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• Most read: Burger Bar Boys 'Godfather' jailed, schoolgirl delivers mum's baby, fire on train

  26-11-2015 23:30
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Thursday, November 26
  
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• Six Birmingham shootings in 31 days inside the nation's gun capital

  26-11-2015 22:00
  
  Two young men Connor Smith and Derek Junior Myers are dead and nine more injured after attacks in Hockley, Erdington, Sutton Coldfield and Kings Norton during a month of madness
  
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• Adrian Goldberg reveals 'terrifying' homeless spell

  26-11-2015 22:00
  
  The BBC WM broadcaster reveals to listeners he spent five nights surrounded by ex-convicts in a Birmingham hostel at the age of 19
  
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• Two solihull shoppers honoured with bravery award in Manchester - Solihull Observer

  26-11-2015 21:06 via
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  Two solihull shoppers honoured with bravery award in Manchester
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  TWO Solihull shoppers have been honoured by the country's top cops for stopping a supermarket till snatch suspect. Antony Smith, 51 from Meriden, and Wayne Edmonds, 50 of Knowle, were presented with a Police Public Bravery Award at a special ...
  

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• Finlay Church: Inspirational schoolboy dies aged just 11

  26-11-2015 20:58
  
  Parents pay heartbreaking tribute to Pride of Birmingham winner who raised £90k for good causes
  
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• Gatecrasher: Broad Street club could still have a future despite council-imposed closure

  26-11-2015 20:40
  
  Boss says there's global interest in the future of the venue and brand
  
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• Sutton Coldfield school extension halted over traffic chaos fears

  26-11-2015 20:00
  
  Planners to seek police advice on parking chaos outside St Joseph's RC Primary School in Sutton Coldfield following protests by parents and residents
  
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• 500 canalside homes to be built after Soho Loop scheme passed

  26-11-2015 20:00
  
  The scheme on the old BCN Main Line canal, aims to transform 12 acres of land near City Hospital with 504 new homes, shops, a gym and a new cycle bridge
  
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• 11-year-old schoolgirl single-handedly delivers mum's baby - then goes to school as normal

  26-11-2015 20:00
  
  Tamworth schoolgirl Caitlin Burke helps her own baby sister into the world
  
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• Jailed: Burger Bar Boys 'Godfather' who sold MAC 10 and other deadly guns

  26-11-2015 19:02
  
  Nosakhere Stephenson thought he was 'untouchable' as he dealt in death
  
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• Two taken to hospital after Walsall shop fire

  26-11-2015 18:32
  
  Two men treated after suffering from superficial burns and smoke inhalation after serious blaze at shop in Caldmore Green
  
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• Corrupt police officer who planned to flood Birmingham streets with cocaine has sentence appeal dismissed

  26-11-2015 17:12
  
  Ex-PC Mark Turner was found with one kilo of the drug in his car
  
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• Son convicted of joining dad on kidnap, burglary and vandalism spree is cleared

  26-11-2015 17:00
  
  But Darren Hunt senior has his appeal thrown out
  
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• Senior leaders pushed for non-faith 'Trojan Horse' linked schools to be Islamised, hearing told

  26-11-2015 17:00
  
  Tahir Alam, Monzoor Hussain, Hardeep Saini and Lindsey Clark pushed for changes to the curriculum at schools run by Park View Educational Trust, hearing told
  
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• #HomeatChristmas: How city chef might have faced life on the streets

  26-11-2015 16:40
  
  Sean Marsay have been out on the streets. Now, he is back on his feet and working as a commis chef
  
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• Birmingham City fan arrests: Find out where Blues rank in the Championship arrests table

  26-11-2015 16:30
  
  Blues fans were arrested 45 times in 2014-15 according to the latest figures released by the Home Office.
  
