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• Birmingham floods: Warning over more downpours in the Midlands on Wednesday

  14-06-2016 23:30
  
  Met Office issues further warning for heavy and thundery showers after third day of flooding havoc on Tuesday
  
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• Beggar banned from city centre for TWO YEARS after targeting women shoppers

  14-06-2016 22:45
  
  Lee Pearce, 36, hit with second Criminal Behaviour Order after complaints
  
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• Sutton beauty Demi Rose Mawby breaks internet in new beach video

  14-06-2016 22:00
  
  Model linked to rapper Tyga sets pulses racing in bikini
  
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• Burglar jailed for breaking into home of his own grandma

  14-06-2016 21:15
  
  Anton Rice raided gran's bank account after stealing card from her Castle Bromwich home
  
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• Birmingham floods: We will take action to deal with flooding, says council leader

  14-06-2016 19:46
  
  Councillor John Clancy says agencies will investigate causes and thanks emergency services and public for their response to crisis
  
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• Birmingham floods: THREE houses hit by lightning in same street during severe storms around Midlands

  14-06-2016 19:30
  
  Emergency services attended the scene after fire started by lightning bolt during mega-storm
  
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• Birmingham mega-storm: How to get home in rush hour by car, train, Metro and bus

  14-06-2016 18:23
  
  All you need to know about transport problems after latest floods cause travel chaos
  
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• Major incident declared at Heartlands hospital's accident and emergency department

  14-06-2016 18:17
  
  Hospital in Bordesley Green issues advice to patients and relatives after heavy rain
  
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• Birmingham's crisis-hit anti-EU pop concert is cancelled

  14-06-2016 18:16
  
  Former members of Bucks Fizz and UKIP leader Nigel Farage were due to appear at anti-EU concert BpopLive in Birmingham
  
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• Watch: Mass brawl breaks out in Sutton Coldfield pizza shop

  14-06-2016 18:00
  
  Staff use giant pizza paddles as weapons in violent fight
  
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• Labour Tom Watson's surprise promise to cut EU immigration if we vote to stay in

  14-06-2016 17:33
  
  Black Country MP and Labour Deputy Leader Tom Watson issues surprise promise to cut EU immigration - if the nation votes to remain in the EU
  
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• Birmingham floods: 'Whirlpool' becomes latest weather phenomenon

  14-06-2016 17:07
  
  Footage emerged of a fast-swirling mass of water due to a missing “person inspection cover” in the latest freakish result of extreme weather
  
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• Birmingham floods: Third school closure announced

  14-06-2016 16:34
  
  Three schools announce part or full closures for Wednesday, June 15, following more flash floods around Midlands
  
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• Birmingham floods: School closures announced as deluge continues

  14-06-2016 16:34
  
  Two schools announce part or full closures for Wednesday following more flash floods around Midlands
  
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• Birmingham floods: School closure announced as deluge continues

  14-06-2016 16:34
  
  The first of what is expected to be several schools has announced it will close tomorrow following flash floods
  
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• Lens to be locked down amid fears of violence ahead of England v Wales match

  14-06-2016 16:19
  
  Concerns have been raised about the security of fans as England prepare to take on Wales in Lens on Thursday and Russia play Slovakia in Lille on Wednesday, with the northern French cities just 23 miles apart.
  
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• Ashley Kelly: Birmingham City fan jailed over Euro 2016 violence was 'defending himself', says dad

  14-06-2016 16:11
  
  Pals also rush to back second Blues fan, Daniel Warlow, after his court appearance
  
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• WATCH: Tornado-like funnel clouds appear as lightning storms hit Midlands

  14-06-2016 16:05
  
  Spouts spotted forming from storm clouds over part of the Midlands as region hit by another day of severe weather
  
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• Birmingham floods: Parts of the Bullring and Mailbox closed

  14-06-2016 15:41
  
  A large part of the giant shopping centre had to be closed after surface water in the lower and middle malls came too much
  
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• Birmingham floods: Buses and Metro services cancelled and Bull Ring markets close

  14-06-2016 15:18
  
  The city has been deluged with rain, with parts of the city centre near impossible to walk through, in the third major storm in a matter of days
  
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• Capita staff in Birmingham to strike over 'poverty pay'

  14-06-2016 15:15
  
  Outsourcing giant accused of making a 'derisory' pay off with more strikes on the cards, according to trade union Unite
  
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• Opinion: What has the EU ever done for Birmingham and the West Midlands?

