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• WATCH: Huge rush hour queues on northbound M6 after two accidents

  25-08-2016 23:29
  
  Long delays after two separate incidents between junction four and six in less than half an hour
  
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• Why over 10 per cent of everything you recycle ends up in landfill anyway

  25-08-2016 23:00
  
  The recycled rubbish was contaminated and had to be junked because people put the wrong material in the wrong bin
  
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• Police launch investigation after woman raped in Redditch

  25-08-2016 22:10
  
  Detectives keen to identify man seen in the area after incident at property in Mount Pleasant
  
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• West Midlands Ambulance Service donates defibrillators to Birmingham ballet dancers - Solihull Observer

  25-08-2016 21:06 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  West Midlands Ambulance Service donates defibrillators to Birmingham ballet dancers
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  A WORLD class touring classical ballet company is dancing for joy after receiving not one but two defibrillators thanks to West Midlands Ambulance Service. The Trust recently donated two automated external defibrillators to Birmingham Royal Ballet to ...
  
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• Murder probe launched after Summer Lane stabbing victim dies in hospital

  25-08-2016 19:27
  
  26-year-old man died in hospital following attack in Birmingham city centre on Tuesday
  
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• Woman accused of killing Tanveer Iqbal sent sexually explicit image to his wife, court hears

  25-08-2016 19:12
  
  Zatoon Bibi and two others denies murdering Smethwick music shop boss
  
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• Travellers evicted from Selly Park, but piles of rubbish left behind

  25-08-2016 18:31
  
  After a summer of cat and mouse games where will they head next ?
  
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• Man swept out to sea named as West Midlands man Luke Morton

  25-08-2016 17:23
  
  Victim, 23, is believed to have been swept off rocks in South Ceredigion
  
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• 'A number of British nationals' affected by Italy earthquake

  25-08-2016 17:23
  
  UK Government has offered "any assistance that we can" to the Italian authorities
  
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• Biker's helmet thrown 50m along road in Black Country crash

  25-08-2016 17:20
  
  Motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in crash on Saltwells Road in Netherton
  
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• GCSE success across Solihull - Birmingham Mail

  25-08-2016 17:06 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  GCSE success across Solihull
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  The number of pupils getting a C grade or above in GCSEs has fallen to its lowest level for almost 10 years nationally - but results across Solihull have bucked the trend. Shares; Comments. Get daily news by email. High-flying GCSE students celebrate ...
  
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• Stafford hospital suspends A&E services to children

  25-08-2016 17:00
  
  If follows fears it it not clinically safe due to lack of experienced staff
  
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• Disappointing drop in top GCSE results in West Midlands

  25-08-2016 17:00
  
  A 2.9 per cent fall in students earning between A* and C grades in their GCSE results in the region disappointed
  
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• Go Ape responds after woman dies in 40ft fall from zip wire in the US

  25-08-2016 16:45
  
  Go Ape has parks in Cannock and Wyre Forest
  
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• Drug dealing dad took £185k cocaine on day out with daughter

  25-08-2016 15:37
  
  Carl Brookes was found with 1kg of Class A substance while with three-year-old girl
  
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• Pub says sorry for ordering mum to breastfeed in TOILET

  25-08-2016 15:30
  
  Young mother stormed out in disgust over lunchtime row
  
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• Passengers 'in state of collapse' after air cockpit fumes drama

  25-08-2016 14:40
  
  Footage shows aircraft on tarmac surrounded by emergency services
  
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• Burger Bar Boys: How gang who brought terror and murder to Birmingham began

  25-08-2016 14:30
  
  Burgers and Johnson Crew were formed in the 1980s and became bitter rivals
  
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• Rush hour storm warning as rain, thunder and lightning set to batter Midlands

  25-08-2016 13:53
  
  Downpours due to hit this afternoon and evening
  
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• Make the most of 'Costa del Solihull' before its too late, organisers urge - Solihull Observer

  25-08-2016 13:45 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Make the most of 'Costa del Solihull' before its too late, organisers urge
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  SUMMER is in full swing at Touchwood Shopping Centre and Solihull residents are being urged to make the most of the 'Costa Del Solihull' before the season closes. With temperatures expected to reach into the 20s once again this weekend, the centre's ...
  
