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• Elderly man in critical condition after Walsall collision

  19-01-2016 22:30
  
  Police appeal for information after 83-year-old suffered head, neck and chest injuries in collision on Longwood Lane
  
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• Walsall drug dealer masterminded heroin deal from behind bars

  19-01-2016 22:00
  
  Samir Gulfaraz used smuggled mobile phone to organise deal while serving prison sentence for previous drug offence
  
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• Police condemn hoaxers behind bomb scares at Black Country schools

  19-01-2016 21:51
  
  Investigation launched to find people responsible for making hoax bomb threats which saw four schools evacuated
  
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• Solihull couple raise thousands of pounds for hospital where their child was stillborn - Solihull Observer

  19-01-2016 21:14 via
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  Solihull couple raise thousands of pounds for hospital where their child was stillborn
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  A SOLIHULL couple have raised £3,500 for the hospital they were treated at in memory of their baby boy, Micah, who was stillborn in 2012. Charlotte Gavin Nall raised the funds to refurbish the bereavement room on ward 1 at Heartlands Hospital to give ...
  

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• Death of Tamworth teacher Fallan Kurek, 21, WAS linked to contraceptive pill, says coroner

  19-01-2016 20:45
  
  Inquest heard how Fallan's mum Julia gave chest compressions in bid to save daughter's life
  
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• Nicolla Rushton tragedy: Family speaks of agony after devoted mum is found dead

  19-01-2016 20:00
  
  Her young daughter was found walking herself to nursery and told police: 'Mummy is sleeping and she won't wake up'
  
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• Mum of tragic Ralphie Plant: 'My heart is shattered beyond repair'

  19-01-2016 20:00
  
  Ten-week old baby died after release from hospital after suffering meningitis 
  
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• Birmingham politics conference firm slammed over 'security' scare claim

  19-01-2016 20:00
  
  Police said to be fuming after guests at high profile city centre event wrongly told it was cancelled for 'security reasons'.
  
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• "I will negotiate with our contractors in public and live on the internet" says Birmingham City Council leader

  19-01-2016 19:00
  
  Labour leader John Clancy threatens to go public if Capita and Amey refuse to make cuts to their multi-million pound a year deals
  
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• Andrea Carr: Man given indefinite hospital order over Nechells killing

  19-01-2016 18:46
  
  Ozekell Empire given order at Birmingham Crown Court after partner's death in December 2014
  
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• Selly Park residents protest against student flats plan for Victorian mansion

  19-01-2016 17:00
  
  Residents in Serpentine Road raise petition in last ditch attempt to halt the conversion of the historic Beechenhurst building
  
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• David Cameron doesn't understand British Islam or Muslim women

  19-01-2016 17:00
  
  Birmingham Ladywood MP Shabana Mahmood says David Cameron has a lot to learn about British Muslims.
  
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• Birmingham MP attacks David Cameron over plan to make Muslim women learn English

  19-01-2016 17:00
  
  Birmingham MP Shabana Mahmood also defended face veils and segregation.
  
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• Edgbaston battles for rethink over new city council ward

  19-01-2016 16:50
  
  Residents says there is 'groundswell of support' after northern part of the suburb was moved into a new Summerfield ward under government proposals
  
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• Handsworth drug dealer who blackmailed 'vulnerable man' loses court appeal

  19-01-2016 16:32
  
  Paul Russell, 45, serving nine year sentence after targeting victim, who had mental health issues
  
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• MINUS SIX forecast for Tuesday night - but Midlands to be hotter than Athens by weekend

  19-01-2016 15:29
  
  Mixed bag of weather over the next few days but no return to last week's snowfall
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn pleads for release of Black Country man held in Portugal over terror claims

  19-01-2016 15:01
  
  British police have already investigated Smethwick man Paramjeet Singh Saini but he was held by Portugal when he went there for a family holiday.
  
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• West Midlands Police counter-terror gun cop chops off tip of his trigger finger

  19-01-2016 14:46
  
  Force lost instruction manual for weapons destruction machine and gave 'utterly inadequate' training, court told
  
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• Walsall brothers sent £10k to terrorist in Syria, court hearing told

  19-01-2016 13:27
  
  Mohammed Iqbal Hussain, 25, and Mohamed Suyaubur Rohaman, 32, deny funding terrorism
  
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• Bomb scare at Black Country schools: All you need to know

  19-01-2016 13:17
  
  What should parents do? What happens to children who can’t be picked up? What about other schools? Your questions answered
  
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• Twitter down due to 'technical issue'

  19-01-2016 12:10
  
  The issue began at around 8.30am, with the number of reported problems from users rising rapidly.
  
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• Half of the UK's biggest-ever Lotto jackpot has still not been claimed

  19-01-2016 11:59
  
  Well over a week after the headline-grabbing draw, the winner of the remaining £33 million half of the UK's biggest-ever Lotto jackpot has still not come forward.
  
