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• Birmingham and Black Country hit by SECOND day of flooding after further deluge

  10-06-2016 23:43
  
  Heavy rain causes more disruption on roads and railways as well as turning Download Festival into a muddy mess
  
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• Full Queen's Birthday Honours List, 2016

  10-06-2016 23:33
  
  The Queen's Birthday Honours List for Birmingham and the West Midlands in full
  
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• Citizen Khan star Adil Ray awarded OBE in Queen's Birthday Honours

  10-06-2016 23:33
  
  Polio campaigner Dawn Clements receives posthumous gong, while hero police officer Rob Pedley also among those recognised 
  
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• Jailed Danielle Parsons was 'party animal' who went on drink and drugs binges, says ex-pal

  10-06-2016 21:15
  
  Killer mum sentenced to five years after taking cocaine before crash which cost life of daughter Esmee
  
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• Cocks Moors Woods: Pool at centre of sickness bug outbreak to stay closed for several weeks

  10-06-2016 20:00
  
  Bosses to refurbish changing facilities condemned by swimmers
  
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• Watch: One punch knocks man clean out in horror night out attack

  10-06-2016 19:28
  
  Victim targeted near nightclub in unprovoked vicious 
  
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• Police officer sacked for stealing seized cans of Carling lager

  10-06-2016 19:08
  
  PC Ross O’Grady told a misconduct hearing he had been suffering from depression
  
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• Euro 2016: England fans clash with police in Marseille for second day

  10-06-2016 18:59
  
  Tear gas used to disperse fans in old port
  
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• Police: Drunken Euro thugs will be banned from ALL football games

  10-06-2016 18:30
  
  Force promises crackdown and says assets including force helicopter will be deployed
  
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• Joanne Hipkiss: Dance student died of overdose after saying she had 'done something stupid'

  10-06-2016 18:00
  
  But heartbroken parents still want answers after inquest into talented Joanne Hipkiss, 17
  
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• Hundreds turn out to Muhammad Ali tribute at Birmingham Central Mosque

  10-06-2016 16:34
  
  A special tribute was held at Birmingham Central Mosque today – at the same time the world boxing legend’s funeral was taking place
  
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• Half-a-million new jobs for West Midlands pledge as new economic plan unveiled

  10-06-2016 15:43
  
  The West Midlands Combined Authority sets out ambition targets for housing, jobs and productivity at its launch event
  
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• Man in critical condition after motor scooter crash

  10-06-2016 15:39
  
  Black Volkswagen Polo involved in collision with man in his 90s
  
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• The Peaky Blinders impersonators who are being mobbed by fans of show

  10-06-2016 13:37
  
  John Brophy and Roy Short dress from top-to-toe in gangster clothes for Birmingham tours
  
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• Sweet tooth? Cadbury decks out 60kg CHOCOLATE Buckingham Palace for garden party to mark Queen's 90th birthday

  10-06-2016 13:31
  
  Bournville confectionary giant marks landmark date
  
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• Solihull's Britain's Got Talent stars to appear at Tesco on Saturday to promote new charity single - Solihull Observer

  10-06-2016 13:19 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Solihull's Britain's Got Talent stars to appear at Tesco on Saturday to promote new charity single
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  TESCO is getting behind family four-piece singing group The Neales in their bid to get brand new, self-penned single 'I'll Be There' to number one for Father's Day 2016. The new single will be available to buy on checkouts in over 750 Tesco stores ...and more »
  
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• Watch: Five men hunted after brutal Broad Street attack

  10-06-2016 12:54
  
  22-year-old left in hospital following violent gang ambush
  
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• Channel 4 bosses bid to remain in London amid calls for Birmingham move

  10-06-2016 12:47
  
  Broadcaster's chief executive and chairman against move to the city, as Government continues to ponder its future
  
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• Danielle Parsons: Smiling mum took COCAINE before killing her daughter in road smash

  10-06-2016 12:21
  
  She was jailed for five years over horror crash which claimed toddler's life
  
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• J421: Our tears of relief - at last we have been heard

  10-06-2016 12:07
  
  Campaigners reflect on historic ruling by Coroner
  
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• Tata Steel 'delays sale decision' until July

  10-06-2016 11:49
  
  Future of Black Country factories continues to hang in the balance as firm weighs up the options for its troubled UK arm
  
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• Biker killed in horrific golf club crash

  10-06-2016 11:05
  
  Victim declared dead at the scene
  
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• NatWest launches new Grand Central branch - and is inviting you

  10-06-2016 10:41
  
  Customers old and new invited to tour the new branch
  
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• Rising star sits alongside some lively choices for police commissioner

  10-06-2016 10:31
  
  Police commissioner David Jamieson puts his deputy difficulties behind him with some unexpected selections
  
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• Delivery driver carjacked at knifepoint in terrifying raid

  10-06-2016 10:03
  
  Masked thug demanded keys to his van before taking parcels
  
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• Baraka Obama backs Hillary Clinton's bid to succeed him

  10-06-2016 09:17
  
  President Obama seeks to reassure Democrats that Mrs Clinton shares their values and is ready for the job.
  
