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• Teenager arrested on suspicion of murder after Summer Lane stabbing

  26-08-2016 23:05
  
  Police arrest 19-year-old in Leicestershire after fatal knife attack in Birmingham city centre
  
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• The cheapest petrol and diesel prices in Birmingham for the August bank holiday

  26-08-2016 23:00
  
  Fuel prices at pumps in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands have fallen in the past month - but where are you best to head?
  
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• Shock as bomb disposal crews swoop on Birmingham city centre in police terror probe

  26-08-2016 22:30
  
  Roads around Florence Street cordoned off as a 'precautionary measure' following string of terror arrests around Midlands
  
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• Solihull pub urges residents to get behind #EatForItaly in touching charitable donation - Solihull Observer

  26-08-2016 21:58 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Solihull pub urges residents to get behind #EatForItaly in touching charitable donation
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  AS THE horrors of the Amatrice earthquake continue to unfurl, and the scale of the devastation and the need for assistance becomes ever more apparent, one UK pub company has pledged to help by donating every penny they would get from the sale of all ...and more »
  
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• Spurned Tinder lover bombarded student with messages demanding sex

  26-08-2016 21:00
  
  Stefan Kelly met the woman on Tinder and threatened to 'go viral' with nude pictures when she dumped him
  
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• Miss Birmingham reveals how she triumphed over school bullies

  26-08-2016 21:00
  
  Megan Llewellyn, 18, has had last laugh on those who ruined her schooldays
  
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• Emma Willis reported to be quitting Celebrity Big Brother with Rylan Clark-Neal taking over as presenter

  26-08-2016 20:53
  
  Brummie TV presenter Emma Willis stepping down from her Big Brother and CBB role, according to latest rumours
  
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• There's a new cash machine scam which uses iPods - here's how to avoid it

  26-08-2016 20:00
  
  The devices are hidden in a cover and attached to the top of cash points, where they record as customers enter their PIN numbers
  
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• Dying Dad to celebrate Christmas early as he is told he has weeks to live

  26-08-2016 20:00
  
  David Morsley was diagnosed with a brain tumour in December
  
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• Bomb disposal teams in Birmingham city centre as five arrested over terror offences

  26-08-2016 19:16
  
  Site in Lee Bank area cordoned off as 'precautionary measure' after police arrest five men from Birmingham and Staffordshire
  
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• Alcester Road closed after woman hit by 4x4 in King's Heath

  26-08-2016 18:19
  
  Woman taken to hospital with serious leg injury after accident on Alcester Road South
  
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• ITV Central news presenter Genelle Aldred's on air fashion disaster

  26-08-2016 18:16
  
  The presenter looked terrible on the telly  - according to her mother
  
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• Hickory's Smokehouse fire: A 'tragic loss' for Black Country heritage

  26-08-2016 18:05
  
  Heritage expert says thatched roof was an 'architectural joke' by its Dudley based creator
  
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• Ben & Jerry's warning over fears hundreds of tubs of ice cream contain shards of metal

  26-08-2016 17:56
  
  Hundreds of its cookie dough flavour ice cream are feared to have been contaminated with dangerous shards of metal – and consumers are being warned to be vigilant
  
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• Man suffers serious head injury in Yardley bus assault

  26-08-2016 16:58
  
  Police cordon off part of Yew Tree Lane as man taken to hospital after incident on bus
  
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• Lillie Lexi Gregg parties away heartbreak in Birmingham

  26-08-2016 16:28
  
  The Brummie Ex On the Beach star gets over her heartbreak with champagne and sushi at her favourite Birmingham restaurant
  
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• Watch: Car demolished front of estate agent shop in Pershore Road

  26-08-2016 16:08
  
  Amazingly only minor injuries after crash which left building badly damaged
  
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• Bank Holiday traffic chaos forecast - what you need to know

  26-08-2016 15:57
  
  The worst congestion hotspots and how to stay cool in a jam
  
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• Kingsley Burrell protesters stage sit-in at CPS offices in Birmingham

  26-08-2016 15:49
  
  Police called after supporters stage demo at Colmore Row offices
  
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• Calls for more schools oversight in wake of scandal in Birmingham

  26-08-2016 15:39
  
  Millions of pounds earmarked for education is disappearing into the back pockets of those in charge" warns national education boss
  
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• Amazing pictures show how The Old Crown in Birmingham has stood the test of time for 648 years

  26-08-2016 15:19
  
  Images from the past as Birmingham's oldest secular building and oldest pub celebrates incredible anniversary
  
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• Flytippers dump TOILET on city street, plus pram, fridge and bed

  26-08-2016 14:35
  
  Skip load of rubbish left in Birmingham cul-de-sac
  
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• Reality star Katie Price is coming to Walsall

  26-08-2016 13:22
  
  TV star, model and businesswoman Katie Price will be DJing and meeting fans in the Black Country
  
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• Burger Bar Boys: How gang 'execution' began countdown to Aston shootings

  26-08-2016 13:14
  
  Corey Wayne Allen was shot dead in middle of busy Handsworth road
  
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• Axe hanging over Birmingham's lollipop ladies finally lifted

  26-08-2016 13:11
  
  New charity also launched with £100,000 cash pot to promote and fund safer school travel schemes such as walking buses
  
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• Annual threat to Birmingham lollipop ladies lifted after education chiefs agree £750,000 funding deal

  26-08-2016 13:11
  
  New charity also launched with £100,000 cash pot to promote and fund safer school travel schemes such as walking buses
  
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• Lifesaving borough charity calls on residents' support to secure large grant - Solihull Observer

  26-08-2016 13:08 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Lifesaving borough charity calls on residents' support to secure large grant
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  A LIFESAVING borough charity is aiming to win the heart of the nation after being shortlisted to receive a vital Actavo in the Community grant. FastAid Solihull and Birmingham is one of five charities in with a chance of receiving a £2,000 grant from ...
  
