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• Breaking Bad-style crystal meth lab discovered in kitchen of Harborne flat

  28-06-2016 22:00
  
  Science 'geek' Christopher Morel produced the highly-explosive drug, which featured in smash US TV show
  
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• Police chief vows zero tolerance on hate crime after Brexit vote

  28-06-2016 21:19
  
  Dave Thompson says West Midlands has not seen rise in reports of hate crime since referendum but police will support minority communities
  
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• Dancers benefit from Airport Trust grant ahead of World Dance Championships - Solihull Observer

  28-06-2016 21:06 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Dancers benefit from Airport Trust grant ahead of World Dance Championships
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  A TROUPE of Solihull dancers have been pirouetting into the Dance World Cup this week thanks to a grant from the Birmingham Airport Trust Fund. Spotlight Stage School, based in North Solihull, was awarded a £2,000 grant from the airport to support them ...
  
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• Labour leadership: Who is Angela Eagle?

  28-06-2016 20:21
  
  Angela Eagle may challenge Jeremy Corbyn for the Labour leadership following the no confidence vote in Mr Corbyn
  
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• Shots fired in Woodgate Valley near Quinton

  28-06-2016 20:00
  
  Casings from suspected starting pistol were discovered in extensive search
  
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• Watch: Sneaky thief creeps behind manager to steal cash in community centre

  28-06-2016 19:00
  
  Cash taken in Handsworth community centre theft
  
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• How Birmingham's Labour MPs voted in the Jeremy Corbyn vote of no confidence

  28-06-2016 18:40
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he won't resign - even though his MPs voted overwhelmingly that they have no confidence in him
  
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• Sajid Javid and Stephen Crabb launch joint bid for Conservative Party leadership

  28-06-2016 18:05
  
  Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid joins forces with fellow Tory MP Stephen Crabb to launch bid to become working class Conservative leaders
  
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• Driver trapped for hour-and-a-half after four car smash near Droitwich

  28-06-2016 17:53
  
  Woman airlifted to hospital after being cut free from car following collision on A442
  
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• Halal butcher's shop petrol bomb attack shop owner speaks

  28-06-2016 16:39
  
  Police say too early to say if it was going to be treated as a hate crime
  
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• Listen: Midland mum who voted for Brexit says: 'It's backfired'

  28-06-2016 16:30
  
  Says her Leave vote was 'protest' which 'blew up in her face'
  
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• EU referendum results: Birmingham Leave MPs' constituencies voted Remain

  28-06-2016 16:19
  
  Birmingham's two Leave-supporting MPs may have won the war, but they lost the battle, after their constituencies voted to wanted to remain in the EU
  
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• Lord Aleem blasts: 'I don't care what you think of me'

  28-06-2016 15:48
  
  YouTube star earlier apologised over bust-up with police
  
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• 'Superhero' dog which survived horrific mistreatment looking for a new home

  28-06-2016 15:22
  
  Rex was found shackled with a hook digging into his neck in a Stechford garden
  
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• John Oliver slams Brexit in TV rant on his US show

  28-06-2016 15:15
  
  Last Week Tonight video clocks up 9.5 million Youtube views in 24 hours
  
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• EU referendum results: Did your area of Birmingham vote to Brexit?

  28-06-2016 15:11
  
  The Brexit battle in the city was the most fierce in the UK - but data reveals how the votes differed wildly across the city
  
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• EU referendum results: Birmingham’s 10 biggest Brexit areas and 10 most EU-loving

  28-06-2016 15:09
  
  Birmingham was massively divided in the EU referendum, with a less than 49/51 split - but which areas were most polarised?
  
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• Mum says stranger told her: 'You lot are leaving next' after Brexit vote

  28-06-2016 15:04
  
  But Sabiha Mahmoud said she 'would not let fear win'
  
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• Huge M6 traffic jam after caravan overturns, blocking three lanes

  28-06-2016 14:47
  
  Vehicles at a standstill after accident between junction 14 and 13
  
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• Watch: "You're not laughing now" - Farage goads 'in denial' European Union

  28-06-2016 13:49
  
  Ukip leader barracked and booed at European Parliament emergency meeting
  
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• Look: Robber who pulled 74-year-old to ground in violent attack

  28-06-2016 13:43
  
  Police release image after Handsworth bag snatch leaves victim injured
  
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• Molotov cocktail thrown at Halal butcher's in Walsall

  28-06-2016 13:07
  
  Worker struck by bottle in attack
  
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• Queen jokes with Martin McGuinness "I'm still alive"

  28-06-2016 12:53
  
  The pair met yesterday at Hillsborough Castle as the Queen began a two-day visit to Northern Ireland with the Duke of Edinburgh.
  
