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• Maximum points for Solihull Barons at play-off semi-finalists Whitley Warriors - Solihull Observer

  21-09-2016 20:12 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Maximum points for Solihull Barons at play-off semi-finalists Whitley Warriors
  Solihull Observer
  SOLIHULL Barons came away with the points from a tricky away tie to play-off semi-finalists Whitley Warriors at their Northumbrian home thanks to a 4-2 victory. The two sides stepped onto some less than optimum Whitley ice on Sunday, ice which would ...
  
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• Jed McCrory joins Solihull Moors board - Solihull Observer

  21-09-2016 20:12 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Jed McCrory joins Solihull Moors board
  Solihull Observer
  McCrory move to Moors with the reputation of a man who knows the game inside out with the experience and connections to restructure the business to meet the needs of a club looking to establish itself further in English football. He is best known ...
  
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• Birmingham & Solihull Bees fall short on first trip to Towcestrians - Solihull Observer

  21-09-2016 20:03 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Birmingham & Solihull Bees fall short on first trip to Towcestrians
  Solihull Observer
  A LACKLUSTRE performance saw Birmingham & Solihull Bees leave Northamptonshire-based Towcestrians empty handed after they went down to a 30-11 defeat in the National League 3 Midlands. Bees were first on the scoreboard with a Mitch McGahan ...
  
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• Birmingham brothel made £7 MILLION before being closed down in police raid

  21-09-2016 19:30
  
  Six people admit running Libra Club in city centre which had 20 prostitutes serving 200 customers a day
  
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• Tanveer Iqbal murder: Evil mistress is a 'psychopath' says criminologist

  21-09-2016 18:58
  
  Top Birmingham criminologist says murderer Zatoon Bibi displayed psychotic behaviour
  
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• Watch: City centre street brought to standstill in one-man protest

  21-09-2016 18:46
  
  Rush hour traffic halted as resident takes law into own hands over 'rat running' buses
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn tells Labour enemies he'll 'wipe the slate clean' - but they must now back him

  21-09-2016 18:13
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn promises to forgive hostile Labour MPs if he wins the party's election contest.
  
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• Bungling dealer mistakenly sent police text message saying he had 'plenty of drugs'

  21-09-2016 18:00
  
  Gregory Peckover mistakenly sent text messages to a detective about the 'banging drugs' he was selling
  
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• Digbeth Church complete with 83-foot spire is back on the market

  21-09-2016 17:57
  
  The church has an eclectic history and is being marketed as a development opportunity
  
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• Here's what's in Labours next general election manifesto if Jeremy Corbyn is leader

  21-09-2016 17:43
  
  The leadership contest told us what to expect from Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party at the next general election
  
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• Is Kodi legal? Questions over using and selling the device

  21-09-2016 17:29
  
  Man due in court after becoming first person prosecuted for selling Android boxes
  
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• Heartless gnome beheading massacre at tourist hotspot

  21-09-2016 16:45
  
  Appeal after crime at Kingsbury Water Park
  
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• New footage of Alton Towers horror Smiler smash emerges as key court appearance looms

  21-09-2016 15:55
  
  Theme Park owners due to be sentences for breaching health and safety laws
  
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• How bad is Julie Walters' accent in National Treasure?

  21-09-2016 15:52
  
  Viewers take to Twitter to discuss her wandering dialect in the Channel 4 drama
  
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• New plans for public square between Mailbox and Broad Street

  21-09-2016 15:50
  
  Axis building will be demolished to make way for new office block and public square fronting onto the Arena Central development
  
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• When is the Labour leader announced?

  21-09-2016 15:16
  
  Voting has closed in Labour’s leadership contest and here’s everything you need to know.
  
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• Police hunt for 'bus sex attacker after woman targeted on No 50'

  21-09-2016 15:08
  
  Picture of a man officers want to trace is released by West Midlands Police
  
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• Plans unveiled for next phase of Arena Central

  21-09-2016 14:30
  
  Developers lodge application to build 14-storey office block off Broad Street next to new home of HSBC UK which is move out of London next year
  
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• Nitrous Oxide: 'Hippy crack' - all you need to know

  21-09-2016 14:30
  
  We look at the perceived dangers of Nitrous Oxide
  
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• Hunt for man who ‘threatened to stab boys’ in Shirley canal towpath robbery

  21-09-2016 14:21
  
  Trio's phones stolen while walking along towpath near Dickens Heath in Shirley
  
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• Heartless thieves strip car of its front, causing £3,300 damage

  21-09-2016 14:00
  
  Theft has left the nurse owner unable to sleep
  
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• Wolverhampton drug dealer Levi Watson facing more jail time over Instagram posts

  21-09-2016 13:47
  
  Watson made posts days after being jailed for seven years for dealing cocaine and heroin
  
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• Woman charged £27 for parking for only 40 minutes at Birmingham Airport

  21-09-2016 13:30
  
  It follows an increase in parking fees
  
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• Do Birmingham City Council car parks take the plastic £5?

  21-09-2016 13:28
  
  The new notes work in one city centre multi-storey car park while others are being upgraded.
  
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• Newcastle 2 Wolves 0: Magpies take revenge on weakened Wolves lineup

  21-09-2016 13:17
  
  Newcastle eased their way into the fourth round of the EFL Cup.
  
