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• Wolverhampton fraudster jailed after scamming more than £80k from pensioners

  05-08-2016 22:24
  
  Sunmuklal Patel jailed for five years after targeting elderly residents in 'courier fraud' scheme
  
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• Black Lives Matter protesters block road to Birmingham Airport and NEC - Solihull Observer

  05-08-2016 21:09 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Black Lives Matter protesters block road to Birmingham Airport and NEC
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  ANGRY PROTESTERS caused havoc around Birmingham Airport this morning as they lay on the floor and refused to move as part of the 'Black Lives Matter' movement. The protesters lay across the A45 Coventry Road blocking traffic around Birmingham ...and more »
  
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• Watch: Schoolboy tells how thugs broke his arm and ribs in 'homophobic attack'

  05-08-2016 21:00
  
  Police hunt for gang after Jamie Watson, 15, was set upon in Ward End Road
  
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• Tanveer Iqbal murder trial: Spurned lover killed music shop boss, prosecution claim

  05-08-2016 18:42
  
  Body of married dad, 33, was found in boot of his car in Portland Road, Edgbaston
  
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• Woman cut free from car after Northfield crash

  05-08-2016 18:01
  
  Woman taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital after two car collision on Staple Lodge Road
  
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• Man arrested over stabbing at Midland Metro tram stop in Bilston

  05-08-2016 17:11
  
  Detectives arrest man in Acocks Green in connection with attack at Midland Metro stop in July
  
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• Meet the father dubbed 'Birmingham's unluckiest man'

  05-08-2016 16:43
  
  Frank Campbell has lost his job, home and has suffered ill health
  
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• Democracy comes last with a planning system that's gone to the dogs

  05-08-2016 16:13
  
  Hall Green greyhound stadium, rivalries in Sutton Coldfield, a father's quest for justice and the weak Metro mayor all under the spotlight
  
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• Emirates flight fire: What it was like being stranded at Dubai airport

  05-08-2016 15:39
  
  Midlands man was delayed after the plane crash
  
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• Petrol fraudster who operated across Birmingham snared using CCTV

  05-08-2016 15:26
  
  Zia Ul-Haq admitted using fraudulent fuel cards around Birmingham
  
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• Tom Watson attacks Jeremy Corbyn's Shami Chakrabarti nomination as Labour Peer

  05-08-2016 14:58
  
  Black Country MP and Labour Deputy Leader Tom Watson criticises Labour peerage for campaigner who led anti-Semitism inquiry
  
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• West Midlands football and Chinese investment - cold hard profit is all that matters at Villa, Wolves and West Brom

  05-08-2016 14:49
  
  A football business expert has given a stern warning for football clubs in the West Midlands
  
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• Brothers used eBay to raise £10k for sibling fighting for Islamic State in Syria

  05-08-2016 14:45
  
  Walsall pair secretly sent cash to sibling and his wife in warzone - including her maternity pay
  
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• Sex attack in Black Country park triggers police appeal

  05-08-2016 13:47
  
  19-year-old woman was attacked while walking through park
  
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• Adele's credit card declined in H&M - one of richest singers in world left 'mortified'

  05-08-2016 13:43
  
  Awks moment at Rolling in the Deep singer at Hennes
  
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• Protests around UK as Black Lives Matter protest halts Heathrow traffic

  05-08-2016 13:01
  
  Campaign group commemorate fifth anniversary of death of Mark Duggan who was shot by police, sparking nationwide riots
  
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• What Birmingham motorists said about cycling gang

  05-08-2016 12:53
  
  Traffic halted as more than 100 riders took over Collector Road in Castle Bromwich
  
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• Watch Black Lives Matter protesters lying in busy Birmingham road

  05-08-2016 12:35
  
  Five people arrested as demo happens as part of nationwide day of action
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith go head-to-head at Labour leadership debate

  05-08-2016 12:27
  
  In an often fiery exchange, Mr Corbyn hit back, blaming Mr Smith and others for undermining party unity when they quit the shadow cabinet in protest at his leadership.
  
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• Hospital Trust denied X-ray delays to patient group - months before 11,000 scans backlog exposed

  05-08-2016 11:33
  
  Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust had reassured Healthwatch Worcestershire there was 'not a problem' in March
  
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• Hospital Trust 'denied X-ray and scan delays' to patient group - months before huge backlog exposed

  05-08-2016 11:33
  
  Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust had reassured Healthwatch Worcestershire there was 'not a problem' in March
  
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• Rio crosses it fingers ahead of Olympic Games opening ceremony

  05-08-2016 11:30
  
  Millions of viewers around the globe  are expected to tune in and watch the three-hour extravaganza at the famous Maracana stadium
  
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• Black Lives Matter protest halts traffic near Birmingham Airport

  05-08-2016 10:49
  
  Five people arrested as protest group are found in the road
  
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• Meet Kim Kardashian's Brummie fashion blogger

  05-08-2016 10:00
  
  Former star of Ex On The Beach is heading for Beverley Hills
  
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• Morning news headlines: Doubts over child sex abuse inquiry as Dame Lowell Goddard in third head to quit; Tory Lords majority as David Cameron's resignation honours list rewards allies

  05-08-2016 09:46
  
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• Aston Expressway is shut AGAIN this weekend for roadworks

  05-08-2016 09:43
  
  Key route between the M6 and Birmingham city centre closes from Friday night
  
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• How interest rates have fallen to lowest level in UK history

  05-08-2016 09:39
  
  What will the fall in UK interest rates achieve?
  
