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• Union attacks plans to force pupils to study specific GCSE subjects

  13-11-2015 22:00
  
  Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has announced that secondary schools will have to enrol 90 per cent of GCSE candidates in the English baccalaureate (EBacc) suite of subjects
  
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• Can Birmingham REALLY be Britain's worst city to live in?

  13-11-2015 22:00
  
  Brummies earn less, are far more likely to be unemployed and have the least to spend
  
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• Special evening held for two good causes in Solihull - Solihull Observer

  13-11-2015 21:09 via
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  Special evening held for two good causes in Solihull Solihull Barons skipper Rob Eley presents a cheque for the proceeds of the event to Dr Manos Nikolousis, clinical director for haematology on Ward 19. Written by Shaun Reynolds. Published 8:00 pm ...and more »
  

• Stadium ban for Aston Villa superfan with Gabriel Agbonlahor's name tattooed on her BUM

  13-11-2015 20:00
  
  Samantha Eldridge is part of Brigada 1874 supporter group
  
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• Selly Oak residents lives made misery by rogue student landlords says MP

  13-11-2015 20:00
  
  Scores of residents give their backing to Labour MP Steve McCabe as he plans new law to tackle rogue landlords and cowboy builders
  
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• Five-year-old girl reopen Kings Heath pub where she was born in car park

  13-11-2015 20:00
  
  Maisie O'Leary and her family welcomed back as VIP guests for reopening of Pear Tree Pub, now the Red Lion
  
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• Registration opens for the Mail's Birmingham leadership hustings

  13-11-2015 19:00
  
  All five candidates to take the top job at Europe’s largest authority will turn out at the event on November 19
  
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• Zebra crossing bungle leaves pedestrians on road to nowhere!

  13-11-2015 18:20
  
  Amey workmen failed to reinstate crossing for two weeks after resurfacing work in Sutton Coldfield
  
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• Opinion: Why the Government shouldn't scrap free school meals primary pupils

  13-11-2015 18:02
  
  Education Correspondent Emma McKinney gives her opinion on what the Universal Free School Meal scheme should not be axed
  
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• Opinion: Why the Government shouldn't scrap free school meals for primary pupils

  13-11-2015 18:02
  
  Education Correspondent Emma McKinney gives her opinion on what the Universal Free School Meal scheme should not be axed
  
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• Teaching union criticises move to test seven-year-olds

  13-11-2015 17:45
  
  SATs tests for Year 2 pupils are set to be reintroduced, says Education Secretary Nicky Morgan
  
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• Pupils help clean-up Bearwood

  13-11-2015 17:38
  
  Lordswood Boys' School in street cleaning project
  
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• MP Sajid Javid says he 'almost fainted' when he knelt in front of the Queen

  13-11-2015 17:21
  
  Bromsgrove MP talks of his excitement when he knelt down in front of the Queen and kissed her hand
  
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• WATCH: Foul-mouthed pensioner's racist rant against Birmingham bus driver

  13-11-2015 17:00
  
  National Express vows action against OAP who was challenged by disgusted passengers before police arrived
  
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• Christmas market moose 1 - 0 Birmingham councillor

  13-11-2015 17:00
  
  Why a distasteful exchange at a scrutiny committee showed Birmingham City Council might be better off with outside intervention
  
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• Birmingham transport bosses blamed over looming Christmas markets traffic

  13-11-2015 17:00
  
  Councillors have been accused of being slow to release details of road closures and bus route diversions
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman's body found in Tipton house

  13-11-2015 16:25
  
  Detectives questioning 40-year-old man after woman found dead at house on Standbridge Way on Thursday
  
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• Becky Watts killer Nathan Matthews gets minimum 33 years in jail

  13-11-2015 15:36
  
  Girlfriend Shauna Hoare, 21, will serve 17 years' imprisonment for the manslaughter of the 16-year-old.
  
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• LISTEN: Jeremy Hunt's name pronounced incorrectly by BBC WM newsreader

  13-11-2015 15:28
  
  The Secretary of State for Health's surname does not begin with a 'C'
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at November 13 in years gone by

  13-11-2015 14:55
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on November 13
  
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• Labour MP ridicules Jeremy Corbyn's claim that 'Jihadi John' should have been put on trial

  13-11-2015 14:47
  
  A Midland Labour MP clashes with party leader Jeremy Corbyn after the US kills British terrorist known as Jihadi John in Syria
  
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• Great Bridge murder probe launched after body found in flat

  13-11-2015 14:35
  
  Remains believed to be those of Indiga Daniel Wallace
  
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• Man fined £500 for littering in Solihull - Solihull Observer

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  A MAN has been fined over £500 as part of a clam down in littering in the borough. Peter Fitzpatrick of Lea Hall Road in Birmingham was charged £545 for throwing a cigarette onto the floor, despite standing close to a litter bin. The 48-year-old ...
  

