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• Crowds expected for Jeremy Corbyn Labour leadership rally in Birmingham city centre

  16-09-2016 23:00
  
  Labour leader will outline plans for £48 billion investment in West Midlands housing, transport and jobs
  
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• Crowds expected for Jeremey Corbyn Labour leadership rally in Birmingham city centre

  16-09-2016 23:00
  
  Labour leader will outline plans for £48 billion investment in West Midlands housing, transport and jobs
  
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• Family of Finlay Church nominated for Justgiving award

  16-09-2016 19:52
  
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• What are these bizarre lights spotted in clouds over Birmingham?

  16-09-2016 19:03
  
  Weird images captured in the skies over Kingstanding by photographer
  
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• Murder probe after dad-of-three 'bludgeoned to death' on family holiday in Italy

  16-09-2016 19:00
  
  Baldev Kainth, 53, reportedly struck on the head with an iron bar
  
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• Heartless estate agent who stole £400k leaving people homeless appeals against sentence

  16-09-2016 19:00
  
  The money taken by Amy Williams was used by her partner for betting
  
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• Calls for the 1p coin to be scrapped forever

  16-09-2016 18:29
  
  The future of the penny is in doubt after a prominent suggestion it could be scrapped
  
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• 15 things you only know if you’ve moved to Birmingham from London

  16-09-2016 18:15
  
  'People don't talk pwroper'
  
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• Brummies overwhelmingly call for a six-hour working day

  16-09-2016 18:06
  
  We asked our readers whether they'd like to follow in the footsteps of Swedish firms and drastically cut their working week - and they were all for it
  
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• 15 things only someone from Great Barr knows

  16-09-2016 17:57
  
  We're frustrated by Scott Arms traffic, we don't like change, but fundamentally we love it
  
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• Watch: Shocking footage of cyclists almost being knocked off by drivers

  16-09-2016 17:55
  
  West Midlands Police is using undercover cop bikers in a blitz against drivers who pass too close to cyclists
  
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• How a simple eye test saved mum's life

  16-09-2016 17:50
  
  Tina Harford sent to hospital after dangerous condition was spotted
  
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• Brummie Awards: The real stars were out in London

  16-09-2016 16:55
  
  Virgin Trains reward some very special people to a VIP trip to the capital
  
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• Gangster who helped crook John Anslow escape jail ordered to repay £1.3m

  16-09-2016 16:02
  
  Stuart Reid sent drugs kingpin Anslow a coded message letting him know about the break out
  
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• That's hands free! Driver filmed standing up in open topped car in Birmingham city centre

  16-09-2016 15:56
  
  Footage of incredibly dangerous actions which fortunately didn't end in disaster
  
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• Diane James named new Ukip leader after seeing off rivals

  16-09-2016 15:49
  
  Deputy chairman replaces Nigel Farage after polling 8,451 votes
  
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• Firebombed halal butchers will not reopen, say owners

  16-09-2016 15:17
  
  Kashmir Meat & Poultry in Pleck was destroyed by attacker, who has not been caught
  
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• Edgbaston gunman alert: Arrested man is bailed

  16-09-2016 15:08
  
  A 44-year-old man was held on suspicion of robbery
  
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• Work on new bridge causes delays around Shirley train station - Solihull Observer

  16-09-2016 14:32 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Work on new bridge causes delays around Shirley train station
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  DELAYS will continue on the roads around Shirley train station as Network Rail engineers rebuild a worn-out bridge. The 100-year-old bridge, on Haslucks Green Road, serves as a main bus route and is in desperate need of repair. Work began on August 13 ...
  
