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• Police officer who sued force over Bin Laden jibe is sacked for threatening witness

  23-08-2016 21:00
  
  Pc Tariq Dost dismissed after admitting threatening to kidnap witness in criminal case
  
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• Penguins experience bad hair day as Gentoo type moult their feathers - Solihull Observer

  23-08-2016 21:00 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Penguins experience bad hair day as Gentoo type moult their feathers
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  FEATHERS are flying at The National Sea Life Centre Birmingham as the colony of Gentoo penguins moult their feathers. Unlike other aquatic birds who lose their feathers one or two at a time, the Gentoo penguins lose their feathers all at once in a two ...
  
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• Road sealed off in Handsworth after body found

  23-08-2016 20:38
  
  Man pronounced dead at the scene on Wellington Road
  
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• Dad took cocaine before drowning in Birmingham lake, inquest hears

  23-08-2016 20:00
  
  Mark Thomas, 42, had taken illegal Class A drug to deal with stomach pain
  
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• Victory at Dunlop Stars moves Solihull Blossomfield clear at the top of Division Two - Solihull Observer

  23-08-2016 19:45 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Victory at Dunlop Stars moves Solihull Blossomfield clear at the top of Division Two
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  SOLIHULL Blossomfield extended their lead at the top of Warwickshire League Division Two to 33 points thanks to a 20-point victory away at Dunlop Stars. The visitors won the toss and after electing to field first, Dunlop made a steady start which saw ...
  
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• Tanveer Iqbal trial: Lover claimed ex-husband rowed with murder victim

  23-08-2016 19:11
  
  Defendant Zatoon Bibi, 37, gave evidence about the death of music shop boss
  
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• Pele to attend Cannock event after missing Olympic ceremony

  23-08-2016 18:55
  
  Football legend missed Rio opening ceremony due to ill-health but confirms he will be attending event at Premier Suite
  
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• Solihull Barons score ten past Deeside Dragons in pre-season workout - Solihull Observer

  23-08-2016 18:32 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Solihull Barons score ten past Deeside Dragons in pre-season workout
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  SOLIHULL Barons got their pre-season schedule off to a flying start after thrashing the league's new boys Deeside Dragons 10-1 on Sunday evening. Both sides were evenly matches at the start of the first period but it was the visitors who opened the ...
  
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• West Midlands gets first £36 million devo deal handout from Government

  23-08-2016 18:00
  
  The region will elect a mayor next year who will use the cash to deliver economic growth, transport and housing across the Greater Birmingham area
             
  
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• Two airlifted to hospital after Tamworth crash

  23-08-2016 17:24
  
  Man and woman seriously injured in collision on Bonehill Road
  
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• Watch: Shocking drunken scenes after results - and GCSE warning issued

  23-08-2016 16:59
  
  City shops and bars warned not to serve alcohol to teens as exams results released
  
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• Watch V Festival 2016 highlights with Justin Bieber and Rihanna at Weston Park

  23-08-2016 16:10
  
  Get up close with acts who took to the V Fest stage
           
  
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• Warning of Bank Holiday hell on roads and motorways

  23-08-2016 15:53
  
  Predictions of DOUBLE normal traffic levels
  
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• These are the top sitcoms of the 21st century according to new poll

  23-08-2016 15:46
  
  Peter Kay's Car Share written by a Solihull writer and Wolverhampton set Raised by Wolves named among the best
  
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• Named: The top sitcoms of the 21st century

  23-08-2016 15:46
  
  Peter Kay's Car Share written by a Solihull writer and Wolverhampton set Raised by Wolves named among the best
  
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• Tributes as Birmingham Muslim leader Shaykh Abdul Qayyum dies, aged 103

  23-08-2016 15:30
  
  Thousands to attend funeral of much-loved Imam, Britain's oldest Muslim scholar
  
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• M6 crash lorry driver victim described as 'one of life’s original characters'

  23-08-2016 14:59
  
  Tributes paid to man killed in horror smash which saw motorway shut for 10 hours
  
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• Toddler's distraught parents pay tribute to 'beautiful' MJ

  23-08-2016 14:38
  
  'MJ' died after he was hit by a van
  
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• Team GB stars party all the way home from Rio Olympics

  23-08-2016 14:26
  
  City hockey star Lily Owsley posts joyous pic capturing gold medal delight
  
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• Birmingham Airport records busiest year in its history

  23-08-2016 14:03
  
  Eleven million passengers have passed through the transport hub since August 2015 with the airport now targeting 12 million over next year
  
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• Team GB hailed for 'best sporting achievement in British history' on Rio return

  23-08-2016 13:32
  
  Record-breaking Olympians return from Brazil with 67 medals, their highest number from an overseas Games
  
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• Mrs Brown's Boys voted best sitcom of the 21st century

  23-08-2016 12:30
  
  Ricky Gervais's The Office voted second followed Peter Kay's Car Share
  
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• Yuusuf Warsame: Tragic Sparkhill schoolboy died in mother's arms

  23-08-2016 12:07
  
  Eight-year-old victim of grenade attack in flat
  
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• GCSE results day 2016: Everything you need to know

  23-08-2016 11:58
  
  What are the next steps for our students who find out their results on GCSE results day?
  
