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• Revealed: Gabby Agbonlahor's Aston Villa exit plan

  08-09-2016 23:30
  
  The exiled striker is surplus to requirements so what's next for Villa's longest-serving player?
  
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• Birmingham mum and daughter seriously injured in Leicester crash

  08-09-2016 23:22
  
  Two understood to be from Birmingham hit by car on Belgrave Road during shopping trip
  
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• Biker killed in Bromsgrove crash died 'doing what he loved', says son

  08-09-2016 23:11
  
  Family pays tribute to Clive Anderson, 57, who died in crash on A38
  
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• Birmingham men among four charged with terrorism offences

  08-09-2016 22:32
  
  Two from Sparkhill to appear in court following probe which saw bomb squads in city centre
  
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• Solihull Carers Centre turn lives around with the help of £40000 cash boost - Solihull Observer

  08-09-2016 21:10 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Solihull Carers Centre turn lives around with the help of £40000 cash boost
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  HUNDREDS of young lives have been turned around after Solihull Carers Centre receive a much-needed cash boost. Carers Trust has awarded the centre £40,000 to set up a project to help young carers aged between 14 and 25 with education and ...
  
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• Tragedy as biker dies in Pershore Road crash

  08-09-2016 20:39
  
  Police appealing for witnesses following fatal accident which saw road shut in both directions in Edgbaston
  
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• Solihull Moors have the potential to add to our area's clutch of Football League clubs - Birmingham Mail

  08-09-2016 20:05 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Solihull Moors have the potential to add to our area's clutch of Football League clubs
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  If a rich benefactor would step forward to pump cash into Solihull Moors then there would be every chance that this area would have another Football League club in the not unforeseeable future. It's a minor miracle what has already happened to this ...
  
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• Former Wolves goalie: Kisses and cuddles saved my wife's life

  08-09-2016 20:00
  
  Wife Tracy and Vince are now backing Cancer Research UK campaign
  
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• Student sent home of first day of Year 11 for 'wrong' hair colour

  08-09-2016 19:30
  
  Libby Hoban was told her hair was unsuitable at the King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
  
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• Child genius becomes world's youngest computer programmer - aged seven!

  08-09-2016 18:23
  
  Muhammad Hamza Shahzad is tipped to become next Bill Gates
  
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• TV presenter 'Andy' Akinwolere on why he changed his name

  08-09-2016 18:06
  
  BBC presenter has embraced his birth name
  
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• When is the premiere for The Walking Dead Season 7?

  08-09-2016 18:00
  
  Find out when the hit horror drama is returning to our screens - and watch the trailer
  
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• Your Hyperloop reaction: 'How would a Brummie accent sound at 760mph?'

  08-09-2016 16:34
  
  New invention by Elon Musk caused quite a stir
  
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• Why students might not need to bother with their TV licence

  08-09-2016 16:20
  
  There's good news and bad news for students
  
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• Police officer beat up her mum's love rival in Asda attack

  08-09-2016 15:53
  
  Beth Walker was dismissed without notice after she was found guilty of assaulting the woman
  
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• Police officer assaulted mum's love rival in Asda attack

  08-09-2016 15:53
  
  Beth Walker was dismissed without notice after she was found guilty of assaulting the woman
  
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• The reason why you're seeing fewer rats

  08-09-2016 15:04
  
  City bosses say the fall in rodent sightings is a direct result of less rotten food spilling out of ripped or torn sacks onto pavements and roads.
  
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• Alexandra Hospital children's ward closure could lead to 'disaster', campaigners fear

  08-09-2016 15:01
  
  Safety worries after Redditch health bosses shut down ward to admissions amid staff shortages
  
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• Ballerina Girl: YOUR verdict on the Mail's hunt for the little girl whose photo captured our hearts

  08-09-2016 14:46
  
  Delight at story of little girl with ballerina dream...which finally came true after almost 50 years
  
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• Guinness World Records: A supersized cat, a leaping llama and a man on fire - this year's weird and wonderful entries

  08-09-2016 14:30
  
  Take a look at the bizarre and beautiful feats of this year's entries
  
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• Schoolboy Ryan Hyde dies suddenly aged just 11

  08-09-2016 14:14
  
  Youngster should have been starting secondary school
  
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• RIDICULOUS: Birmingham can be outvoted by Solihull and Walsall on new super council - Birmingham Post

  08-09-2016 14:02 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
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  RIDICULOUS: Birmingham can be outvoted by Solihull and Walsall on new super council
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  It was a relief to see that the Boundary Commission had satisfied the demands of a majority of the 2,000 people who raised objections to their first attempts to redraw Birmingham's political wards. The problem with the early draft was that it tried too ...
  
