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• Most read: Lottery ticket gran to face theft trial, prostitute burgled war hero, Northfield armed police raid

  27-01-2016 23:30
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Wednesday, January 27
  
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• Almost half of drivers test positive for drugs in police Christmas crackdown

  27-01-2016 22:00
  
  Figures revealed following West Midlands Police's December drink-and-drug-drive campaign
  
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• Winson Green prostitute jailed for burgling 81-year-old war hero

  27-01-2016 21:00
  
  Kiran Pardesi, 37, targeted Raymond Gill after he spurned advances
  
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• No More #Brumcuts: Leader John Clancy says council would be £85m a year better off with fair deal

  27-01-2016 20:00
  
  But the Labour leader warns that the city council still needs to change the way it raises and spends money in future
  
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• Nikki Rushton tragedy: Fundraising for brave daughter rockets towards £3k

  27-01-2016 19:30
  
  Campaign had been set up for three-year-old who discovered dead mum
  
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• Police appeal to find missing man whose car was last seen in Birmingham

  27-01-2016 19:00
  
  Kieran Burke has not been seen since January 18
  
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• Muhammad Afzal's position as future Lord Mayor now 'untenable', say colleagues

  27-01-2016 19:00
  
  Councillor had branded Prime Minister an Islamophobe at anti-Prevent meeting
  
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• Consecutive wins push Solihull Barons up to third - Solihull Observer

  27-01-2016 19:00 via
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  Consecutive wins push Solihull Barons up to third
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  A BUSY weekend saw Solihull Barons claim maximum points against Sheffield Spartans and Blackburn Hawks and move up to third in the NIHL North 1 (Moralee) league. The Barons began with a trip to Sheffield on Saturday in what would emerge as a low ...
  

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• Back-to-back defeats for in-form Birmingham & Solihull Bees - Solihull Observer

  27-01-2016 19:00 via
  Back-to-back defeats for in-form Birmingham & Solihull Bees
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  BIRMINGHAM & Solihull Bees came out top in an arm wrestle in some very muddy conditions to narrowly beat Longton 8-5 at Portway in the National League 3 Midlands division. In doing, so they notched up a second successive win – a feat that they had not ...
  

• Burntwood plane passenger in flight u-turn drama as crew taken ill

  27-01-2016 18:23
  
  American Airlines flight from Heathrow to Los Angeles turns back London after sickness hits
  
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• Birmingham MP Shabana Mahmood to represent Labour MPs on ruling committee of divided party

  27-01-2016 18:14
  
  Ladywood MP Shabana Mahmood is plunged into the thick of Labour's divisions as she lands a key job representing backbench MPs inside the party machinery
  
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• Yemeni community in Birmingham boosted by Sport Relief

  27-01-2016 17:23
  
  Sport Relief grant helps Britain's largest Yemeni community who live in in Birmingham - in partnership with Sport Relief
  
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• Grandma who claims she owns £33 million lottery ticket facing theft trial in Birmingham

  27-01-2016 16:55
  
  Susanne Hinte, 48, to stand trial at Birmingham Magistrates Court on March 1
  
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• All-girls' school pupils CAN talk to men, says Birmingham Mail readers

  27-01-2016 16:34
  
  Readers dismiss controversial claims by head at coeducational school
  
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• Tareena Shakil trial: Jury retires to consider Sparkbrook mum verdicts

  27-01-2016 16:09
  
  Shakil admitted travelling to Syria but denied becoming a member of Islamic State
  
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• Five people, including a child, in Hall Green road crash

  27-01-2016 16:04
  
  Key junction blocked as paramedics helped those involved
  
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• New Solihull ice rink owners criticised over withdrawal of free parking - Coventry Telegraph

  27-01-2016 15:09 via
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  New Solihull ice rink owners criticised over withdrawal of free parking
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  The new owners of Solihull ice rink have been criticised over the withdrawal of free car parking to attend activities at the rink's adjoining function rooms. Silver Blades have installed a 'pay and display' system after taking over from property ...
  

