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• Driver escapes injury after car overturns near Stourbridge

  08-07-2016 22:53
  
  Whittington Hall Lane in Kinver blocked for several hours after vehicle flips over onto grass verge
  
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• Solihull Moors (A) - Ticket Details - Vitalfootball

  08-07-2016 21:33 via walsall.vitalfootball.co.uk
  Solihull Moors (A) - Ticket Details
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  Week tomorrow it all begins again.....as we travel to Solihull Moors (16/07/16) for our first pre season game of the 2016/17 season. Ticket prices are as follows £10 adults £5 concessions and U16s U12s free with accompanying adult. Address is; Solihull ...
  
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• Wild West theme for Shirley Carnival tomorrow - Solihull Observer

  08-07-2016 20:09 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Wild West theme for Shirley Carnival tomorrow
  Solihull Observer
  The calendar highlight, which takes place on Saturday (July 9) promises to be the biggest and best yet with a host of arena and audience participation events planned for the eager public. This year the Carnival will have a Wild West theme as “The Good ...
  
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• Woman reveals heartbreaking attempts to save schoolboy struck by a car

  08-07-2016 20:00
  
  Ruksana Begum gave mouth-to-mouth and performed chest compressions on the nine-year-old - but was unable to save him
  
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• See all the action at the Birmingham School Games inspired by the Olympics

  08-07-2016 19:22
  
  Dozens of schools across Birmingham take part in festival inspired by London 2012. See picture gallery and video of the highlights here
  
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• More than 1500 pupils take part in Turkish Airlines Birmingham School Games

  08-07-2016 19:22
  
  Dozens of primary schools across Birmingham take part in festival inspired by London 2012
  
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• Wispa honeytrap victim speaks for first time of his terrifying kidnap ordeal

  08-07-2016 19:00
  
  Quick-thinking Liam Courtney grabbed half-eaten Wispa bar and cops traced kidnapper through DNA \n\n
  
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• Paedophile policeman who preyed on boy has appeal thrown out

  08-07-2016 18:18
  
  Disgraced former sergeant Christopher Cambray branded 'danger' by judges
  
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• Nechells recycling plant accident: Brummies raise more than £15,000 to support families hit by tragedy

  08-07-2016 18:11
  
  Hundreds of generous readers donate to Mail appeal supporting relatives of five killed after accident at Shredmet recycling plant on Thursday
  
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• Watch: Cancer survivor's miracle pregnancy after being told she'd never give birth

  08-07-2016 18:00
  
  The pregnancy might not have been possible but for a last minute intervention from her sister
  
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• Birmingham Labour members rally for leader Jeremy Corbyn

  08-07-2016 17:25
  
  Momentum and Labour activists tell the 'back stabbing and plotting MPs' to back down over battle with leader
  
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• Watch: Police investigate mass brawl at school caught on camera

  08-07-2016 17:10
  
  Appalling footage shows attack on pupil by around 20 other students
  
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• Police start moving out of HQ and into new sharing arrangement with council

  08-07-2016 16:56
  
  Move is set to save £500,000 in maintenance costs
  
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• Police officer sacked for stealing and possessing cannabis

  08-07-2016 14:58
  
  PC Benjamin Hughes was found guilty of gross misconduct and was dismissed without notice
  
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• Shoppers rush to buy Asda water after tap supplies turned YELLOW by burst pipe

  08-07-2016 14:49
  
  Giant Small Heath store packed as supply is hit
  
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• Anniversary of nightclub murder sparks new witness appeal

  08-07-2016 14:39
  
  Thomas Kirwan was stabbed to death exactly four years ago today - but investigations into his death continue
  
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• What to expect at Birmingham and Solihull Jazz & Blues Festival - Birmingham Mail

  08-07-2016 14:28 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  What to expect at Birmingham and Solihull Jazz & Blues Festival
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  The 32nd Birmingham & Solihull Jazz & Blues Festival has made Solihull a permanent member of its annual celebration of great music. Whether you believe that's safety in numbers or a case of strength in depth, this year's programme includes 201 ...
  
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• Girl of three dies in Chester Road: Woman in critical condition is mum

  08-07-2016 13:51
  
  Police confirm identity of woman who suffered serious pelvic and abdominal injuries
  
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• Nechells recycling victim was days from reunion with wife and children

  08-07-2016 13:46
  
  Alimamo Jammeh was delighted by prospect of seeing his family
  
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• Investigations after empty runaway car smashes into house

  08-07-2016 13:14
  
  Vauxhall Astra rams semi detached home in Barnes Hill, Weoley Castle
  
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• Vote for Solihull's Best Dad and Win a “Hogarth local heroes award” - Solihull Observer

  08-07-2016 12:57 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Vote for Solihull's Best Dad and Win a “Hogarth local heroes award”
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  Nominations are now open for the latest round of the “Hogarths Local Heroes Awards” in association with the Solihull Observer. Each month we will be looking for local unsung heroes who really do make a difference to Solihull and the region as a whole.
  
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• Man who wore T-shirt mocking Hillsborough victims: 'I've lost all my friends'

  08-07-2016 12:54
  
  Midland man Paul Grange told the court said his life was in ruins
  
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• Escaped Lynx still at large in Dartmoor after escaping from zoo

  08-07-2016 11:45
  
  Flaviu the lynx was reported missing from Dartmoor Zoological Park near Plymouth in Devon on Thursday morning, triggering a search operation involving a police helicopter and a drone.
  
