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• Opinion: Theresa May's grammar school reforms are just the start

  10-09-2016 23:00
  
  Theresa May's school reforms are aimed squarely at middle-income voters with big ambitions for their children
  
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• Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron explains how his party will bounce back in the West Midlands

  10-09-2016 23:00
  
  Lib Dem leader Tim Farron explains how his party can be the new SNP and why he backs a second EU referendum, in our interview
  
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• Solihull Moors 2 Dagenham & Redbridge 5: Fourth defeat in a row for National League new boys - Birmingham Mail

  10-09-2016 22:50 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Solihull Moors 2 Dagenham & Redbridge 5: Fourth defeat in a row for National League new boys
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  Solihull Moors were given a lesson in the quality of the Vanarama National League after slipping to a fourth successive defeat. Two stunning goals to follow a fortuitous opener and then a tap-in and injury-time penalty wrapped up a convincing win for a ...
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• The countdown is on for annual Balsall Common festival - Solihull Observer

  10-09-2016 21:16 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  The countdown is on for annual Balsall Common festival
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  Thousands of people will turn out on the weekend of September 24 and 25 as the village plays host to the calendar highlight. The fun begins at 12.30pm at The Lant on the Saturday as the Party in the Park opens for business. Just some of the fabulous ...
  
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• Solihull Moors 2 Dagenham & Redbridge 5: Oliver Hawkins scores a hat-trick as Daggers ease past Moors - Barking and Dagenham Post

  10-09-2016 21:10 via barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk
  
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  Solihull Moors 2 Dagenham & Redbridge 5: Oliver Hawkins scores a hat-trick as Daggers ease past Moors
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  A second hat-trick of the season from striker Oliver Hawkins helped Dagenham & Redbridge record a first win in three after beating Solihull Moors. Despite struggling for parts of the first half, the Essex club struck twice to lead at the break. The ...and more »
  
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• Sex attack police officer 'abused rape victim after she begged for help'

  10-09-2016 19:00
  
  Marie Reynolds was targeted by disgraced PC Steven Walters, who is facing jail
  
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• Biker killed in Pershore Road crash had just become a father

  10-09-2016 18:30
  
  Family pay tribute to Daniel Hanks, 25, who was killed in collision in Edgbaston
  
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• West Midlands Police burka row: Mail readers vote against proposal

  10-09-2016 18:18
  
  National debate was sparked after Chief Constable David Thompson's comments
  
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• West Midlands Police burka row: Birmingham Mail readers vote against proposal

  10-09-2016 18:18
  
  National debate was sparked after Chief Constable David Thompson's comments
  
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• Murder probe after man dies from head injuries in Halesowen

  10-09-2016 18:01
  
  Karl Swift, 33,  was found in New Road in early hours of Friday morning
  
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• Birmingham's most famous boxing club facing closure by council

  10-09-2016 18:00
  
  Nechells ABC has been a conveyor belt of champions for 56 years
  
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• Everyone in UK could get £330 from MasterCard - even if you've never had one

  10-09-2016 17:52
  
  Honestly. Here's why.
  
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• 13 things you only know if you live in Kingstanding

  10-09-2016 17:25
  
  You know it but your phone thinks it's called Longstanding
  
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• Teenager hit by car in Beacon Road in Great Barr

  10-09-2016 16:58
  
  Emergency services called to incident at 8.30pm on Beacon Road
  
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• Biker killed in Pershore Road tragedy was 'loving son, brother, partner and dad'

  10-09-2016 14:46
  
  Daniel Hanks died after a collision with a BMW and a bus
  
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• This Pokemon hunt will visit churches, mosques and gurdwaras today to "re-unite" Birmingham after Brexit

  10-09-2016 14:43
  
  Art galleries, restaurants, you name it and you might see this lot there
  
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• Birmingham drugs gang jailed for 130 years after detectives bust crime empire

  10-09-2016 13:58
  
  Albanian national Asmirald Miraka mastermind of operation to flood UK with heroin and cocaine
  
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• Safer Travel Partnership step in to keep students safe this September - Solihull Observer

  10-09-2016 13:22 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Safer Travel Partnership step in to keep students safe this September
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  HUNDREDS of students heading back to school this September will be learning how to use public transport safely with help from Safer Travel Partnership. As part of the campaign, Operation Bale, officers will be travelling to bus stations and ...
  
