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• Struggling single mum accuses council of 'extortion' as £130 car fines rocket to £1,000

  29-10-2015 22:00
  
  Louise Stokes, 34, claims she faces paying seven times original fines because of added debt collector costs
  
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• Registered sex offenders in Birmingham and West Midlands rocket by 30 per cent

  29-10-2015 22:00
  
  Latest figures show 2,822 of the offenders now in the region, compared to 2,200 from four years ago
  
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• Crystal Chambers fundraising appeal for her children smashes through £7,000 barrier

  29-10-2015 22:00
  
  West Bromwich mum-of-two died on October 15, just three weeks after being diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer
  
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• REPLAY - Birmingham Live: Quinton fatal collision, drugs kingpin loses appeal, latest news and travel updates

  29-10-2015 21:33
  
  Local and national news headlines, sports results, weather forecast and traffic updates, as it all happened on October 29.
  
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• Brothers complete Welsh cycling challenge - Solihull Observer

  29-10-2015 21:12 via
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  Brothers complete Welsh cycling challenge
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  TWO brothers who were born seven weeks premature took on a 95 kilometre cycle challenge across Wales to show their appreciation – and raise funds – to the award-winning Neonatal Unit at Heartlands Hospital. Thirteen-year-olds Jacques and Benedict ...and more »
  

• Ex-Nansen Primary headteacher 'forced out by bullying, intimidation and harassment'

  29-10-2015 20:28
  
  Exclusive: Ex-head makes allegations at teacher disciplinary hearing involving former leaders of Park View Educational Trust
  
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• Mum relives Halloween horror when daughter's costume burst into flames, causing severe burns

  29-10-2015 20:00
  
  Parents back Claudia Winkleman campaign after telling how Gabby Baldacchino's outfit caught fire after brushing candle        
  
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• Tom Watson: Government has shown its true colours on Freedom of Information Act

  29-10-2015 18:03
  
  The Labour deputy leader criticised a Tory minister who accused journalists of “misusing” Freedom of Information laws
  
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• Tory MPs line up to criticise tax credit cuts - even though they voted for them

  29-10-2015 17:42
  
  Some Conservative MPs seem to have had a remarkable change of heart over tax credit cuts
  
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• Police appeal after man dies in Quinton collision

  29-10-2015 17:35
  
  Mohammed Naseem from Halesowen was understood to have been struck by two vehicles on Hagley Road West
  
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• Perry Beeches accused of 'caging' children in bid to ensure rooftop playground safety

  29-10-2015 17:30
  
  School 's attempts to calm fears over two-storey high play area backfire as planning permission is refused
  
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• Birmingham Live: Quinton fatal collision, drugs kingpin loses appeal, latest news and travel updates

  29-10-2015 17:19
  
  Local and national news headlines, sports results, weather forecast and traffic updates, as it all happens on October 29th.
  
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• Caught on camera: Watch suspected thief swipe Children In Need tin from Pizza Hut

  29-10-2015 16:53
  
  Crystal clear CCTV footage shows a man - wearing a dark cap and grey, hooded, jacket - approaching the counter
  
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• Campaigners fight to save garden of historic Solihull building - Birmingham Mail

  29-10-2015 15:18 via
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  Campaigners fight to save garden of historic Solihull building
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  A campaign has been launched to save the garden of one of Solihull's oldest buildings. The Save The Secret Garden campaign has been launched by residents and historians to protect the Solihull Manor house from plans to extend the Touchwood shopping ...
  

• Drugs kingpin John Anslow loses appeal against his convictions and 22-year sentence

  29-10-2015 14:47
  
  Black Country criminal was head of major drugs ring, which sold cocaine and cannabis across West Midlands
  
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• Harry Kirkham inquest: Road tragedy involving police car was ‘unavoidable’ jury concludes

  29-10-2015 14:43
  
  Harry Kirkham, 15, was struck by the vehicle in Sutton New Road, Erdington, last March after leaving a church service
  
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• Solihull Moors boss Marcus Bignot wants to stretch unbeaten run into November - Solihull Observer

  29-10-2015 13:50 via
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  Solihull Moors boss Marcus Bignot wants to stretch unbeaten run into November
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  MOORS boss Marcus Bignot is hoping his side can end a third consecutive month unbeaten when they host Stockport this Saturday. It is 15 years since Stockport began a slide which has seen them drop from the Football league Championship to the National ...
  

• Solihull men and women both win in Birmingham - Solihull Observer

  29-10-2015 13:35 via
  Solihull men and women both win in Birmingham
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  IT PROVED to be a great start to the week for Solihull & Shirley Badminton Club after both the men's and ladies' side recorded comfortable away wins in the Birmingham League. The men's first team made it two wins out of two thanks to a comfortable 7-2 ...
  