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• Woman taken to hospital after being hit by train in Solihull - Birmingham Mail

  21-09-2016 13:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Woman taken to hospital after being hit by train in Solihull
  Birmingham Mail
  Rail services through the Midlands were hit by major disruption after a woman was struck by a train. The woman was taken to hospital following the incident at Solihull shortly before 5pm on Tuesday evening. A spokesperson for British Transport Police ...
  
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• Woman taken to hospital after being hit by train in Solihull

  21-09-2016 12:51
  
  Lines blocked and major disruption to services after incident on Tuesday evening
  
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• 'Killer' hornets arrive in the UK for first time ever

  21-09-2016 12:40
  
  Foreign species is common across Europe and first spotted in Jersey in the summer
  
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• Major police investigation as gunman blasts shots at house in Northfield

  21-09-2016 11:16
  
  At least three shots believed to be fired, one entering home through window
  
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• Solihull gets its own Prosecco bar at Touchwood Shopping Centre - Coventry Telegraph

  21-09-2016 10:53 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Solihull gets its own Prosecco bar at Touchwood Shopping Centre
  Coventry Telegraph
  There are few finer things in life than taking a load off after a busy day shopping. And if you long for a nice, refreshing glass of Prosecco after a long day traipsing from shop to shop, getting bags full of items, then you're in luck. Touchwood ...
  
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• Man seriously injured after car hits tree in Perry Barr

  21-09-2016 10:35
  
  Driver had to be cut free from car after crash on Walsall Road
  
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• An alarming number of people could not find Birmingham on the map

  21-09-2016 09:51
  
  New research an alarming number of people across the country could not locate our city
  
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• Brad and Angelina set for divorce 'for health of the family'

  21-09-2016 09:04
  
  The Hollywood couple, known collectively as Brangelina, married in 2014 after 10 years together.
  
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• Joy for photographer over little ballerina girl hunt

  21-09-2016 09:03
  
  The woman who snapped the iconic pic is "delighted" to see what became of her
  
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• United States blames Russia for Syria aid convoy attack

  21-09-2016 08:54
  
  Confusion continued about who struck the convoy, but the White House insisted it was either Russia or Syria.
  
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• Morning news headlines: Theresa May moves to reassure US financial giants over Brexit; Labour remains deadlocked over shadow cabinet issue

  21-09-2016 08:49
  
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• Zakir Nawaz murder: Man charged over Washwood Heath stabbing

  21-09-2016 08:18
  
  Waseem Azram to appear in court charged with murder following death of young father-of-two
  
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• Councillor apologises after racist video is shared on his Facebook account

  21-09-2016 07:30
  
  Birmingham councillor Zafar Iqbal apologises for video produced by former Klan leader but says he doesn't know how it got there
  
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• Birmingham has nearly twice as many empty homes as homeless people

  21-09-2016 07:30
  
  City bosses are to target land owners and developers who leave potential housing sites empty with compulsory purchase orders
  
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• A Dr Who Tardis coffin and 13 other unusual funeral requests at Central England Co-op

  21-09-2016 07:30
  
  There's been a huge increase in demand for planned and personal send-offs
  
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• Birmingham Press Club welcomes new directors on board

  21-09-2016 06:00
  
  PR agency director and chamber of commerce chief among names to bring their expertise to the board of the world’s oldest press club
  
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• Police appeal following canal towpath robbery

  21-09-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives are appealing for information after three teenage boys were robbed in Shirley on 28 August.The boys (all aged 13) were walking along the towpath near to Dickens Heath at 4.10pm when a stranger asked them to empty their pockets before stealing their phones.It’s believed that the man threatened to stab them; however no knife was actually seen.The suspect is described as a white man with a stocky build, around 5ft 7ins tall and aged in his late 20’s. He had blonde shaven hair
  
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• Offender management case study: From #1 shoplifter to #1 mum 

  21-09-2016 00:00
  
  West Midlands Police’s ‘Next Generation’ Neighbourhood Policing plan − due for launch later this year − has been shaped with a focus on swift intervention and preventing harm.Intervention & Prevention is key to the force’s plans and aims to stop crimes happening in the first place, identifying and nipping issues in the bud, and not simply responding to crimes after they’ve occurred. Central to the approach is an Offender Management programme whi
  
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• Man charged with murder of Zakir Nawaz 

  21-09-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives investigating the death of Zakir Nawaz in Washwood Heath have charged a man with murder overnight. Waseem Azram has been remanded in custody to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court this morning (Wednesday 21 September).The 29-year-old, of Ward End Close in Ward End, was arrested on Monday.Two other men, aged 18 and 43, were also arrested on suspicion of murder and assisting an offender respectively; both were bailed until a date in November pending further enquiries.Father-of-t
  
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• Lillie Lexie Gregg admits "it's completely killed me" over Ex on the Beach cheat revelations

  21-09-2016 00:00
  
  Lillie is devastated to discover Gaz Beadle slept with an Australian when they were on holiday
  
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• “Despicable” thieves struck at 90-year-old woman’s home

  21-09-2016 00:00
  
  Police are hunting two “despicable” thieves – one of whom was carrying a toddler in his arms – that barged their way inside a 90-year-old woman’s house before stealing her purse.The men – believed to be around 40-years-old and who spoke with Irish accents – forced their way past the lady in Loynells Road, Rubery, last night (20 Sept) having rang the doorbell.Initially the pensioner, who is partially blind, thought the men were family members but beg
  
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