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• Mishell Moloney fire tragedy: Family's grief at loss of 'happy and lovely' mum

  09-02-2016 22:00
  
  Frankley house fire may have been caused by faulty tumble dryer
  
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• Internationally recognised Solihull artist to take next step in Los Angeles - Solihull Observer

  09-02-2016 21:11 via
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  Internationally recognised Solihull artist to take next step in Los Angeles
  Solihull Observer
  AN INTERNATIONALLY recognised artist from Solihull is aiming to take the next step in his music career after returning from performing in Los Angeles. 27-year-old Luke Davies, known as Eagle Empire, has performed across the globe – and this month will ...
  

• Small Heath School strike condemned by Labour MP and education chief

  09-02-2016 21:00
  
  Ladywood MP Shabana Mahmood says action over suspension of NUT representative is 'not proportionate' and urges staff to return to the classroom
  
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• Solihull Dad's campaign to find a cure for killer condition to save beloved son - Birmingham Mail

  09-02-2016 20:04 via
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  Solihull Dad's campaign to find a cure for killer condition to save beloved son
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  A Birmingham war veteran has urged MPs to boost research into a muscle-wasting condition which could eventually claim the life of his beloved little son. Marc Clark, 38, has launched a petition calling for more money to be spent on finding a cure for ...
  

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• Solihull Dad's campaign to find a cure for killer condition to save beloved son

  09-02-2016 20:00
  
  War veteran Marc Clark urging Government to invest in research to help little Jack and others
  
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• Ex-Blues hooligan Baz Patterson has road rage case dropped

  09-02-2016 20:00
  
  Walks free from court after prosecution offers no evidence after witness 'vanished'
  
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• Watch The Vamps' Brad Simpson as he goes back to his Sutton Coldfield school for Sport Relief

  09-02-2016 19:50
  
  Sutton Coldfield pop star goes back to Fairfax School for Sport Relief Games - in partnership with Sport Relief
  
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• The Vamps' Brad Simpson goes back to school in Sutton Coldfield for Sport Relief

  09-02-2016 19:50
  
  Sutton Coldfield pop star goes back to Fairfax School for Sport Relief Games - in partnership with Sport Relief
  
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• 'Irish Godfather' with Midlands links thought to be in feud which sparked Dublin hotel shooting

  09-02-2016 16:31
  
  Christy Kinahan is said to be worth £200 million
  
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• WATCH: R2D2 created from Birmingham's junk

  09-02-2016 16:24
  
  Sculptor takes inspiration from Star Wars to create the world-famous droid from bin lids and other things thrown away in the city
  
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• Huge £250m investment to get Birmingham's busiest commuter routes moving

  09-02-2016 15:58
  
  Stechford, Aston Expressway and Dudley Road among those being targeted for improvements and repairs
  
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• £250 million investment in Birmingham roads confirmed by city council transport bosses

  09-02-2016 15:58
  
  Stechford, Aston Expressway and Dudley Road routes among those being targeted with investment over next five years
  
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• Balsall Heath gunfire probe: CCTV released in bid to trace witnesses

  09-02-2016 15:53
  
  Police appeal for couple and group of women to come forward after gun fired near pub
  
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• Warwickshire Country Cricket Club stars raise £175K for Cure Leukaemia and visit patients

  09-02-2016 15:28
  
  WCCC has raised £175K for Birmingham charity since 2011 - in partnership with Cure Leukaemia
  
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• 100 new jobs up for grabs at new Solihull Waitrose - Birmingham Mail

  09-02-2016 15:01 via
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  100 new jobs up for grabs at new Solihull Waitrose
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  More than 100 jobs are up for grabs at Solihull's new Waitrose store, which opens in May. The recruitment process will begin at an information event at the Ramada Hotel in New Road from 5.30pm to 6.30pm on Friday. The public will get a chance to find ...
  

• 100 new jobs up for grabs at new Solihull Waitrose

  09-02-2016 15:00
  
  Details of how to apply for one of the 100 jobs up for grabs at the new Waitrose store in Solihull
  
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• Midlands braced for THREE INCHES of snow this weekend

  09-02-2016 14:40
  
  After strong winds on Monday, the region faces a big chill
  
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• Lily and Shelley Wu: Michael Junior admits causing death of sisters in Handsworth road crash

  09-02-2016 13:24
  
  Defendant said 'tearful goodbyes' to relatives before court hearing
  
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• Two arrested over Tanveer Iqbal murder

  09-02-2016 12:45
  
  Music shop boss found in the boot of his car in Edgbaston
  
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• Supporters planning Premier League-wide walkout over ticket prices THIS WEEKEND

  09-02-2016 12:23
  
  Football Supporters' Federation meeting with fan representatives to coordinate protest
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at February 9 in years gone by

  09-02-2016 12:03
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on February 9.
  
