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• Brum actor Adam Fielding quits Emmerdale over ‘stressful’ role

  11-02-2016 21:30
  
  City-born 22-year-old has been playing Kirin Kotecha in the series
  
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• Solihull singer Vicki Gordon aims to dazzle on The Voice - Birmingham Mail

  11-02-2016 21:10 via
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  Solihull singer Vicki Gordon aims to dazzle on The Voice
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  The 24-year-old from Solihull is appearing on the BBC1 show on Saturday as a duo with her best friend Scott Storey. She works as a presenter on the Rocks and Co jewellery shopping channel, based at Fazeley Studios in Birmingham city centre, and reveals ...
  

• WATCH: Horrified shoppers film RAT at Morrisons store in Birmingham

  11-02-2016 19:45
  
  Shocked Aisha Iqbal, 24, spotted rodent near to cafe at her local supermarket
  
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• Newlyweds win £12k payout after 'honeymoon from hell' in Sharm El Sheikh

  11-02-2016 19:45
  
  Guy and Denise Chapman, from Sparkhill, receive settlement after being hit by illness
  
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• Burger Bar Boys gun gang sentences should be increased, says Attorney General

  11-02-2016 19:45
  
  Robert Buckland also tells appeal judges that 'godfather' Nosakhere Stephenson should get life
  
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• Bed blocking crisis as number of patients 'trapped' at hospitals DOUBLES in year

  11-02-2016 18:15
  
  Patients at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust unable to be sent home after social care cuts
  
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• West Midlands Police needs help to cope with gun crime epidemic, MP tells government

  11-02-2016 18:09
  
  A Birmingham MP issued a plea in the House of Commons for funding to help West Midlands Police cope with gun crime
  
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• Watch: Birmingham scientists help to discover gravitational waves

  11-02-2016 17:55
  
  University of Birmingham team help crack mystery of the universe
  
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• No More #Brumcuts: Tory chief slams Labour MPs over council funding failure

  11-02-2016 17:26
  
  Conservative Robert Alden says MPs tactic of asking for a better deal while criticising 'evil' Government was destined to fail
  
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• How do I spot fake online dating profiles and beat the fraudsters?

  11-02-2016 17:23
  
  Tips of how to avoid conmen who have stolen an estimated £27 million from victims in the last 12 months
  
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• University of Birmingham chief earns almost THREE TIMES the Prime Minister's salary

  11-02-2016 17:10
  
  The figures were revealed following requests through the Freedom of Information Act
  
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• Socks and Chocs charity helps homeless with aid of Sport Relief

  11-02-2016 17:00
  
  Pride of Birmingham winner Ian Northcott awarded community cash grant - in partnership with Sport Relief
  
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• Councillor leads call for people who park on grass verges to be slapped with ASBOs

  11-02-2016 17:00
  
  Grass verges turned to mud by drivers in Hodge Hill
  
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• Crisis-hit Baverstock Academy to close sixth form to new admissions

  11-02-2016 16:18
  
  Druids Heath originally planned to kick out current students halfway through their A-levels
  
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• Courts to shut down in desperate bid to save money

  11-02-2016 16:04
  
  Birmingham Youth, Solihull Magistrates and Sandwell Magistrates Courts will all go
  
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• Back to the drawing board for flawed snooping law plans

  11-02-2016 15:03
  
  The Government has not yet made out a conclusive case for new powers to compel internet firms to store records relating to people's web and social media use.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt to impose a contract on junior doctors

  11-02-2016 14:34
  
  Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said: "This is a cynical move by Jeremy Hunt and a disaster for NHS industrial relations. It's proof the Government regards the views of hardworking NHS staff as worthless.
  
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• Top marks for Birmingham's oldest independent school for girls

  11-02-2016 14:21
  
  The school in Edgbaston was praised by education watchdogs
  
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• Jeremy Kyle's wife Carla complains about his 'unreasonable behaviour' as they are granted a divorce

  11-02-2016 14:18
  
  A decree nisi was granted in a 20 second court hearing
  
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• Fake car insurance factory as part of 'ghost broker' insurance scam

  11-02-2016 14:08
  
  Four men from Birmingham avoid jail over fraud
  
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• Lily and Shelley Wu tragedy: Anger as killer driver Michael Junior is jailed for just four years

  11-02-2016 13:57
  
  Grieving friends say family is serving a life sentence over loss of young sisters
  
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• Call to boycott Cadbury chocolate this Easter over no tax fury

  11-02-2016 13:03
  
  Methodist Tax Justice Network behind campaign after it emerged firm owner paid zero corporation tax.
  
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• Parents will be told sibling application numbers in battle for a school place

  11-02-2016 13:00
  
  The radical move comes after suggestion from parents in Sutton Coldfield
  
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• Bristol Road South blocked as car catches fire

  11-02-2016 12:33
  
  Key commuter route closed as fire crews tackled flames
  
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• Father and son dodged £900,000 tax at illegal filling station

  11-02-2016 12:31
  
  Frank Daly and his son Jacob O’Callaghan sold kerosine as road diesel
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at February 11 in years gone by

  11-02-2016 12:29
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on February 11.
  
