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• Concerns raised over axe of lollipop wardens in Birmingham - Solihull Observer

  21-02-2016 21:10 via
  Concerns raised over axe of lollipop wardens in Birmingham
  Solihull Observer
  THE UNION for public service workers has voiced their concern over the decision to sack approximately 22 lollipop wardens, despite a promise from Birmingham City Council's to keep wardens at 'priority sites'. A decision is due on Tuesday (March 1) to ...
  

• 12 reasons the BBC must invest more in Birmingham

  21-02-2016 19:08
  
  Twelve months after we started campaigning for a fair share of BBC investment, we look at why its crucial the broadcaster acts now
  
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• Your commutes from hell: Slowest roads in the Midlands revealed

  21-02-2016 18:30
  
  It might not just be your imagination if you thought your journey to work was the worst around
  
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• Uninsured learner driver mum ran over police worker with daughter, six, in passenger seat

  21-02-2016 18:30
  
  Leah Marks carried officer on bonnet of car for around 30ft
  
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• Drunk hospital orderly pulled down trousers and urinated in aisle during flight

  21-02-2016 18:30
  
  Shamin Ahmed had to be restrained after baring his backside to all the other passengers
  
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• Brummies most likely to be hit by lightning in the UK - new figures

  21-02-2016 18:30
  
  Beware of thunderstorms after seven hit by bolts during electrical storms
  
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• Brummies most likely in UK to be hit by lightning - new figures

  21-02-2016 18:30
  
  Beware of thunderstorms after seven hit by bolts during electrical storms
  
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• Why Journalist and Strictly star Anita Rani is to relive harrowing family tragedy at Who Do You Think You Are? Live at the NEC

  21-02-2016 17:00
  
  TV presenter's terrified relative threw herself in a well during Partition of India - in partnership with Who Do You Think You Are? Live
  
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• EU referendum: Quitting the EU could kill investment in West Midlands car industry, says Foreign Secretary

  21-02-2016 16:24
  
  Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond attempts to convince Midland voters that Britain should stay in the European Union as the referendum battle begins
  
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• Drama as plane packed with passengers veers off runway at Birmingham Airport

  21-02-2016 16:21
  
  No injuries reported in frightening incident involving flight from Germany
  
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• Birmingham's BIDs face charge to cover council costs

  21-02-2016 15:00
  
  Business improvement bodies set up to boost districts and town centres demand better support from the city council in return for picking up administration charges
  
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• Solihull road to be named after Midland war hero, Ken Trueman - Birmingham Mail

  21-02-2016 14:58 via
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  Solihull road to be named after Midland war hero, Ken Trueman
  Birmingham Mail
  War veteran, Ken Trueman, a former member of Bomber Command and resistance fighter, will have a Solihull street named in his honour. Shares; Comments. Get daily news by email. Invalid e-mail. Subscribe Thanks for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try ...
  

• Hero schoolboy, 11, pushes pal from path of oncoming car but is hit himself

  21-02-2016 14:49
  
  Lennon Fitzsimmons from Great Barr hailed a hero after saving best friend from injury
  
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• Solihull road to be named after Midland war hero, Ken Trueman

  21-02-2016 14:48
  
  War veteran, Ken Trueman, a former member of Bomber Command and resistance fighter, will have a Solihull street named in his honour.
  
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• Seven orchards to be planted throughout Birmingham

  21-02-2016 14:48
  
  Birmingham residents are making their communities fruitier with the help of a partnership including the Urban Ochard Project, The Bulmer Foundation and sponsors Heineken.
  
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• Milk bottle enthusiast turns his Malvern home into unique museum

  21-02-2016 14:48
  
  Crate expectations for enthusiast's collection of 20,000 milk bottles.
  
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• Children in lucky escape after BMW and taxi crash in supermarket car park

  21-02-2016 14:01
  
  Firefighters called out to Aldi in Milton Street, Newtown
  
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• Look: Floyd Mayweather's Dudley shop assistant 'girlfriend' at basketball with Beyonce and Jay-Z

  21-02-2016 13:02
  
  Raemarni Ball, 19, who jetted to America with boxing champ posted footage online of stars
  
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• Blind scuba diver makes a splash as an underwater photographer

  21-02-2016 12:13
  
  Blind scuba diver, Mark Jeffrey, has stunned colleagues with his stunning underwater shots of sharks, crabs, fish and anemones.
  
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• Broad Street: Man left with serious head injuries after being hit by double decker bus

  21-02-2016 12:03
  
  Man was hit near Walkabout bar and dragged along Birmingham's 'golden mile'
  
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• Man headbutted at cash machine 'because he was taking too long'

  21-02-2016 11:04
  
  Police say victim was assaulted in broad daylight in Aston
  
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• Stranded Solihull pensioner reunited with wife after Spanish car home drama - Solihull Observer

  21-02-2016 09:03 via
  Solihull Observer
  Stranded Solihull pensioner reunited with wife after Spanish car home drama
  Solihull Observer
  A STRANDED pensioner and his beloved wife have been reunited after a pair of borough home care workers travelled over 2,000 miles to grant their family's Christmas wish. John Milne, 79, had lived in Spain since 2006 after moving from the midlands to ...
  

• Wife forgives love rat husband who filmed sex with lodger

  21-02-2016 08:00
  
  Ashish Thamman posted video on Facebook after argument
  
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• Sex tape love rat husband: Why I'm so sorry

  21-02-2016 08:00
  
  ​Love rat Ashish Thamman had sex with lodger - and posted video on Facebook
  
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• Young player setting men's tennis alight admits: 'Actually, I'm a woman'

  21-02-2016 07:30
  
  Zach Brookes is unbeaten in the men's game but was born Melissa and is still technically female
  
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• The Hackett family

  21-02-2016 07:30
  
  Following the Sunday Mercury George Tyndale column of January 31, which was critical of not only Daniel Hackett but also the appeal for funds to pay for his funeral we would like to apologise to Daniel’s family for any distress and upset caused by the sentiments expressed in the article, and to any other readers who were upset by the column.
  
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• National bravery awards for “life-saving” police officers

  21-02-2016 00:00
  
  Six West Midlands Police officers have been hailed ‘life savers’ by a national charity for their roles providing vital first aid to men who’d self-harmed with knives.Dudley Police Inspector Steve Gordon and Sergeant Jon Andrews received Royal Humane Society awards for saving a man who cut his own throat during a domestic call-out in Stourbridge.They were joined at an awards ceremony last week by four PCs credited with saving the life of a man who slashed his wrist with a craft
  
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• Man head-butted “for taking too long at cash point”

  21-02-2016 00:00
  
  CCTV images have been released of a thug who head-butted a man in anger over how long he was taking to use a cash point.The attacker – an Asian male thought to be in his early 30s and with a distinctive 'pointed' nose – lashed out in broad daylight at the ATM outside Birchfield Road post office in Aston. He drove off in a Nissan Qashqai - do you know him? Call us on 101.
  
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