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• Tributes to Birmingham family killed in Somerset plane crash

  16-11-2015 22:00
  
  Four members of Garvey family died after light aircraft came down in a field on Saturday
  
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• Borough Mum encourages regular eye tests - Solihull Observer

  16-11-2015 21:13 via
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  Borough Mum encourages regular eye tests
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  A MOTHER from Solihull is urging parents to ensure their children's eyes are regularly tested after her son was diagnosed with a life-threatening condition at a routine appointment. Lucy Gebruers – who sadly lost her partner Peter to cancer on ...and more »
  

• Paramedic reveals patients threatened to rape his wife and hurt his children

  16-11-2015 21:00
  
  Mike Duggan considered quitting ambulance service after being threatened by patients as trust calls for tougher sentences for those who abuse staff
  
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• Teachers become first in Britain to face lifetime classroom ban for trying to impose too much Islam on education

  16-11-2015 20:43
  
  Inamulhaq Anwar and Akeel Ahmed could now be banned from teaching for life
  
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• Angry response after Costa Coffee unveils Moseley plans

  16-11-2015 19:55
  
  Business and community leaders claim the coffee giant threatens the uniqueness of the village voted the best place to live in the UK
  
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• Birmingham Prison inmate 'threw tiles at officers' in rooftop protest

  16-11-2015 19:45
  
  Eyewitness says inmate hurled tiles at officers and caused 'horrendous' damage after scaling roof at HMP Birmingham in Winson Green
  
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• Erdington couple's heartbreak as kitten shot dead in garden with air rifle

  16-11-2015 18:58
  
  Seven-month-old tabby George was targeted in brutal attack after being shot at close range
  
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• Paris Attacks: Jeremy Corbyn says he wouldn't want to shoot to kill terrorists if they attacked Britain

  16-11-2015 17:29
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he's 'not happy' with the idea of shooting terrorists if there is an attack on the UK
  
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• Birmingham's £2.7bn Amey highways deal is too centralised says council leadership contender

  16-11-2015 17:20
  
  John Clancy announced plans to break up road repair contract to give local councillors and residents more control over decisions
  
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• Would-be Birmingham City Council leaders look forward to Mail's open hustings

  16-11-2015 16:57
  
  The five candidates to take over as leader of Birmingham City Council will go head-to-head on Thursday, in a rare opportunity for the public to quiz them
  
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• £1m grant delight for engineering academy in Chelmsley Wood

  16-11-2015 16:27
  
  Building work for the WMG Academy for Young Engineers in Chelmsley Wood has entered its next phase, with the completion date expected for July next year.
  
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• Hundreds protest against proposals 'unsafe' junior doctor contracts

  16-11-2015 16:17
  
  Sunday protest outside the Bull Ring comes days ahead of possible national strike over contracts
  
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• Paris attacks: Terrorists attacked Paris because ISIS are losing their war, says MP in Iraq

  16-11-2015 15:45
  
  An MP reports from the front line in the fight against ISIS in northern Iraq, where Kurdish fighters are waging war against the barbaric terror-group which claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks.
  
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• Baverstock Academy probe over 'financial irregularities'

  16-11-2015 15:45
  
  Druid's Heath school under investigation amid 'significant weaknesses' in financial oversight
  
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• Anne Frank sapling is planted at Solihull school - Birmingham Mail

  16-11-2015 15:41 via
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  Anne Frank sapling is planted at Solihull school
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  A sapling taken from a tree viewed by Anne Frank from her hiding place in Amsterdam has been planted at Solihull School by an Auschwitz survivor. Shares; Comments. Get daily news by email. Invalid e-mail. Subscribe Thanks for subscribing! Could not ...
  

• Anne Frank sapling is planted at Solihull school

  16-11-2015 15:34
  
  A sapling taken from a tree viewed by Anne Frank from her hiding place in Amsterdam has been planted at Solihull School by an Auschwitz survivor.
  
