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• Teenager arrested after schoolboy stabbed in Kings Norton

  23-05-2016 23:26
  
  Police launch investigation after attack near bus stop on Monyhull Hall Road
  
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• Sir Lenny Henry set for Broadchurch role

  23-05-2016 22:47
  
  Dudley star to appear in award-winning ITV crime drama
  
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• Watch: Midlands Metro trams running to New Street in latest tests on new line

  23-05-2016 22:06
  
  Tests carried out on new track between Bull Street and New Street Station
  
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• Incredible story of one of Birmingham's last D-Day heroes, who has died aged 101

  23-05-2016 21:15
  
  Former paratrooper Ralph Cox was one of first soldiers to set foot on Normandy beaches
  
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• Solihull family The Neales aim for number one in charts with release of their new charity single - Solihull Observer

  23-05-2016 21:05 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Solihull family The Neales aim for number one in charts with release of their new charity single
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  A BOROUGH family four-piece that moved TV personality Simon Cowell to tears during their audition on Britain's Got Talent are gunning to make their new charity single number one in the British charts. The Neales, who shot to fame during last year's ...
  
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• Black Country mums handed jail terms over plan to take children to ISIS-ruled Syria

  23-05-2016 20:00
  
  Lorna Moore and Kerry Thomason among four sentenced for terror-related offences at Old Bailey
  
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• Has Birmingham beauty Demi Rose Mawby been dumped by rapper Tyga?

  23-05-2016 18:32
  
  Rapper, who recently dated Kylie Jenner, tweeted that he was 'single'
  
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• I don't BEE-lieve it! Police buzzing after swarm of bees cover car

  23-05-2016 18:16
  
  Officers from CMPG spotted swarm in Birmingham city centre
  
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• Man admits trying to murder pregnant woman in frenzied knife attack

  23-05-2016 17:35
  
  Babur Raja launched the 'unprovoked' attack in Sutton Coldfield town centre 
  
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• Man admits trying to murder pregnant girlfriend in frenzied knife attack

  23-05-2016 17:35
  
  Babur Raja launched the 'unprovoked' attack in Sutton Coldfield town centre 
  
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• Subhan Khan drowning tragedy: Touching tributes from family and friends

  23-05-2016 17:30
  
  Teenager died in accident in the Aegean coastal resort of Altinkum
  
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• Watch: Schoolchildren escape dramatic coach blaze which blocked M6

  23-05-2016 17:08
  
  Dozens of children and teachers evacuated from coach after fire broke out on northbound carriageway near Birmingham
  
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• Watch: Dramatic footage of blazing coach which left M6 blocked

  23-05-2016 17:08
  
  Northbound carriageway blocked approaching Birmingham after blaze breaks out on vehicle near junction 3A
  
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• M6 blocked after dramatic coach fire

  23-05-2016 17:08
  
  Northbound carriageway blocked approaching Birmingham after blaze breaks out on vehicle near junction 3A
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne coming to Birmingham to see tram named in his honour

  23-05-2016 17:00
  
  Legendary Black Sabbath singer will be in Birmingham this week to see the tram named in his honour countdown begins to opening of tram extension
  
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• Watch: Horrifying moment lorry ploughs into stationary cars after driver falls asleep

  23-05-2016 16:28
  
  Police release shocking footage to warn motorists of dangers of medical conditions
  
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• Watch: Customer BLOCKS Renault Birmingham base with new motor in car row

  23-05-2016 14:51
  
  He parked up and stormed off in mystery row
  
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• Police probe after 'shot fired at Nechells takeaway'

  23-05-2016 14:31
  
  No-one injured but area sealed off as police conduct search
  
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• Gunman who fired shot in Birmingham massage parlour jailed

  23-05-2016 14:16
  
  Omar Famuyide, 21, threatened two women before fleeing empty handed from city centre venue
  
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• OAP in WHEELCHAIR targeted by purse theft criminals

  23-05-2016 13:45
  
  Police release image after incident in fruit and veg shop in Sutton Coldfield
  
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• Fire kills 18 young girls in Thailand Boarding School

  23-05-2016 13:43
  
  The cause of the fire int he wooden building on Sunday night is not yet known
  
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• Leaving EU would cost 44,000 West Midlands jobs, claims Chancellor

  23-05-2016 13:17
  
  Chancellor George Osborne accused of scaremongering by Birmingham MP as he warns quitting the EU would devastate the West Midlands
  
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• Solihull rugby stars have bright international futures - Solihull Observer

  23-05-2016 13:03 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Solihull rugby stars have bright international futures
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  THIS season's Six Nations is at an end but for four Solihull schoolboys their international rugby careers could be just beginning. The pupils are all star players for Solihull School, an independent co-educational school, founded in 1560, with a proud ...
  
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• Former Solihull Moors striker Darren Byfield named new Redditch United boss - Solihull Observer

  23-05-2016 12:30 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Former Solihull Moors striker Darren Byfield named new Redditch United boss
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  FORMER Solihull Moors striker Darren Byfield has taken his first step into management after being announced as the new manager of Redditch United. The 39-year-old, who also played for the likes of Aston Villa, Walsall, Millwall and Bristol City on an ...
  
