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• Most shared this week: Pregnant woman stabbed, MP urges EU exit, hidden bars

  04-03-2016 23:27
  
  Check out our most shared content on the Birmingham Mail website from the last seven days
  
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• Ten arrested after teenager stabbed and shotgun fired in Wolverhampton

  04-03-2016 22:30
  
  Investigation launched after 17-year-old left with stab injuries before gun fired in nearby street
  
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• Sutton Coldfield stabbing: Passers-by hailed for battling to save pregnant woman injured in attack

  04-03-2016 21:30
  
  Five praised by police after intervening in attack which left woman in critical condition as man held on suspicion of attempted murder
  
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• Drug smuggler in wheelchair caught with £25,000 worth of cannabis in cakes

  04-03-2016 19:53
  
  Border force officers discovered drugs haul in six rum cake boxes at Birmingham Airport
  
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• Warning for Midland drivers of more ice and snow over the weekend

  04-03-2016 19:45
  
  Met Office issues yellow warning of ice for the West Midlands as temperatures set to plunge below freezing on Friday night
  
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• Tower Ballroom weddings saved - despite venue being ordered to close

  04-03-2016 19:00
  
  Iconic location told to shut down over late-night noise problems
  
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• Birmingham laser pen aircraft attacks could lead to 'tragedy' - expert

  04-03-2016 19:00
  
  City's airport hit by around one incident every week
  
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• Anger at loss of part of Solihull nature reserve - Birmingham Mail

  04-03-2016 18:12 via
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  Anger at loss of part of Solihull nature reserve
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  Plans to rip out part of a cherished nature reserve in Solihull to make way for new homes have been passed despite a raft of objections. School children, local parish councils and local charities raised strong objections to the plans to build 52 houses ...
  

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• Sutton Coldfield stabbing: Pregnant woman critically injured

  04-03-2016 17:42
  
  One man arrested at the scene and woman airlifted to hospital after disorder in Trinity Hill
  
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• Watch: Dancing coppers steal the spotlight at West Midlands Police awards ceremony

  04-03-2016 16:24
  
  West Midlands Police officers tried their hand at Bhangra dancing with guidance from Birmingham Punjabi Folk company Nachda Sansaar
  
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• Labour MP Jess Phillips attacks Jeremy Corbyn over prostitution policy

  04-03-2016 15:32
  
  Birmingham Yardley MP Jess Phillips says Labour leader wants to decriminalise "a known violence against women".
  
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• MP demands tougher punishments for people who steal dogs

  04-03-2016 14:33
  
  A dog isn't just property - it's a beloved family pet, says Solihull MP Julian Knight
  
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• Metal bar wielding car jackers attack man on his own driveway

  04-03-2016 14:20
  
  Thugs pounced in Castle Bromwich to steal Audi Q7 vehicle
  
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• GP crisis as more than one in ten practices could shut down, BMA warns

  04-03-2016 13:56
  
  Half of surgeries said they expected doctors to quit in the next year
  
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• Two thugs brutally attacked photographer and stabbed him in back with broken bottle

  04-03-2016 13:01
  
  Mohammed Aqeel and Norman Maqsood launched ferocious attack near Mailbox
  
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• 200 Cadbury staff on strike weeks before Easter

  04-03-2016 12:22
  
  Walkout affects production of Dairy Milk, Twirl and Flake
  
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• Cheswick Green set to be 'Cleaned for the Queen' - Solihull Observer

  04-03-2016 12:04 via
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  Cheswick Green set to be 'Cleaned for the Queen'
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  DOZENS of litter pickers will turn out in force tomorrow (March 5) as part of the national 'Clean For The Queen' operation. Cleaning up Cheswick Green Park, the litter pickers are joining the campaign to clear up Britain in time for Her Majesty the ...and more »
  

• Tragic Hamstead colliery disaster claimed 26 lives in 1908

  04-03-2016 11:52
  
  Twenty-five miners were trapped when fire broke out at Birmingham’s Hamstead Colliery on March 4, 1908.
  
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• Pile-up outside school as winter bites across Britain

  04-03-2016 11:06
  
  Snow falls in Staffordshire and northern England
  
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• Snow causes delays and closures in the north of England

  04-03-2016 10:39
  
  The north of England has been blanketed, with as much as 10cm of snow reported on high ground.
  
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• Q3 Academy student Zoe Shapiro died of neck and head injuries, inquest told

  04-03-2016 10:13
  
  Much-loved 17-year-old was fatally injured in Great Barr road crash
  
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• Cannabis busts worth £2.3 million seized across the West Midlands

  04-03-2016 09:15
  
  More than a dozen drugs busts throughout the region in February
  
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• The morning news headlines: UK discovery could lead to bespoke treatments for patients with advanced cancer; Remain campaign trying to bully British people - IDS

  04-03-2016 08:52
  
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• Solihull youngster with life limiting condition meets Wilshere at “special” day out - Solihull Observer

  04-03-2016 08:31 via
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  Solihull youngster with life limiting condition meets Wilshere at “special” day out
  Solihull Observer
  AN INSPIRATIONAL borough youngster who suffers from a rare muscle wasting condition put his Birmingham City loyalty to one side for a day at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium. Five-year-old Jack Gauder, from Shirley, was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular ...and more »
  

• Women in Birmingham most likely to miss life-saving breast cancer tests

  04-03-2016 07:30
  
  Spotting breast cancer early is vital but more than 180,000 appointments have been missed in West midlands in last three years
  
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• Schoolboy whose body declared war on itself is smiles better after world-first transplant

  04-03-2016 07:30
  
  Proud family reveal how Saad Qayyum, 11, is on road to recovery on Big Yellow Friday
  
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• New apartments for 'Soviet-era' Birmingham street

  04-03-2016 06:50
  
  Latest project by developer Seven Capital welcomed by planning chiefs as more city centre living comes to Birmingham
  
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• Erdington shop design is an 'abomination' says council planner

  04-03-2016 01:00
  
  Planning committee rejects developer's plans for High Street shopping parade for the second time this year
  
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• Pregnant woman critically injured in Sutton Coldfield stabbing

  04-03-2016 00:00
  
  A man has been arrested in Sutton Coldfield town centre after a woman was critically injured following a stabbing at around 3:15pm today (Friday 4 March).Local neighbourhood officers were flagged down by passers-by on Trinity Hill and the 41-year-old was immediately detained by police in connection with the assault.
  
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• Investigation underway into Balsall Heath stabbing

  04-03-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives are investigating a stabbing that happened in Eastwood Road, Balsall Heath on Wednesday 2 March. A 34-year-old man is currently being treated in hospital for stab injuries which are not believed to be life threatening.
  
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• Appeal after teenager stabbed in Whitmore Reans

  04-03-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives have launched an investigation after a teenager was stabbed several times and a gun was fired in the Whitmore Reans area of Wolverhampton last night.Police were called at 5pm on Thursday 3 March after a 17-year-old boy was found with stab injuries to his back and neck in Lowe Street near to Whitmore House. He was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition and is expected to make a full recovery.
  
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