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• Paris attacks: The war against ISIS in Iraq is our fight too - and we are winning

  16-11-2015 15:30
  
  Liam Byrne, MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill, sent this report from northern Iraq, where ISIS is under attack from Kurdish forces
  
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• Solihull singing stars The Neales hit right note with return to school - Birmingham Mail

  16-11-2015 15:29 via
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  Solihull singing stars The Neales hit right note with return to school
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  Solihull singing stars The Neales are to perform their first single - a charity track - at the boys' former school, King Edwards' in Edgbaston. Shares; Comments. Get daily news by email. Invalid e-mail. Subscribe Thanks for subscribing! Could not ...
  

• Trojan Horse hearings: Pupils shown picture of white person to teach them what Christians looks like

  16-11-2015 15:27
  
  Children also told they were not allowed pet dogs because they were Muslim
  
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• Trojan Horse hearings: Pupils shown picture of white person to teach them what Christian looks like

  16-11-2015 15:27
  
  Children also told they were not allowed pet dogs because they were Muslim
  
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• Solihull singing stars The Neales hit right note with return to school

  16-11-2015 15:24
  
  Solihull singing stars The Neales are to perform their first single - a charity track - at the boys' former school, King Edwards' in Edgbaston.
  
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• Nicola Payne trial: Thomas O'Reilly and Nigel Barwell cleared of murdering Coventry mum

  16-11-2015 15:16
  
  Nicola went missing from Wood End, Coventry, on 14th December 1991
  
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• FA Trophy: Boston United to visit Solihull Moors; Gainsborough Trinity at home ... - Lincolnshire Echo

  16-11-2015 15:03 via
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  FA Trophy: Boston United to visit Solihull Moors; Gainsborough Trinity at home ...
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  Boston United will travel to Solihull Moors on consecutive Saturdays after being drawn with their National League North rivals in the third qualifying round of the FA Trophy. The Pilgrims will visit the West Midlands club on Saturday, November 28 – a ...
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• Hednesford 0 Solihull 0 - Report - expressandstar.com

  16-11-2015 14:36 via
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  Hednesford 0 Solihull 0 - Report
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  A Midlands derby. The spoils shared. And two managers happy to now draw on the positives. HEDSOL 13 TS 14 Tyrone Williams is beaten to the ball by the head of a Solihull Moors defender during Saturday's derby. 0. Comments ...
  

• Warning as winds of 70mph set to sweep through region

  16-11-2015 14:14
  
  Storm Barney set to hit West Midlands
  
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• M6 blocked for hours by overturned lorry

  16-11-2015 13:50
  
  Truck driver escapes serious injury after crash at Junction 4 Coleshill
  
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• Vauxhall Zafira fire: Mum drags two children from car after dashboard bursts into flames

  16-11-2015 13:26
  
  Smoke began to pour into car as drove along Pensnett Road in Brierley Hill
  
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• Solihull business keeps it in the family - Solihull Observer

  16-11-2015 13:15 via
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  Solihull business keeps it in the family
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  A RESEARCH study has revealed that over half – 57 per cent – of small businesses employ family members and that 16 new family businesses open every day. The news comes just weeks before Small Business Saturday on December 5 – a grassroots ...and more »
  

• 'Most wanted' fugitive Michael Roden arrested on Costa del Sol

  16-11-2015 13:09
  
  25-year-old from Redditch was being sought in connection with drugs snuggl
  
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• Birmingham's population growing four times faster than housing

  16-11-2015 12:30
  
  Mail investigation reveals while the city's population has grown by almost 100,000 in the past decade, only 22,000 homes have been built across that period
  
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• Hacker who brought down FBI and Home Office websites 'sorry'

  16-11-2015 12:00
  
  Charlton Floate, 19, from Solihulll says he honestly regrets his actions
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at November 16 in years gone by

  16-11-2015 11:36
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on November 16
  
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• The Great Train Robber and his bid for freedom from Birmingham prison

  16-11-2015 11:25
  
  How a duplicated master key began the famous Winson Green jailbreak.
  