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• Glee TV show 'to be renamed' after makers lose legal battle with Birmingham comedy club

  09-02-2016 11:59
  
  Boss behind Hurst Street venue wins second round of David v Goliath fight
  
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• Glee TV show 'could be renamed' after makers lose legal battle with Birmingham comedy club

  09-02-2016 11:59
  
  Boss behind Hurst Street venue wins second round of David v Goliath fight
  
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• Death toll rises to eight after train crash in southern Germany

  09-02-2016 11:39
  
  150 injured after two trains crashed head-on into each other next to the Mangfall river in Bad Aibling, Bavaria
  
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• Four dead and 150 injured in German train crash

  09-02-2016 10:58
  
  The collision between two regional trains occurred on a single track near Bad Aibling, in Bavaria, 40 miles south-east of Munich.
  
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• WATCH: Timelapse video shows Central Library demolition progress in January

  09-02-2016 10:48
  
  High reach excavators tore off tonnes of concrete from the exterior of the divisive building, which is being knocked down to make way for the Paradise regeneration scheme
  
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• Small Heath School is closed again by new wave of strike action

  09-02-2016 10:13
  
  Teachers stage walkout claiming suspended NUT rep was 'victimised' over academy row
  
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• The morning news headlines: Call to end long distance hospital admissions for mentally ill; Jeremy Corbyn set for shadow cabinet clash of the Trident

  09-02-2016 08:56
  
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• More off road parking spaces needed in Birmingham say councillors as review is launched

  09-02-2016 07:30
  
  Planning policies to promote public transport have failed to halt car use, but left neighbourhoods like Edgbaston and Selly Oak clogged with parked cars say councillors
  
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• Man attacked nude ex with towel and mop pole as she had bath

  09-02-2016 07:30
  
  Jay Hermon also posted naked pictures of former girlfriend on Facebook
  
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• Government-backed M6 task force set up to look at congestions and toll road

  09-02-2016 07:30
  
  'We can't be Midlands engine for growth if our arteries are regularly blocked' says regional transport chief
  
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• Government-backed M6 task force set up to look at congestion and toll road

  09-02-2016 07:30
  
  'We can't be Midlands engine for growth if our arteries are regularly blocked' says regional transport chief
  
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• 16,000 West Midland families face massive rent hike in Government's 'tenant tax'

  09-02-2016 07:30
  
  Council house tenants will be told to pay higher rents if their household income is £30,000 a year or more
  
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• Most read: Glynn Purnell slams reviewer, rapist flees abroad, dancing binmen

  09-02-2016 06:30
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Monday, February 8
  
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• WMP take part in Safer Internet Day 2016

  09-02-2016 00:00
  
  We are joining hundreds of organisations taking part in today’s international ‘Safer Internet Day 2016’.The aim of the day is to promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.  
  
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• Police re-appeal for witnesses after cyclist is knocked off his bike on the A45

  09-02-2016 00:00
  
  Police are re-appealing for witnesses after a non-stop collision, in which a cyclist is still recovering from his injuries one month on.It happened at around 6.30am on Thursday 7 January on the A45 at Stonebridge Island towards Coventry.
  
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• Police investigating death of music shop owner arrest two people on suspicion of murder

  09-02-2016 00:00
  
  Police investigating the death of music shop owner Tanveer Iqbal, have arrested two people on suspicion of murder. A 36-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man were arrested at an address in Birmingham by detectives last night (Monday 8 February).
  
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• Police investigating death of music shop owner arrest two people

  09-02-2016 00:00
  
  Police investigating the death of music shop owner Tanveer Iqbal, have arrested two people on suspicion of murder. A 36-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man were arrested at an address in Birmingham by detectives last night (Monday 8 February).
  
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• Did you see a gun being fired on Moseley Road on New Year’s Day?

  09-02-2016 00:00
  
  Witnesses are being urged to come forward after a disturbance in Birmingham on New Year’s Day, during which a firearm is thought to have been discharged.
   
  It happened at around 3.25am on 1 January, outside the Ceol Castle pub on Moseley Road.
   
  A woman suffered minor injuries following an assault and officers suspect that a gun may have also been fired, although nobody was injured as a result of that discharge. 
  
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• Coventry man jailed for meat cleaver attack

  09-02-2016 00:00
  
  A Coventry man has been jailed after scarring his friend for life in a meat cleaver attack. Martin O’Dowd swung the weapon during a feud over a debt between his old friend and his flatmate, leaving the man with a deep laceration from his ear lobe to his jawline on 3 July last year in Lloyd Crescent, Binley. 
  
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• Birmingham man admits causing the deaths of two sisters in Handsworth collision

  09-02-2016 00:00
  
  A Birmingham man has pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving after two sisters were killed as they crossed a Handsworth road last year. Michael Junior, aged 35 from Copthall Road, Handsworth appeared at Birmingham Crown Court today (Tuesday 9 February) and will be sentenced on Thursday for causing the deaths of Lily and Shelly Xin Wu, aged 7 and 6, and for causing serious injury to their 39-year-old mother, 13-year-old brother and 12-year-old sister. 
  
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