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• Watch: X Factor star reveals FIVE stone weight loss after gastric band

  31-08-2016 23:40
  
  Former X-Factor star revealed new look on ITV's This Morning 18 months after having gastric band fitted
  
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• Man arrested after police officer hit by motorbike in Tamworth

  31-08-2016 22:50
  
  Teenager arrested and motorbike seized as officer taken to hospital following collision on Hockley Road
  
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• Girl in hospital after Dudley water skiing accident

  31-08-2016 22:50
  
  Teenager fell face first after going over water ski jump at Dudley Watersports Centre in Netherton
  
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• Teenage girl targeted in sex attack at Lichfield park

  31-08-2016 22:46
  
  Investigation launched after alleged incident at Beacon Park
  
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• Alleged killer of Akhtar Javeed helped "accomplice" flee to Pakistan with his mum, court hears

  31-08-2016 21:16
  
  Suraj Mistry, 26, of Laundon Way in Leicester was giving evidence at Birmingham Crown Court
  
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• Cyclist injured in Hagley Road crash

  31-08-2016 21:00
  
  Witnesses say young male on bike taken to hospital after collision involving bus
  
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• Why were hundreds of cyclists riding through Birmingham city centre?

  31-08-2016 20:43
  
  Watch why police and MPs received calls from concerned members of the public
  
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• Solihull Blossomfield on the verge of historic league title victory - Solihull Observer

  31-08-2016 20:05 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Solihull Blossomfield on the verge of historic league title victory
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  SOLIHULL Blossomfield know that a win in either of their two remaining fixtures will see them crowned champions of the Warwickshire League Division Two following two comfortable victories over the bank holiday weekend against Pickwick and Leamington ...
  
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• Winning streak ends for Highgate following back-to-back defeats - Solihull Observer

  31-08-2016 20:02 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Winning streak ends for Highgate following back-to-back defeats
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  IT WAS a Bank Holiday weekend to forget for Highgate United as they slipped to back-to-back defeats in the Midland League Premier Division. Highgate could not have got their weekend off to a worst possible start after finding themselves on the ...
  
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• Undefeated pre-season sets Solihull Barons up for 2016/17 campaign - Solihull Observer

  31-08-2016 20:02 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Undefeated pre-season sets Solihull Barons up for 2016/17 campaign
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  SOLIHULL Barons ended their pre-season schedule with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at home to Telford Tigers. The Barons edged matters on Sunday evening in a tight game which saw two of the most fancied sides in the Moralee square off in their final ...
  
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• Knowle survive late Feckenham comeback to win seven-goal thriller - Solihull Observer

  31-08-2016 20:02 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Knowle survive late Feckenham comeback to win seven-goal thriller
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  KNOWLE survived a late comeback to beat Feckenham 4-3 away from home on Bank Holiday monday to remain top of the pile in the Midland League Division Two. The visitors started well on a very warm afternoon and although for a while the final ball did ...
  
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• Back-to-back defeats bring Solihull Moors back down to earth in the National League - Solihull Observer

  31-08-2016 20:02 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Back-to-back defeats bring Solihull Moors back down to earth in the National League
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  THE HONEYMOON period for Solihull Moors in the National League is very much over after they tasted back-to-back defeats over the bank holiday weekend. Marcus Bignot had called on his side to rise to the challenge ahead of a busy weekend of action, but ...
  
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• Watch: Drivers tear up Fairfax Park yards from play area

  31-08-2016 20:00
  
  Shocking video shows reckless motorists pulling turns on the grass
  
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• Residents flee homes as noisy vigil for dead biker runs until 4am

  31-08-2016 19:45
  
  Anger over event to remember Chris 'Stig' Clarke
  
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• OAP dies during meal at Arcadian Centre

  31-08-2016 19:00
  
  He collapsed after getting up from table
  
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• 15 things you only know if you live in Solihull - Birmingham Mail

  31-08-2016 18:54 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  15 things you only know if you live in Solihull
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  At the end of school term a bottle of Fairy washing-up liquid would go a long way in Mell Square's fountains until they were taken down in the late 90s. It may not be the grandest but Solihull does have its own clock tower on Warwick Road. Clock Tower ...
  
