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• Cowboy builder jailed after taking £40,000 from Weoley Castle pensioner

  15-09-2016 22:49
  
  George Thomas Humberstone sentenced to 37 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to defraud
  
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• Hundreds of Midlands businesses sign up to Facewatch crime-fighting app

  15-09-2016 22:15
  
  New mobile app launched in Wolverhampton has previously led to more than 100 arrests, say West Midlands Police
  
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• Kingshurst primary school set for rebuild - Solihull Observer

  15-09-2016 21:39 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Kingshurst primary school set for rebuild
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  A KINGSHURST primary school is set to undergo the ultimate makeover – being replaced by a brand new building. Bosses at Yorkswood Primary have decided to rebuild instead of refurbish the existing school after extensive consultations. The project is ...
  
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• Danny Cowley: I got it wrong against Solihull - The Linc

  15-09-2016 20:17 via thelinc.co.uk
  
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  Danny Cowley: I got it wrong against Solihull
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  Lincoln City manager Danny Cowley has admitted he regrets some of his tactical decisions he made in the Imps' 0-0 draw with Solihull Moors on Tuesday evening. Cowley was speaking ahead of Saturday's key match against Barrow, as his side look to ...
  
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• Dad's anger after primary pupils escaped school through hole in fence

  15-09-2016 19:33
  
  The boys, aged seven, were found safe and well at a relative's house
  
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• My tattoo disaster - how tacky design prompted nasty comments

  15-09-2016 19:30
  
  Mum now on Channel 5 show to get FCUK brand covered up for good
  
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• Police continue hunt for gunman after shooting in Shard End

  15-09-2016 19:21
  
  But leading councillor denies fears that ward has any 'no-go' areas
  
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• Watch: Jailed drug dealer's millionaire lifestyle including bath full of CASH

  15-09-2016 19:04
  
  Levi Watson jailed for seven years is seen enjoying a helicopter ride and posing on the bonnet of a white Ferrari
  
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• Travellers finally leave Babbs Mill in Kingshurst

  15-09-2016 18:25
  
  ALMOST 20 caravans have now moved off Babbs Mill Park in Kingshurst – after the latest in a series of illegal encampments by travellers across the borough.
  
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• Cher Lloyd reveals Cheryl Fernandez-Versini feud is a thing of the past

  15-09-2016 17:55
  
  Cher, who has now traded Worcestershire for the US was quizzed by Janet Street Porter about the infamous spat
  
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• Vital flood defence work held up over student housing wrangle

  15-09-2016 17:45
  
  Environment Agency needs six-storey student block to pay for £4m flood abatement works in Selly Oak
  
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• Watch: MP's grovelling apology for leaking report to Wonga

  15-09-2016 17:35
  
  MP Justin Tomlinson begs for forgiveness after sleaze watchdog finds him guilty of leaking report to payday lender
  
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• iPhone 7 Plus and jet black iPhone 7 sold out to pre-order customers

  15-09-2016 16:46
  
  Technology giant said the entire stockpile has been bought during the pre-order period
  
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• Why I’m backing Jeremy Corbyn, and why my position has never changed

  15-09-2016 16:04
  
  With Labour announcing the result of its leadership election on September 24, young Birmingham party member James Morris-Knight explains why he backs Jeremy Corbyn
  
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• X Factor hopeful Rebekah Ryan arrested over pub fight

  15-09-2016 15:43
  
  Singer who reduced judge Sharon Osborne to tears allegedly assaulted ex's new girlfriend
  
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• Met Office warn 'hail and frequent lightning' to hit Birmingham today

  15-09-2016 15:38
  
  Weather forecast suggests storms on the way to Midlands
  
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• Teacher Katie Humpage killed herself after split from boyfriend, inquest hears

  15-09-2016 15:04
  
  Much-loved Bilston and South Wolverhampton Academy employee was found by stepdad
  
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• Pub bombings: Inquest relatives must prepare for "open warfare in court"

  15-09-2016 14:51
  
  Hillsborough lawyers claim they will face "all the might of the state"
  
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• Liam Payne Twitter bio change adds to Cheryl pregnancy rumours

  15-09-2016 14:46
  
  A new Twitter profile for Liam Payne has fuelled rumours among fans his girlfriend Cheryl is pregnant.
  
