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• Revealed: The excuse for pulling a sickie bosses are most likely to swallow

  18-09-2016 22:56
  
  Not that you'd ever do it, but if you are making that call there's a route to success
  
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• Robin Hood's film sycamore shortlisted for Tree of the Year

  18-09-2016 18:16
  
  But oldest tree in Brum city centre may be hacked down
  
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• Pug bombings: Inquests will be a farce without the families of victims

  18-09-2016 17:51
  
  But unless they win financial support from the Government, they will not take part
  
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• Pub bombings: Inquests will be a farce without the families of victims

  18-09-2016 17:51
  
  But unless they win financial support from the Government, they will not take part
  
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• Watch: Nightmare moment driver realises he can't stop in M6 horror crash

  18-09-2016 17:30
  
  Horror video shows dangers of not paying attention to road ahead
  
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• Air Rage: Strong new deterrents needed

  18-09-2016 16:33
  
  'Banned by one, banned by all' policy needed, says airline boss
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in collision in Walsall

  18-09-2016 15:56
  
  It happens when he is in collision with van
  
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• Campaigners call on PM over taser issue after Dalian Atkinson death

  18-09-2016 15:41
  
  They demand a thorough police investigation into the tragedy
  
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• Brummie adventurer was jungle doctor in Borneo and guarded asbestos mine in Swaziland

  18-09-2016 15:01
  
  Corporal Peter Lloyd looks back on 25-year Army career which took him to every corner of the globe.
  
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• Meet nine of Birmingham's most influential Muslim millennials

  18-09-2016 14:51
  
  Including activist Malala Yousafzai and rich kid 'Lord' Aleem Iqbal
  
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• Ex on the Beach: Lillie Lexie Gregg is distraught to discover Gaz cheated on her

  18-09-2016 13:55
  
  The Brummie can't stop crying when she learns Gaz slept with Chrysten
  
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• Drivers ‘deliberately and aggressively’ target cyclists on Birmingham's streets, campaigners say

  18-09-2016 13:47
  
  Campaigners back new crackdown by undercover police officers
  
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• Body recovered from sea is believed to be Walsall man

  18-09-2016 13:12
  
  He disappeared while rowing a dingy earlier in September
  
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• Residents have their say on the proposed JLR expansion - Solihull Observer

  18-09-2016 13:07 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Residents have their say on the proposed JLR expansion
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  “WE'VE doubled in size, outgrown our boundaries and now we need to continue to improve our infrastructure. “We are here to listen and do everything we can to mitigate the effects of the building.” That is the message to concerned residents from Jaguar ...
  
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• Who is Andy Street?

  18-09-2016 13:00
  
  John Lewis boss is expected to be named Conservative Party candidate for West Midlands Mayor. Find out more about him.
  
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• Blaze rips through old college site - for the fourth time

  18-09-2016 12:54
  
  Twenty firefighters tackled blaze
  
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• Lucky escape for crash car driver

  18-09-2016 12:30
  
  Car hits parked van in Handsworth
  
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• Did Sherlock Holmes kill Midland actor Jeremy Brett, the man who played him?

  18-09-2016 11:59
  
  Actor Jeremy Brett’s total obsession with portraying Conan Doyle’s genius of a detective for TV had a devastating effect on a man who was suffering inside
  
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• Thieves steal motors from life-saving rescue boats in Birmingham

  18-09-2016 11:51
  
  Volunteers who help police search for people in lake and canals left high and dry by burglary
  
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• Usain Bolt could be back in Brum next summer

  18-09-2016 11:38
  
  The world's fastest man may train in the city
  
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• Watch: Brasshouse Language Centre opens for business

  18-09-2016 09:00
  
  Language school has finished move to brand new home in the Library of Birmingham with new timelapse video showing construction of the school
  
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• Solihull Mayor invites residents who received honours from the Queen to afternoon tea - Solihull Observer

  18-09-2016 08:36 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Solihull Mayor invites residents who received honours from the Queen to afternoon tea
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  SOLIHULL Mayor Mike Robinson has hosted afternoon tea for the borough residents who received honours from the Queen this summer. In recognition of their achievements, the nine recipients and their guests met with the Mayor and Mayoress in the Mayor's ...
  
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• Rebekah Ryan creates more X Factor drama with her Boot Camp audition

  18-09-2016 01:01
  
  The Tamworth mum is at the centre of drama when one of her group goes AWOL
  
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• Sheldon pub receives the ultimate makeover with help from Birmingham MP - Solihull Observer

  18-09-2016 00:51 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Sheldon pub receives the ultimate makeover with help from Birmingham MP
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  A SHELDON pub has reopened its doors and toasted to its future with the help of a Birmingham MP. Following a £285,000 refurbishment, The George V in Common Lane is ready to welcome back punters and under the watchful eye of Sheldon-born publican ...
  
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• Police office’s pilgrimage to remember fallen Somme colleague 

  18-09-2016 00:00
  
  A West Midlands Police officer has travelled 700 miles to remember a fallen colleague he’s never met… one of the bravest of the brave killed at the Somme.Wolverhampton Police PC Henry George Kidd signed up with the First Battalion Grenadier Guards at the outbreak of World War I.He was cut down by machine gun fire on 16 September 1916 during a Somme offensive and later succumbed to his wounds in a field hospital.Modern day Wolverhampton Police Sergeant Andy Padmore paid his respects
  
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• Police officer’s pilgrimage to remember fallen Somme colleague 

  18-09-2016 00:00
  
  A West Midlands Police officer has travelled 700 miles to remember a fallen colleague he’s never met… one of the bravest of the brave killed at the Somme.Wolverhampton Police PC Henry George Kidd signed up with the First Battalion Grenadier Guards at the outbreak of World War I.He was cut down by machine gun fire on 16 September 1916 during a Somme offensive and later succumbed to his wounds in a field hospital.Modern day Wolverhampton Police Sergeant Andy Padmore paid his respects
  
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• Police appeal following fatal collision in Pelsall

  18-09-2016 00:00
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision involving a motorcyclist in Pelsall last night.The collision happened in Hall Lane at the junction with Norton Lane and Vicarage Road, around 10.10pm on Saturday 18 September.A 34-year-old man suffered fatal injuries after his motorbike was in collision with a delivery van.Specially trained officers are supporting the man’s family- he is not being named at this stage.Anyone with information should contact CIU_GENERAL@west-midla
  
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