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• 15 things you only know if you live in Solihull

  31-08-2016 18:53
  
  From Richard Hammond to shortcuts off the M42, everything a Silhillian knows
  
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• New traveller camp appears in Stechford

  31-08-2016 16:56
  
  Latest in a string of camps across city this summer
  
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• Lillie Lexie Gregg finally gets an apology from Stephen Bear - but not for what you'd expect

  31-08-2016 16:30
  
  Celebrity Big Brother winner says sorry to his Brummie fashion designer ex
  
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• Boy racers and bikers set to be arrested in new Solihull crackdown - Birmingham Mail

  31-08-2016 16:16 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Boy racers and bikers set to be arrested in new Solihull crackdown
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  Boy racers and off-road bikers risk being arrested in Solihull as a new blanket ban on street racing comes into force. The town has been plagued by problem bikers and car cruise meet-ups – including a mass gathering at the funeral of crash victim Chris ...
  
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• Boy racers and bikers set to be arrested in new Solihull crackdown

  31-08-2016 16:08
  
  New powers handed to police and council bosses
  
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• Watch: Do you recognise the suspects most wanted by West Midlands Police?

  31-08-2016 15:28
  
  Watch our video of possible suspects wanted by West Midlands Police in August, if you have information please contact them on 101.
  
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• £600k drugs lord Sarfraz Ayub jailed for plot to flood city with heroin

  31-08-2016 15:19
  
  Consignment smuggled into UK in laptop cases on Heathrow flight
  
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• Speed stunt park motorcylists are hunted by police

  31-08-2016 14:51
  
  They say the off-road bikers are dangerous and a nuisance
  
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• Speed stunt motorcylists are hunted by police

  31-08-2016 14:51
  
  They say the off-road bikers are dangerous and a nuisance
  
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• Warning about 'People’s Postcode Lottery' scam using bogus letters

  31-08-2016 14:36
  
  A spokesperson for the lottery warned against this type of scam claiming a jackpot of hundreds of thousands of pounds
  
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• Danielle Lloyd 'more in love than ever' with fiance after Bank Holiday horror attack

  31-08-2016 14:05
  
  Danielle reveals how her hero fiance Michael O' Neill is still recovering after saving the model's  life during frightening dog attack on Bank Holiday Monday
  
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• Take Me Out is looking for Brummies to appear on ITV show

  31-08-2016 13:59
  
  How to apply if you want Paddy McGuinness to help you find love
  
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• Takeaway boss hit 129mph because he was late for a ferry

  31-08-2016 13:43
  
  Habib Malik said he was ashamed and embarrassed over speed
  
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• 17 things you only know if you live in Dudley

  31-08-2016 12:51
  
  For a start, it's God's own country..
  
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• Theresa May rules out second EU referendum as she insists 'Brexit means Brexit'

  31-08-2016 12:37
  
  Theresa May rules out second EU referendum as she insists 'Brexit means Brexit'
  
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• Coronation Street race row: Fury over Eva Prince 'slave' remark

  31-08-2016 11:58
  
  Bosses apologise after viewers stunned by 'racist' comment
  
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• Thorp Street shooting: Police investigation continues after teen shot in the leg

  31-08-2016 11:54
  
  Victim in a stable condition in hospital after Bank Holiday Monday incident
  
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• New Pink Floyd exhibition to feature unseen concert footage

  31-08-2016 11:33
  
  Laser light show and handwritten lyrics also to feature in exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum
  
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• MPs call for urgent action to protect Birmingham mums at work

  31-08-2016 11:11
  
  “Shocking” increase of discrimination against pregnant women and new mums over past 10 years, according to report
  