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• Man arrested after 'gunman seen near Birmingham mental health unit'

  15-09-2016 14:31
  
  Armed police had been called after firearm drama in Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston
  
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• Victory in Birmingham MP's campaign to save women's refuges from closure

  15-09-2016 14:23
  
  Women's refuges threatened with closure have been saved after the Government responded to pleas from MPs including Jess Phillips
  
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• Lightning bolt blows up TVs and throws husband off his feet

  15-09-2016 13:58
  
  Dramatic images revealed as Midlands braced for new storms
  
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• Solihull Moors end a run of five defeats in the National League away at Lincoln City - Solihull Observer

  15-09-2016 13:27 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Solihull Moors end a run of five defeats in the National League away at Lincoln City
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  SOLIHULL Moors bounced back from Saturday's 5-2 defeat at home to Dagenham 7 Redbridge to earn a hard-fought point away at National League leaders Lincoln City on Tuesday. The weekend started with dismal, wet home clash against Dagenham as ...
  
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• Liam Delves remains upbeat after Oulton Park ride - Solihull Observer

  15-09-2016 13:27 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Liam Delves remains upbeat after Oulton Park ride
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  TEENAGER Liam Delves is determined to focus on the positives after claiming nine British Motostar Championship points at Oulton Park over the weekend. The teenager was involved in just one race at the Cheshire track due to a lack of time and he ...
  
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• Breadline Brummies: White Dee says TV companies need to ease off on benefit programmes

  15-09-2016 13:23
  
  Dee says she still feels bitter about the way she was treated on Benefits Street
  
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• Arden pupil Kiara Henry wins bronze at Under-17 National Championships - Solihull Observer

  15-09-2016 13:22 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Arden pupil Kiara Henry wins bronze at Under-17 National 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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• All change for Solihull constituencies if plans get the go ahead - Birmingham Mail

  15-09-2016 13:15 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  All change for Solihull constituencies if plans get the go ahead
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  PROPOSALS for drastic changes to parliamentary constituencies that would see voting boundaries redrawn in Solihull and Meriden have split their Conservative MPs. Shares; Comments. Get daily news by email. Voting boundaries - proposals for Solihull, ...
  
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• All change for Solihull constituencies if plans get the go ahead

  15-09-2016 13:05
  
  PROPOSALS for drastic changes to parliamentary constituencies that would see voting boundaries redrawn in Solihull and Meriden have split their Conservative MPs.
  
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• Boundary changes, taxi cabs and a tuneless happy birthday to the Lord Mayor

  15-09-2016 13:00
  
  Tory leader delighted, Labour leader perhaps less so following shake up of boundaries
  
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• Four West Midlands Post Offices closed because of strike action

  15-09-2016 12:26
  
  Branches shut today as two trade unions stage 24-hour walkout in protest over closures and changes to its pension scheme
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn defends list which named and shamed 'abusive' Labour MPs

  15-09-2016 12:03
  
  Three West Midlands Labour MPs were on a list of troublemakers published by Jeremy Corbyn's campaign team
  
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• Fabian Williams Beorma nightclub shooting: Fears of 'new generation' of gangsters

  15-09-2016 11:00
  
  Youngsters said to want to copy Burger Bar Boys and Johnson Crew
  
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• Andrine Hegerberg set to collect fourteenth Norway cap - Solihull Observer

  15-09-2016 10:34 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Andrine Hegerberg set to collect fourteenth Norway cap
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  BIRMINGHAM City Ladies midfielder Andrine Hegerberg has been selected for Norway's Women's UEFA Euro qualifying matches this month. Hegerberg will be looking to add to the 13 caps she currently holds when Norway face Kazakhstan tonight ...
  
