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• Look: Is this the scariest job in Birmingham? Workmen wash Selfridges discs

  12-11-2015 22:00
  
  Two men polish the silver discs suspended hundreds of feet in the air
  
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• Contract killer who battered Barry Trigwell to death appeals against sentence

  12-11-2015 22:00
  
  South African Loren Anders Sundkvist was paid by Anne Trigwell the ‘Black Widow’ to murder her husband
  
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• Artist raises more than £45k selling special mini sculptures in Solihull - Solihull Observer

  12-11-2015 21:15 via
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  Artist raises more than £45k selling special mini sculptures in Solihull
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  AN ARTIST who created 1,566 miniature sculptures, representing each day of the First World War, has raised more than £45,000 selling his work in Solihull. Nic Joly is attempting to reach a whopping £150,000 for the The Royal British Legion and as part ...
  

• Bordesley Green catering firm fined after mouse droppings found in kitchen

  12-11-2015 20:30
  
  Firm's owners each hit with £10,000 fines after routine inspection found filthy conditions and widespread mice activity at the premises
  
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• Dentists drowned in Malta after trying to cross stretch of sand to small island, inquest hears

  12-11-2015 20:00
  
  Survivor Hussain Ahmed tells how Mohammed Kamran Shabir and Lyace Ali died when they plunged into deep waters
  
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• Cigarette robbery gang boss who rammed police cars in bid to escape in sentence appeal

  12-11-2015 20:00
  
  John Gourlay was involved in 20 robberies targeting delivery vans in less than a month
  
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• Boss of Birmingham Metropolitan College earns nearly £300,000

  12-11-2015 19:00
  
  Figures published by TaxPayers' Alliance reveal Andrew Cleaves is one of the best-paid heads in the country
  
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• Politician left with £98,000 bill after losing 'Islamification' case

  12-11-2015 17:59
  
  Shamsur Rehman claimed his Muslim Labour rival in the Washwood Heath ward won Birmingham City Council seat after posting a threat on Facebook
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn plumps for Grand Central for festive shopping

  12-11-2015 17:56
  
  The Labour leader refuses to pick sides in the Birmingham City Council leadership race but says he will be following the event with concern and interest
  
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• Burglars posing as repairmen steal £9k from elderly man

  12-11-2015 17:45
  
  Police appeal after two men steal large quantity of cash from 85-year-old's home in Warley
  
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• Former Oldknow Academy teacher accuses witnesses of making up allegations because he is a Muslim

  12-11-2015 17:05
  
  Ex-acting head Jahangir Akbar denies all charges at professional misconduct hearing following Trojan Horse-claims
  
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• Olympic star Denise Lewis in bid to become Milk Tray Man!

  12-11-2015 17:00
  
  West Bromwich gold medal winner joins contenders including ex-Blues player Robbie Savage at secret bootcamp
  
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• Lee Longlands buyout ends 110 years of family rule

  12-11-2015 16:41
  
  A retailer synonymous with the city will no longer be controlled by the relatives of its founders
  
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• Warwickshire CCC appoints Rugby World Cup boss to chief executive's chair

  12-11-2015 16:30
  
  Neil Snowball, who was part of organinsing committees for Rugby World Cup 2015 and London 2012, will take over in the new year
  
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• Woman who posed as a man is jailed for eight years after duping woman into having sex

  12-11-2015 16:07
  
  The pair had sex about 10 times until the complainant finally ripped off her mask and in disbelief saw Newland wearing a prosthetic penis.
  
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• Plans to convert Pype Hayes Hall into a four star hotel are backed by community

  12-11-2015 16:00
  
  Friends of Park Hayes Park and Hall pleased with hotel scheme for Grade II listed building - in partership with Pype Hayes Hall
  
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• HMRC to shut 16 offices in West Midlands in move unions say is 'devastating'

  12-11-2015 15:53
  
  Up to 3,400 will be based in Birmingham super office
  
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• Move Government departments out of London and into the Midlands, says MP

  12-11-2015 15:35
  
  Moving civil servants to Birmingham and the Black Country would help them learn about life outside London, says MP
  
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• Sawn-off shotgun raiders threaten chip shop staff in terrifying raid

  12-11-2015 14:58
  
  Seagull Fish Bar in Tile Cross targeted by criminals
  
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• Vase lost £150,000 value after being damaged by children playing with ball

  12-11-2015 14:13
  
  Game knocked huge amount off auction price for item which was in Sutton Coldfield home
  
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• If it's goodbye to Birmingham as we know it, it should be hello Greater Birmingham

  12-11-2015 13:17
  
  The Mail has revealed a plan to break up Birmingham City Council - now is the time to create a genuine city region
  
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• Solihull streets turn pink for Cancer Research - Solihull Observer

  12-11-2015 13:12 via
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  Solihull streets turn pink for Cancer Research
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  Solihull streets turn pink for Cancer Research Director Mike Dingley and agent Laura Callaghan go pink instead of Black & Gold. 44.015.013.sol.jm1. Written by Shaun Reynolds. Published 12:00 pm, Nov 12, 2015. 0 shares. 0 Comments. THE STREETS of ...
  

• Watch: Passenger aircraft swerves after steering failure at Birmingham Airport

  12-11-2015 13:08
  
  Pilot managed to regain control after sudden problems after landing
  
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• Watch: Passenger aircraft swerves after being hit by gust of wind at Birmingham Airport

  12-11-2015 13:08
  
  Pilot managed to regain control after sudden problems after landing
  
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• Asda to allow shoppers to collect orders from other retailers

  12-11-2015 13:00
  
  The retailer claims the ToYou service is a "game changer". It has set a target of it achieving 40 million more customer visits every year by 2019 by tapping into the appetite from online retailers to have a physical presence and there are 1.5 billion parcels delivered annually across the UK.
  