• Brave boy almost left blind by rare condition launches Christmas Appeal at Birmingham Children's Hospital

  13-11-2015 12:30
  
  Joe Rosenbach was given the gift of sight by doctors at the Eye Department
  
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• West Bromwich Albion legend Jeff Astle's wife condemns FIFA over headers ruling

  13-11-2015 11:57
  
  World governing body refuses to stop kids heading the ball - despite US ban
  
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• Former 'Trojan Horse' headteacher was 'goaded' out by governors, hearing told

  13-11-2015 11:04
  
  A witness giving evidence at a professional conduct hearing said Matthew Scarrott was pushed out of the former Golden Hillock School in Sparkhill
  
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• Dermot O'Leary replaces Sir Terry Wogan at last minute for Children In Need tonight

  13-11-2015 10:57
  
  The 77-year-old veteran broadcaster pulled out of the show at the last minute on the advice of doctors following a procedure on his back
  
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• 'Trojan Horse' headteacher: 'Help us to stop being a crap P**i organisation'

  13-11-2015 10:35
  
  Mozoor 'Moz' Hussain, former headteacher at Park View Academy in Alum Rock, is accused of making the racial slur
  
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• Birmingham man due to face extradition hearing over terror claim

  13-11-2015 10:04
  
  He was among four suspects arrested across UK on Thursday
  
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• Prince tickets go on sale at 10am for his intimate European tour

  13-11-2015 09:37
  
  The multi-instrumentalist will play on three days, in Glasgow, London and Birmingham, on a tour which begins later this month.
  
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• Rolf Harris in hospital after 'overdosing on chocolate' in jail

  13-11-2015 09:29
  
  85-year-old is feared to have fallen ill after gorging on chocolate and sweets in jail
  
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• Morning news headlines: US air strike targets British IS militant Jihadi John in Syria

  13-11-2015 09:28
  
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• Log burner guts Northfield home

  13-11-2015 09:23
  
  Twenty firefighters tackle flames in early-morning alert
  
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• Solihull MPs explain 'tampon tax' decision - Solihull Observer

  13-11-2015 09:04 via
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  Solihull MPs explain 'tampon tax' decision
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  BOROUGH MPs Caroline Spelman and Julian Knight support a campaign to abolish the controversial 'tampon tax'. This is despite having voted against a motion to demand EU action as it is 'simply not within the ability of the UK Government to negotiate or ...and more »
  

• Tragic fiance died in M6 traffic smash after his truck ploughed into back of lorry

  13-11-2015 07:30
  
  Lee Smith, 46, died from multiple injuries after horror accident when traffic slowed to standstill near junction 4
  
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• Land Rover drivers are worst in country - insurance company

  13-11-2015 07:30
  
  Midland brand involved in more bumps than any other says moneysupermarket
  
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• Labour MP Gisela Stuart warns Jeremy Corbyn is leading the party to defeat

  13-11-2015 07:30
  
  Gisela Stuart has become the latest West Midlands Labour MP to criticise party leader Jeremy Corbyn.
  
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• Most read: Shotgun raid, Malta drowning inquest, German Christmas Market opens

  13-11-2015 06:15
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Thursday, November 12
  
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• Friday the 13th: West Midlands revealed to be most superstitious region of UK

  13-11-2015 01:05
  
  Watch out for robins and the cries of the cuckoo! Survey finds people in Birmingham and Black Country are most superstitious in UK
  
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• Murder investigation launched after woman found dead in Tipton

  13-11-2015 00:00
  A murder investigation is underway and a man is in police custody after a woman’s body was found at an address in Tipton yesterday afternoon (12 November). Police were called to the house on Standbridge Way at around 2.30pm by the ambulance service following a report of someone injured at the property.A woman in her forties was pronounced dead on arrival by paramedics and a 40-year-old man was immediately arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder.
  
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• Murder inquiry launched after body found in flat

  13-11-2015 00:00
  Detectives have launched a murder inquiry after a man’s body was discovered in a Tipton flat on Wednesday (11 November).The death was treated as unexplained and a post mortem which took place yesterday afternoon (Thursday) revealed that the man died as a result of head injuries. Officers were called to the flat in Fisher Street just before 10.30am by the ambulance service.
  
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