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• Land Rover smashes into CANAL BOAT - on River Avon

  26-08-2016 12:50
  
  4x4 had sunk beneath the surface when it collided with cruising craft
  
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• Summer Lane stabbing: Direct appeal from police to suspect

  26-08-2016 12:48
  
  Victim was stabbed on Tuesday evening and died on Thursday
  
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• Apple issues global IOS update after iPhone spyware alert

  26-08-2016 11:40
  
  Software took advantage of three previously undisclosed weaknesses to take complete control of devices
  
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• How Allison needs your help to receive pioneering treatment

  26-08-2016 11:26
  
  Stem cell treatments could halt crippling symptoms of Handsworth Wood woman
  
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• Burkini ban: Demonstration planned outside Birmingham's French Consulate

  26-08-2016 11:07
  
  Campaigners to protest 'racist and sexist' policy
  
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• Six reasons why Walsall isn't that miserable a place to live

  26-08-2016 11:01
  
  Survey recently ranked the town as one of the worst places to live in the UK, but we say it's bostin'
  
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• Does it REALLY always rain on August bank holidays in Birmingham?

  26-08-2016 10:31
  
  It’s a familiar gripe - that it always rains on the August bank holiday weekend - but it turns out we're not just moaning
  
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• Police probe child snatch report - but NO youngster has been reported missing

  26-08-2016 09:43
  
  Witness reported seeing boy bundled into van
  
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• A&E and hospitals face closure in NHS funding crisis

  26-08-2016 09:35
  
  Experts warned there could be a "glut" of hospital services shut down as providers face a £23 billion national funding deficit
  
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• Solihull set for climbing and circus skills centre - Insider Media

  26-08-2016 09:30 via insidermedia.com
  
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  Solihull set for climbing and circus skills centre
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  A new rock climbing and fitness centre, which will offer bouldering, circus skills and slacklining classes among other activities, has been given the green light to open in a former industrial building in Solihull. A planning application to convert ...
  
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• Replacement of beloved Heart of England Taxibus sparks fears, says Solihull councillor - Solihull Observer

  26-08-2016 08:46 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Replacement of beloved Heart of England Taxibus sparks fears, says Solihull councillor
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  A RURAL bus route which will launch next month and replace a popular Taxibus service has raised concern for a local ward councillor. The Heart of England Taxibus has operated in Meriden since 2004, however the new No.89 bus will first come into ...
  
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• Morning news headlines: Three Britons killed in Italy earthquake

  26-08-2016 08:00
  
  THREE BRITONS KILLED IN ITALY EARTHQUAKE
  
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• Pub bombings: relatives to meet Home Secretary over inquest funding plea

  26-08-2016 07:30
  
  Amber Rudd asks for meeting with bereaved families
  
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• A&E 'meltdown' leaves hospital patients waiting on trolleys for 12 HOURS

  26-08-2016 07:30
  
  Crisis-hit Trust issues apology after more than ten breaches of waiting time limits
  
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• Teenager arrested on suspicion of Birmingham murder

  26-08-2016 00:00
  
  A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death in Birmingham earlier this week. Police were called to Summer Lane, Newtown, at just before 8pm on Tuesday 23 August and the 26-year-old victim died in hospital yesterday (Thursday). A post mortem revealed the man, who has not yet been formally identified, died as a result of a stab wound. A 19-year-old man from Birmingham was detained in Leicestershire this afternoon on suspicion of murder and wi
  
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• Police Dog Troy has a scent for cutting crime

  26-08-2016 00:00
  
  He has only been an active member of the force for nine months - but Police Dog Troy is no stranger to sniffing out trouble. There was certainly no paws-ing for breath this week after the German shepherd helped to hunt down a suspected street robber in Birmingham.  The two-and-a-half year-old is a graduate from the force’s dedicated training unit at Balsall Common and became a fully-fledged member of the police team at the end of last year. He has already played a leadi
  
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• Passenger seriously injured after being pushed over on bus 

  26-08-2016 00:00
  
  Police have cordoned off an area of Yew Tree Lane after a passenger was pushed over on a bus earlier today (26 August). The 67-year-old man suffered a serious head injury and is being treated in hospital. It is being treated as an assault and enquiries are on-going at the scene. No arrests have been made. Witnesses who have not yet spoken to officers are being asked to call police on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
  
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• Man sentenced for breaching terrorism order 

  26-08-2016 00:00
  
  A 24-year-old man has today admitted 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 and today (Friday 26 August) he pleaded guilty to the breach and has been sentenced at the O
  
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• Five arrested in Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent on suspicion of terrorism offences

  26-08-2016 00:00
  
  Five men have been arrested by West Midlands Counter Terrorism detectives today (Friday 26 August) on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.Two of the men, aged 32 and 37, were arrested in the Stoke area of Staffordshire; two men, aged 18 and 24, were arrested from their home addresses in Birmingham; and one other man, aged 28, was arrested at a further location in Birmingham.As a result of one of the arrests, an Army Bomb Disposal T
  
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