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• Cyclist suffers multiple injuries in Dudley crash

  07-09-2016 23:12
  
  Man rushed to nearest A&E after being hit by car on Kent Street
  
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• Man charged with murder over Wolverhampton stabbing

  07-09-2016 22:10
  
  Man to appear in court over fatal stabbing of Mircea Gheorghe Cozmiuc
  
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• Public consultation on proposed Hockley Heath Neighbourhood plan closes this week - Solihull Observer

  07-09-2016 21:11 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Public consultation on proposed Hockley Heath Neighbourhood plan closes this week
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  HOCKLEY Heath Parish Council has submitted an application to Solihull Council to designate the parish as a Neighbourhood Area. The application comes as the Parish Council prepare a Neighbourhood Plan for the area to give local people the opportunity ...
  
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• Solihull Blossomfield clinch Division Two crown - Solihull Observer

  07-09-2016 20:42 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Solihull Blossomfield clinch Division Two crown
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  SOLIHULL Blossomfield ensured a return to Warwickshire League Division One at the first time of asking with a winning draw at home to Lyndworth on Saturday – a result which also sees them crowned champions. With heavy rain falling for most of the day ...
  
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• Kiara Henry wins bronze medal at Under-17 National Badminton Championships - Solihull Observer

  07-09-2016 20:29 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Kiara Henry wins bronze medal at Under-17 National Badminton Championships
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  ARDEN School pupil Kiara Henry used the Under-17 National Championships to her benefit as the excitement of the bronze medal success of Chris Landridge and Marcus Ellis during the Rio Olympics continues to surround the sport. The start of the English ...
  
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• Third place for Solihill & Shirley at Sprudel Cup in Germany - Solihull Observer

  07-09-2016 20:26 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Third place for Solihill & Shirley at Sprudel Cup in Germany
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  SOLIHULL & Shirley Badminton Club took their game across to Germany for the Sprudel Cup where clubs from across Germany and France took part in a team-based competition. Points were collected by the number of games won by the participants in all of ...
  
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• Solihull Barons open new campaign with impressive win - Solihull Observer

  07-09-2016 20:26 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Solihull Barons open new campaign with impressive win
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  A DEPLETED Solihull Barons began their new Morlaee campaign with an impressive 6-3 victory over Sutton Sting despite being without a number of key players. The Barons showed great character to hold off the threat of Sutton and pull off what was in the ...
  
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• Birmingham & Solihull Bees salvage a draw in season opener at Syston - Solihull Observer

  07-09-2016 20:26 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Birmingham & Solihull Bees salvage a draw in season opener at Syston
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  TWO TRIES in the final ten minutes saw Birmingham & Solihull Bees claim a 16-16 draw against Syston on the opening day of the National League 3 Midlands season. Both Tawanda Chipadza and Mikey Whettell left it late as the Bees avoided their first ...
  
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• Owner doused Sutton Coldfield's Don Diego restaurant in diesel before "luring" staff, court told

  07-09-2016 19:07
  
  Ahmet Dincer, of Chances Street, Edgbaston, denies two charges of attempted murder, two of attempted arson with intent and attempted wounding.
  
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• Watch: Motorists startled by SHEEP running down Stratford Road, Solihull - Birmingham Mail

  07-09-2016 19:06 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Watch: Motorists startled by SHEEP running down Stratford Road, Solihull
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  Motorists were stunned when they spotted the Ewe-sain Bolt of the sheep world bounding down the middle of a busy dual carriageway. Startled drivers had to swerve to avoid the adult sheep as ran down the central reservation of the A34 Stratford Road in ...
  