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• Midland Euro MP 'claimed thousands to drive when she flew more cheaply'

  28-06-2016 12:46
  
  Nikki Sinclaire, who represented the West Midlands region on trial for expenses claims
  
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• Pound to dollar exchange rate sees slight recovery

  28-06-2016 11:50
  
  The value of the pound against the dollar crashed following Brexit - but a slow recovery appears to be beginning
  
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• JK Rowling: Birmingham MP Jess Phillips is a true heroine

  28-06-2016 10:39
  
  She was offering support to the new MP who has become a target for social media trolls – not least for her preparedness to call them out
  
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• Jamelia 'racially abused by policeman in F-word rant' as her daughters watched on

  28-06-2016 10:00
  
  Loose Women star makes road rage claim on Facebook
  
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• HS2 'could be delayed by a year'

  28-06-2016 09:50
  
  Stark warning from government watchdog the National Audit Office over target completion date of 2026
  
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• Sterling rises slightly after post-Brexit battering

  28-06-2016 09:27
  
  The British currency and the FTSE have taken a pounding since the shock referendum result, which has led to volatility across global stock markets.
  
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• Waitrose unveils new Solihull branch - HousewaresLive.net

  28-06-2016 09:23 via housewareslive.net
  Waitrose unveils new Solihull branch
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  Julian Knight MP officially opened the new Waitrose store in Solihull on Homer Road last Thursday (June 23). Branch manager Ben Service said: “Following a multi-million-pound investment, we're proud to be opening in Solihull and we're really pleased ...
  
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• Bellway buys Solihull housing land - Insider Media

  28-06-2016 09:13 via insidermedia.com
  
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  Bellway buys Solihull housing land
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  Lioncourt Strategic Land sold the plot at Tidbury Green Farm on Fulford Hall Road after securing planning consent for 190 new homes. The properties will form an extension of the existing village of Tidbury Green. Lioncourt was supported by Bilfinger GVA.
  
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• Morning news headlines: David Cameron to face EU leaders for first time since Brexit vote; Jeremy Hunt calls for EU deal referendum

  28-06-2016 08:41
  
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• Lyndon School pupils receive special football masterclass from Birmingham Ladies - Solihull Observer

  28-06-2016 08:31 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Lyndon School pupils receive special football masterclass from Birmingham Ladies
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  PUPILS from a Solihull school received a masterclass football coaching session led by several Blues Ladies stars last week courtesy of main shirt sponsors Eze Group. Blues stars Charlie Wellings, Chloe Peplow and Aoife Mannion delivered the training ...
  
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• New speed cameras 'not days away' despite signs suggesting they are

  28-06-2016 07:30
  
  Confusion has been created after signs were circulated on social media stating “average speed enforcement from 30 June”
  
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• Angry student broke dentist's cheek bone when he made sister cry

  28-06-2016 07:30
  
  Abdul Abubaker "saw red" when teen sister was in floods of tears at dentists
  
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• Demand Brexit government replaces Birmingham's £300m EU funding

  28-06-2016 06:50
  
  Birmingham and Midlands Engine will drive economic growth if Government replaces business support currently provided by EU say councillors
  
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• Ex-Ukip MEP 'claimed expenses for Solihull to Stoke drive when she was in Cyprus' - Telegraph.co.uk

  28-06-2016 01:44 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Ex-Ukip MEP 'claimed expenses for Solihull to Stoke drive when she was in Cyprus'
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  A former Ukip MEP claimed expenses for driving from Solihull to Stoke while she was in Cyprus and claimed for trips by car when she actually flew, a court heard. Nikki Sinclaire claimed thousands of euros in travel expenses for journeys to the European ...and more »
  
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• Police appeal for information after bottle of accelerant thrown in shop

  28-06-2016 00:00
  
  Police are investigating after a Walsall shop worker had an ignited bottle of accelerant thrown at him. The incident took place at a Halal butchers in Wednesbury Road, Pleck at 5.25pm yesterday (Monday 27 June).A man, described as white, 6ft tall and wearing a blue jacket, went into the store and threw the bottle at a member of staff inside the premises. The bottle struck the man causing bruising, some fire damage was caused to the shop after the bottle ignited.The incident is being investi
  
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• Police appeal after elderly woman is dragged to ground

  28-06-2016 00:00
  
  Police investigating an attack on an elderly woman in Handsworth, have released CCTV images in a bid to trace the man responsible.
   
  The 74-year-old woman was grabbed and dragged along the ground as she crossed Rookery Road around 3.47pm on June 14.
   
  A man came up behind her and grabbed her handbag, before trying to run off.
   
  When the woman tried to hang onto her bag, the man dragged her into the road. The woman lost her footing and was pulled across the road, before hitting an
  
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• Chief Constable vows zero tolerance on post-Referendum hate crime

  28-06-2016 00:00
  
  West Midlands Police Chief Constable Dave Thompson has promised continued “strength and friendship” for minority groups in light of the referendum result – and a zero tolerance stance on hate crime.National hate crime reporting portal True Vision registered an increase in allegations since Friday’s ‘Brexit’ decision but that’s not been mirrored across the West Midlands where levels of recorded hate crime have remained stable.Neighbourhood officers are ta
  
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