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• Biker killed in A5 tragedy is named by police

  26-11-2015 16:27
  
  Accident left the busy route closed for five hours
  
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• Aston Villa and West Brom fan arrests: Find out how many supporters have been arrested by police

  26-11-2015 16:25
  
  Statistics released by the Home Office
  
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• Woman suffers burns in Washwood Heath bedroom fire

  26-11-2015 16:07
  
  Firefighters wearing breathing equipment search house in Nansen Road
  
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• 400 fundraisers sleep rough for St Basils Big SleepOut

  26-11-2015 16:02
  
  Brave souls will spend from 6pm to 6am on a Digbeth car park with little more than a cardboard box to stave off the elements
  
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• Angry Birmingham MPs demand meeting with Sun editor over 'flawed' story claiming Muslims back ISIL fighters

  26-11-2015 15:55
  
  Birmingham MPs are angry over a Sun story which claimed one in five British Muslims sympathise with people who join terror group ISIS
  
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• Adele breaks Oasis's 18-year sales record

  26-11-2015 15:54
  
  Oasis still hold the sales record for the first three days with their third album, Be Here Now, which shifted 696,000 sales when it was released in August 1997
  
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• Moseley homes face water cut over burst pipe

  26-11-2015 15:51
  
  Severn Trent issues warning as repair teams work
  
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• West Bromwich Albion: Jeff Astle's wife 'thrilled' by new concussion guidelines

  26-11-2015 14:31
  
  New rules designed to keep grass roots players safe from head injuries
  
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• Police inspector who 'lied' over pizza shop punch-up is sacked

  26-11-2015 14:00
  
  Jaswant Singh ordered back-up to “take their time” while colleagues made urgent calls for help
  
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• Inderjit Bhogal: Police trawl Brindleyplace canals for missing banker

  26-11-2015 13:56
  
  Handsworth man vanished after pub meal with colleagues
  
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• Train passengers escape injury following fire at Lapworth Station - Solihull Observer

  26-11-2015 13:34 via
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  Train passengers escape injury following fire at Lapworth Station
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  OVER 150 passengers escaped unharmed this morning after a fire broke out at Lapworth Railway Station on a London Midland passenger train service from Leamington Spa to Worcester Shrub Hill. The incident occurred at 8.11am this morning where two ...and more »
  

• Santa stops off at Solihull grotto - Solihull Observer

  26-11-2015 13:34 via
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  Santa stops off at Solihull grotto
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  A SPECIAL grotto which has been bringing Christmas to life for children in Solihull for the last two decades will open its doors for one day only on Saturday (November 28). The handcrafted winter wonderland takes a week to build and has been getting ...
  

• Captain's Column – Squad togetherness has been key to Solihull Moors' success - Solihull Observer

  26-11-2015 13:34 via
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  Captain's Column – Squad togetherness has been key to Solihull Moors' success
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  IN THE first of a brand new weekly fortnightly column for the Solihull Observer, Moors skipper Theo Streete looks back on Tuesday's 4-2 victory and looks ahead to this weekend's cup clash against Boston. “It was great for us to get back to winning ways ...
  

• Midland MPs divided as Cameron explains why Britain must fight ISIL in Syria

  26-11-2015 12:56
  
  The Prime Minister explains his plan for the UK to fight ISIL in Syria and asks MPs to support it.
  
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• Poor away form continues for Solihull Barons in Blackburn - Solihull Observer

  26-11-2015 12:55 via
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  Poor away form continues for Solihull Barons in Blackburn
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  THE AWAY jinx continues for Solihull Barons after they slipped to their third consecutive defeat on the road at Blackburn Hawks in the National Ice Hockey League Moralee Conference. It was always going to be a big ask for the Barons and that proved to ...
  

• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at November 26 in years gone by

  26-11-2015 12:04
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on November 26
  
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• Remember: When a lion escaped and went on the rampage in Aston

  26-11-2015 12:00
  
  The king of the jungle escaped from a 'menagerie' and fled into sewers
  
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• Nostalgia: When a lion escaped and went on the rampage in Aston

  26-11-2015 12:00
  
  The king of the jungle escaped from a 'menagerie' and fled into sewers
  
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• Headteachers thought pupils being forced to stare at bushes was 'very funny', hearing told

  26-11-2015 12:00
  
  Claims were made during disciplinary hearing into headteachers from Birmingham's so-called 'Trojan Horse' schools
  
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• 200 passengers flee after London Midland train bursts into flames

  26-11-2015 11:52
  
  Dramatic pictures show smoke billowing from carriages
  
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• The chilling links between two brutal murders 160 years apart

  26-11-2015 11:51
  
  Both women, aged 20, were killed returning from dances, their bodies left in the same spot.
  
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• Watch: Violent hospital patients brawling at Queen Elizabeth Hospital

  26-11-2015 11:15
  
  Footage emerges of police wrestling with people at superhospital in shameful scenes
  
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• Security guards charged with murdering Inderjit Singh Dhariwal at charity event

  26-11-2015 10:54
  
  Mr Dhariwal, 49, from the Langley area of Oldbury, suffered serious head injuries at Samsons Banqueting Suite
  
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• Struggling Kings Norton academy named 'most improved' in England

  26-11-2015 10:00
  
  Department for Education figures show the academy's exam results are rocketing
  
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• Tax credits u-turn is not a sign of weakness insists George Osborne

  26-11-2015 09:01
  
  Mr Osborne was forced to rethink his plans after they were rejected by the House of Lords last month
  
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• Woman, 31, left with fractured eye sockets after attack during night out

  26-11-2015 08:24
  
  Three men hunted after vicious assault after victim left Manhattans in Walsall
  
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• Morning news headlines: David Cameron sets out case for air strikes on IS in Syria, George Osborne's £27bn windfall may not arrive, experts warn

  26-11-2015 08:13
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• Pupil denied extra classes because she was not wearing hijab, teacher hearing told

  26-11-2015 07:30
  
  Anthony Dunne made claims after visiting Park View Educational Trust schools after Trojan Horse claims
  
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• Nine West Midlands Labour MPs who defied Jeremy Corbyn

  26-11-2015 07:30
  
  Labour Party members voted for Jeremy Corbyn as their leader but many of his MPs have their doubts - as our list of rebels shows.
  
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• Bullet hit child car seat, seconds after toddler was lifted out by mum

  26-11-2015 07:30
  
  Infant's miracle escape during Hockley Costcutter shoot-out which left four people injured
  
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• Witness appeal after woman assaulted in Walsall

  26-11-2015 00:00
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was badly assaulted in Walsall after a night out.The 31-year-old has no recollection of the attack but CCTV shows her leaving Manhattans on Lichfield Street at 1.52am.
  
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• Social media security update regarding Birmingham

  26-11-2015 00:00
  We are aware of rumours circulating online about the safety and security of visitors to Birmingham, its shops and other crowded places.The current security state across the country is at its second highest level - SEVERE - meaning a terrorist attack is highly likely.
  
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• Police sting lands Birmingham’s most prolific gun dealer in prison

  26-11-2015 00:00
  An ‘untouchable’ member of a notorious Birmingham gang has been jailed for 16-and-a-half years after a police operation exposed him as one of the city’s most prolific illegal firearms dealers.Nosakhere Stephenson – known to his contacts as ‘Nosa’ – is one of 18 men who were implicated in the supply of guns and ammunition, following a West Midlands Police investigation. Six men were today (Nov 26) jailed for a total of almost 70 years with a further eight
  
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• No hiding place for foreign offenders as #OpTrivium nets crime suspects

  26-11-2015 00:00
  Almost 200 people have been arrested and 206 vehicles seized inside the first 48 hours of Operation Trivium – a nationwide offensive against foreign offenders operating or sheltering in the UK.#OpTrivium (23-27 Nov) sees police working alongside partner agencies including the National Crime Agency and Gangmasters Licensing Authority from a national command centre in Birmingham. And the first 48 hours have sent out a strong message to overseas crooks as the concerted push netted 189 cr
  
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