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• Watch: Motorists startled by SHEEP running down Stratford Road ... - Birmingham Mail

  07-09-2016 19:06 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Watch: Motorists startled by SHEEP running down Stratford Road ...
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  Drivers pulled over and tried to round up woolly runaway.
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• Watch: Motorists startled by SHEEP running down Stratford Road, Solihull

  07-09-2016 18:55
  
  Drivers pulled over and tried to round up woolly runaway
  
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• Smethwick dad who tried to kill wife jailed for 20 years

  07-09-2016 18:08
  
  Dan Draghici also tried to stab his wife's sister and threatened to kill his daughter in row at family home
  
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• This 'Hyperloop' invention could get you from Birmingham to London in 12 minutes - travelling at the speed of sound

  07-09-2016 17:45
  
  Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, London could effectively become a single city
  
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• Calls for open-air festival at Birmingham Wholesale Markets site

  07-09-2016 17:12
  
  The Mail asked readers what was best to do with the giant city centre site - and the resounding choice was a major music event
  
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• Watch: Drivers laugh as cars race at high speed on A45 Small Heath Highway

  07-09-2016 17:10
  
  Shocking footage shows cars undertaking, weaving in and out of traffic in incredibly dangerous sequence
  
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• Pub loses licence over fights, disorder and drug dealing claims

  07-09-2016 16:58
  
  Police and local councillors called for the Acorn Pub in Erdington High Street to be shut down after a catalogue of crime and disorder at the bar.
  
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• St Edmund Campion 'bullying victim' offers hug to girl beaten up in Erdington park

  07-09-2016 16:12
  
  Attack was filmed and shared on Facebook (Warning: Contains footage some may find distressing)
  
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• Opinion: We need a grammar school to give every child a fair chance

  07-09-2016 15:37
  
  The comprehensive school system gives middle class children an unfair advantage, says Solihull MP Julian Knight
  
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• Grammar schools 'give working class children a fair chance'

  07-09-2016 15:37
  
  Different views over whether having more grammar schools would benefit children in Birmingham and the West Midlands
  
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• Watch: Boyfriend pops the question to firefighter on New Street station 999 call

  07-09-2016 15:07
  
  Jodi Vincent was told a man had a ring stuck on his finger
  
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• Watch: Boyfriend pops the question to firefighter at New Street station

  07-09-2016 15:07
  
  Jodi Vincent was told a man had a ring stuck on his finger
  
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• HSBC announces Black Country and Staffordshire branch closures

  07-09-2016 14:52
  
  Quartet of banks will close over the next two months as group deals with 40 per cent drop in customers attending branches in person
  
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• Two more sponsors for the Brummie Awards 2016 revealed

  07-09-2016 14:28
  
  See the latest firms backing the Mail's awards honouring the unsung heroes of Birmingham
  
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• 'Bullies tried to set fire to my hair at school'

  07-09-2016 13:54
  
  Teen's plight sparks bad memories for Mail readers
  
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• Royal Mail is already hiring people for Christmas jobs in Birmingham - and here's how to apply

  07-09-2016 13:44
  
  Casual work on offer at Royal Mail centres in Birmingham and Solihull - are you interested?
  
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• Meet Toby who has mental age of a nine-month-old and is trapped inside a teenager's body

  07-09-2016 13:22
  
  Toby Williamson has the mystery illness which means he has to be spoon fed
  
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• Why you'll never run out of battery on the bus again

  07-09-2016 13:00
  
  4G Wi-Fi, USB portals - you won't wanna get off the Platinum buses
  
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• Your reaction to brave parents of baby Leyton from Inside Birmingham Children's Hospital

  07-09-2016 12:42
  
  Huge support for family of the tragedy filmed by the Channel 4 documentary
  
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• Prepare for invasion of 200 billion daddy-long-legs

  07-09-2016 12:35
  
  Record number of daddy-long-legs on their way
  
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• Road rage victim taken to hospital after street row

  07-09-2016 12:14
  
  She took picture of suspect during Coventry Road bust-up
  
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• 'Great Wall of Calais' to keep out migrants is 'bizarre waste of money'

  07-09-2016 12:13
  
  The UK is to pay for a £2 million wall in Calais to stop migrants getting on to lorries heading for Britain
  
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• Opinion: We need more grammar schools to give black and Asian kids a chance

  07-09-2016 10:58
  
  Brummie journalist Jay Singh-Sohal says studying at Handsworth Grammar School prepared him for a successful career - and more children should have the same oportunities.
  
