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• Lichfield crash sees elderly man airlifted to hospital after collapse

  02-09-2016 23:18
  
  Passenger airlifted to hospital after falling unconscious following collision on Birmingham Road
  
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• Poll: Ideas wanted for this HUGE site in Birmingham city centre

  02-09-2016 23:00
  
  Wholesale Markets to become Smithfield development but it could take years and we want to know your ideas
  
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• Two in hospital after dramatic Dudley crash

  02-09-2016 21:02
  
  Wellington Road closed in both directions after two cars collided
  
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• Charity fundraisers 'left stranded in France in RAC row'

  02-09-2016 18:38
  
  Cyclists who rode to Paris to help disabled schoolboy 'left £5k out-of-pocket'
  
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• Infamous Bella in the Wych Elm murder may be made into a film

  02-09-2016 17:59
  
  Dudley writer has new theories over what happened to victim
  
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• York City | York City v Solihull Moors - Vitalfootball

  02-09-2016 17:56 via york.vitalfootball.co.uk
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  York City | York City v Solihull Moors
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  Three successive away defeats leaves York City currently well-short of their targeted top-five place going into the weekend visit of National League newcomers ...
  Solihull Moors boss Marcus Bignot is only surviving member from FA ...The Press, Yorkall 6 news articles »
  
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• Hundreds stolen from Bilston pensioner in distraction burglary

  02-09-2016 17:47
  
  Police issue CCTV of two suspects wanted over theft at house in Baldwin Street
  
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• 7 things you didn't know about Aktar Islam as he appears on Saturday Kitchen

  02-09-2016 17:35
  
  The Brummie chef at Lasan is on the BBC1 show to cook tandoori lamb cutlets
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn says after-work drinks are 'sexist' and should be banned

  02-09-2016 16:55
  
  Labour leader said 'early evening socialisation' is discriminatory against mothers when launching his manifesto for women
  
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• Elsa on the decline as parents cool on baby names inspired by Frozen

  02-09-2016 16:50
  
  The number of young girls named after the star of the popular Disney film soared on the back of its success - but there was a big fall last year
  
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• Schoolgirl's Erdington park attack filmed and shared on Facebook

  02-09-2016 16:35
  
  Victim's family want her story told to highlight growing internet problem
  
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• Anger as two Birmingham flights are delayed for total of 36 hours

  02-09-2016 16:29
  
  Hundreds of angry passengers on two flights to Birmingham Airport were delayed for a total of 36 hours.
  
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• Chinese investors eyeing Birmingham houses

  02-09-2016 16:14
  
  City leader on trade mission to China with promotion of housing development high on the agenda
  
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• Kidnappers who snatched mum and kids jailed

  02-09-2016 15:57
  
  They kidnapped victims from taxi in broad daylight
  
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• Driver flees after car overturns in city tunnel

  02-09-2016 15:00
  
  Firefighters in recovery operation, days after training exercise at same spot
  
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• Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 after battery explodes

  02-09-2016 14:50
  
  Note 7issue has seen some batteries catch fire         
  
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• Woman and two children hurt in Sparkbrook crash as driver tries to escape police

  02-09-2016 14:38
  
  Suspect fled scene after being ordered to stop
  
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• Back again for a third time - travellers return to Selly Park

  02-09-2016 14:19
  
  Residents' patience wearing thin at latest invasion
  
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• Great British Bake Off contestant Rav Bansal reveals racist abuse

  02-09-2016 14:08
  
  28-year-old Sikh subjected to abuse due to his taking part in the show
  
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• Chris 'Stig' Clarke birthday celebrations keep residents up until 4am - Solihull Observer

  02-09-2016 14:07 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Chris 'Stig' Clarke birthday celebrations keep residents up until 4am
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  ANGRY residents are joining forces to put an end to anti-social behaviour following disruptive celebrations marking the birthday of Chris 'Stig' Clarke. The motorcyclist – who lost his life during a road traffic collision on March 20 – would have ...
  
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• £220,000 of cannabis seized in West Bromwich police swoop

  02-09-2016 13:59
  
  Two arrested after more than 400 plants found in house
  
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• Will Labour split? Veteran MP David Winnick says 'no'

  02-09-2016 13:25
  
  There's speculation Labour could split if Jeremy Corbyn is re-elected as leader.
  
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• Teacher cleared of 'banning Christmas' at Trojan Horse linked school

  02-09-2016 13:15
  
  Disciplinary hearing finds case against him not proven
  
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• A rising tide of cannibal spiders are heading to your house - but you should welcome them

  02-09-2016 12:55
  
  It’s not you that needs to worry – it is the rising tide of smaller spiders in your home that should be more concerned
  
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• Cost of Tory conference to West Midlands equals ten extra police officers says crime commissioner

  02-09-2016 12:42
  
  Security planning for next month's Tory Party Conference will cost West Midlands Police £460,000
  
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• The most popular names in the West Midlands in 2015 - and there's a change at the top

  02-09-2016 12:41
  
  It's been the Oliver and Amelia show for years - but there's been a change in this region
  
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• Lidl launches recruitment drive for Wednesbury hub

  02-09-2016 12:32
  
  Budget supermarke chain is hosting recruitment days during September and October to fill 500 roles at giant new base in the Black Country
  
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• How popular is your name? Find out with this nifty search tool

  02-09-2016 12:17
  
  A brilliant new tool allows you to chart chart how the popularity of your name has changed over the last decade.
  