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• 19th anniversary of death of Diana, Princess of Wales

  31-08-2016 10:24
  
  She is still missed by millions
  
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• It's your funeral - and you're more likely to choose pop music than hymns to send you on your way

  31-08-2016 09:57
  
  Sinatra, Bowie and even Monty Python are increasingly the choice for funerals
  
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• Caretaker turned nuclear bunker into a cannabis farm

  31-08-2016 09:55
  
  Caretaker jailed after converting secret Drakelow Tunnels complex
  
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• Locked up in August: See the Birmingham criminals jailed by the courts this month

  31-08-2016 09:41
  
  Birmingham offenders that have been locked up by the courts in August are named and shamed
  
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• Best of Led Zeppelin coming to Solihull's Core Theatre - Coventry Telegraph

  31-08-2016 09:02 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Best of Led Zeppelin coming to Solihull's Core Theatre
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  Led Zeppelin tribute band Mothership will present a brand new multi-media show celebrating the music of the greatest rock band in history next month. On Friday, September 23, the production - which is more of an 'event' than a gig - will come to The ...
  
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• Morning news headlines: Theresa May to meet Cabinet Ministers for Brexit discussions; 'Unacceptable level of discrimination' against pregnant women in workplace

  31-08-2016 08:33
  
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• Solihull School students celebrate record GCSE results | Solihull ... - Solihull Observer

  31-08-2016 08:32 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Solihull School students celebrate record GCSE results | Solihull ...
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  PUPILS at Solihull School are celebrating the best GCSE results on record with 79 per cent of this year's grades at A*/A. The independent school on Warwick ...and more »
  
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• Solihull School students celebrate record GCSE results - Solihull Observer

  31-08-2016 08:32 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Solihull School students celebrate record GCSE results
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  PUPILS at Solihull School are celebrating the best GCSE results on record with 79 per cent of this year's grades at A*/A. The independent school on Warwick Road saw a record-breaking 40 per cent of all grades at A*, with 10 students receiving 10 A*s or ...and more »
  
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• One in three young West Midlands girls are unhappy with their looks - report

  31-08-2016 07:30
  
  "We are expected to be perfect, like Barbie dolls," says one
  
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• Frontline prison officers in the West Midlands hit new low

  31-08-2016 07:30
  
  Figures reveal 83 officers in the region's public sector prisons have left the force in the past year
  
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• What do YOU need to become a police officer?

  31-08-2016 06:30
  
  Do you need qualitifications? Will a conviction rule you out? These and other question
  
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• Rare finds give Grand glimpse into hotel's history

  31-08-2016 06:00
  
  Resignation letter from 1916 and Christmas event calendar among a host of artefacts found by developers renovating Birmingham's historic former Grand hotel
  
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• Radio 4 host Nick Robinson to speak at Birmingham charity dinner

  31-08-2016 06:00
  
  Journalists' Charity's annual dinner will welcome BBC broadcaster to speak about his life and career meeting the world's most powerful figures
  
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• Police appeal following arson on Broad Lane

  31-08-2016 00:00
  
  West Midlands Police has launched an appeal following an arson attack at a house in Acocks Green last Sunday (24 July).CCTV shows the arsonist visiting the property on Broad Road with two large white jerry cans and then returning to set it on fire.Due to the force of the flare the person setting the fire would have been caught in it and is likely to have suffered flash burns, singed hair and damaged clothing.Unfortunately, we can’t get a clear image of the offender’s face from the CC
  
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• Over 1000 officers and staff to be recruited

  31-08-2016 00:00
  
  West Midlands Police is recruiting more than 1,000 police officers, PCSOs and staff.The region’s Police and Crime Commissioner, David Jamieson today announced plans to take on 1,150 new starters over the next three years.The website for people to register their interest to become a police officer will open this afternoon (Wednesday) and the application process will start in the autumn.Adverts for specific police staff roles, including PCSOs, will be advertised in due course.West Midlands P
  
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