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• Parents outraged after GCSE course work disallowed after school failed to keep to regulations

  25-08-2016 12:55
  
  Pupils at the John Brindley School taking GCSE English have had their course work disallowed
  
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• Football thug kicked Baggies fan in head on train from Snow Hill

  25-08-2016 12:39
  
  Murrey Holmes is banned from all matches after vicious attack which left victim with cut head
  
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• GCSE grades fall as girls still outperform boys

  25-08-2016 12:33
  
  Gender gap has increased slightly, by 0.5%, while overall pass rate falls by 0.2%
  
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• Smog warning issued for Birmingham and West Midlands

  25-08-2016 11:29
  
  Environmental experts say a toxic cloud is heading for the region
  
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• How Wolves are now embroiled in the Hilary Clinton email scandal

  25-08-2016 11:21
  
  Midlands football club are connected to the inquiry into the Democrat candidate via striker Ebanks-Blake
  
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• Street showing the way ahead for metro mayor

  25-08-2016 11:00
  
  The likely arrival of John Lewis boss Andy Street as Tory metro mayor candidate is a good sign 
  
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• Comment: Street showing the way ahead for metro mayor

  25-08-2016 11:00
  
  The likely arrival of John Lewis boss Andy Street as Tory metro mayor candidate is a good sign 
  
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• Watch: Hickory's Smoke House fire - footage of devastating blaze

  25-08-2016 09:41
  
  Landmark restaurant devastated as flames can be seen for miles around
  
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• Brexit an anti-establishment victory, Farage tells Trump supporters

  25-08-2016 09:15
  
  Nigel Farage has said he would not vote for US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton if he was paid, but stopped short of explicitly endorsing her rival Donald Trump.
  
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• Marcus Bignot urges his in-form Solihull Moors side to mix it up with the league's 'big boys' - Solihull Observer

  25-08-2016 08:46 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Marcus Bignot urges his in-form Solihull Moors side to mix it up with the league's 'big boys'
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  MARCUS Bignot is challenging his Solihull Moors side to continue their impressive run of form against the best that the National League has to offer as the club prepares for its biggest test yet. Despite being tipped for a difficult season in their ...and more »
  
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• Marcus Bignot urges his in-form Solihull Moors side to mix it up with ... - Solihull Observer

  25-08-2016 08:46 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Marcus Bignot urges his in-form Solihull Moors side to mix it up with ...
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  MARCUS Bignot is challenging his Solihull Moors side to continue their impressive run of form against the best that the National League has to offer as the club ...and more »
  
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• Bus users angered following sudden changes to 37 bus route - Solihull Observer

  25-08-2016 08:38 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Bus users angered following sudden changes to 37 bus route
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  ANGRY BUS users are up in arms about sudden 'trial' changes to 37 bus route – a decision which could affect hundreds of people who use the service. National Express has set up a trial to resign the bus route which connects Birmingham to Solihull ...
  
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• Morning news headlines: Five die in sea tragedy on hottest day of the year

  25-08-2016 08:00
  
  The latest news from Britain and around the world
  
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• Revealed: What is the most dangerous roundabout in Birmingham?

  25-08-2016 07:30
  
  One island is the SECOND worst for crashes in the whole country.
  
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• Ex-Midlands MEP Michael Cashman to make EastEnders comeback

  25-08-2016 06:30
  
  Former West Midlands Euro MP set to return to soap that made him famous 30 years on
  
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• Police appeal to find missing Great Barr man

  25-08-2016 00:00
  
  Police in Birmingham are searching for a vulnerable man who went missing from his home in Great Barr on Tuesday (23 August).Steven Denis O’Gara, aged 38, has not been seen since leaving his home in Tower Hill, Great Barr, at around 6.30pm; he has not been in contact with family and they are worried for his safety.Steven is described as white, of slim build, with short dark brown hair and stubble. He was last seen wearing a light blue thin collared shirt with dragons on the front, grey jogg
  
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• Murder investigation launched following Summer Lane stabbing

  25-08-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a man died following a stabbing in Birmingham earlier this week.Officers were called to Summer Lane in Newtown at around 7.55pm on Tuesday 23 August to reports of the stabbing.A 26-year-old man was found with life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital, but his condition deteriorated and he died today (Thursday 25 August).A post-mortem will take place in due course to establish a cause of death.No arrests have been made but offic
  
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• Drug dealer arrested on family day out 

  25-08-2016 00:00
  
  A drug dealer who carried a brick of cocaine in a carrier bag on a day out with his young daughter in Birmingham has been jailed for more than eight years. Carl Brookes was arrested as he came out of Five Ways railway station on the morning of Thursday 14 April with the three-year-old. A search of the drawstring bag revealed a kilogram of the compressed 93 per cent pure Class A drug, which had a street value of around £185,000. A further search of the 31-year-old’s home in
  
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