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• Timeshare fraud gang jailed for 32 years for targeting elderly in £1m scam

  15-02-2016 22:00
  
  Callous crooks had cold-called victims before swindling them out of cash
  
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• Pilots facing weekly laser attacks at Birmingham Airport

  15-02-2016 20:00
  
  Birmingham has been named as the worst area for laser attacks after Heathrow Airport
  
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• Listen to Hayley Evetts hoping to make comeback in Eurovision - for Romania

  15-02-2016 20:00
  
  The Pop Idol finalist is singing a song by a fellow Brummie
  
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• Birmingham's HS2 high speed rail line goes to the wrong places, say experts

  15-02-2016 18:30
  
  Experts say the planned high speed rail network misses out too many cities
  
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• Midland firm scoops top gong for world's first plastic trumpet

  15-02-2016 17:23
  
  The pTrumpet has been designed by the Warwick Music Group
  
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• Yardley Wood teenager selected to be the face of national youth publicity campaign

  15-02-2016 16:10
  
  Benita Umererwa has been selected from thousands of young people across the country to be the face of a national advertising campaign for a youth programme.
  
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• Loophole sees poorer OAPs short-changed more than £600 a year

  15-02-2016 16:06
  
  Hard-up pensioners in the Midlands are being cheated out of hundreds of pounds a year, campaigners claim.
  
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• Rotary's cash boost for Solihull adoption charity - Birmingham Mail

  15-02-2016 16:04 via
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  Solihull adoption charity Adoption Focus has received a donation boost of £1,250 from The Rotary Club of Edgbaston Convention. Shares; Comments. Get daily news by email. Invalid e-mail. Subscribe Thanks for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again ...
  

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• West Midlands named gun crime capital for second year running

  15-02-2016 16:00
  
  Yet official figures do not include the recent firearms crimewave
  
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• Rotary's cash boost for Solihull adoption charity

  15-02-2016 15:55
  
  Solihull adoption charity Adoption Focus has received a donation boost of £1,250 from The Rotary Club of Edgbaston Convention.
  
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• Third set to renege on new year pledge to lose weight

  15-02-2016 15:48
  
  It's “give-up time” for thousands of people made a New Year pledge to lose weight.
  
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• Shirley school choir hit right note in competition

  15-02-2016 15:35
  
  Pupils from Our Lady of the Wayside RC Catholic Primary School have sung their way to victory after winning the Touchwood School Choir competition 2015.
  
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• Dorridge skiing sensation's bid for success at the English Alpine Championships

  15-02-2016 15:30
  
  Dorridge skiing sensation Scott Johns is leaving no stone unturned in his bid to enjoy a successful outing at this month’s English Alpine Championships.
  
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• Broken hearts may be on rise - Solihull cardiologist - Birmingham Mail

  15-02-2016 15:24 via
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  A Solihull cardiologist is warning cases of 'broken heart syndrome' – an actual medical condition – could be on the rise as Valentine's Day approaches. Shares; Comments. Get daily news by email. Invalid e-mail. Subscribe Thanks for subscribing! Could ...and more »
  

• Elonex Outdoor Media MD takes up Cure Leukaemia London 2 Paris challenge

  15-02-2016 15:18
  
  Digital advertising firm wins praise for support of leading blood cancer charity as MD Adam Stockton signs up for cycle race - in partnership with Cure Leukaemia
  
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• Touchwood tops the list for popular local attractions

  15-02-2016 15:16
  
  Solihull's Touchwood shopping centre has topped a list of 10 popular attractions in the West Midlands.
  
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• Broken hearts may be on rise - Solihull cardiologist

  15-02-2016 15:09
  
  A Solihull cardiologist is warning cases of ‘broken heart syndrome’ – an actual medical condition – could be on the rise as Valentine’s Day approaches.
  
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• Birmingham faces big chill as temperatures set to drop to -5C

  15-02-2016 14:41
  
  Light snowfall may also hit the city as blast of cold air from North Atlantic sweeps in
  
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• Pair appear in court over shooting death in alleged robbery bid

  15-02-2016 14:26
  
  It follows shooting death of grandfather Akhtar Javeed
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at February 15 in years gone by

  15-02-2016 14:18
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on February 15.
  
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• Regulars battle to save historic pub after its sudden closure

  15-02-2016 14:00
  
  The Abbey Hotel closed with just ten minutes notice, they say
  
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• Solihull man who saved baby's life urges all to back first aid initiative - Solihull Observer

  15-02-2016 13:48 via
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  Solihull man who saved baby's life urges all to back first aid initiative
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  A QUICK-THINKING Solihull shop assistant who saved the life of a 15-month-old baby is urging parents to get behind a new first aid initiative. Matt Tranter was working in Boots on the Sears retail park when he rushed to the aid of a baby who was having ...
  

