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• Videos of the week: 150mph police chase, Goodyear Dunlop fire, Villa fans film

  19-02-2016 23:30
  
  Take a look back at our top videos on the site from the past seven days
  
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• Employers demand an EU referendum date as David Cameron agrees a deal at Brussels

  19-02-2016 23:17
  
  Birmingham business leaders urge the Prime Minister to get a move on as David Cameron finally agrees a deal with EU leaders
  
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• Plus size beauty named as Birmingham's only finalist in national pageant

  19-02-2016 23:00
  
  Leah Deacon hopes to be crowned the winner after being named a finalist last month
  
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• Boyfriend of Dudley shop girl Raemarni Ball denies she's romancing Floyd Mayweather

  19-02-2016 23:00
  
  Midland teenager was swept off to Las Vegas by boxing champ after meeting at event in Cannock
  
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• Northfield mum's stillborn tragedy after midwives failed to deliver baby for 12 hours

  19-02-2016 21:30
  
  Heather Cornes, 27, wins apology from Birmingham Women’s Hospital after stillborn tragedy 
  
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• WATCH: Drone footage reveals Goodyear Dunlop fire damage

  19-02-2016 21:09
  
  West Midlands Fire Service capture aerial video as part of investigation into fire at office block on Wingfoot Way
  
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• Insurance firm refuses to pay to family of pregnant mum run down - because car wasn't garaged

  19-02-2016 20:00
  
  BMW driver Shammas Rehman was jailed for 12 months for causing death by careless driving
  
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• Fire at Tudor Lounge swingers club confirmed as arson

  19-02-2016 20:00
  
  Blaze gutted the upper floor of the sex club in December, but repair work now underway
  
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• Walsall Big Brother contestant is star of Punjabi blockbuster

  19-02-2016 19:00
  
  Deana Uppal takes lead role in Born To Be King, which is to be shown in cinemas across UK
  
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• Employers demand an EU referendum date but David Cameron fails to agree a deal at Brussels

  19-02-2016 18:33
  
  Birmingham business leaders urge the Prime Minister to get a move on but the David Cameron's hopes of agreeing a deal with EU leaders before the weekend have been dashed
  
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• Teachers at Trojan Horse-linked schools who Islamised pupils' education could have classroom ban lifted

  19-02-2016 18:11
  
  Inamulhaq Anwar and Akeel Ahmed previously taught at the former Park View Academy in Alum Rock
  
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• Cure Leukaemia supported by Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce for a second year

  19-02-2016 17:18
  
  Charity benefited from £10K raised by Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce last year - in partnership wth Cure Leukaemia
  
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• Teachers tell tales from the classroom in trainee recruitment campaign

  19-02-2016 16:41
  
  Trainee teacher Nadia Siddiqui shares her tales from the classroom as the Birmingham Mail and charity Teach Fist campaigns to find 70 new budding teachers for city schools.
  
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• Dale End: Lorry stuck under bridge causes traffic chaos

  19-02-2016 16:10
  
  White truck wedged in city centre road
  
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• Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell says Birmingham needs investment

  19-02-2016 16:06
  
  "People's Chancellor" John McDonnell visits Birmingham's New Street station and calls for more major infrastructure projects in the city
  
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• Bordesley Green community resource told to close after funding withdrawn

  19-02-2016 15:30
  
  Pheonix Hall is used by around 10,000 people and will be a great loss
  
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• Birmingham's weekend weather: Forecast for February 20 and 21

  19-02-2016 15:02
  
  Torrential rain set for UK but Midlands set to be warm and relatively dry
  
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• West Midlands firefighters on verge of industrial action

  19-02-2016 14:44
  
  Crews in bitter dispute with West Midlands Fire Service over overtime payments with ballot result on Monday
  
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• Arrest warrant issued for conman who claimed he was Lewis Hamilton's boss

  19-02-2016 14:30
  
  Fraudster Stuart Howatson claimed he was too ill to attend court over Midland hotel spree
  
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• Cash van driver ambushed at railway station by gang

  19-02-2016 13:37
  
  Two masked men struck at Tipton Station but fled empty handed
  
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• Midland-made Aston Martin DB10 sold for £2.4m at auction

  19-02-2016 13:11
  
  The incredibly rare Aston Martin DB10 made for Spectre, the latest Bond film, was fought over at a special auction at Christie's in London last night
  
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• Birmingham doctor faces no action after Facebook Jeremy Hunt outburst

  19-02-2016 13:10
  
  Dr Rich Bowman claimed he was sole doctor serving 100 patients on one shift
  
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• Thinking of buying a pug, a Pomeranian or a French bulldog? Here's what the RSPCA says you need to know before getting a puppy

