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• Opinion: Why cut benefits for disabled people by £30 a week?

  27-02-2016 23:00
  
  The Government is cutting benefits for disabled and seriously ill people it admits aren't currently capable of working
  
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• Tamworth FC stun league leaders Solihull as Dyer and Strong strike - Tamworth Herald

  27-02-2016 22:45 via
  Tamworth FC stun league leaders Solihull as Dyer and Strong strike
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  First-half goals from Ross Dyer and Curtis Strong earned Tamworth a fine win at league leaders Solihull Moors. The home side did pull a goal back in the second half through Akwasi Asante but had defender Gaz Dean sent off as the Lambs recorded a ...
  

• Burlesque Midland beauty Samantha Hastings to star in Disneyland Paris show

  27-02-2016 22:00
  
  Showgirl joins cast of the Forest of Enchantment stage show at Disneyland Paris
  
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• More than £42000 awarded to Solihull charity for disadvantaged children - Solihull Observer

  27-02-2016 21:18 via
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  More than £42000 awarded to Solihull charity for disadvantaged children
  Solihull Observer
  MORE THAN £42,000 has been awarded to Solihull charity SoLO Life Opportunities to support its work with disadvantaged children and young people in the area. The donation, made by BBC Children in Need, will be used to organise a weekly after school ...
  

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• Benefits Street star White Dee dreaming of part in hit ITV comedy Benidorm

  27-02-2016 18:45
  
  Winson Green reality TV star is hoping to clinch a role in Costa comedy, says agent
  
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• Watch: Milestone for Central Library demolition as atrium is torn down

  27-02-2016 18:00
  
  Live video taken by the Mail shows the internal structure of the divisive building being ripped away in large chunks
  
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• Plans lodged to restore historic Birmingham house used as a swingers' club

  27-02-2016 18:00
  
  Stratford House, which dates back to 1601, was gutted in a suspected arson attack on December 28 last year
  
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• Traveller caravan convoy invades Stechford park, sparking calls for swift eviction

  27-02-2016 17:00
  
  More than 20 caravans arrived on Friday evening on the Manor Road site
  
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• Dudley criminal who was made prison hangman - and killed 34 people at the gallows

  27-02-2016 17:00
  
  'Obnoxious, drunk' George Smith became of one of England's best-known hangmen.
  
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• Erdington drug dealer who gave business cards to customers jailed after 107th offence

  27-02-2016 16:01
  
  Career criminal Samuel Carty, 27, was caught dealing Class A drugs in Leamington Spa
  
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• Urgent police appeal over missing 12-year-old Hockley schoolgirl Musu Tonguino

  27-02-2016 15:25
  
  Youngster is believed to have caught the Number 51 bus to Walsall yesterday afternoon
  
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• Vandals destroy beloved Stirchley Park art mural by painting over Banksy-style images

  27-02-2016 14:59
  
  Residents heartbroken after mural showing trams and Cadbury family defaced on Friday night
  
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• Solihull Guide Dogs celebrate first meeting of 2016 - Solihull Observer

  27-02-2016 13:09 via
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  Solihull Guide Dogs celebrate first meeting of 2016
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  THERE was much to celebrate at the Solihull Guide Dog branch's first meeting of 2016 – a record year of fundraising and 5o years of Guide Dog ownership for one member. A massive £66,000 was raised by the branch – more than enough to pay for the entire ...and more »
  

• The Dress debate is back - but this time it's The Jacket. So what colour do you see?

  27-02-2016 13:03
  
  The internet is divided as people argue over the true colour of the Adidas jacket, one year on after The Dress picture went viral
  
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• Waste hierarchies and circular economies: Why you need a PHD to understand Birmingham's rubbish plan

  27-02-2016 13:00
  
  City council to pull 'incomprehensible' survey on refuse collection following criticism
  
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• Birmingham dad jailed after escaping from police in HANDCUFFS

  27-02-2016 12:23
  
  Ishmael Farquharson, 24, fled after officers called to investigate suspected domestic violence in Erdington
  
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• Charlie the macaw benefits from her new toys

  27-02-2016 12:00
  
  Our friends at Dudley Zoo bring you all the latest news about their animals.
  
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• Romanian pickpockets jailed for stealing £18k of phones at Libertines concert in Birmingham

  27-02-2016 11:02
  
  Emanuel Paraschiv, 31, was caught with 38 mobiles stuffed down his trousers during Barclaycard Arena show
  
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• RSPCA West Midlands: These animals are in need of a loving home

  27-02-2016 11:00
  
  Charity trying to find homes for those at its Animal Centre at Newbrook Farm, Frankley Green.
  
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• Birmingham City Council's parking profits soar to £9.8m

  27-02-2016 09:30
  
  An Opposition councillor said the rising costs for drivers was part of a wider “anti-car narrative” at the authority
  
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• Brave borough brothers prepare for dream holiday thanks to Solihull pub - Solihull Observer

  27-02-2016 08:09 via
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  Brave borough brothers prepare for dream holiday thanks to Solihull pub
  Solihull Observer
  A PAIR of brave borough brothers who suffer with severe special needs are preparing to go on their first holiday in years thanks to staff at a Solihull pub. Meggie Feeney had to quit her job to look after her boys who both have Dravet's Syndrome – a ...
  

• Stephen Sutton's fundraising page set to smash £5 MILLION barrier

  27-02-2016 07:30
  
  Astonishing charity legacy of teen who shrugged off cancer fight to help others
  
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• Birmingham landlords now evicting three tenants EVERY DAY

  27-02-2016 07:30
  
  Campaign groups warns about protecting families from illegal evictions after rising figures
  
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• Sutton Coldfield action man Scott Adkins paid to PUNCH Sacha Baron Cohen

  27-02-2016 01:00
  
  Birmingham action hero Scott 'kicks star's butt' in new film Grimsby
  
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• Videos of the week: Singer's message for terminally ill mum, plane drama, millionaire's luxury home

  27-02-2016 00:14
  
  Take a look back at our top videos on the site from the past seven days
  
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• Police appeal to find missing 12 year-old girl

  27-02-2016 00:00
  
  Police are concerned for the welfare of a 12-year-old girl from Birmingham who has been missing since yesterday. Musu Tonguino, from the Hockley area, was reported missing at around 6.45pm last night (Friday 26 February) and officers are keen to hear she is safe and well.It is believed she boarded the Number 51 and got off in Walsall yesterday afternoon.
  
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• Man charged over attempted robbery of woman's handbag

  27-02-2016 00:00
  
  A man is appearing at court today accused of trying to snatch a woman's handbag from Harborne High Street.Unemployed Mark Huxley, of Thompson Road, Oldbury, has been charged with attempted robbery on 22 February.The 35 year-old will appear before Birmingham Magistrates Court this morning (Saturday 27 February).
  
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