  14-06-2016 15:03
  
  How does being in the European Union benefit us?
  
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• Myths about the EU referendum

  14-06-2016 15:03
  
  A lot of claims have been made about the European Union but they aren't all true
  
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• In or out: How should I vote in the EU referendum?

  14-06-2016 15:03
  
  Here are the arguments for staying in and for leaving the European Union in the historic referendum.
  
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• How will the European referendum affect immigration?

  14-06-2016 15:03
  
  Would immigration fall if we quit the European Union?
  
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• Attack victim plunged onto railway line in assault which left him unconscious

  14-06-2016 14:38
  
  Late-night flashpoint near Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter station
  
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• Ex-Aston Villa star Stephen Ireland shrugs off broken leg at wedding

  14-06-2016 14:20
  
  Midfielder pictured next to enormous cake as he ties knot with Jessica Lawlor
  
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• Solihull solicitors retire in 'Thelma and Louise' style - Solihull Observer

  14-06-2016 13:31 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Solihull solicitors retire in 'Thelma and Louise' style
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  Solihull solicitors retire in 'Thelma and Louise' style Carol Evans (left) and Valerie Warner of Wallace Robinson & Morgan Solicitors have retired at the same time as they couldn't work without each other. Written by Chris Willmott. Published 12:28 pm ...
  
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• Russia under threat of disqualification from Euro 2016 after fans violence

  14-06-2016 13:27
  
  Russia play their Group B game against Slovakia in Lille on Wednesday, with many England and Wales fans expected to be staying in the city which is 40 minutes away from Lens.
  
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• Second Birmingham City fan in Euro 2016 violence shame

  14-06-2016 13:10
  
  Daniel Warlow, of Tipton, given five-year football banning order
  
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• New weather alert as INCH of rain could fall in Midlands

  14-06-2016 11:38
  
  And grim forecast set to continue into Wednesday
  
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• Driver eats PORRIDGE as he does 50mph on the M6

  14-06-2016 10:53
  
  Cops also spot woman applying lipstick in driving crackdown
  
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• Watch: Man's brutal attack on his pet dog with wooden pole

  14-06-2016 10:49
  
  Callous Joginder Singh is jailed for the horrific beating at his Great Barr home
  
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• French President condemns 'terrorist act' after two police officers are killed

  14-06-2016 10:42
  
  The Islamic State's Amaq news agency cited an unnamed source as saying an IS fighter carried out the attack, but the extremist jihadist group has not officially claimed responsibility.
  
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• Harry White: Barnsley striker joins National League newcomers Solihull Moors - BBC News

  14-06-2016 10:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Harry White: Barnsley striker joins National League newcomers Solihull Moors
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  National League newcomers Solihull Moors have signed striker Harry White from Barnsley for a nominal fee. The Solihull-born 21-year-old joined the Tykes on a two-year deal after scoring seven goals in 27 games for Gloucester City in 2014-15. But he ...
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• FA Chairman has 'serious concerns' regarding security for England v Wales match

  14-06-2016 09:12
  
  The two teams face off in Lens after England's previous Group B game against Russia was marred by violence on the streets of Marseille and inside the Stade Velodrome.
  