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• Video: York City 4 Solihull Moors 0 - Vitalfootball

  08-09-2016 13:47 via york.vitalfootball.co.uk
  Video: York City 4 Solihull Moors 0
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  York City scored four goals for the second successive weekend to account for fellow National League newcomers Solihull Moors at Bootham Crescent. The Minstermen were given an early boost of Richard Brodie netting for the fifth consecutive game when ...
  
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• Opinion: Birmingham's grammar schools provide a model for Theresa May's 'inclusive' vision

  08-09-2016 13:43
  
  Birmingham grammar's reserve places for low income students - and her chief of staff went to one of them
  
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• Double success for Blossomfield Tennis Club - Solihull Observer

  08-09-2016 13:06 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Double success for Blossomfield Tennis Club
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  BLOSSOMFIELD Tennis Club is celebrating a double success for its young players at the recent county competitions. The club's Under-16 Girls were crowned winners of the Aegon Team Tennis Warwickshire Division. Lead by Captain Rhianna Robertson, ...
  
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• Medic's hand broken by thug in ambulance attack

  08-09-2016 12:56
  
  Three medics hurt in night of violence
  
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• M&S boss told to accept wage freeze as shop staff face £2,000 pay cut

  08-09-2016 12:41
  
  Marks and Spencer Chief Executive Steve Rowe told that if he wants to cut staff pay then he should have his own pay frozen too
  
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• Watch: Violent Hungry Horse pub raiders brutally attack woman and raid till

  08-09-2016 12:39
  
  Attackers wearing biker helmets target The Baldwin pub in Hall Green
  
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• Watch: Bear Grylls takes to skies to show off new Land Rover tech

  08-09-2016 12:38
  
  Seats in new Discovery model can be moved remotely via smartphone app from anywhere in the world - including mid air
  
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• Birmingham's biggest migrant group revealed - and it might surprise you

  08-09-2016 12:30
  
  When it comes to people moving to Birmingham, there is one city far above the rest
  
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• Birmingham's biggest immigrant group revealed - and it might surprise you

  08-09-2016 12:30
  
  When it comes to people moving to Birmingham, there is one city far above the rest
  
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• Opinion: Is the Conservative West Midlands mayor selection a bit of a stitch up?

  08-09-2016 11:38
  
  The Conservative Party seem to have a candidate lined up for the West Midlands mayor election, but it hasn't been a very open process
  
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• Barr Beacon School offers to buy uniform for kids after hundreds banned from lessons

  08-09-2016 11:06
  
  Crackdown on boots, short skirts and low-slung trousers
  
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• Youngest woman with a beard and longest cat among new Guinness World Records

  08-09-2016 10:59
  
  The youngest female with a full beard was aged just 24 years 282 days
  
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• Birmingham Airport turned gold to raise awareness for childhood cancer - Solihull Observer

  08-09-2016 10:31 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Birmingham Airport turned gold to raise awareness for childhood cancer
  Solihull Observer
  The airport's Air Traffic Control Tower (ATC) was lit up gold from dusk to dawn on September 1 to support a group of parents of children with cancer to raise awareness of children's cancer. The airport is taking part in Glow Gold September, which is a ...and more »
  
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• Apple unveils water-resistant iPhone and new watch

  08-09-2016 09:35
  
  Social media glitch saw the firm's Twitter account - only recently activated - accidentally reveal the news early
  
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• Morning news headlines: Brexit on agenda for Theresa May in talks with European Council president; Reports of hate crime down since post-Brexit vote surge

