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• When does The Great British Bake Off 2016 start?

  27-07-2016 21:50
  
  Popular BBC TV series has been delayed but expected to return soon
  
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• Helicopter over Solihull skies following reports of man 'brandishing weapon' - Solihull Observer

  27-07-2016 21:06 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Helicopter over Solihull skies following reports of man 'brandishing weapon'
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  A HELICOPTER took the skies above Solihull as police investigated reports of a man brandishing a weapon. Officers from Solihull Police, West Midlands Police's specialist firearms unit and a helicopter from the National Police Air Service (NPAS) in ...
  
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• One car, five tickets: Is this the most expensive parking Birmingham has seen?

  27-07-2016 21:00
  
  A car parked up on Colmore Row racked up no fewer than five parking tickets
  
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• Morrisons recalls cakes designed for children over salmonella fears

  27-07-2016 20:34
  
  Symptoms include stomach cramps, fever, diarrhoea, stomach cramps and vomiting
  
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• Council: CBBC stars killed our grass - and we're going to make them pay

  27-07-2016 20:00
  
  Council laid turf dies after nobody comes to water it
  
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• Church explains why it let travellers stay on their site

  27-07-2016 20:00
  
  Mixed reactions after caravans allowed to use Bournville land
  
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• Tourist left fighting for life - in fall sparked by fear of MOTHS

  27-07-2016 19:00
  
  Dad badly hurt in plunge from holiday hotel
  
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• Love Island's Alex Bowen and Olivia Buckland to marry?

  27-07-2016 18:34
  
  And reaction to THAT nude picture
  
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• Call for safety nets at Bullring after man's 100ft plunge

  27-07-2016 18:24
  
  Shoppers call for changes after string of tragic falls at major shopping mall
  
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• Families and survivors of Birmingham pub bombings NOW is the time to come forward and help

  27-07-2016 18:06
  
  Justice4the21 campaigner Julie Hambleton pleads for help in piecing together what happened on night 21 killed and 182 injured in terror attack
  
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• Acocks Green explosion: Police treating incident as arson

  27-07-2016 18:00
  
  Roof 'ripped off' building during serious fire in Broad Road
  
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• Thousands back fight to save axe-threatened Baverstock Academy

  27-07-2016 17:00
  
  Children have also produced protest song over plans to shut down popular school
  
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• Chris 'Stig' Clarke inquest hears how biker died at high speed

  27-07-2016 15:14
  
  Yardley man was found with multiple head injuries
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother 2016 - Is this the worst-ever line-up?

  27-07-2016 13:53
  
  So many names we've never heard of and people no more famous than on the ordinary Big Brother
  
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• Five hour stand off with knifeman in Small Heath

  27-07-2016 13:31
  
  Police negotiators manage to bring incident to end peacefully
  
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• Man dies in West Bromwich train collision

  27-07-2016 13:17
  
  Services suspended after rush hour accident
  
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• Three charged after break-in at Highfield School in Washwood Heath

  27-07-2016 13:00
  
  Man and two teenagers due in court next month
  
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• The Ice Bucket Challenge actually worked - these are the famous Brummies that took part

  27-07-2016 12:50
  
  It turns out the Ice Bucket Challenge was a huge success, and remember the sweary toddler?
  
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• Watch: Shocking moment man taking short cut to work hit by train

  27-07-2016 12:43
  
  Footage released by police to convince parents to make sure children stay off the lines during school holidays
  
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• YouTube vlogger Marina Joyce "safe and well" after video clips spark panic among fans

  27-07-2016 12:18
  
  Worried fans take to Twitter to #savemarinajoyce
  
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• Watch: Gunman holds up Tile Cross Coral bookies

  27-07-2016 10:07
  
  Masked raider terrorised staff before escaping with cash
  
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• Bernie Ecclestone's mother-in-law kidnapped in in Brazil

  27-07-2016 09:13
  
  Kidnappers in Brazil have asked for £28 million according to reports
  
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• Morning news headlines: Owen Smith pledges 'equality of outcome' in break with Blair era; Brexit could spark surge in immigration before end of free movement - report

  27-07-2016 09:02
  
  The latest news fro Britain and around the world
  
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• M6 closed AGAIN after pedestrian hit by lorry

  27-07-2016 08:42
  
  Motorway shut as man rushed to hospital
  
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• Sex pest motorist left female office worker in 'fear and distress'

  27-07-2016 07:30
  
  Yasser Hussain, 25, sentenced after targeting victim in seedy city centre incident
  
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• Hate crimes rocket in West Midlands after Brexit

  27-07-2016 07:30
  
  New figures show more than 14 incidents a day in week after EU referendum
  
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• Trio charged with burglary

  27-07-2016 00:00
  
  A man and two teenagers are set to appear in court next month accused of burglary at a school in Washwood Heath.
  Sufian Zaman aged 24 of Herrick Road, Alum Rock, is accused of breaking into Highfield School in Washwood Heath yesterday (27 July).
  Two teenage boys aged 16 and 17 are also charged with burglary; the 17-year-old faces a further charge of cannabis possession.The charges follow the arrest of the trio in Washwood Heath yesterday after they were detained by West Midlands Police dog Leste
  
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• Man charged with breaching licence conditions

  27-07-2016 00:00
  
  A 24-year-old man has been charged with breaching his licence conditions after failing to tell police of onward travel on three separate occasions. Ishaaq Hussain, from Chetwynd Road, Washwood Heath, was released from prison on an order made under Part 4 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2011 after he pleaded guilty to terrorism offences in 2012.He was arrested on 4 April at Gatwick Airport.Hussain was remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on Thursday (2
  
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• Birmingham couple in court on shotgun and drugs charges

  27-07-2016 00:00
  
  A couple have appeared in court on suspicion of dealing drugs from their Birmingham tower block flat and storing a sawn-off shotgun at the address.Mohammed Makmahi and his female partner Eltaf Mockbil were arrested from their Hodgson Tower home in Guildford Drive, Newtown, during a police warrant at 7.30am on Monday (July 25).Makmahi (23) and 22-year-old Mockbil were both charged with possessing a short-barrelled shotgun and ammunition, plus possessing cannabis with intent to supply.The pair app
  
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