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• Look: Car bursts into flames outside Sutton Coldfield shop

  15-08-2016 23:15
  
  Dramatic photos show blaze which also damaged nearby buildings in Streetly
  
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• Aston Villa announce plans for Dalian Atkinson tribute against Huddersfield

  15-08-2016 21:53
  
  Villa Park to host a minute's applause during Tuesday's Championship match
  
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• Teenagers released on bail in Netherton murder probe

  15-08-2016 21:14
  
  Police continuing to appeal for witnesses over fatal stabbing of Dudley father-of-two Simon Johnson
  
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• Energetic workers trek across Yorkshire to raise vital Macmillan funds - Solihull Observer

  15-08-2016 21:07 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Energetic workers trek across Yorkshire to raise vital Macmillan funds
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  AN ENERGETIC group of employees from Solihull's npower's office powered through the highs and lows of the Yorkshire Three Peaks in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. A total of 30 employees trekked over 24 miles, reaching the highest points of ...
  
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• Quiz: Do you know Robert Plant from Jimmy Page?

  15-08-2016 21:00
  
  Can you do better than Wolverhampton BID?
  
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• Boy critically injured after being hit by bus in Erdington

  15-08-2016 19:47
  
  Police appealing for witnesses after accident on Wilton Road
  
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• Akhtar Javeed murder trial: Off-duty medic relives moment she tried to save businessman

  15-08-2016 18:34
  
  Amy Rangle tells of trying to revive the Digbeth dad who was shot
  
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• Tanveer Iqbal murder trial: Claims music shop owner was strangled by lover and hidden in boot of car

  15-08-2016 18:30
  
  Wife made desperate attempts to find husband after he failed to return home
  
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• Wrexham AFC must show their character and hit back against Solihull says boss - Daily Post North Wales

  15-08-2016 18:06 via dailypost.co.uk
  
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  Wrexham AFC must show their character and hit back against Solihull says boss
  Daily Post North Wales
  Gary Mills says his Wrexham team need to show 'a lot of character' in Tuesday's visit of Solihull Moors as they look to right the wrongs of a disappointing first loss of the National League campaign. Wrexham went down to a 2-0 defeat against Aldershot ...
  The Leader - Wrexham AFC must 'put things right' against Solihull ...LeaderLiveall 9 news articles »
  
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• Dalian Atkinson death: What we know so far

  15-08-2016 17:55
  
  Former Aston Villa player understood to have been Tasered by police in Telford
  
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• Dalian Atkinson's nephew says family should have been called for negotiations

  15-08-2016 17:40
  
  Fabian Atkinson criticises police's handling of the situation in Telford
  
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• Are you smarter than a 11-year-old? Find out with our times tables quiz

  15-08-2016 17:39
  
  All 11-year-olds will be expected to learn up to 12x12 by the time they leave primary school - see if you can do the same against the clock
  
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• Fire breaks out at Bordesley Green social club

  15-08-2016 17:22
  
  More than twenty firefighters battling blaze
  
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• Solihull Moors extend unbeaten in National League run to three games thanks to narrow victory over Bromley - Solihull Observer

  15-08-2016 17:16 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Solihull Moors extend unbeaten in National League run to three games thanks to narrow victory over Bromley
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  SOLIHULL Moors continued their impressive start to life in the Vanarama National League after beating Bromley 1-0 at the Automated Technology Group Stadium to move up to third in the table after the opening three matches, reports John Clothier. Skipper ...
  
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• Joely Attwater opens up on her husband Tom's battle with brain cancer

  15-08-2016 17:14
  
  Emotional interview explains how he raised £500,000 for his cancer-stricken daughter
  
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• How I saw my husband die fighting a brain tumour

  15-08-2016 17:13
  
  Joely Attwater describes the dark days after her husband Tom died
  
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• Dalian Atkinson's father reveals son flew into rage ahead of Taser death

  15-08-2016 16:37
  
  Ernest Atkinson said his son had been “agitated” and in a “real state” when police were called in - hours later he was dead
  
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• Solihull machete attack victim released from hospital - Birmingham Mail

  15-08-2016 15:47 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Solihull machete attack victim released from hospital
  Birmingham Mail
  A man who walked into a housing office in Solihull seeking help after being attacked with a machete has been released from hospital. The man, aged in his 60s, entered Kingshurst Area Housing Office in Church Close at around 2.45pm on Friday afternoon, ...
  
