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• Solihull Observer and Vodafone to give £1000 to deserving charity - Solihull Observer

  15-01-2016 20:04 via
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  Solihull Observer and Vodafone to give £1000 to deserving charity
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  THE SOLIHULL Observer has teamed up with Vodafone in the town centre to give away £1,000 to a deserving borough charity. The Community Connection Awards are Vodafone's way of 'giving something back' to the communities in which their stores are ...
  

• Up to 15 children reported missing EVERY DAY in Birmingham

  15-01-2016 20:00
  
  Report urges more 'joined up' working between police, social workers, schools and other agencies to deal with missing children
  
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• Pub bombings: Police 'set to oppose resumption of inquests into 21 who died'

  15-01-2016 20:00
  
  But bereaved families will be pressing Coroner to resume the inquests
  
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• Cyclist wins £100,000 payout after road crash injuries forced him to quit job

  15-01-2016 20:00
  
  Heath Marshall, 48, also suffered post traumatic stress after being hit by motorbike in Sutton Coldfield. 
  
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• Boy's life saved in 70mph crash because he unbuckled his seatbelt

  15-01-2016 20:00
  
  Seventeen years on, determined student is rebuilding his life
  
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• West Midlands fire service facing £9.6 million cuts - union

  15-01-2016 19:25
  
  Fears that lives could be put at risk over budget reductions
  
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• Teenagers who stabbed man to death in street jailed for life

  15-01-2016 18:11
  
  Victim was dead 31 seconds after meeting Abdullah Atiqzoy and Saddam Essakhil
  
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• Trojan Horse-linked school's head 'delighted' by latest Ofsted report

  15-01-2016 17:00
  
  It's been a turbulent few years for the former Golden Hillock School in Sparkhill
  
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• Watch: Man repeatedly punched in face in brutal attack outside pub

  15-01-2016 16:33
  
  Police appeal for help after assault near Kerryman pub in Digbeth
  
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• Birmingham mum who tried to join Islamic State 'pictured with AK47' - trial

  15-01-2016 15:52
  
  Tareena Shakil allegedly took her toddler to Syria, telling her family she was going on holiday
  
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• Winning return for Ludlow at Solihull - Ludlow Advertiser

  15-01-2016 15:32 via
  Winning return for Ludlow at Solihull
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  Ludlow HC returned to league action on Saturday – and it was a winning return as they came from behind to beat Solihull Blossomfield 2-1 in the Warwick Printing West Midlands Premier Division. The home side had the better of the opening exchanges, ...
  

• Watch: Sneaky burglars caught unloading ladders from white van before break-in

  15-01-2016 15:22
  
  Three raiders targeted property in Wheatley Street, West Bromwich
  
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• Look: Car ends up on roof after hitting road sign in slippy conditions

  15-01-2016 14:26
  
  Driver unhurt after crash in Chester Street, Nechells
  
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• Daniel Kirkwood murder trial: Five Birmingham man shared 'murderous intent' court told

  15-01-2016 13:43
  
  Teenager died after he was stabbed in the neck
  
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• Bungling burka burglar caught after using OWN MOBILE to book taxi for getaway

  15-01-2016 13:23
  
  Krystal Kerr disguised herself in raid on Fun Station in Star City
  
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• Junaid Arif named as M40 fatal crash victim

  15-01-2016 12:04
  
  String of tributes paid to 'beautiful human' who was dedicated charity worker
  
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• Major Tim Peake prepares for space walk

  15-01-2016 11:57
  
  British astronaut Tim Peake prepares to embark on history-making mission
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at January 15 in years gone by

  15-01-2016 11:37
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on January 15.
  
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• Perry Barr baby 'killed after being battered and shaken by her angry dad'

  15-01-2016 11:35
  
  Tomas Driukas, 26, denies murdering four-month-old Deimante Driukaite
  
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• Cadbury cousin reveals more about life inside the Quaker movement

  15-01-2016 11:29
  
  An insight into life behind the doors of the Cadburys.
  
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• Starving dog left to die at roadside

  15-01-2016 11:27
  
  RSPCA believes tragic pet may have been abandoned by owner
  
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• More snowfall hits the Midlands - and MINUS EIGHT forecast on Saturday

  15-01-2016 08:42
  
  Coldest night of the winter predicted for the weekend
  
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• Young Solihull people affected by domestic violence set to benefit from grants - Solihull Observer

  15-01-2016 08:31 via
  Young Solihull people affected by domestic violence set to benefit from grants
  Solihull Observer
  A SOLIHULL charity which has received nearly £450,000 in lottery grants to help support young people affected by domestic violence. Birmingham and Solihull Women's Aid has been granted £448,937 over three years to provide help to affected children and ...
  

• Solihull Moors set for Stalybridge Celtic clash - Solihull Observer

  15-01-2016 08:31 via
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  Solihull Moors set for Stalybridge Celtic clash
  Solihull Observer
  MOORS will be looking to do the double over Stalybridge Celtic this Saturday when the two sides meet in the Vanarama National North at the Automated Technology Group Stadium. Celtic were one of the founder members of the Conference North after being ...
  

• Morning news headlines: More than 500,000 primary school children taught in 'super-size' classes; Bereaved relatives 'blocked on in seven organ donations'

  15-01-2016 08:25
  
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• Teachers bring in food for pupils left so hungry they fall asleep at their desks, poll finds

  15-01-2016 07:30
  
  Some teachers confessed to giving pupils cash for grub in the poll by YouGov-backed survey
  
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• Sports Direct: Bullring branch fire exit blocked by boxes of stock

  15-01-2016 07:30
  
  Retail giant pledges to investigate after shocked customer tweets picture at flagship Birmingham store
  
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• New Sutton Coldfield council could save historic town hall

  15-01-2016 06:00
  
  Campaigners are calling for the restoration of the old hall to be made a priority when the new town council is launched
  
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• Man charged with death by dangerous driving in Coventry

  15-01-2016 00:00
  
   A 32-year-old man will appear before Coventry Magistrates Court next month charged with causing death by dangerous driving last August.Driver Lewis Gilder, 32 from Swinburne Avenue, Copsewood, was bailed to appear at court on the 11 February.
  
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• Man charged with assaulting a police officer following a Coventry burglary

  15-01-2016 00:00
  
  A man has appeared in court after a police officer was assaulted following a burglary at a Coventry home.Police were called to Yeomanry Walk just after 6.30pm on Tuesday 12 January to reports of the burglary.Francis Overend, 47 of no fixed address, was charged with attempted burglary, going equipped for theft, wounding with intent to resist or prevent arrest.
  
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• JAILED: Murder teens jailed for life

  15-01-2016 00:00
  
  Two teenagers, have been jailed for life for stabbing a young Polish man and leaving his friend seriously injured. A third man has also been jailed for helping an offender. The unprovoked and random attacks took place last year as Lukasz Furmanek (24) and Radoslaw Dudek (31) walked along Grove Lane in the Handsworth area of Birmingham in the early hours of Sunday 31 May.
  
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• Coventry crime network crushed − gang members jailed for 43 years

  15-01-2016 00:00
  
  Seven gang members - including five from Coventry - have been jailed for a total of 43 and a half years after West Midlands Police crushed their crime network and seized a stash of firearms.Mohammed Khan, Faiser Ali, Andrew Mercer, David Smith, Lewis Coulton, Stefan Rainer and David Hanbury are the latest career criminals put behind bars as part of a concerted offensive on organised crime in Coventry by police and partner organisations.
  
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