  08-09-2016 09:10
  
  The latest news from Britain and around the world
  
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• Why Joe Lycett is backing The Brummie Awards 2016

  08-09-2016 07:30
  
  Funnyman Joe Lycett to be guest presenter at gala night celebrating the pride of Birmingham
  
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• They wanted to go to PRYZM nightclub - the cab driver took them to PRISON

  08-09-2016 07:30
  
  Girls ended up parked outside HMP Birmingham, where 1,500 men are banged up for their crimes
  
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• £4m to help West Midlands combat terrorist attacks

  08-09-2016 07:30
  
  The extra government cash will help pay for a increase in counter-terror squads so officers can attend incidents at speed
  
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• RIDICULOUS: Birmingham can be outvoted by Solihull and Walsall on new super council - Birmingham Mail

  08-09-2016 06:33 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  RIDICULOUS: Birmingham can be outvoted by Solihull and Walsall on new super council
  Birmingham Mail
  It was a relief to see that the Boundary Commission had satisfied the demands of a majority of the 2,000 people who raised objections to their first attempts to redraw Birmingham's political wards. The problem with the early draft was that it tried too ...
  
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• RIDICULOUS: Birmingham can be outvoted by Solihull and Walsall on new super council

  08-09-2016 06:30
  
  Government is moving towards equal sized constituencies, but that rule does not apply for new West Midlands Combined Authority
           
  
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• Help us unlock the region's land for development and job creation plea

  08-09-2016 06:30
  
  The West Midlands Land Commission (WMLC), made up of UK property experts is on a mission to locate and unlock the region's available sites for development
  
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• Comment: Birmingham can be outvoted by Solihull and Walsall on regional body, is that really fair?

  08-09-2016 06:30
  
  Government is moving towards equal sized constituencies, but that rule does not apply for new West Midlands Combined Authority
           
  
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• Birmingham can be outvoted by Solihull and Walsall on regional body, is that really fair?

  08-09-2016 06:30
  
  Government is moving towards equal sized constituencies, but that rule does not apply for new West Midlands Combined Authority
           
  
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• Baby of the Year 2016: Terms and Conditions

  08-09-2016 01:00
  
  Win a share of £500 Love2Shop vouchers with our Birmingham Mail Baby of the Year competition.
  
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• Baby of the Year 2016: Do you think you have the cutest kid in Birmingham? Enter now!

  08-09-2016 01:00
  
  There’s prizes to be won with the Birmingham Mail's Baby of the Year competition. Win a share £500 of shopping vouchers
  
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• Police appeal following robbery at Hall Green pub

  08-09-2016 00:00
  
  West Midlands Police is appealing for information following a robbery and serious assault at The Baldwin pub in Hall Green over the bank holiday weekend.Just after 1am on Tuesday 30 August four men arrived at the pub on Baldwin Lane on two motorbikes. Two of the men entered the pub after it closed and seriously assaulted a 20-year-old woman.Glass bottles were repeatedly thrown at her and a knife was held to her face causing a small cut, before the men smashed open a till and stole a sm
  
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• Four men charged with preparing for terrorist acts

  08-09-2016 00:00
  
  West Midlands Counter Terrorism officers have today (Thursday 8 September) charged four men with terrorism offences.They will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court tomorrow (Friday) to face charges of preparing for terrorist acts, contrary to Section 5 (a) of the Terrorism Act 2006.They are charged as follows: Naweed Ali, aged 28, of Evelyn Road, SparkhillWithin the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court jointly with, Khobaib Hussain (born 11.02.1992), Mohibur Rahman (born 19.07.1984)
  
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• Appeal for witnesses following a serious collision in Selly Oak

  08-09-2016 00:00
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died in a crash in Selly Oak this afternoon (8 September).Emergency services were called to Pershore Road at around 2.45pm following a collision involving a motorbike and a car.The 25-year-old motorcyclist was treated by paramedics but despite their best efforts died at the scene.Sergeant Chris Ridge, from the Regional Collision Investigation Unit, said: "We are also appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward."Our thoughts remain
  
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