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• Solihull machete attack victim released from hospital

  15-08-2016 15:47
  
  Man in his 60s was found with gash in his arm
  
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• Plans threatening Birmingham's walk-in centres slammed as 'gobbledygook'

  15-08-2016 15:27
  
  Up to three sites could be shut down and three others moved to next A&E departments in controversial plans
  
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• Protest to 'free Kashmir' takes place in Birmingham

  15-08-2016 15:23
  
  More than 50 people were outside the Indian Embassy
  
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• Lawyers who submitted claims against British troops in Al-Sweady inquiry stripped of legal aid

  15-08-2016 14:42
  
  Public Interest Lawyers breached contractual requirements
  
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• Fears grow for Prince of Wales as Moseley flats due for go ahead

  15-08-2016 14:40
  
  Nearly 19,000 people have signed a petition against plans for flats near the Prince of Wales in Moseley, amid fears noise complaints threaten its future
  
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• Cadbury owner buys back licence to make Chocolate Fingers

  15-08-2016 14:38
  
  Birmingham manufacturer acquires licence to make famous names such as Fingers and Animals 30 years after it was granted to Burton's
  
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• Babbs Mill nature reserve plans spark protests in Solihull - Birmingham Mail

  15-08-2016 14:26 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Babbs Mill nature reserve plans spark protests in Solihull
  Birmingham Mail
  Angry residents who are objecting to plans to build more than 50 new homes on a nature reserve in Solihull have exclaimed: “keep your hands off our birds and bats.” More than 50 people turned up on Saturday to protest about the plans for Babbs Mill ...
  
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• Babbs Mill nature reserve plans spark protests in Solihull

  15-08-2016 14:26
  
  More than 50 people lined roads on Saturday to express disgust at housing development
  
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• Andy Murray writes name into Olympic history after 'one of hardest matches of career'

  15-08-2016 14:00
  
  Reigning Wimbledon champion retained Olympic title with
  
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• Aston Villa royalty pay tribute after Dalian Atkinson death

  15-08-2016 13:12
  
  Mark Bosnich, Tony Daley and Brian Little pay tribute after tragic death of the former Villa star
  
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• Dalian Atkinson death: What we know so far about former Aston Villa FC player

  15-08-2016 13:09
  
  Police were called to an address in Telford
  
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• Dalian Atkinson death: Big Ron in tribute to talented forward who was 'too generous for his own good'

  15-08-2016 12:39
  
  Big Ron twice managed the striker, best known for his time at Villa Park, and said his death was an “out-and-out tragedy”
  
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• Former footballer Dalian Atkinson 'dies after being tasered by police'

  15-08-2016 12:22
  
  Former Aston Villa striker and England B international named locally after police called to address in Telford
  
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• How to keep children safe in the water

  15-08-2016 11:19
  
  Warning to West Midlands after death of two Birmingham boys in the sea at North Wales
  
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• Drunken man spotted wandering the M6 in West Midlands

  15-08-2016 11:01
  
  Incident caused problems during Monday rush hour
  
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• Carl Gamble jailed for hacking at man with machete in front of schoolchildren

  15-08-2016 10:46
  
  The man had started dating the teenager's mother when the teenager attacked
  
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• This is why the Rio Olympics diving pool REALLY turned green

  15-08-2016 10:44
  
  Mystery green pool finally explained properly
  
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• Kenny Baker death: 'Goodbye a lifelong loyal friend' as Birmingham pays tribute

  15-08-2016 10:42
  
  Star Wars actor passed away aged 81
  
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• Only TWO of West Midlands' seven hospitals are hitting waiting time targets

