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• Thieves rip off metal from Birmingham church days before Christmas

  24-12-2015 17:00
  
  Thieves rip off metal from Birmingham Church days before Christmas
  
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• Benefits mum of eight's joy at first Christmas in new four bedroomed home

  24-12-2015 17:00
  
  Marie Buchan and kids now in housing association property
  
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• Mum in desperate need of a transplant will marry at Queen Elizabeth Hospital

  24-12-2015 16:40
  
  Emma Hopley needs to find a life-saving match within weeks
  
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• Thousands take to streets to celebrate Prophet Mohammad's birthday

  24-12-2015 16:20
  
  Colourful event in Sparkhill sees joyful marking of special date
  
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• Dorothy Perkins to close its flagship Birmingham store in January

  24-12-2015 14:54
  
  End of an era as shop which has been open since 1970s shuts
  
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• Soar ends goal drought as Solihull Barons defeat rivals Sutton - Solihull Observer

  24-12-2015 14:42 via
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  Soar ends goal drought as Solihull Barons defeat rivals Sutton
  Solihull Observer
  SOLIHULL Barons moved up to third in the NIHL North One division thanks to an emphatic 9-4 victory over Sutton Sting. Sunday evening saw Sutton Sting visit the Barons for the second time in as many weeks and the final score showed a convincing win for ...
  

• Motorway delays after BMW crash on M42

  24-12-2015 14:25
  
  Driver escapes crash with minor injuries
  
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• What will the weather be like on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in Birmingham?

  24-12-2015 14:23
  
  Find out what the weather will be like over the festive period.
  
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• Hidden Spaces: The barely changed room where the atom bomb was born

  24-12-2015 14:00
  
  This is the Birmingham office where plans for the atom bomb were secretly drawn up – five years before Hiroshima
  
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• Army hero to spend first Christmas at home after Birmingham medics saved his life

  24-12-2015 13:36
  
  Wife Kerry flew 8,000 miles to be by Nobby Ford as he battled for life
  
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• School bus clamped in Gravelly Hill street had not been MOT-ed for eight years

  24-12-2015 12:44
  
  The vehicle was clamped in Slade Road as it picked up schoolchildren in Birmingham
  
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• Birmingham Koran could be 'original' copy of holy book - researchers

  24-12-2015 12:44
  
  Amazing claims about find which is thought to be more than 1,400 years old
  
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• More than £9 million spent on 'bed blockers' by Birmingham hospitals

  24-12-2015 12:30
  
  The patients didn't need to be in hospital but had nowhere to go
  
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• Car carrying family takes seconds to turn into inferno

  24-12-2015 12:25
  
  Occupants flee after 17-year-old raises alarm - in the nick of time
  
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• Hidden Spaces: The bits of St. Philip's Cathedral you never see

  24-12-2015 12:20
  
  We’ve managed to capture some intimate rooftop shots of the Cathedral grounds and the wider Colmore Business District from the Grade I listed St. Philip’s
  
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• Driver saved by paramedics after two car crash

  24-12-2015 11:46
  
  Another man was also hurt in the accident
  
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• Three men cut free after triple car pile up

  24-12-2015 10:45
  
  Smash in Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury
  
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• Brettell Lane, Brierley Hill: Two die in horror crash

  24-12-2015 09:14
  
  Paramedics unable to save either man after car hits wall
  
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• Solihull MP Julian Knight delivers his Christmas message - Solihull Observer

  24-12-2015 08:43 via
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  Solihull MP Julian Knight delivers his Christmas message
  Solihull Observer
  One of the things I cherish most about Christmas is the opportunity to step back and reflect. This has been a very busy and significant year for me, and it's important to keep sight of what really matters. Since I was elected as your MP in May I've ...
  

• Police probe reports of shooting

  24-12-2015 08:39
  
  One of the busiest routes in the region is sealed off
  
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• Great Barr: Residents shocked after reports of shooting

  24-12-2015 08:39
  
  One of the busiest routes in the region is sealed off
  
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• Plans to divide Acocks Green spark fury

  24-12-2015 08:00
  
  Residents call on the Boundary Commission to reconsider plans to split the Acocks Green ward - putting its historic police and fire stations in neighbouring Yardley West.
  
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• MP says 'stop protecting derelict Great Barr Hall'

  24-12-2015 07:30
  
  MP Valerie Vaze urges Historic England to review listing of 18th Century mansion in a bid to save the surrounding green belt from housing development
  
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• Festive joy for homeless as #HomeatChristmas target smashed

  24-12-2015 07:30
  
  More than 6,000 items have been collected for homeless people through our Christmas campaign
  
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• Birmingham student wins more than £9,000 from a 10p bet on Cheltenham Races

  24-12-2015 07:30
  
  Lewis Sindle scooped the place pot prize after six horse accumulator win
  
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• Two dead in Brierley Hill crash

  24-12-2015 00:00
  Two men have died after a road traffic collision in Brierley Hill overnight.Staff from West Midlands Ambulance Service came across the crash at around 12:05am today (24 December).A blue Citroen ZX had hit a wall outside the Nail and Tanning Studio on Brettell Lane.
  
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• Man at court accused of burglaries

  24-12-2015 00:00
  A man is to appear at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court today charged with two counts of burglary, driving offences and assault.
   Jamie Hopson, aged 21 of Vaughan Road, Portobello, was arrested following a burglary at a shop in Willenhall yesterday morning.
  
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