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• Teenage Solihull tennis player refuses to leave Sharm El Sheikh - where he ... - Birmingham Mail

  12-11-2015 12:37 via
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  Teenage Solihull tennis player refuses to leave Sharm El Sheikh - where he ...
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  Solihull teenager Luke Simkiss is refusing to join the mass evacuation of Brits from crisis resort Sharm El Sheikh - so he can achieve his dream of becoming a tennis star. The 17-year-old is determined to stay in the Red Sea holiday destination while ...
  

• George Clooney visits Edinburgh sandwich shop

  12-11-2015 12:36
  
  A large crowd gathered in Edinburgh's Rose Street and cheered as the A-lister stepped out his chauffeur-driven car.
  
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• Teenage Solihull tennis player refuses to leave Sharm El Sheikh - where he hopes to become star

  12-11-2015 12:30
  
  Luke Simkiss, 17, aiming to gain his first world-ranking points and valuable prize money at crisis-hit resort
  
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• Counter-terrorism police arrest Birmingham man as part of Italian police operation

  12-11-2015 12:18
  
  Suspect one of four detained in UK during Europe-wide operation into suspected international terrorism
  
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• Birmingham weather - weekend could see record temperatures

  12-11-2015 10:45
  
  But forecasters warn that heavy rain will also sweep across the region
  
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• Man may have shot himself in head with homemade gun - police

  12-11-2015 10:00
  
  Mystery after Injured man found in property in Rushall, Walsall, with head injuries
  
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• Mother of Becky Watts killer admits she still loves son

  12-11-2015 09:49
  
  Mrs Galsworthy told Good Morning Britain her son had become a monster but insisted she still loves him.
  
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• Birmingham crime expert: Becky Watts killers could have been new Fred and Rose West

  12-11-2015 09:36
  
  Stepbrother Nathan Matthews and his girlfriend Shauna Hoare conspired to kill 16-year-old
  
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• Morning news headlines: David Cameron prepared to use £475m of UK aid budget to stem migrant flow, more menopausal women may be offered HRT under new guidelines

  12-11-2015 09:24
  
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• Police search for missing schoolboy Mohammed Qadir, aged 12

  12-11-2015 08:59
  
  Washwood Heath youngster is known to travel on th bus network
  
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• Cyclist dies after collision with car in Gilhurst Road, Harborne

  12-11-2015 08:52
  
  Passers by attempted to give medical aid at scene
  
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• YOUR chance to quiz Birmingham City Council leadership candidates

  12-11-2015 08:30
  
  Five Labour councillors to go head to head in public hustings event in Birmingham City Centre on Thursday, November 19
  
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• Why would the Government break up Birmingham City Council?

  12-11-2015 07:30
  
  Birmingham City Council was told in December 2014 it may be broken up if it didn't improve within a year.
  
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• Who are the Birmingham City Council leadership candidates?

  12-11-2015 07:30
  
  Here's our brief guide to the five councillors battling it out for the leadership of Birmingham City Council on November 23
  
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• Now is the right time to consider future shape of Birmingham City Council

  12-11-2015 07:30
  
  With boundary reviews, devolution and the Greater Birmingham project under way any decision to break up Birmingham City Council needs to be taken now.
  
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• MP launches plan to break up 'failing' Birmingham into ten new borough councils

  12-11-2015 07:30
  
  MP Andrew Mitchell calls for the end of Birmingham as we know it - and says he believes Government could back his plan
  
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• Is Birmingham holding back the rest of the West Midlands?

  12-11-2015 07:30
  
  Some of Birmingham City Council's critics say the West Midlands is falling behind Manchester and the North of England
  
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• How would Andrew Mitchell's plan to break up Birmingham work?

  12-11-2015 07:30
  
  Birmingham would have ten new councils, and the existing city council would have a much smaller role.
  
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• Most read: Trio jailed over Sheriff Mbye murder, Foreign Office travel warning, grieving mum evicted

  12-11-2015 06:15
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Wednesday, November 11
  
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• Wolverhampton 'have-a-go hero' honoured by police

  12-11-2015 00:00
  Two Wolverhampton men who chased and caught a robber who they saw steal a woman’s phone, have been praised by West Midlands Police.Gary Morris, aged 31 and Raimond Luket, aged 62, were driving past West Park Hospital in September 2014, when they saw a man grabbing a mobile phone from a woman, who was texting as she stood in the street.
  
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• Coventry man guilty of throwing brick from bridge onto police car

  12-11-2015 00:00
  A Coventry man has been found guilty of endangering the lives of two police officers after throwing a coping stone from a bridge onto their passing car. The officers, who were responding to an emergency 999 call, were injured when the brick smashed through the windscreen and landed in the rear passenger footwell on the evening of Sunday 15 February on the city’s Ringway St Patricks.
  
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• Bogus repairmen steal from man (85) with ‘leaky roof’ ruse

  12-11-2015 00:00
  Thieves posing as repairmen are understood to have stolen around £9,000 from an elderly man after convincing him they’d been sent by the council to fix a leaky roof.The burglars turned up at an address in Brandhall, Warley, at 9.15am Monday morning (9 November) claiming to be contractors tasked with remedying a damp problem.
  
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• Appeal for 12-year-old missing Birmingham boy

  12-11-2015 00:00
  Police in Birmingham are appealing for help in tracing a 12-year-old boy, who has been missing since last night (Wednesday 11 November).Mohammed Qadir was last seen by his family at 8.12pm last night (Wednesday 11 November) when he ran out of his home address in Bennetts Road, Washwood Heath. 
  
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