• M6 tailbacks caused by jack-knifed lorry after crash with car

  29-10-2015 13:21
  
  The HGV blocked two lanes of the northbound M6 between junction 10A for the M54 and junction 11 at Cannock at about 11am on Thursday morning
  
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• Watch: Mail's 'Hands Off Freedom of Information Act' campaign backed in Parliament

  29-10-2015 13:13
  
  Freedom of Information Act is "a cornerstone of our democracy", Birmingham MP tells the Commons.
  
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• Solihull mum says Poundland 'sending out wrong message' after teen daughter ... - Birmingham Mail

  29-10-2015 13:08 via
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  Solihull mum says Poundland 'sending out wrong message' after teen daughter ...
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  A Solihull mum has accused Poundland of “sending out the wrong message” after her teenage daughter bought a fake KNIFE from the store to go trick or treating. Karen Rimington said she was horrified her daughter was allowed to buy the plastic play ...
  Solihull mother blasts Poundland for selling Halloween KNIFE with fake bloodDaily Mailall 3 news articles »
  

• Solihull mum says Poundland 'sending out wrong message' after teen daughter bought fake knife

  29-10-2015 13:02
  
  Karen Rimington said she was horrified her daughter was allowed to buy the plastic play weapon from her local store
  
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• MP slams Iain Duncan Smith plan to put job advisers in food banks

  29-10-2015 12:30
  
  A Birmingham MP says Iain Duncan Smith's plan to put job advisers in food banks is "totally absurd".
  
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• Two people in court charged with serious assault of newborn baby boy

  29-10-2015 11:46
  
  The child remains in a critical condition in hospital
  
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• Solihull software firm signs major European deal - BQ Live

  29-10-2015 11:34 via
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  Solihull software firm signs major European deal
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  A Solihull-based software development company has signed a five year contract with one of Europe's largest data centre providers. West Midlands · News · 0 Comments · Have Your Say. 29/10/2015. Profits soar as steel fabricator goes green. A Fife-based ...
  

• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at October 29 in years gone by

  29-10-2015 11:06
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on October 29
  
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• BANNED from every UK station: Man claimed to be mentally ill to get free travel and accommodation

  29-10-2015 10:50
  
  David Allen called emergency services 63 times in nine months
  
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• Black Country biker given life-saving treatment at roadside after collision with car

  29-10-2015 10:01
  
  The crash happened on Springfield Avenue, Wollescote, near Stourbridge
  
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• Police still questioning a teenager over stabbing at a school in Aberdeen

  29-10-2015 09:55
  
  Head teacher Anna Muirhead said the school community was "totally devastated" and in shock following the teenager's death, which police are treating as a murder inquiry.
  
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• Morning news headlines: Concerns were raised over funding handed to kids company, Teenager questioned over fatal stabbing of gentle and caring Aberdeen pupil

  29-10-2015 09:43
  
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• Hagley Road West collision: Man dies after being struck by car in Quinton

  29-10-2015 09:15
  
  An off-duty paramedic, who was passing, tried using specialist life-saving techniques until 999 teams arrived
  
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• Harry Kirkham inquest: Police officer whose car hit tragic schoolboy says he 'came out of nowhere'

  29-10-2015 07:30
  
  Harry, 15, died after suffering head injuries in Erdington crash while 'free running' across road, hearing told
  
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• Halloween heatwave set for Birmingham, with temperatures to put Majorca in shade

  29-10-2015 07:30
  
  Late autumn cheer predicted by forecasters who say mercury could hit 66F
  
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• Most read: Halloween contact lenses warning, cashier foils robber, Karren Brady

  29-10-2015 06:15
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Wednesday, October 28
  
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• Two in court on suspicion of assaulting new-born baby

  29-10-2015 00:00
  Two people will appear before Wolverhampton magistrates this morning charged with a serious assault on a child.Unemployed Daniel Sanzone, aged 22, and 18-year-old Zoe Howell, both from Whitburn Close, were arrested on Monday 26 October after a baby boy was taken to New Cross Hospital in cardiac arrest two days earlier.
  
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• Man remanded in prison over Dudley shop robbery spree

  29-10-2015 00:00
  A man has been remanded in prison on suspicion of trying to carry out four shop robberies across Dudley in little more than two hours.Lee Cartwright, from Brompton Drive in Amblecote, is accused of being involved in raids on shops in Lye and Wollaston, an off licence in Quarry Bank and a Brierley Hill chip shop all on the evening of 27 September. 
  
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• Appeal after Halesowen man dies in Birmingham collision

  29-10-2015 00:00
  Police are appealing for information after a Halesowen man died in a Birmingham road collision.Mohammed Naseem was walking in Hagley Road West at around 8.20pm yesterday evening (Wednesday 28 October) when it’s understood he was struck by a Mercedes car and a Peugeot van.The 63-year-old man was treated by paramedics but despite the best efforts of medical staff he died at the scene.
  
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