• Fagin-style conman who lured KFC worker into his £700k criminal empire is jailed

  27-01-2016 15:03
  
  Marvin Campbell was detained a month after he went on the run
  
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• Lottery 'fraudsters' in jail warning as hundreds try to claim £33 million jackpot

  27-01-2016 15:02
  
  Former West Midlands Police detective said a deliberate fraud could lead to prison sentences
       
  
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• Government urged to seize back control of Birmingham Prison after G4S abuse scandal

  27-01-2016 13:59
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Deputy Leader Tom Watson lead calls for the Government to put Birmingham Prison in "special measures"
  
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• Tile Cross Road: Machete attack knifeman still on the loose

  27-01-2016 13:30
  
  Police say local people 'know who did this'
  
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• Solihull Beavers inaugurate two new members using Makaton language - Solihull Observer

  27-01-2016 13:07 via
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  Solihull Beavers inaugurate two new members using Makaton language
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  TWO months after Solihull Methodist Church was awarded makaton friendly status, the form of communication was used to inaugurate two new members of a borough Beavers group. Makaton, a language used to help children and adults with communication ...
  

• Great Barr School: Bomb scare was yet another hoax call

  27-01-2016 12:24
  
  Early-morning alert was latest in a string of malicious calls made across the Midlands
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at January 27 in years gone by

  27-01-2016 12:11
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on January 27.
  
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• Look at the freedom Birmingham had after the war

  27-01-2016 12:02
  
  This week we turn the clock back on a different decade in Birmingham, today it's the 1950s.
  
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• New research reveals almost 900,000 Muslims fought in WWI

  27-01-2016 12:00
  
  Dr Islam Issa, a lecturer at Birmingham City University, has been studying the Islamic contribution to the conflict
  
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• Water Orton: Police investigate after porn movie filmed in churchyard

  27-01-2016 11:30
  
  Adult actress filmed in grounds of St Peter and St Paul
  
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• Northfield: Armed police in swoop on suspects wanted for firearms offences

  27-01-2016 10:52
  
  Two men held and four weapons recovered in dawn raid in Birmingham
  
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• Northfield: Armed police in swoop on suspect wanted for firearms offences

  27-01-2016 10:52
  
  Man held in dawn raid in Birmingham
  
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• Great Barr School pupils evacuated in new bomb threat

  27-01-2016 10:44
  
  Call made at 8.40am but children reportedly quickly allowed to return to classes
  
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• Hagley Road car crash just misses pedestrians

  27-01-2016 09:06
  
  One of Birmingham's busiest roads blocked by pile-up
  
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• The morning news headlines: Apple sets record for quarterly profit but expects sales decline; £5k-a-day fines plan in crackdown on unmanned roadworks misery

  27-01-2016 09:02
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• Who pulled the plug? Scenic Sutton Park pool turned into mudflats after leak

  27-01-2016 07:30
  
  Swans and fish left high and dry after Longmoor Pool drained
  
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• MPs call on Prime Minister to overturn decision to deny cancer drug to Birmingham Dad

  27-01-2016 07:30
  
  MP Roger Godsiff is calling on David Cameron to help save Khlaid Younis who is battling leukaemia
  
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• Two men arrested following warrant in Northfield this morning.

  27-01-2016 00:00
  
  This morning officers attended an address in the Northfield area of Birmingham and following a search recovered four firearms.
  
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• Two men arrested following warrant in Northfield

  27-01-2016 00:00
  
  Police officers conducted a warrant at an address in the Northfield area of Birmingham yesterday (27 Jan) and following a search recovered four firearms.
  
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• Almost half of drivers test positive for drugs during Christmas crackdown

  27-01-2016 00:00
  
  More than 40 per cent of drivers tested positive for drugs after being stopped as part of the West Midlands Police Christmas crackdown. Officers were armed with roadside testing kits after securing £40,000 Government funding for the December drink-and-drug-drive campaign. 
  
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