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• University of Birmingham voted fifth prettiest campus in the UK - and here's why

  10-09-2016 12:02
  
  Other universities are ugly in comparison say voters
  
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• Corbyn's reggae roots, two mayoral candidates and fewer rats: The week in politics

  10-09-2016 09:00
  
  The mayoral race is hotting up, China is buying up Birmingham while rats are in decline and the Lib Dems are back
  
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• Watch: XXXX Primary School teacher rant, bikers in Bullring, prostitute row and £1m traffic jam

  10-09-2016 07:30
  
  Most popular videos watched by Mail readers include astonishing scenes
  
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• Speed camera switch-on: One motorist gets caught SEVEN times in days

  10-09-2016 07:30
  
  Fears motorists don't realise cameras which were unused are now active
  
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• More than 160 people die of drug abuse in Birmingham

  10-09-2016 07:30
  
  Drug death numbers fall in the West Midlands but rise nationwide thanks to increased availability of heroin
  
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• Hero biker saved Queensway bridge man after sick drivers shouted 'jump'

  10-09-2016 07:30
  
  Brian Dixon helped pull the man to safety after he was yelled at by delayed motorists
  
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• A year on from this shameful image, how Birmingham stepped up

  10-09-2016 07:30
  
  50  refugees fleeing the horrors of war in Syria have made their new homes in Birmingham thanks to the support of local communities
  
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• Officer goes extra mile for suicide awareness

  10-09-2016 00:00
  
  Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, an awareness day held every year to signal a worldwide commitment to prevent suicides, with various activities taking place around the world.World Suicide Prevention Day resonates personally with many people, particularly Chief Inspector Adam Henderson, who lost his elder brother Toby to suicide in 2014. CI Adam Henderson (left) younger brother David Henderson (right)More than three quarters of all UK suicides are men and it is the single biggest kille
  
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• Murder investigation launched after man found injured in Halesowen dies in hospital

  10-09-2016 00:00
  
  A man who was found with head injuries in Halesowen in the early hours of Friday (9 September) has died in hospital this morning.Detectives are now treating the death as murder. Two men aged 23 and 58 who are both from the South Yorkshire area were arrested yesterday on suspicion of GBH. The pair have been bailed pending further investigation.Karl Swift (pictured), aged 33 and from South Yorkshire, was taken to hospital in a critical condition after being found on New Road at around 12.30am.Dete
  
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• More than 130 years behind bars for large Birmingham drugs ring

  10-09-2016 00:00
  
  A large drugs ring which supplied cocaine and heroin across the country has been locked up for more than 130 years after being crushed by West Midlands Police. An investigation revealed more than a dozen dealers were involved in the Class A empire which was run from Birmingham and saw drugs hidden in cars specially adapted with secret compartments. Officers seized more than £1.5 million of cocaine and heroin - but there was evidence of more drugs being produced.Albanian national
  
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• Family pay tribute to motorcyclist killed in Selly Oak

  10-09-2016 00:00
  
  The family and friends of a man who was killed in a collision in Selly Oak earlier this week have paid tribute to him.Daniel Hanks, aged 25, died after a collision involving his motorbike a BMW X5 and a double decker bus at around 2.45pm on Thursday (8 September) on Pershore Road.The driver of the BMW, a 45-year-old man, was arrested at his home address a short time later and released on police bail pending further enquiries.Daniel with his partner Emma Daniel’s family have today
  
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