• Elderly women targeted by sex offender - police

  15-02-2016 12:19
  
  Offences have happened over three months spell
  
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• Birmingham men held by armed police over Scottish cash machine theft

  15-02-2016 11:20
  
  Five men, including some from the Birmingham area, have been charged in connection with the theft of a cash machine in Scotland.
  
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• Lotto loser Suzanne Hinte could be heading for Big Brother house

  15-02-2016 10:46
  
  LOTTO loser Susanne Hinte could be leaving home and heading for the Big Brother house.
  
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• Two held by police after schoolboy triple stabbing - Birmingham Mail

  15-02-2016 10:26 via
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  Two held by police after schoolboy triple stabbing
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  Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after three schoolboys were stabbed. They were detained on Sunday evening at their home addresses by police. It follows an incident in Solihulll at about 6.30pm on Saturday. Officers ...
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• Two held by police after schoolboy triple stabbing in Solihull

  15-02-2016 10:25
  
  Two teenagers arrested after three schoolboys stabbed in Hobs Moat area of Solihull
  
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  15-02-2016 10:17 via
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  Teens arrested after schoolboy stabbing in Solihull
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  West Midlands Police have arrested two teenagers on suspicion of attempted murder after three schoolboys were stabbed in Solihull on Saturday. The three boys arrived at a local hospital around 6.30pm after the attack which is believed to have happened ...
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• Raiders steal big haul of drones and model aeroplanes

  15-02-2016 09:42
  
  Midland business targeted by thieves
  
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• The morning news headlines: NHS pledge to treat 1m more people with mental health issues; The Revenant resigns at the Baftas as Leonardo DiCaprio bags best actor award

  15-02-2016 09:16
  
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• Solihull pianist in finals of BBC Young Musician Jazz Award - Solihull Observer

  15-02-2016 08:40 via
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  Solihull pianist in finals of BBC Young Musician Jazz Award
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  A SOLIHULL pianist who has being tickling the ivories since he was little boy is a finalist in the BBC Young Musician Jazz Award. Elliott Sansom, from Birmingham Conservatoire, has made it through the extensive audition process and will now go head to ...
  

• Two charged with Akhtar Javeed murder

  15-02-2016 08:24
  
  Police continue to appeal for information over Digbeth shooting
  
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• "Ruthless" Spanish timeshare fraud gang targeted vulnerable

  15-02-2016 07:30
  
  A FRAUD gang targeted the vulnerable and elderly in a “ruthless” £1 million Spanish timeshare scam, leaving one victim considering suicide.
  
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• Bloomin' heck - battling Liam, 5, to 'star' at Chelsea Flower Show

  15-02-2016 07:30
  
  Youngster's image will be sculpted and used in 'Believe and Achieve' garden
  
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• West Midland business group launched calling for split from the European Union

  15-02-2016 06:50
  
  A total of 70 bosses have today launched Business for Britain, West Midlands, claiming EU regulation is making it harder to create jobs
  
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• £9m fund to unlock Birmingham's stalled housing developments

  15-02-2016 06:50
  
  Funding designed to get housing projects moving with shortfall in the region only expected to get bigger
  
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• Plans for 600 Birmingham city centre apartments - and giant rooftop gardens

  15-02-2016 06:50
  
  An application has gone in to Birmingham City Council for three blocks of apartments at Exchange Square and shops underneath
  
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• Two charged with murder of Birmingham business man Akhtar Javeed

  15-02-2016 00:00
  
  Two men will appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (Monday 15 February) charged with the murder of Akhtar Javeed.Businessman Surjat Mistry, 26, of Laundon Way, Leicester and 18-year-old student, Lemar Wali of Osmaston Park Road, Derby were both charged yesterdaywith murder, possession of a firearm and conspiracy to commit robbery.
  
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• Teenagers arrested after Solihull stabbing

  15-02-2016 00:00
  Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after three schoolboys were stabbed in Solihull on Saturday (13 February).An investigation was quickly launched after the three boys arrived at a local hospital around 6.30pm after the attack which is believed to have happened around the Hobs Meadow area near to Westcote Close shortly before.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of conspriacy to commit robbery in Digbeth murder probe

  15-02-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives investigating the murder of businessman Akhtar Javeed have arrested a man on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery. The 50-year-old from Hodge Hill was arrested arrested last night (Sunday 14 February) and is currently helping officers with their enquiries.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery in Digbeth murder probe

  15-02-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives investigating the murder of businessman Akhtar Javeed have arrested a man on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery. The 50-year-old from Hodge Hill was arrested arrested last night (Sunday 14 February) and is currently helping officers with their enquiries.
  
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