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• Distraught brother pleads with emergency workers to bring body out

  08-07-2016 11:42
  
  Emotional scenes at Nechells recycling plant where five men died after wall collapse 
  
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• Nechells tragedy: Birmingham Mail charity gives £1,000 to support devastated families

  08-07-2016 11:09
  
  Brummies have already raised thousands towards devastated families - and the Mail's charity is investing £1,000
  
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• Nechells recycling plant accident: City reacts to tragedy which took five lives

  08-07-2016 10:23
  
  Support has flooded in as five families of workers at a city recycling plant face up to live without husbands and fathers
  
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• Girl of three dies after Chester Road tragedy

  08-07-2016 10:20
  
  She was knocked down in Sutton Coldfield crash
  
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• Morning news headlines: Snipers shoot 11 police officers, killing five, at Dallas protest march; Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom begin to woo Tory members in race to be PM

  08-07-2016 09:19
  
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• Five police officers dead and six injured by snipers during a protest in Dallas

  08-07-2016 09:02
  
  Police said one suspect in the killings who was in a shoot-out with Dallas SWAT officers was in custody, while a second "person of interest" had surrendered. They said a suspicious package was being secured by a bomb squad.
  
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• Heartache as Solihull holiday firm collapses - Solihull Observer

  08-07-2016 08:41 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Heartache as Solihull holiday firm collapses
  Solihull Observer
  SOLIHULL travel firm World Sky Travel, which traded as Anatolian Sky Holidays has gone bust – causing a holiday nightmare for its 150 customers currently on foreign shores. The Warwick-road-based company, which specialised in package holidays to ...
  
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• Police chief warns Brexit may make it more difficult to ship foreign criminals back home to Europe

  08-07-2016 07:30
  
  West Midlands Chief Constable David Thompson says European Arrest Warrant must not be lost
  
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• This festering pile of furniture was left outside Sutton Coldfield bungalow for TWO MONTHS before council picked it up

  08-07-2016 06:50
  
  Pile of mattresses and sofa only cleaned up following call from the Birmingham Mail
  
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• Parking nightmare, McDonald's overwhelmed and care homes taking over: Five things from Birmingham planning meeting

  08-07-2016 06:50
  
  Five things we learned from the latest Birmingham City Council planning committee meeting
  
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• Birmingham planning meeting becomes Love Island over advertising proposals

  08-07-2016 06:30
  
  Councillor describes Sutton Coldifeld roundabout as Birmingham's 'nicest' as he opposes advertising signs
  
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• Trojan Horse is still a threat to Birmingham schools - it's just gone underground

  08-07-2016 01:01
  
  National head of school inspection service Ofsted tells Government he is deeply worried about Birmingham.
  
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• West Midlands Police moves during innovative Walsall partnership 

  08-07-2016 00:00
  
  West Midlands Police officers have completed a move into Walsall Civic Centre as part of an innovative partnership approach.The new office - in the heart of Walsall Town Centre - means police staff can now work more closely with council colleagues to better serve and protect the public.The base is now home to 64 staff from the Paddock, Palfrey, Pleck and St Matthews neighbourhood teams including the partnership team.It includes a dedicated, secure police area while there is also a shared space f
  
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• Recovery process continues after fatal scrap yard wall collapse

  08-07-2016 00:00
  
  A joint emergency services operation continues today at the site of a Nechells scrap metal yard where five men died following a wall collapse.West Midlands Police investigators are working with specialist fire colleagues and the Health and Safety Executive in a bid to understand what led to a concrete structure - comprising of 1.5-tonne blocks - giving way at the Hawkesley Metal recycling plant.All five men are understood to be from the local Gambian community and were agency staff working at th
  
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• Police investigate after girl dies in collision 

  08-07-2016 00:00
  
  Police have today confirmed that a three year-old girl has died after a collision in Erdington on Wednesday (6 July).The youngster - who was on a bike - was crossing Chester Road with her mother when they were hit by a Volkswagen Passat at just after midday.They were rushed to hospital but despite the best efforts of medical staff the young girl died from her injuries that evening. Her mother suffered serious injuries but remains in a stable condition. The driver of the car was not arrested
  
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• Appeal on the four year anniversary of Tom Kirwan's death

  08-07-2016 00:00
  
  On the fourth anniversary of Thomas Kirwan’s death detectives say that they are still determined to secure justice for his family. Tom was murdered on the evening of 8 July 2012 when a disagreement between two groups of people took place outside the former Uberra nightclub.Events escalated after a further group arrived in vehicles and joined in the disorder and 23-year-old Tom Kirwan was stabbed and collapsed. An ambulance was flagged down and Tom was taken to hospital, where he later
  
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• All bodies are recovered after wall collapse at Nechells scrap metal yard

  08-07-2016 00:00
  
  The bodies of all five men who died following a wall collapse at a Nechells scrap metal yard have now been recovered.A joint emergency services operation has been under way at Hawkesley Metal recycling plant since yesterday (Thursday).Two bodies were recovered from the site in Aston Church Road yesterday and the other three have now been freed from the rubble.Formal identification of the victims, who are understood to be from the local Gambian community and were agency staff working at the facil
  
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