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• Car smashes into nail bar in Handsworth crash

  18-10-2016 23:09
  
  Four people receive treatment after car hits building following collision with vehicle on Rookery Road
  
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• Acorns Children's Hospice receives 'outstanding' in the most recent inspection - Solihull Observer

  18-10-2016 21:08 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Acorns Children's Hospice receives 'outstanding' in the most recent inspection
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  CHILDREN and young people being cared for at Acorns Children's Hospice are in safe hands after its hospice was rated 'outstanding' in a recent inspection. The Selly-Oak based hospice, which cares for children from across the region, was visited by ...
  
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• Truth about Birmingham pub bombings may never be told if Theresa May doesn't act

  18-10-2016 20:37
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May told she must ensure families of pub bombing victims have the legal funding they need.
  
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• Watch: Stunned revellers spot man out for walk in PANTS and SOCKS

  18-10-2016 19:00
  
  Late-night near-naked stroll caught on camera
  
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• Pinball Wizard Wayne will play the game for record breaking 30 hours in HOSPITAL FOYER

  18-10-2016 18:34
  
  Theatre worker hopes to raise awareness of prostate cancer through event
  
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• Revealed: Behind scenes of brothel which saw 200 men a DAY

  18-10-2016 18:30
  
  Red leather beds, shelves of high heels, hot tubs and
  
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• Burger Bar gangster jailed after drug dealing on a commercial scale

  18-10-2016 18:27
  
  Ishmail Lee appeared in Youtube rap videos aimed at increasing tension with the rival Johnson Crew
  
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• Drinkers warned cost of wine could rise due to Brexit

  18-10-2016 18:04
  
  Post-Brexit fall in the value of Sterling having "serious and immediate impact" on importers, say Wine and Spirit Trade Association
  
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• Snap "Super hospital" building site - and you could see your handy work in an exhibition

  18-10-2016 17:53
  
  Photographers will be able to take a picture from a special viewing platform of the new Midland Met Hospital
  
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• Man accused murder victim of staring at him before stabbing, court told

  18-10-2016 17:09
  
  Douane Brown at Birmingham Crown Court accused of killing Horace Williams
  
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• Police: Man stabbed to death near chicken takeaway was targeted

  18-10-2016 16:45
  
  Mansoor Mahmood, 24, named as victim in Brierley Hill murder
  
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• Tesco supermarket workers take company to court in pay cut battle

  18-10-2016 16:44
  
  50,000 staff members could be "losing thousands", according to online petition
  
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• PlayStation to FINALLY start making games for your iPhone

  18-10-2016 16:44
  
  Experts reckon the smartphone gaming craze shows no signs of abating
  
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• University offers couples £400 to have sex on camera

  18-10-2016 16:43
  
  The frisky scheme is targeting lovebirds as part of a campaign to promote safe sex
  
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• The pound is falling - and this is how it could affect you

  18-10-2016 16:39
  
  Experts say rise in groceries and food prices is nothing compared to a wave of price rises on the way
  
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• The pound is falling - and this is how could to affect you

  18-10-2016 16:39
  
  Experts say rise in groceries and food prices is nothing compared to a wave of price rises on the way
  
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• A new industrial revolution for the West Midlands promises Green candidate

  18-10-2016 16:30
  
  Green Party candidate James Burn wants to increase investment in low carbon industries and manufacturing, one of the key areas of growth in the world economy.
  
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• 12 things you might not know about Millennium Point

  18-10-2016 16:28
  
  Landmark Birmingham attraction is celebrating its 15th birthday this year after being built for £114m in 2001
  
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• More than 250 agency staff to go at Jaguar Land Rover's Solihull plant - ITV News

  18-10-2016 16:18 via itv.com
  
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  More than 250 agency staff to go at Jaguar Land Rover's Solihull plant
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  In all more 267 agency staff are set to leave the Lode Lane factory over the coming weeks. Photo: PA. Jaguar Land Rover is set to shed more than 250 agency staff at its Solihull plant as part of plans to transfer production of the Jaguar XE saloon to ...
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• More than 250 agency staff to go at Jaguar Land Rover's Solihull ... - ITV News

  18-10-2016 16:18 via itv.com
  
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• 11 times UFOs were reported in the West Midlands

  18-10-2016 15:26
  
  Websites have been set up for people to log extraterrestrial spots, and there are several every year across Birmingham and the Black Country
  
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• Cancer mum who's obsessed with Bros and gets best surprise ever

  18-10-2016 15:21
  
  She spent a day like a star - accompanied by the 1980s idols
  
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• This is the reason Birmingham has no five star hotel

  18-10-2016 15:14
  
  Hopes resting on restored Grand Hotel - as experts of tell of 'demand' for top-end luxury
  
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• 'Horrible' carer Debra Bott JAILED - for bullying shop staff during community service

  18-10-2016 14:51
  
  She terrorised vulnerable OAPs at care home
  
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• How Sainsbury's, Asda and Aldi deal with shoppers who park disabled bays when they shouldn't

  18-10-2016 14:33
  
  Supermarket giants have their say on how they tackle motorists who flout rules
  
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• Burger Bar boys rap videos: 'Wazzocks' and 'plastic gangsters' say Mail readers

  18-10-2016 13:46
  
  Birmingham Mail readers' damning verdict on shocking footage of Reial Phillips bragging about committing crime
  
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• When will the John Lewis Christmas advert be released in 2016? All you need to know

  18-10-2016 13:36
  
  The eagerly-anticipated advert generates a lot of buzz each and every December
  
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• Russia and Syria suspend Aleppo air strikes for a temporary pause

  18-10-2016 13:13
  
  Both Russian and Syrian air raids on Aleppo were suspended at 10am local time
  
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• Some people say you should go to jail for opposing Brexit

  18-10-2016 13:03
  
  Dozens in Birmingham and the Black Country sign a petition saying EU remainers should shut up or be convicted of treason.
  