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• More rain looms as Met Office issue yellow weather warning

  14-06-2016 08:29
  
  Possibility of localised flooding and disruption to travel across Wales, North-West England, Yorkshire, the Midlands and the East of England
  
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• Bridgewater Four: Vincent Hickey had called for murder case to be reopened

  14-06-2016 07:30
  
  The men always protested their innocence after schoolboy Carl shot dead at Yew Tree Farm
  
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• Mental health policy a 'moral and economic failure' says MP

  14-06-2016 06:30
  
  West Midlands mental health commissioner Norman Lamb says cost of inadequate mental health services to region is huge
  
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• Extensions and block paving blamed for Birmingham floods

  14-06-2016 06:30
  
  Scores of homes across the city were deluged last week - and as the clean-up continues, one councillor has pointed the finger at a culture of home improvements
  
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• Birmingham 'won't be able to afford services' in council shake-up

  14-06-2016 06:00
  
  Birmingham City Council expresses fears about George Osborne's plan to make it depend on local businesses for vital funding
  
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• Birmingham's EU cash 'is safe even if we leave', promises Boris

  14-06-2016 01:01
  
  Boris Johnson and fellow Leave campaigners pledge that funding for regional economic development will be safe.
  
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• West Midlands Police secures early Euro 2016 exit for footy lout

  14-06-2016 00:00
  
  A footy lout has suffered an early exit from Euro 2016 – after an eagle-eyed West Midlands Police officer spotted him on TV clashing with rival fans.Members of the force’s dedicated Football Unit analysed news clips of violence in Marseille and identified Birmingham City supporter Daniel Warlow (pictured) hurling a chair during ugly scenes on the eve of the tournament (Fri June 10). The 24-year-old, from Spring Meadow in Tipton, was handed a court summons when he returned to the
  
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• Two charged with murder of Coventry man Liam McGerrigan 

  14-06-2016 00:00
  
  Police have charged two men with the murder of Coventry man Liam McGerrigan who died from a stab wound to the chest on Thursday 9 June.Joseph Johnson, aged 25 of no fixed address, and Michael Bullingham, aged 33 from Banner Lane, Coventry, and both unemployed, will appear before Birmingham magistrates today (Tuesday 14 June).Mr McGerrigan was found just after 10pm at an address in Holyhead Road, where it is believed the 25-year-old had staggered after being fatally wounded in the street.His
  
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• Three arrested after man dies following street robbery

  14-06-2016 00:00
  
  Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died following reports of a street robbery in Coventry yesterday (Monday 13 June). A 51-year-old man was found unconscious near to Pool Meadow bus station in the city centre around 10.50am. He was taken to hospital, where he sadly died. A post mortem carried out today was inconclusive and further tests will be conducted to establish the cause of death. Detective Inspector Warren Hines from Force CID, said: "We are con
  
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• Prolific beggar banned from Birmingham City Centre

  14-06-2016 00:00
  
  A prolific beggar, who repeatedly caused a nuisance by pestering people for cash, has been banned from Birmingham city centre.Police have been granted a second Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) against repeat offender, Lee Pearce for begging and pestering people for cash. Pearce is now forbidden from entering the city centre for two years. Officers pursued court action after 36-year-old Pearce breached a previous CBO following concerns from shoppers and businesses.In January 2016, Lee Pearce w
  
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• Police name Wolverhampton crash victim

  14-06-2016 00:00
  
  Police have named a man killed in a collision in Wolverhampton last week.Adam Tranter’s silver Seat Leon overturned after leaving the road and hitting a fence in Barnhurst Lane, Pendeford in the early hours of Thursday 9 June. The 22-year-old later died in hospital.His sister has issued the following tribute on behalf of the family:“Adam was the one person with the ability to change your mood in an instant, with his cheeky smile and handsome face. In life you meet people who have a n
  
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• M6 driver caught eating porridge at the wheel

  14-06-2016 00:00
  
  Almost 300 motorists were caught by motorway cops during a week-long campaign tackling distracted driving and mobile phone use behind the wheel.A driver eating porridge on the M6, a woman applying make-up at the wheel, and a biker steering one-handed while he took a call were among the most shocking incidents encountered by the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG).In total, 289 people were found using a hand-held device or driving carelessly during the May 23-26 campaign.First time offenders wer
  
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