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• Hinkley Point C nuclear power station finally gets green light

  15-09-2016 09:49
  
  Following a comprehensive review of the Hinkley Point C project, and a revised agreement with EDF, the Government has decided to proceed with the first new nuclear power station for a generation
  
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• The Great British Bake Off is safe with us says Channel 4 boss

  15-09-2016 09:28
  
  The former BBC executive said Channel 4's intervention had prevented it being gobbled up by a pay-to-view television service.
  
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• Morning news headlines: Rationing already widespread in the NHS for a variety of treatments; BBC stars earning more than £150k to be named under new reforms

  15-09-2016 09:14
  
  Morning headlines from Britain and around the world
  
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• Man charged in connection with Balaam Wood Academy school knife alert

  15-09-2016 09:09
  
  Parents told of adult 'acting suspiciously' nearby
  
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• Devastated mother find son's memorial dumped in bins by Solihull ... - Solihull Observer

  15-09-2016 08:30 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Devastated mother find son's memorial dumped in bins by Solihull ...
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  A GRIEVING Solihull mother has been left devastated after discovering a memorial stone for her son had been removed and dumped in a recycling box behind ...and more »
  
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• Devastated mother find son's memorial dumped in bins by Solihull Council - Solihull Observer

  15-09-2016 08:30 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Devastated mother find son's memorial dumped in bins by Solihull Council
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  A GRIEVING Solihull mother has been left devastated after discovering a memorial stone for her son had been removed and dumped in a recycling box behind toilets by staff at Woodlands Cemetery. Bhakti Gosrani and her husband Bhavin visited the garden ...and more »
  
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• Crisis-hit Trust was warned about hospital X-ray problems nearly TWO YEARS ago

  15-09-2016 07:30
  
  Manager previously raised concerns at Trust, which is now advertising for Chief Executive while current one still in post
  
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• Calum Best joins campaign to help children of alcoholics

  15-09-2016 07:30
  
  Reality star joins Birmingham politician Liam Byrne to launch new campaign demanding help for children whose parents are alcoholics
  
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• Consultants' 'nonsense' report used to justify special school transport cuts - claimed

  15-09-2016 06:50
  
  Council education boss admits cuts were inconsistent with policy and promises full inquest into home to school transport service
  
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• Team GB can inspire winners in all of us

  15-09-2016 06:00
  
  Business Growth Fund's regional director Gavin Petken says the commercial world can learn a thing or two from those who brought home the gold from South America
  
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• Diabetes sweeps West Midlands with one in 10 suffering

  15-09-2016 06:00
  
  New research says diagnosis of the disease will increase with around 538,000 people expected to have diabetes by 2035
  
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• Man jailed for the attempted murder of Birmingham teenager

  15-09-2016 00:00
  
  A man who repeatedly stabbed a teenage girl during a frenzied attack in Birmingham has been jailed for 30 years. Tony Comerford left the 16-year-old with multiple injuries to her body at an address in Kitts Green on 29 September last year. The 42-year-old then set fire to the property and fled the scene, leaving his victim to crawl outside, where she was found lying in the street by passers-by at just after 10pm. Emergency services were called and Comerford was arrested by detecti
  
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• Behavioural science: Innovative WMP projects aim to ‘nudge’ down crime  

  15-09-2016 00:00
  
  A reformed criminal is reaching out to detainees from ‘beyond the cell wall’ in an innovative behavioural science project aimed at cutting crime and reoffending rates.The force is working with a team of psychologists and academics on trials aimed at ‘nudging’ members of the public to behave in ways designed to cut crime, support recruitment drives and improve efficiency.One of the initiatives has seen an ex-offender − a man with a string of convictions in his youth
  
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