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• Knifeman who stabbed and slashed throat of teenage girl jailed for 25 years

  16-09-2016 12:39
  
  Tony Comerford, 43, carried out horrific attack at his Kitts Green home
  
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• Missing toddler Ben Needham may have killed by a digger, police fear

  16-09-2016 11:09
  
  Ben, from Sheffield, disappeared from outside Ms Needham's parents' home on Greek island of Kos in July 1991
  
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• New Apple store in Birmingham reveals opening date

  16-09-2016 10:45
  
  New Apple store in Birmingham has revealed opening date for New Street store
  
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• Former Tramps nightclub to become exclusive 37-storey Broad Street apartment block

  16-09-2016 10:42
  
  Developers confirm plans for major apartment block on the site of Tramps nightclub which will house more than 400 flats and a running track
  
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• 37-storey tower to be built in Broad Street

  16-09-2016 10:42
  
  Developers confirm plans for major apartment block on the site of Tramps nightclub which will house more than 400 flats and a running track
  
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• Apple's new iPhone 7 goes on sale in the UK, thankfully it is water-resistant as customers queue in the rain

  16-09-2016 09:55
  
  Apple said yesterday that many versions of the phone had sold out in pre-order, and this morning's queues were made up of those who had reserved a spot to pick up a pre-ordered device.
  
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• Missing Ben Needham: Police fear he is dead after new witness comes forward

  16-09-2016 09:14
  
  New search for body after investigation breakthrough
  
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• Morning news headlines: Torrential rain ends the heatwave bringing flood warnings and disrupting travel; Heathrow expansion must be consigned to the dustbin, Boris Johnson warns

  16-09-2016 08:57
  
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• Compensation claims cost Heart of England NHS Trust £22m a year - Solihull Observer

  16-09-2016 08:42 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Compensation claims cost Heart of England NHS Trust £22m a year
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  THE HEART of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) handed out more than £22.4 million in damages and costs to patients in the last 12 months – it has been revealed. The trust, which runs Solihull, Heartlands and Good Hope hospitals, paid out the amount ...and more »
  
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• Young Solihull swimmers win promotion back to Division One - Solihull Observer

  16-09-2016 08:25 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Young Solihull swimmers win promotion back to Division One
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  THERE were celebrations for Solihull Swimming Club after their junior A team won promotion back to Division One. The team took part in the Nuneaton and District Division Two final on Saturday, which took place in Wolverhampton, and they knew that a ...
  
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• Police reveal 125 children found at New Street Station - and at risk of abuse

  16-09-2016 07:30
  
  New operation planned at rail station to help those at risk of child sexual exploitation
  
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• Man caught driving through Kingstanding with gun in MAN BAG has appeal thrown out

  16-09-2016 07:30
  
  Remele Bryan, 31, was caged for six years after he admitted possessing a firearm and ammunition
  
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• Green light for University of Birmingham's latest 'striking' development

  16-09-2016 06:00
  
  City planners back new teaching block on Edgbaston campus which will bring science and engineering teaching under one roof
  
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• Paedophile dying of cancer loses bid to win early release from jail

  16-09-2016 01:00
  
  David Farlow, 69, told by judges that he must serve his complete eight year sentence
  
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• WMP targets cycle ‘close pass’ drivers in UK policing first

  16-09-2016 00:00
  
  Cycling groups have praised West Midlands Police for becoming the first force in the country to proactively target "close pass" drivers who endanger riders.
   
  Rules of the road stipulate motorists should give cyclists at least the same space as vehicles when overtaking.
   
  Anyone encroaching inside that safe passing distance − widely considered to be a minimum of 1.5 metres − runs the risk of being prosecuted for driving without due care and attention.
   
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• Police search for missing Walsall teen

  16-09-2016 00:00
  
  Police are appealing for information to help trace a teenager who has gone missing from her home in Walsall. Abigail Taylor, 16, was last seen by her mother at their home in Well Lane, Blakenhall on Sunday 11 September at 10:15am.She was reported missing yesterday (Thursday 15 September), and officers have since been searching the local area. They are now appealing to anyone with information of her whereabouts to contact them.She is described as white, around 5ft 1ins tall, she has very lon
  
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• Coventry crime lord ordered to pay back more than £1 million

  16-09-2016 00:00
  
  A Coventry crime lord - who was a key architect of prolific Black Country criminal John Anslow’s escape from a prison van – has been ordered to pay back more than £1 million of dirty money.Stuart Reid sent Anslow a coded message letting him know about the break out and was subsequently jailed for six years for his involvement in the plot.Well known for running nightclubs in the city in the 80s and 90s, Reid is also currently serving an additional 16 years behind bars for headin
  
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