfield WAG shares pictures and says: 'Trying my hardest to get in shape'
  
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• Ten miles of chaos after M6 crash causes traffic to come to standstill

  02-10-2015 14:29
  
  Three vehicle pile up near Junction 6 followed by breakdown
  
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• Woman died trying to rescue friend from waves in Spain sea death tragedy

  02-10-2015 14:10
  
  Lisa Coggins and her friend Tracey Aston have been named as the two women who died in the Mediterranean Sea
  
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• Men deny allegations they smuggled £30 million worth of heroin in an ambulance

  02-10-2015 13:59
  
  Three Dutch nationals appear at Birmingham Crown Court to face charges
  
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• REPLAY: 'Oldest' Qur'an in the world goes on public display in Birmingham - as it happened

  02-10-2015 13:22
  
  Visitors from around the world expected in Birmingham to see Islamic parchment which radiocarbon analysis dates to period between AD568 and AD645. Follow our coverage with pictures, video and sound clips.
  
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• Army bomb disposal team called in over shell used as ornament

  02-10-2015 13:09
  
  Egyptian First World War explosive was on window sill
  
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• MP backs call for action over controversial breast surgeon Ian Paterson - Solihull Observer

  02-10-2015 13:02 via
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  MP backs call for action over controversial breast surgeon Ian Paterson
  Solihull Observer
  CAMPAIGNERS calling for action over controversial breast surgeon Ian Paterson have secured the support of Meriden MP Caroline Spelman, who has vowed to back an official probe by the Government to investigate the shamed doctor's activities at Spire's ...
  

• £35 million EuroMillions jackpot claimed by UK winner

  02-10-2015 12:57
  
  No details of winner released after claim from last Friday's draw has been validated
  
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• Lisa Coggins and Tracey Aston - string of tributes paid to Spain death friends

  02-10-2015 12:55
  
  Boyfriend of one victim does not know how to tell her kids she is gone
  
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• Caravan and stable block destroyed in severe blaze

  02-10-2015 12:23
  
  No animals hurt in fire in Railswood Drive, Pelsall
  
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• 'Oldest' Qur'an in the world goes on public display - live updates from University of Birmingham

  02-10-2015 11:39
  
  Visitors from around the world expected in Birmingham to see Islamic parchment which radiocarbon analysis dates to period between AD568 and AD645. Follow our coverage with pictures, video and sound clips.
  
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• Parents beaten up, abused, threatened and have houses wrecked - by own children

  02-10-2015 11:32
  
  Police investigated 460 cases of under 18s committing domestic abuse offences
  
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• Cannabis farmer told: Pay £21,000 or face more jail time

  02-10-2015 11:21
  
  Carl Berry from Oldbury is currently serving four years for growing drug
  
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• Car driven by teenagers ends up in front garden after crashing through wall

  02-10-2015 10:58
  
  Only minor injuries after incident in Kinfare Drive, Tettenhall Wood
  
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• Men before Birmingham magistrates charged with 27 sex offences

  02-10-2015 10:49
  
  Pair accused of crimes including rape, kidnap and attempted kidnap
  
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• Aldi yoghurt recall alert and shoppers warned over nut allergy risk

  02-10-2015 10:07
  
  ‘Specially Selected Yogurts’ from the supermarket may contain Hazelnut yogurt, which the product label fails to mention
  
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• Dim-witted dealer falls asleep surrounded by drugs - then gets woken up by police

  02-10-2015 09:43
  
  Feizha Hussein faces three years in jail after he was woken from his ill-advised snooze by the long arm of the law.\n
  
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• Two Birmingham women 'warned not to go swimming in sea before deaths'

  02-10-2015 09:08
  
  Lisa Coggins and Tracey Aston died in 13-foot waves while on holiday in Spain
  
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• Morning news headlines

  02-10-2015 08:58
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• Man pretended to be kidnapped to get ransom money for drugs

  02-10-2015 08:44
  
  Paresh Savji Devraj from Handsworth left girlfriend distraught and is jailed for wasting police time
  
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• Solihull turns purple today in honour of prestigious national award - Solihull Observer

  02-10-2015 08:32 via
  Solihull Observer
  Solihull turns purple today in honour of prestigious national award
  Solihull Observer
  BUSINESSES across Solihull town centre are preparing to turn vivid shades of purple next Friday (October 2) as part of a national weekend of events celebrating the news that the town is one of just 70 across the UK to have been awarded a prestigious ...
  

• Live: Friday's latest news, weather, sport and travel for Birmingham and the West Midlands

  02-10-2015 08:01
  
  The latest local and national news headlines, traffic news, sports updates and weather outlook, as it all happens on October 2nd
  
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