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• Samsung halts Galaxy Note 7 sales after batteries explode

  02-09-2016 11:43
  
  Customers who had already bought Note 7s will be able to swap them for new smartphones
  
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• Junior doctors' strikes a 'devastating blow to patients' as medics deny 'playing politics'

  02-09-2016 11:27
  
  Medics will stage full walkouts in ongoing dispute over  controversial new contract
  
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• Raiders wearing Cross of St George masks hold up petrol station

  02-09-2016 11:12
  
  Cash and cigarettes taken in 4am hold-up
  
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• The worst energy provider has been revealed

  02-09-2016 09:35
  
  A company with strong Birmingham roots has been given the tag of Britain's most complained about energy firm
  
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• Listen: 999 caller demands a lift home as she has SORE FEET

  02-09-2016 09:22
  
  She hangs up when caller says she will be taken to hospital instead
  
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• Teenager Liam Delves back from the brink to race at Cadwell - Solihull Observer

  02-09-2016 08:46 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Teenager Liam Delves back from the brink to race at Cadwell
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  A DEVASTATING crash at Brands Hatch just two weeks ago looked to have destroyed Liam Delves' season as he struggled to come to terms with the finances needed to repair his bike and get back on the track. But with the help of family, friends, sponsors ...
  
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• Solihull Moors boss Marcus Bignot is only surviving member from FA Trophy tie at York City - The Press, York

  02-09-2016 08:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
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  Solihull Moors boss Marcus Bignot is only surviving member from FA Trophy tie at York City
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  Don't be the last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. VISITING manager Marcus Bignot is the only surviving member from the last time Solihull Moors visited Bootham Crescent to play York City. Bignot was enjoying his ...
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• Morning news headlines: Calls for urgent action for government to help refugee children in Calais

  02-09-2016 08:08
  
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• Owen Smith's plan to tax the rich and employ 1,100 extra West Midlands nurses

  02-09-2016 07:30
  
  Labour leadership candidate says he'll make the rich pay to improve the NHS
  
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• Air pollution kills hundreds in Birmingham and it's not being cut fast enough

  02-09-2016 07:30
  
  Quitting the EU could make our air pollution problem even worse, it's been claimed
  
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• Ruling means more huge skyscrapers could be built in Birmingham

  02-09-2016 06:50
  
  City council considering revamp of 2003 policy as it emerges new hotel should not be allowed under current guidelines
  
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• Solihull Sixth Form students get a taste of quantum mechanics - Solihull Observer

  02-09-2016 00:47 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Solihull Sixth Form students get a taste of quantum mechanics
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  ENGINEERING students from Solihull Sixth Form College got a taste of advanced quantum mechanics over the summer courtesy of a visit to CERN, home of the Large Hadron Collider. Students who were part of the college's Engineering Academy went of the ...
  
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• Man arrested after woman critically injured in Birmingham collision  

  02-09-2016 00:00
  
  A woman is in a critical condition in hospital after a collision in Sparkbrook last night (Thursday 1 September). The woman was travelling with a man and two children, a 12-year-old girl and a four-year-old boy, who also suffered minor injuries, when their Toyota Corolla was hit by a silver Citroen C3 at the junction of Medlicott Road and Abbotsford Road just after 9.30pm. Moments earlier the C3 had made off from police after they had instructed the vehicle to pull over. The driver ran
  
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• Detectives launch murder investigation following Coventry attack

  02-09-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man found with serious head injuries at an address in Coventry Officers were called to a disturbance at a property in Hugh Road, in the Stoke area of the city, at around 6:10am on Friday 26 August.A 36-year-old man was found with life-threatening injuries and taken to hospital – but his condition deteriorated and he died on Wednesday evening (31 August).A post mortem revealed that the man, who has not yet been fo
  
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• Callous conmen stole pensioner’s savings – do you recognise them?

  02-09-2016 00:00
  
  Police are hunting two cruel conmen who posed as council staff to trick their way inside a pensioner’s home before stealing handbags containing her savings.The two suspects struck in Baldwin Street, Bilston, after claiming they’d been sent to carry out building work.It’s understood the 79-year-old victim let the men into her home and later discovered that two handbags had been swiped from a sofa.The burglary – which occurred at around 5.30pm on 25 August – is one of
  
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• Appeal to find missing teenager

  02-09-2016 00:00
  
  Police are appealing for help in tracing a missing teenager who is believed to have travelled to Birmingham.Jessie Morgan - who is aged 17 and also goes by the name Jamelia - was last seen in the Leamington Spa area on 24 August.Jessie - who has been missing before - is described as 5ft 1ins tall, of slim build and has two piercings in her lower lip. She has been known to frequent Birmingham City Centre and was last seen wearing a black hooded top, black boots and carrying a green bag.Anyon
  
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