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• Lily and Shelley Wu: Driver jailed for four years after sisters killed as they crossed road

  11-02-2016 12:10
  
  Michael Junior, 35, admitted causing death by dangerous driving in Handsworth
  
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• Woman's car overturned on icy road

  11-02-2016 12:04
  
  Frosty start on Thursday morning caused several accidents
  
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• Look: Can you help to solve this school photo MYSTERY?

  11-02-2016 12:04
  
  Yardley pupils are seeking help to identify these school faces believed to be from the 1950s.
  
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• No Top Gear slot for Lord Aleem despite massive internet backing

  11-02-2016 11:08
  
  Solihull petrolhead was 'bombarbed' by pleas from fans to audition
  
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• Student charged with hoax bomb threat call

  11-02-2016 10:14
  
  Scott McLaughlin due before magistrates later this month
  
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• Newly released IS video shows 'British boy blowing up prisoners'

  11-02-2016 09:46
  
  This is the second IS propaganda film believed to show the youngster, who has been identified as the son of Muslim extremist Grace "Khadija" Dare from Lewisham, south-east London
  
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• The morning news headlines: New IS video shows British boy blowing up prisoners; Doctors face forced contract as pay talks reach 'end of the road'

  11-02-2016 09:20
  
  NEW IS VIDEO SHOWS 'BRITISH BOY BLOWING UP PRISONERS'
  
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• Yacht timeshare fraudster Andrew Harris ordered to repay £350k or face two more years in jail

  11-02-2016 07:30
  
  Crooked Alcester businessman, 56, hit by Proceeds of Crime order after Shakespeare Classic Line scam
  
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• Major inquiry backs Birmingham Mail campaign to make the BBC give a fair deal to the West Midlands

  11-02-2016 07:30
  
  The BBC is under pressure to invest in the Midlands after an inquiry by the Commons Culture Committee concludes it must stop focusing resources on London and Manchester
  
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• Government's right to buy scheme 'will destroy Bournville Village'

  11-02-2016 07:30
  
  Bournville Village’s 100-year history of providing high quality homes for working people will be ended by the Government’s “right to buy” scheme, modern-day managers have warned.
  
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• Library of Birmingham might be unworkable - but that's no reason not to try

  11-02-2016 06:50
  
  Agenda editor Graeme Brown said there needs to be an engaging vision for the costly attraction, as the council can't go it alone
  
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• Firm behind Birmingham's most expensive apartment reveals THREE new plush projects

  11-02-2016 06:50
  
  Exclusive apartment blocks in the Gun Quarter and Jewellery Quarter revealed by Elevate Property Group
  
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• Council cuts blamed as Library of Birmingham trust wound up

  11-02-2016 06:50
  
  The Library of Birmingham Development Trust has been axed following a series of financial blows for the city’s top attraction
  
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• Most read: Woman charged with Tanveer Iqbal murder, school holiday row, Brum nostalgia film

  11-02-2016 06:00
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Wednesday, February 10
  
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• Student to appear before court accused of copycat college bomb hoax

  11-02-2016 00:00
  
  Police have charged a man in connection with a hoax bomb threat made to a college in Sandwell. Scott McLaughlin, 20, from Cavendish Road, Edgbaston in Birmingham was arrested by officers on Wednesday (10 February) − the same day as the threats were made.
  
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• Police inspectors pleased with WMP’s ‘public first’ approach

  11-02-2016 00:00
  
  Inspectors assessing the ethics and culture of UK police forces have concluded West Midlands Police understands the communities it serves, grasps the public’s concerns, and treats people fairly. Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC) examined the force’s neighbourhood policing reach, how it speaks to the public, call handling and complaints procedure − and rated it ‘Good’ overall.
  
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• Bus passenger may have seen fatal hit and run

  11-02-2016 00:00
  
  Police investigating a fatal hit and run in Coventry believe a woman waiting at a bus-stop near the crash scene could hold vital clues - and are appealing for her to come forward.It follows a crash at the junction of Dame Agnes Grove and Henley Road at around 1pm on Saturday 30 January in which a 56-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured. Christopher Masterson later died in hospital.
  
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• Birmingham man jailed for causing the deaths of two sisters in Handsworth collision

  11-02-2016 00:00
  
  A Birmingham man has been jailed for four years for causing the death of two sisters as they crossed a Handsworth road last year. 
    
  Michael Junior, aged 35 from Copthall Road, Handsworth was sentenced today (Thursday 11 February) after pleading guilty on Tuesday to causing the deaths of Lily and Shelly Xin Wu, aged 7 and 6, by dangerous driving and for causing serious injury to their 39-year-old mother, 13-year-old brother and 12-year-old sister. 
  
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