  15-08-2016 10:29
  
  Too many hospital patients are having to wait longer than four hours to be seen at A&E units in the region
  
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• Student jailed after police chase through TWO red lights

  15-08-2016 10:26
  
  Gurminder Mann crashed into another car during high speed pursuit
  
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• Student avoids jail after police chase through TWO red lights

  15-08-2016 10:26
  
  Gurminder Mann crashed into another car during high speed pursuit
  
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• Young women and children in Birmingham are targets for ISIS, expert warns

  15-08-2016 09:45
  
  Three women from the city have already been arrested for their association with the terror group this year – and experts claim women and children are vulnerable to radicalisation
  
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• Solihull comms firm eyes growth after MBO | Insider Media Ltd - Insider Media

  15-08-2016 09:11 via insidermedia.com
  
  Solihull comms firm eyes growth after MBO | Insider Media Ltd
  Insider Media
  A £12m-turnover communications provider in Solihull has told Insider it will aim to treble revenue and earnings following a £35m, private equity-backed ...and more »
  
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• Solihull comms firm eyes growth after MBO - Insider Media

  15-08-2016 09:11 via insidermedia.com
  
  Solihull comms firm eyes growth after MBO
  Insider Media
  A £12m-turnover communications provider in Solihull has told Insider it will aim to treble revenue and EBITDA following a £35m, private equity-backed management buyout (MBO). Wavenet specialises in providing communications services to small and ...and more »
  
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• Birmingham to see temperatures of 28°C on Wednesday!

  15-08-2016 09:09
  
  Spanish plume will miss West Midlands but the heat is still rising
  
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• Combined Authority will back Birmingham's Commonweath Games 'bid' - Solihull Observer

  15-08-2016 08:46 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Combined Authority will back Birmingham's Commonweath Games 'bid'
  Solihull Observer
  THE NEWLY formed West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) will support Birmingham if it bids to host the 2026 Commonweath Games. As the country finds itself gripped in Olympic spirit, Solihull Council leader and chair of the WMCA, Bob Sleigh, has ...
  
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• Watch Usain Bolt become the first man to win triple Olympic 100 metres gold

  15-08-2016 08:43
  
  Jamaican blasts away opposition in 9.81 second to complete first part of historic 'triple triple' bid
  
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• Morning news headlines: Minted Murray and the Max factor net more GB golds; Owen Smith: Tories have secret plans to privatise NHS

  15-08-2016 08:25
  
  MINTED MURRAY AND THE MAX FACTOR NET MORE GB GOLDS
  
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• Zombie knives: sellers face jail from this week

  15-08-2016 07:30
  
  New ban on weapons such as 'Death Dagger' and 'Head Splitter' comes into force
  
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• Child killer to appeal her life sentence

  15-08-2016 07:30
  
  Kandyce Downer is serving a minimum of 18 years over death of Shi-Anne Downer
  
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• Teenagers released on bail as murder probe continues

  15-08-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives investigating the murder of Simon Johnson in Dudley have tonight (Monday 15 August) released two teenagers on police bail pending further enquiries.The 15-year-old boy who was arrested on Saturday evening and 18-year-old man who was arrested on Friday evening are due to report to officers again in October. Enquiries are continuing into the death of the 41-year-old father-of-two, who was found at his home on Cradley Road in Netherton last Thursday morning.A post-mortem revealed he
  
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• Flash cocaine dealer must hand back £50,000 of drugs cash 

  15-08-2016 00:00
  
  A flash cocaine dealer is to be stripped of his cars and illegal drugs cash after an investigation by West Midlands Police. Drugs kingpin Paul Clarke from Walsall must pay back over £50,000 of his ill-gotten gains or face more time behind bars.
   
  The 32-year-old was jailed for six years for possession with intent to supply cocaine and money laundering at Wolverhampton Crown Court in January. Officers then launched an investigation to recover dirty money and discovered just o
  
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