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• Double delight at Earlswood Garden and Landscape Centre - Solihull Observer

  05-08-2016 08:36 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Double delight at Earlswood Garden and Landscape Centre
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  THERE was double delight at Earlswood Garden and Landscape Centre – visitors not only helped raise £1,043 for Acorns Children's Hospice but they also celebrated the centre's 20th anniversary . There was plenty on offer including a bouncy castle, face ...
  
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• These five Labour MPs could lose their seats

  05-08-2016 07:30
  
  New poll suggests Labour faces disaster at the next election and these five West Midland MPs could go
  
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• Katie Humpage's former pupil leads tribute to much-loved teacher

  05-08-2016 07:30
  
  Walsall English teacher was found dead at her her home
  
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• Bride married in the morning - then graduated from university in the afternoon!

  05-08-2016 07:30
  
  Blushing bride Anu Yusuf got hitched - and four hours later graduates with a law degree
  
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• Specsavers set to axe 200 jobs at Birmingham lens lab

  05-08-2016 06:50
  
  Consultation with staff as company looks to shift operations to other manufacturing bases
  
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• Northfield Pool users told no more saunas in new £8 million leisure centre

  05-08-2016 06:30
  
  Replacement for crumbling pool approved with new fitness suite and dance studio, but no sauna and steam room
  
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• Finance firm agrees 50000 sq ft lease in Solihull - Property Week

  05-08-2016 01:07 via propertyweek.com
  
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  Finance firm agrees 50000 sq ft lease in Solihull
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  A financial services firm owned by French bank BNP Paribas has committed to a new lease for 50,000 sq ft at its current home in Clearbell Capital's office campus in Solihull. HCA Clearbell. In a vote of confidence in the UK after the EU referendum ...
  
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• WMP hits the hoops and leads the way for Olympians 

  05-08-2016 00:00
  
  Olympic hopefuls have been shown how to net basketball success this month − by the West Midlands Police team.International stars of the game will be competing at Rio 2016 as the world’s largest sporting competition opens tonight (Friday). But the West Midlands Police men’s basketball team has already achieved its own medal-standard in Birmingham - rather than Brazil - after winning promotion.The squad which includes PCs, PCSOs, police staff and retired officers will play i
  
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• Police appeal following serious sexual assault in Britannia Park

  05-08-2016 00:00
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a serious sexual assault in Rowley Regis on Monday (1 August).A 19-year-old girl walked along Britannia Road and into Britannia Park around 11pm to 11.30pm when a man grabbed her from behind and threw her to the floor.He attempted to sexually assault her, but she managed to fight back, free herself and run to safety. It is believed the attacker may have suffered minor injuries as the woman broke free.The suspect is described as a mixe
  
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• Missing: Mary Cook from Kings Norton

  05-08-2016 00:00
  
  Police are growing increasingly concerned for missing Mary Cook who was last seen leaving her Kings Norton house at around 9pm yesterday (4 August).The 82-year-old from Shrewton Avenue has dementia and her family reported her disappearance this morning.Officers continue to search the area for Mary and are appealing to anyone who has seen her to get in touch.Mary, originally from Ireland, is described as white, around 5ft 4ins tall and is thought to be wearing a red coat and pink slippe
  
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• Five years jail for phone scam fraudster

  05-08-2016 00:00
  
  A Wolverhampton man has been jailed for tricking elderly residents into handing over their life savings after a West Midlands Police investigation uncovered the phone scam.Sunmuklal Patel ran a ’courier fraud’ scheme targeting pensioners across Wolverhampton and Staffordshire. The 47-year-old, of St. Marks Road in Chapel Ash, tricked victims into handing over bank cards and PIN numbers, having posed as a police officer claiming their bank accounts had been hacked.Between 2 Septe
  
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• Black Country trio convicted of funding Daesh fighter

  05-08-2016 00:00
  
  Three Black Country men have today (Friday 5 August) been convicted of helping to fund a Walsall man who is currently fighting in Syria with Daesh. The three, including two brothers, transferred money and sold items on eBay to raise cash to send to Musadiqur Rohaman, who is believed to have joined Daesh after travelling to the conflict zone.L/R: Mohammed Iqbal Hussain - Mohammed Suyaubur Rohaman - Mohammed Atiqur Khan Brothers Mohammed Iqbal Hussain, aged 26 and Mohammed Suyaubur Roham
  
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