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• Mansfield Town to play friendly at Solihull Moors tonight - Mansfield Chad

  19-01-2016 11:31 via
  Mansfield Town to play friendly at Solihull Moors tonight
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  A Mansfield Town XI will play away tonight at Solihull Moors in a friendly match which is FREE to watch for all supporters (7.45pm kick-off). Members of the Stags' youth team, along with some senior professionals, will be fielded in the Amber and Blue.and more »
  

• Four schools evacuated over bomb threat alert

  19-01-2016 11:29
  
  All the schools received calls between 9 and 9.30am on Tuesday
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at January 19 in years gone by

  19-01-2016 11:28
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on January 19.
  
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• In Pictures: Cadbury developed its own railway to help grow its sweet empire

  19-01-2016 11:11
  
  Cadbury's chocolate empire began from humble beginnings in Birmingham 192 years ago, to assist with the importing and exporting of products, as the company grew from strength to strength, it developed its own railway system.
  
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• Schoolboys knocked down by hit-and-run driver as they walked home

  19-01-2016 10:40
  
  Boys, 11 and 12, were walking on the pavement
  
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• New £20k Audi A1 Sport stolen after thief breaks into house to steal keys

  19-01-2016 09:50
  
  Police warn the registration plate was likely to have been changed instantly
  
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• Morning news headlines: New website to help protect children from extremism; Eagles singer and guitarist Glenn Frey dies aged 67

  19-01-2016 09:40
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• Solihull mum fined £804 for unauthorised child absence - Solihull Observer

  19-01-2016 08:33 via
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  Solihull mum fined £804 for unauthorised child absence
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  A SOLIHULL mother has been fined £804 for her child's unauthorised absences from a Chelmsley Wood primary school. She was sentenced at Birmingham Magistrates Court on Monday, January 11 after her child failed to attend Fordbridge Community ...
  

• Prescription charges 'may be needed to save the NHS'

  19-01-2016 07:30
  
  We have to consider major changes to ensure the NHS survives, according to ex-Birmingham MP and former Health Secretary Norman Fowler
  
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• Ex-Aston Villa star Shaun Teale's £10k fundraising drive to help dying dad

  19-01-2016 07:30
  
  Popular former defender used to be cheered on by lifelong fan
  
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• Five-fold rise in fraud cases involving Midland women

  19-01-2016 06:45
  
  While the overall cost of fraud cases to the region actually fell in 2015, the number committed by women rose from £410,000 in 2014 to £2.5 million
  
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• New cinema and restaurants set for Erdington

  19-01-2016 06:00
  
  'Outdated and unattractive' retail hub which was built in the 1960s is to undergo facelift work in a bid to attract new tenants
  
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• Government launches schools crackdown to protect children from extremism

  19-01-2016 01:01
  
  Education Secretary Nicky Morgan announces series of measures against extremism in schools following concern about children in Birmingham
  
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• Police probe launched into school bomb scare calls

  19-01-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives are investigating after three Sandwell schools received bomb scare calls this morning (Tuesday 19 January). A school in Dudley was also affected. Some institutions took the independent decision to evacuate students. All are safe and being cared for as usual by staff.
  
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• Investigation launched into hoax bomb threats to schools

  19-01-2016 00:00
  
  An investigation is underway following four hoax bomb threats to schools in the West Midlands.The calls were received between 9am and 9.30am at schools in Halesowen and Oldbury on Tuesday 19 January.A police investigation was immediately launched to find the person responsible.Following the alerts made directly to the schools, some institutions took the independent decision to evacuate students. At no time did police advise the schools affected or others to close or to change their usual ti
  
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• Hospital order for Birmingham man who killed his partner

  19-01-2016 00:00
  
  A man who killed his partner has been given an indefinite hospital order at Birmingham Crown Court today (19 January).Ozekell Empire, 31, was deemed unfit to stand trial following the death of Andrea Carr whose body was found at their home on Nechells Park Road on December 2014. A post mortem revealed that Andrea had died from asphyxiation.
  
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• Force in the top 100 UK employers list

  19-01-2016 00:00
  
  West Midlands Police has been recognised as one of the top employers in the UK for lesbian, gay and bisexual people. The assessment by gay rights group Stonewall ranks the force as 71 out of 400 businesses and charities. The accolade places West Midlands Police alongside the likes of Lloyds bank, KPMG and BP.
  
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• Elderly man in a critical condition following Walsall crash

  19-01-2016 00:00
  
  An 83-year-old pedestrian is in a critical condition in hospital after a road traffic collision in Longwood Lane at the junction of Sutton Road in Walsall.Officers were alerted to the collision by the ambulance service at about 5.45pm last Tuesday (12 January).
  
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• Drug dealer who organised heroin deal from prison is behind bars again

  19-01-2016 00:00
  
  A jailed drug dealer who used a smuggled mobile phone to try and mastermind a heroin deal from his cell is back behind bars.A police investigation revealed 28 year-old Samir Gulfaraz was co-ordinating a deal while serving in HMP Featherstone.Officers seized almost £50,000 worth of heroin in Trinity Road, Aston, on 17th September 2014 after monitoring two people, who later became known to be associates of Gulfaraz.
  
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