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• Future is bright for young engineers at WMG Academy - Solihull Observer

  03-07-2016 21:08 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Future is bright for young engineers at WMG Academy
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  YOUNG ENGINEERS are hanging up their school uniforms and reaching for their overalls ready for the opening of Solihull's WMG Academy for Young Engineers which opens its doors this September. The Observer's Aisling Kiely put on her hard hat and took ...
  
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• Watch: Appalling driving in Birmingham caught on camera

  03-07-2016 18:45
  
  Near head on crash with bin lorry overtaking just one incident in video
  
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• John Palmer murder: Detectives bid to trace man seen near victim's home

  03-07-2016 18:44
  
  New police appeal is made one year on from brutal killing of Solihull gangster
  
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• Tragedy as body of missing man found in woods in West Bromwich

  03-07-2016 18:09
  
  Engineer Martin Cadman, 33, had vanished from Oldbury hotel last week
  
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• Birmingham plane passenger who shouted 'Allahu Akbar' during flight is jailed

  03-07-2016 18:00
  
  Shehraz Sarwar, 38, also said 'boom' during turbulence-hit landing
  
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• Police shame driver for parking on busy road JUNCTION

  03-07-2016 17:11
  
  Force posts pictures of inconsiderate motorist's vehicle which was causing traffic hazard
  
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• Watch: Can you help police identify suspects caught on CCTV in Birmingham?

  03-07-2016 17:00
  
  West Midlands Police looking to find the people in these CCTV images - can you help?
  
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• New roadworks misery for Aston Expressway motorists as repairs begin

  03-07-2016 16:00
  
  Drivers are warned to expect delays during Monday morning rush-hour
  
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• Blackmail thug jailed for imprisoning teen and demanding cash to free him

  03-07-2016 13:01
  
  Mohammed Islam, 18, and a female accomplice had lured victim to Birmingham flat
  
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• Diamond dress worth £11 MILLION to go on display in Birmingham

  03-07-2016 12:01
  
  Jewel encrusted and exclusive outfit even has its own bodyguards
  
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• Ex-UKIP MEP Nikki Sinclaire denies expenses fraud in trial - Solihull Observer

  03-07-2016 09:25 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Ex-UKIP MEP Nikki Sinclaire denies expenses fraud in trial
  Solihull Observer
  A FORMER MEP wrongly claimed thousands of euros in travel expenses for journeys to the European Parliament by car when she had flown more cheaply, a court has heard. Nikki Sinclaire denies laundering money and committing misconduct in a public ...
  
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• Ex-UKIP MEP Nikki Sinclaire denies expenses fraud in trial Nikki Sinclaire - Solihull Observer

  03-07-2016 09:25 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Ex-UKIP MEP Nikki Sinclaire denies expenses fraud in trial Nikki Sinclaire
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  A FORMER MEP wrongly claimed thousands of euros in travel expenses for journeys to the European Parliament by car when she had flown more cheaply, a court has heard. Nikki Sinclaire denies laundering money and committing misconduct in a public ...
  
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• Brave mum's breast cancer battle after being diagnosed while pregnant

  03-07-2016 07:30
  
  Birmingham solicitor Katy Dawson in bid to raise £50k for life-saving treatment
  
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• Half-eaten Wispa helps catch Birmingham kidnapper

  03-07-2016 00:00
  
  A teenager lured an innocent lad to his home, held him hostage and threatened to kill him unless friends and family members transferred money into his bank account.But Mohammed Islam was snared by a half-eaten chocolate bar that he enjoyed while carrying out the crime, which helped to jail him for eight years on Friday (1 July).He casually munched on the Wispa while making his demands on 25 March this year, as his terrified victim sat scared for his life on the 18-year-old’s bedroom floor.
  
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• Brothers now part of the West Midlands Police family!

  03-07-2016 00:00
  
  Sheryar and Syed Shah are used to serving the public after a career in retail - but now the pair have swapped High Street sales for High Street patrols after becoming two of West Midlands Police’s latest recruits. Sheryar Shah (right) has swiftly followed in the footsteps of his younger sibling Syed (left) - who only started on the beat in April - to join the force’s current training cohort.Syed, known as Luke, previously worked in retail, catering and for a charity before being
  
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• Body found in search for missing Martin Cadman 

  03-07-2016 00:00
  
  Police have called off a search for engineer Martin Cadman after a man’s body was discovered in a wooded area of West Bromwich on Saturday afternoon (2 July). Officers were called to the patch of land in the Carters Green area at around 2.20pm. The death is not being treated as suspicious and although the body is yet to be formally identified, it is believed to be that of the missing 33-year-old. Mr Cadman’s family have been informed and are being supported. They have
  
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