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• Ambulance workers kicked, punched, spat at and threatened with knives

  16-11-2015 11:04
  
  Big increase in numbers of attacks on West Midlands Ambulance Service paramedics
  
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• Birmingham council leadership: Child protection chief backing cabinet colleague

  16-11-2015 10:25
  
  City libraries chief Penny Holbrook wins public backing of cabinet colleague Brigid Jones as council leadership contenders warm up for public hustings events
  
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• Services between Birmingham New Street and Coventry suspended after cable arson

  16-11-2015 09:37
  
  Trackside wiring destroyed in attack and commuters using Virgin and London Midland trains face serious delays
  
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• French police mount 150 raids in response to terror massacre

  16-11-2015 09:34
  
  Mr Valls also warned that there could be more attacks "in the coming days, in the coming weeks".
  
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• Paradise redevelopment causes rush hour queues all way back to M6

  16-11-2015 09:22
  
  Drivers try to find alternative routes as new system comes into use
  
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• Morning news headlines: International manhunt for Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam, David Cameron to urge Vladimir Putin to join fight against IS 'death cult'

  16-11-2015 09:21
  
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• Car carrying baby girl turns over in smash with taxi

  16-11-2015 09:00
  
  Youngster escapes unhurt after crash in Salop Street, Dudley
  
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• West Midlands' commutes are getting slower

  16-11-2015 07:30
  
  With fears of traffic hell in Birmingham city centre with road closures as Central Library is knocked down, it appears the misery is well spread
  
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• Revealed: West Midlands' commutes ARE getting slower

  16-11-2015 07:30
  
  With fears of traffic hell in Birmingham city centre with road closures as Central Library is knocked down, it appears the misery is well spread
  
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• Police to pay out damages to Kings Heath dad tasered FOUR times by officers

  16-11-2015 07:30
  
  West Midlands Police has agreed to pay “substantial” undisclosed damages to Kings Heath dad, Cornelius Thomas, who was tasered FOUR times by officers outside his home.
  
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• Grey speed cameras to be turned yellow to end 'cash cow' claims

  16-11-2015 07:30
  
  Grey cameras were first introduced on the M42 near Birmingham
  
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• Paradise Circus Queensway closure could spell rush hour chaos

  16-11-2015 00:29
  
  It took me 12 minutes to drive halfway round Paradise after it closed on Sunday – and it wasn't even rush hour
  
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• End of the road for Paradise Circus Queensway could spell rush hour chaos – but Town Hall view improves!

  16-11-2015 00:29
  
  It took me 12 minutes to drive round halfway round Paradise – and it wasn't even rush hour
  
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• Two men found not guilty of Nicola Payne murder

  16-11-2015 00:00
  Two men have been cleared of murdering 18-year-old Nicola Payne in Coventry in 1991.Detective Superintendent Mark Payne has reacted to the verdict. He said: "This was always going to be a difficult and complex inquiry due to the length of time of the investigation."
  
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• PC recruitment: Glowing end-of-year reports for student cops

  16-11-2015 00:00
  A year has passed since West Midlands Police bolstered its ranks by enrolling 82 new PC recruits...and the student cops have won glowing end-of-year reports!October 2014 saw the officers start an intensive 18-week training course before hitting the streets in February with response units for their first taste of emergency call-outs. They were quickly followed by 80 more recruits while another 71 are now in ‘Constable College’.
  
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• Motorway cops and passers-by awarded for efforts at fatal M6 crash scene

  16-11-2015 00:00
  ?Two motorway police officers and two members of the public have been honoured for their efforts in trying to save the life of a man who collapsed at the wheel of his car in Staffordshire.The driver lost control of his vehicle on the M6 as he was pulling off on to the northbound slip road for Keele Services on 16 August last year.
  
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• Man wanted in Birmingham car sales fraud

  16-11-2015 00:00
  Police are appealing for information to help trace a man wanted for a Birmingham fraud.Zain Sheikh, 27, of Lime Tree Road in Birmingham is wanted in connection with a car finance fraud that is believed to have happened between April and July 2015 at a car sales business in Washwood Heath.
  
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