  19-02-2016 13:09
  
  As the RSPCA warns that our desire for designer dogs is 'fuelling puppy farms' in the UK here is how to buy a puppy safely and avoid being scammed
  
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• Man dies after house is destroyed by gas explosion near York

  19-02-2016 12:20
  
  Members of the man's family have been informed and it is thought he was a resident of the house
  
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• Watch: Saucy twerking video of millionaire Floyd Mayweather's new Dudley shop worker girlfriend

  19-02-2016 12:17
  
  Rmarni Eliss, 19, has been spending time with the sports star and even took a ride on his £40million private jet
  
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• Opinion: EU referendum vote will affect our children and grandchildren

  19-02-2016 12:00
  
  Whether or not to leave the European Union is a vitally important decision - but many of us don't know much about the EU
  
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• Man weeps after being jailed for shining laser pen at police helicopter

  19-02-2016 11:49
  
  Judge said: "It is only a matter of time before a tragedy is caused by this type of behaviour."
  
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• Danny Lewis the penalty hero as Solihull Moors progress in - Solihull Observer

  19-02-2016 10:37 via
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  Danny Lewis the penalty hero as Solihull Moors progress in
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  SOLIHULL Moors have progressed through to the semi-final of the Birmingham Senior Cup after beating a youthful Wolverhampton Wanderers side on Tuesday evening. A neat finish from Akwasi Asante gave Moors the lead on 13 minutes before Connor ...
  

• Police seize £250,000 cannabis after blaze in house

  19-02-2016 10:14
  
  Drugs will be destroyed after fire which was sparked by hydroponic equipment
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at February 19 in years gone by

  19-02-2016 10:10
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on February 19.
  
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• Conman posed as Lewis Hamilton's boss for lavish hotel stays

  19-02-2016 09:00
  
  Stuart Howatson pretended to be Mercedes Formula 1 chief
  
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• The morning news headlines: David Cameron breaks from EU reform deal talks after hours of negotiations; Holyrood funding talks to resume

  19-02-2016 08:59
  
  DAVID CAMERON BREAKS FROM EU REFORM DEAL TALKS AFTER HOURS OF NEGOTIATIONS
  
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• Goodyear Dunlop office blaze: 100 firefighters tackle flames

  19-02-2016 08:38
  
  Video shows flames leaping up into night sky
  
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• Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps survivors visit Solihull for premiere - Solihull Observer

  19-02-2016 08:35 via
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  Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps survivors visit Solihull for premiere
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  Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps survivors visit Solihull for premiere Joyce Weinrib, Leticia Salmon (Head Girl), Tomi Reichental, Gerry Gregg, Holly Krober and Mark Penney. Written by Chris Willmott. Published 7:30 am, Feb 19, 2016.
  

• Brother of ex-Aston Villa star Lee Hendrie attacked by thugs outside Solihull nightclub

  19-02-2016 07:30
  
  Nicki Everton and Christopher McAllister set upon Stuart Hendrie as he enjoyed family night out
  
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• Visitors to Library of Birmingham plummet by a quarter

  19-02-2016 06:50
  
  The library costs more than £70,000 a day with an average attendance of about 5,000
  
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• College plan to shut Jewellery Quarter street slammed by councillors

  19-02-2016 06:50
  
  University College Birmingham wants to close Holland Street during opening hours to ensure safety of students
  
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• Most read: Floyd Mayweather 'romancing Dudley girl', Bromford fire, love rat

  19-02-2016 06:00
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Thursday, February 18
  
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• How Naseem plans to inspire 5,000 Brummies to run

  19-02-2016 01:01
  
  Mum-of-two heads up Run Birmingham project which also aims to get a further 15,000 running regularly
  
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• Speeding driver who rammed into police cars is jailed

  19-02-2016 00:00
  
  A prominent gang member who sped through the streets of Coventry and rammed into police cars has been jailed for almost three years. 
   
  Nigel Barwell reversed his van into the cars as officers tried to stop him, and also hit another vehicle while driving on the wrong side of the road.
   
  The 29 year-old of Hepworth Road, Binley, Coventry, admitted dangerous driving and was given a 32-month prison term at Warwick Crown Court yesterday (Thursday 18 February). He was also banned from
  
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• 16 years jail for gun fanatic who shot neighbour after row

  19-02-2016 00:00
  
  A gun fanatic who shot a neighbour following a Valentine’s Day fight – and was later found by West Midlands Police to have an arsenal of illegal firearms stashed at his home – has been jailed for 16 years.John Kingscott (pictured) blasted the man with a small calibre handgun – leaving a bullet lodged in the 25-year-old’s shoulder – in the early hours of February 14 last year minutes after the pair had traded punches in the street.A search of his Bartley Green
  
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