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• Seagull turned orange after a bad experience with tikka masala

  10-06-2016 09:05
  
  Seagull got more than it bargained for whilst scavenging food. A wildlife centre has cleaned it up but the smell of curry remains.
  
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• Urgent Care Centre at Solihull Hospital gets the green light - Solihull Observer

  10-06-2016 08:46 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Urgent Care Centre at Solihull Hospital gets the green light
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  PLANS for to start work on the first phase the Urgent Care Centre at Solihull Hospital have been given the green light. Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT), which runs Solihull Hospital, and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have ...
  
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• England fans arrested after violence in Marseille before the start of Euro 2016

  10-06-2016 08:44
  
  Police said one of the fans was arrested for assaulting a barman and the other for violent disorder
  
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• The world prepares to say goodbye to Muhammad Ali

  10-06-2016 08:33
  
  World leaders and celebrities will be among 18,000 people expected to attend the service in Ali's home city of Louisville, Kentucky
  
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• Speeding driver faces jail after teenage rapper killed in horror road crash

  10-06-2016 07:30
  
  Kane Balogun, 14, died after car driven by cannabis smoker Anton Lewis careered off road and hit tree
  
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• Incredible Hulk mum claims condition worsening after care failures

  10-06-2016 07:30
  
  Helen Stephens, 53, has illness which expands her muscles and was featured in TV documentary
  
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• John Lewis boss Andy Street backed as possible West Midlands mayor candidate

  10-06-2016 06:30
  
  Business leader Lord Digby Jones, former head of the CBI, says Andy Street would be a "great choice" for West Midlands mayor
  
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• Revealed: How George Osborne's mayor deal short-changes the West Midlands

  10-06-2016 06:00
  
  We were promised cash to create jobs in return for a mayor, but the West Midlands gets less money than elsewhere
  
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• Three arrested over Coventry car shooting

  10-06-2016 00:00
  
  Three men have been arrested in a dawn raid over a shooting in Coventry that saw a parked car blasted with a sawn-off shotgun.Officers moved in on an address in Towpath Close, Exhall, just after 4am today (Fri 10 June) and arrested the trio on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.It’s suspected the men − locals aged 19, 20 and 25 − were involved in a shooting in Lauderdale Avenue, Holbrooks, in the early hours of Wednesday when an unattended Suzuki Swi
  
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• Murder enquiry launched after fatal Coventry stabbing

  10-06-2016 00:00
  
  A murder enquiry has been launched after a man was found with fatal stab injuries on a busy Coventry road last night (Thurs June 9).Police were alerted to an incident in Holyhead Road, near the junction with Northumberland Road, at 10.10pm where a man was found at an address with a stab wound to the chest. Ambulance crews were called but despite the best efforts of paramedics the man, believed to be in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene.Detective Inspector Shaun Egan from West M
  
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• Mother jailed over crash which killed daughter

  10-06-2016 00:00
  
  A Birmingham woman has been jailed for causing the death of her daughter when the car she was driving, while under the influence of drugs, hit a tree. Danielle Parsons, aged 23 from Castle Road, Weoley Castle, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving on 1 April at Birmingham Crown Court. Two-year-old Esmee O’Reilly died in hospital after the collision on Gibbins Road, Selly Oak on 30 April last year. A family friend also
  
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• Man named in fatal vintage car crash

  10-06-2016 00:00
  
  Crash investigators have named a man who died when the vintage car he was travelling in collided with a parked vehicle in Coventry.Phillip Chadwick was a passenger in a 1967 MG Midget that hit an unattended Ford Fiesta in Browns Lane, near the junction with Washbrook Lane in Allesley, at around 11.30pm on Saturday 4 June.The 63-year-old was taken to hospital with serious injuries but sadly died three days later; the 58-year-old driver, a local man, remains in hospital.A tribute released on behal
  
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• Football fans urged to enjoy a trouble-free Euros

  10-06-2016 00:00
  
  West Midlands Police is encouraging football fans to enjoy Euro 2016 - while staying onside of the law.Scores of people are set to cheer on England at venues across the region; starting with the first game against Russia tomorrow (Saturday).Local policing units will patrol towns and cities as part of their duties; but extra officers will be on hand during matchdays throughout the tournament.The force is urging fans to savour the summer of football; but warned anyone who causes trouble faces arre
  
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• Awards for WMP officers in Queen's Birthday Honours

  10-06-2016 00:00
  
  Three West Midlands Police officers have been recognised in the Queen’s 90th Birthday Honours List.Pc Rob Pedley, Assistant Chief Constable Gareth Cann and Inspector Michael Brown have all been honoured. Rob - who is the brainchild behind a project to steer teenagers away from violent crime - has been awarded an MBE for his outstanding contribution to policing and the community.The 45 year-old, who has been with the force since 1994, created and launched the ’Precious Lives&rsqu
  
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