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• 9 tips to win over the receptionist and get a GP appointment

  23-08-2016 10:56
  
  We've all been there - dozens of phone calls and that horrible conversation where you have to convince a receptionist you are actually ill
  
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• Jamie and Jools Oliver reveal name of new baby on Instagram

  23-08-2016 10:21
  
  Jools Oliver posts picture suggesting the name of her newborn son
  
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• Body recovered from Digbeth Branch Canal

  23-08-2016 10:20
  
  Emergency services were called to the scene and the area around the Digbeth Branch Canal, in Fazeley Street, was cordoned off
  
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• Tributes paid to Muslim leader Dr Abdur Raheem who founded Darul Uloom Islamic High School

  23-08-2016 10:16
  
  Founder of the school is to be laid to rest during ceremony on Tuesday
  
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• Teenager critically ill after Birmingham city centre late-night stabbing

  23-08-2016 10:09
  
  He fights for life following midnight knifing
  
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• Tom Watson targeted in Jeremy Corbyn's '100-day blitz' of Labour Party

  23-08-2016 09:59
  
  The Labour leader has ordered a team of advisers to draw up a secret plan if he remains in charge to purge the party machine of opponents
  
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• M6 smash brings return to motorway standstill in Birmingham

  23-08-2016 09:45
  
  Two lanes closed after accident between junctions 6 and 5 on the southbound side with one lane still closed and delays of 35 minutes
  
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• Team GB set for heroes' welcome on return from Rio Olympics triumphs

  23-08-2016 09:43
  
  Squad members who stayed for closing ceremony due to land back in Britain on Tuesday morning
  
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• Solihull mums help break breastfeeding world record as part of ... - Solihull Observer

  23-08-2016 08:31 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Solihull mums help break breastfeeding world record as part of ...
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  A GROUP of Solihull mums and babies 'latched on' during World Breastfeeding Awareness Week and helped to break the world record for the most children ...and more »
  
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• Solihull mums help break breastfeeding world record as part of awareness week - Solihull Observer

  23-08-2016 08:31 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Solihull mums help break breastfeeding world record as part of awareness week
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  A GROUP of Solihull mums and babies 'latched on' during World Breastfeeding Awareness Week and helped to break the world record for the most children breastfeeding simultaneously. Solihull Community Services' Infant Feeding Team, part of Heart of ...and more »
  
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• Morning news headlines: Team GB due to return to UK after Rio Olympics success

  23-08-2016 08:00
  
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• Giant pay gap between male and female bosses RISES in the Midlands

  23-08-2016 06:50
  
  Damning new data released today reveals the gender pay gap for managers stands at 23.8 per cent and has actually increased in the past year
  
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• Press watchdog IPSO to host special Birmingham event

  23-08-2016 06:00
  
  Chance to meet new regulator of UK's printed media as city centre debate and Q&A held to mark second anniversary of launch
  
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• Boost to plans to bring 500-year-old Birmingham pub back to life

  23-08-2016 06:00
  
  Consultation will be held later this month to discover what uses the public would like to see brought to historic former Golden Lion Inn
  
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• This man from West Bromwich has just told the funniest joke

  23-08-2016 01:01
  
  Masai Graham wins award for Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe in Edinburgh
  
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• Investigation launched after teenager stabbed in Birmingham city centre

  23-08-2016 00:00
  
  An investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed in Birmingham city centre, just before midnight yesterday (Monday 22 August).
   
  The man, thought to be in his late teens, was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
   
  An area of Carrs Lane and Moor Street has been sealed off while forensic experts examine the scene. No arrests have been made at this stage, but officers are trawling to CCTV to trace the offender and a number of witnesses have been spoken to.
  
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• Investigation launched after body found in Handsworth

  23-08-2016 00:00
  
  An area of Wellington Road, Handsworth has been cordoned off after the body of a man was found earlier today (23 August). Officers were called by the ambulance service to an address at around 7.30am following reports that a 34-year-old man had been found collapsed.Unfortunately nothing could be done to save his life and he was later pronounced dead at the scene.The death is being treated as unexplained and an area of Wellington Road has been cordoned off while forensic experts examine the s
  
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• Fatal M6 crash victim named  

  23-08-2016 00:00
  
  A Telford man who died in a collision on the M6 on Sunday (21 August) has been named as Anthony Marston. The married 54-year-old father of two was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash between junctions 10 and 10A on the northbound carriageway at around 3pm. Mr Marston was driving a white Mercedes E300 estate and had been towing a trailer loaded with a Peugeot Partner van along the M6 northbound. The collision involved a heavy goods vehicle and a gantry was also badly damaged. 
  
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• Blitz on domestic abusers as more sufferers break silence

  23-08-2016 00:00
  
  Domestic abuse bullies are the focus of a six-week blitz launched by police in Coventry today (Tues August 23).A team of dedicated officers will target and arrest suspected abusers across the city as part of the hard-hitting, intelligence-led operation.West Midlands Police has been encouraging the public to report abuse through a series of campaigns - including the Salon Saviours initiative which trains hairdressers and beauticians to spot tell-tale signs of physical or emoti
  
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