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• Father and son who ran brothel which made £7 MILLION jailed

  18-10-2016 12:59
  
  Achilleos Neophytou and Stefanos Neophytou were in charge of Libra Club which was run on a 'major commercial scale'
  
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• Brexit pushes petrol prices to 14-month high as pound plunges

  18-10-2016 12:34
  
  Sterling has slumped nearly 20 per cent against the dollar since the EU Referendum
  
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• UKIP MEP explains why he backs Donald Trump for President over Hillary Clinton

  18-10-2016 11:47
  
  Donald Trump is a 'flawed human' but Hillary is a robot, says West Midlands UKIP MEP Bill Etheridge
  
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• Polio-like killer bug spreading across UK - here's how to protect your child

  18-10-2016 11:31
  
  Victims have been left fighting to breathe by the illness, which has even proved to be fatal in some instances.
  
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• Cheeky eBay seller puts plastic £5 note 'printed upside down' up for £65,000

  18-10-2016 11:28
  
  Tongue-in-cheek seller is giving collectors "an extremely rare opportunity" to buy one-of-a-kind note
  
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• Justin Bieber's USED milk glass up on sale for £500 on eBay

  18-10-2016 11:25
  
  22-year-old Canadian superstar performs in Birmingham this week
  
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• Tory MP aide held over Parliament rape claim

  18-10-2016 11:18
  
  Sam Armstrong, chief of staff to South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay, was arrested last week.
  
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• Woman sexually assaulted in broad daylight in busy city road

  18-10-2016 10:43
  
  Police release footage of man they want to trace after attack in Soho Road, Handsworth
  
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• Trapped women rescued from Digbeth shop roof

  18-10-2016 10:30
  
  Pair freed after getting themselves locked in premises
  
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• Watch: Flames rip through home in early-morning blaze

  18-10-2016 10:20
  
  Fire crews tackle blaze from above in 12.50am alert
  
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• Bad news for some iPhone owners as Apple set to deem device 'obsolete'

  18-10-2016 09:44
  
  Smartphone will no longer be in line for software updates - or security patches
  
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• TalkTalk customers to face TWO price hikes this winter

  18-10-2016 09:41
  
  Double-whammy could cost households as much as £33 per year extra for broadband, phone and TV packages
  
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• Morning news headlines: Troubled families scheme made 'no significant impact'; Police arrest man in Parliament rape investigation

  18-10-2016 08:44
  
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• Acocks Green man found guilty of terror offences - Solihull Observer

  18-10-2016 08:44 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Acocks Green man found guilty of terror offences
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  AN ACOCKS Green man has been found guilty on suspicion of attempting to travel to Syria to engage in terrorism during a hearing at the Old Bailey in London. Anas Abdalla, 26, of Fox Hollies Road, Acocks Green, planned his trip to Syria with a second ...
  
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• Powers to evict travellers within 24 hours set to be adopted in Birmingham

  18-10-2016 07:30
  
  Walsall council recently became the third in the country to adopt new county court injunctions and used them to evict an illegal camp at Delves Green Common within a day.
  
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• New inter-city train deal delivers just two carriages a day on overcrowded line

  18-10-2016 06:50
  
  The agreement to run the sprawling Cross Country network of inter-city rail services, was a “lost opportunity” to boost passenger capacity, says Transport for the West Midlands
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover to shed 260 agency staff

  18-10-2016 06:50
  
  Worker says they had 'no idea' contracts were going to be discontinued
  
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• Cameras to track cars for Birmingham congestion charge

  18-10-2016 06:30
  
  Residents have until December to give the Government their thoughts on Birmingham's congestion charge.
  
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• Opinion: A grand sweep of 1960s brilliance

  18-10-2016 06:00
  
  Mary Keating, from campaign group Brutiful Birmingham, says it is important to fight for the preservation of the city's old architecture in Smallbrook Queensway
  
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• Colmore Row office block fully let after Godwin deal

  18-10-2016 06:00
  
  Property developer and investor takes last remaining space within 122 Colmore Row which has recently undergone a major revamp
  
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• Six convicted of running illegal multi-million pound brothel following WMP raid 

  18-10-2016 00:00
  
  Six people have today (Tuesday 18 October) been sentenced for running a multi-million pound brothel after it was busted by West Midlands Police. Officers raided the Libra Club in Summer Hill Road, Birmingham, in February 2015 after investigations showed the venue was attracting up to 200 customers a day. The club - which was advertised as a massage and relaxation premises - was connected to serious disorder including an arson attack where a petrol bomb was thrown at the front entrance
  
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