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• Car smashes into hospital after car park pile-up

  07-09-2016 10:51
  
  OAP rescued after crash after he lost control
  
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• House prices near top West Midlands schools have £80,000 premium

  07-09-2016 10:40
  
  Stark house price contrast between homes near good and poor state schools
  
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• Fury as 50 kids sent home from school in uniform row

  07-09-2016 10:07
  
  But head stands by get-tough crackdown
  
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• Wolverhampton Wanderers news digest: Jack Price - we are buzzing under Walter Zenga; England success

  07-09-2016 09:46
  
  All the latest news from Molineux in one place
  
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• Amazon Prime customers to get free restaurant food deliveries in London

  07-09-2016 08:33
  
  Amazon Restaurants allows members in certain postcodes in the capital to order food from selected restaurants in their area via the Prime Now app for free delivery within an hour.
  
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• Morning news headlines: Theresa May faces MPs amid Brexit strategy 'confusion'; Sports Direct's Mike Ashley to face shareholders' showdown at AGM

  07-09-2016 08:21
  
  The latest news from Britain and around the world
  
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• West Midlands Police chief defends Tasers - drawn 131 times by officers this year

  07-09-2016 07:30
  
  Chief Constable David Thompson said there are "no current plans to increase usage”
  
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• Poignant pictures showcase how these children are battling of the world's rarest diseases

  07-09-2016 07:30
  
  Youngsters are being treated at Birmingham Children's Hospital
  
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• Disabled children were let down over school bus services admits Birmingham's education chief

  07-09-2016 07:30
  
  School transport services reinstated for many  after new management installed in Birmingham's special education service.
  
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• Blind man rescued from city canal after falling into water

  07-09-2016 07:30
  
  Daniel Letchford thanks passers-by who pulled him to safety
  
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• Top businesswoman Beverley Nielsen chosen as Liberal Democrat candidate for West Midlands mayor

  07-09-2016 01:01
  
  Former regional head of the CBI and university boss Beverley Nielsen is the latest heavy hitter to become a candidate for West Midlands mayor
  
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• Two decade jail sentence for man who tried to kill his wife

  07-09-2016 00:00
  
  A man who attempted to kill his wife has today (Wednesday 7 September) been sentenced to 20 years in prison following a trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court.Dan Draghici, aged 42, was handed the sentence after pleading not guilty to the attempted murder of Elena Draghici.Elena, aged 31, was attacked at the family home in Fenton Street, Smethwick during the evening of Tuesday 1 March.  Draghici attacked Elena during an argument while their young daughter was upstairs with E
  
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• Suspect sought in Sheldon road rage attack

  07-09-2016 00:00
  
  Police investigating a suspected road rage attack have issued an image of a man they would like to speak to. The assault took place on Coventry Road, Sheldon at around 4.20pm on Sunday 19 June.It is believed that a row erupted at the side of the road after a red Ford B Max was driving dangerously and subsequently overtook a woman who was travelling with her fiance in a blue Renault Megane. The Ford driver is alleged to have grabbed the 23-year-old as her fiance stepped in and pushed th
  
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• Officers commended for their actions as man threatens suicide  

  07-09-2016 00:00
  
  Four Dudley officers who calmed down a distressed man who was threatening to jump from a bridge, have been recognised by the Chief Constable for their quick-thinking actions.Police Community Support Officer John Link was the first to arrive and found the man, who had one arm in a sling, sitting on the wrong side of the ledge in the heavy rain.PCSO Link immediately tried to speak with the man and build up a rapport, he was joined shortly after by Inspector Steve Gordon and the pair spent over an
  
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• Man charged with murder over fatal Wolverhampton stabbing

  07-09-2016 00:00
  
  A man will appear before magistrates tomorrow (8 September) charged with stabbing another man to death on Carters Road, Wolverhampton at the weekend.Sivan Amin, of Merridale Street West, Wolverhampton, has been charged with the murder of Mircea Gheorghe Cozmiuc by detectives investigating the attack which is alleged to have happened on Saturday morning (3 September).The 36-year-old has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court in the morning.Two other men a
  
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