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• Microlight crashes into field, but pilot and passenger escape serious injury

  23-05-2016 11:17
  
  Drama as aircraft came into land at Long Marston airfield in Warwickshire
  
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• Missoula's new menu is enough to melt your mouth - Solihull Observer

  23-05-2016 10:44 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Missoula's new menu is enough to melt your mouth
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  Just a few words to summarise Missoula in Solihull who launched their new menu last week. Observer reporter Aisling Kiely spent the night at the venue to get her teeth stuck into the new menu. Myself and two friends – who have extremely large appetites ...
  
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• Morning news headlines: George Osborne warns of 'DIY recession' if United Kingdom votes for Brexit; Eating full fat foods 'can lower chance of obesity'

  23-05-2016 08:45
  
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• Solihull sees 20 per cent increase in abortions, sparking criticism from pro-life group - Birmingham Mail

  23-05-2016 07:30 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Solihull sees 20 per cent increase in abortions, sparking criticism from pro-life group
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  Anti-abortion campaigners have condemned a 20 per cent rise in the number of terminations in Solihull. The borough recorded 788 operations in 2015, compared to 649 the previous year, according to the Department of Health. The increase is the 12th ...
  
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• Solihull sees 20 per cent increase in abortions, sparking criticism from pro-life group

  23-05-2016 07:30
  
  Campaigners compare rise to "three primary schools being wiped out" in just one year
  
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• Quality furniture for the world with the help of ebay

  23-05-2016 07:30
  
  Modern Furniture Direct is one of the savvy businesses to benefit from using eBay. The West Midland company began trading on the global marketplace a decade ago and is still thriving. Account Manager James Wheildon reveals the firm’s recipe for success in using the site.
  
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• Birmingham Council charging most in UK for resident parking permits

  23-05-2016 07:30
  
  Authority is asking some drivers to pay £785 per year, more than TEN times UK average
  
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• Woman fights for life after Stourbridge bus crash

  23-05-2016 01:00
  
  Victim, 55, rushed to hospital in critical condition
  
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• Walsall group sentenced for terror offences

  23-05-2016 00:00
  
  Two men and a woman from Walsall who were convicted of Syria related terrorism offences, have been jailed at court today (Monday 23 May).Ayman Shaukat, aged 28, from Pargeter Street, was jailed for 10 years and given five years on extended licence, after being found guilty of helping to facilitate a network to enable people to travel to Syria and engage in terrorism.One of the men who is believed to have travelled to Syria is Sajid Aslam, who is suspected to be fighting with terrorists.Fellow de
  
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• Urgent appeal to trace missing Tamworth man

  23-05-2016 00:00
  
  Police are growing increasingly concerned for a man who has been missing from hospital since yesterday morning (22 May). Graham Crowter was last seen at around 11am on Sunday (22 May) leaving the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Edgbaston. We believe he may have used public transport to travel to the city centre and onwards to Tamworth or Sutton Coldfield.
  Officers now have reason to believe Graham may place himself at risk and are concerned for his welfare.The 59-year-old is described
  
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• Three men arrested on Syria-related terrorism offences

  23-05-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit are today (Monday 23 May) questioning three men on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences. A 21-year-old man was arrested last Friday (20 May) from an address in Sheffield and a 26-year-old man was arrested in Kent in the early hours of last Thursday (19 May).Warrants of further detention were granted on Friday for the 21-year-old and the 26-year-old and detectives have up to seven days before charging, releasing, bailing
  
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• Teenager arrested after schoolboy stabbing 

  23-05-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives have launched an investigation after a schoolboy was hurt in a stabbing in Birmingham this morning (Monday 23 May).The 16-year-old was attacked near to a bus stop on Monyhull Hall Road, Kings Norton at around 8.30am. He made his way to a nearby school where he collapsed and an ambulance was called. He is currently being treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.A 16-year-old boy later handed himself in to police and he is being questioned tonight in connection with th
  
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• Robber jailed after victim recognised him on Facebook 

  23-05-2016 00:00
  
  An armed thug was caught following a two month violent crime spree when he was recognised by one of his victims after co-incidentally popping up in the “people you may know" section of his Facebook feed.Omar Famuyide was one of two men who burst into the Ambassador’s Relaxation Suite on 13 July last year and assaulted women inside, threatening them with a metal bar and a handgun.The pair then fled the Florence Street venue in the city centre empty handed while firing a shot inside bu
  
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• Car repair firm director admits trying to kill pregnant woman

  23-05-2016 00:00
  
  The director of a car repair firm who repeatedly knifed a pregnant woman in the middle of Sutton Coldfield town centre has pleaded guilty to attempted murder.It was around 2pm on Friday 4 March when the 40-year-old arranged to meet Raja, 42, at the local bank to transfer some money. She was 36 weeks pregnant at the time. But at around 3.15pm, as she walked down Trinity Hill into the town centre, someone grabbed her from behind and started to stab her in the chest and stomach.That person was
  
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