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• Emmerdale star Lucy Pargeter pregnant with twins

  31-10-2016 21:49
  
  Former Crossroads actress reveals she and partner Rudi Coleano are expecting twins next year
  
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• Long-standing pastor receives OBE for his outstanding contribution - Solihull Observer

  31-10-2016 21:05 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Long-standing pastor receives OBE for his outstanding contribution
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  A LONG-STANDING pastor who founded the largest church in Solihull 44 years ago has been recognised for his services and received an OBE from Her Majesty The Queen. Reverend David Carr opened Renewal church in August 1972 and has watched it ...
  
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• It's a Nightmare on Elm Street (Wolverhampton)!

  31-10-2016 18:05
  
  We visit spooky location - and see if the Black Country equivalent of Freddy Kreuger is out and about
  
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• Call for lighter ban on planes after passenger 'sets fire to hands' trying to burn steward's face

  31-10-2016 18:02
  
  The Birmingham-bound flight returned to Tenerife as the horror unfolded
  
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• Living Wage: Vampires and zombies Halloween protest at Brum's blood bank

  31-10-2016 17:30
  
  Unison members call on NHS Blood Service to pay Living Wage to contractors
  
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• Men urged to speak out on domestic violence after Midland woman tortures partner

  31-10-2016 17:16
  
  A Midland man was tortured and branded with a red-hot iron by his partner when he refused his abuser sex
  
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• Neighbours in shock at death of two children in fire

  31-10-2016 17:03
  
  People from the area battled in vain to save eight year old Saros Endris and his six-year-old sister Leanor
  
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• Nicklin Unseen exhibition up for award

  31-10-2016 16:58
  
  Shortlist for public display of historic pictures of changing city
  
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• Two arrested after immigration raid on sweet shop

  31-10-2016 16:46
  
  West Midlands Immigration Enforcement team swoops in Handsworth 
  
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• Car thief gets stuck after taking wrong turn down alleyway

  31-10-2016 16:27
  
  Police pursuit after Ford Focus allegedly stolen
  
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• Eight police officers face misconduct after 'racist abuse' of ex-Clash roadie

  31-10-2016 16:10
  
  Decision follows investigation into the 2007 arrest of Donville Lorenzo
  
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• Historic tree threatened with the chop is worth £106,000

  31-10-2016 15:30
  
  More than 1,300 people have signed petition against felling the  tree on Broad Street
  
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• Yardley fall to narrow defeat against Redditch - Solihull Observer

  31-10-2016 15:12 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Yardley fall to narrow defeat against Redditch
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  HOCKEY: A SPIRITED performance was not enough for Yardley as they slipped to a 3-1 defeat at home to a lively Redditch outfit in the West Midlands League Division One. A depleted Yardley side were forced to play a number of younger players and after ...
  
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• Police tasered suspect after double stabbing, shop robbery and ambulance crash

  31-10-2016 15:07
  
  Violent incident in Brownhills left two wounded - police appeal for information
  
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• Great British Bake Off winner Candice Brown's great Birmingham secret

  31-10-2016 14:47
  
  The glamorous winner of the BBC series used to bake in Brum but the city wasn't quite to her taste
  
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• US Presidential campaign hits final week with Clinton on the defense

  31-10-2016 14:24
  
  FBI email investigation has been seized on by Trump in the last week of the campaign
  
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• One thing you should NEVER do to your new £5 note

  31-10-2016 13:53
  
  Avoid doing this to your £5 note
  
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• Kingsley Burrell custody death: Three police officers in court

  31-10-2016 13:45
  
  Serving cops charged with perverting the course of justice and perjury
  
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• Pay rise for thousands as Living Wage goes up by 20p an hour

  31-10-2016 13:38
  
  “When you give rich people a pay rise they buy foreign cars and foreign holidays, when you give more money to lower paid they buy food and clothes for their families," says police commissioner
  
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• Male contraceptive jab could revolutionise birth control, doctors say

  31-10-2016 13:35
  
  The simple jab is designed to lower sperm counts by acting on the brain's pituitary gland
  
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• Watch: Balaclava wearing burglars smash their way through patio doors

  31-10-2016 13:30
  
  Three raiders caught on camera running off with swag bag after ransacking house
  
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• Blues and Villa fans are "fantastic"- pub bombings relatives

  31-10-2016 13:16
  
  Rival supporters unite in moving 21st minute applause
  
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• Depression cases see massive RISE after clocks go back - and this is the reason why

  31-10-2016 12:53
  
  The changing of the clocks is linked to a big spike in people suffering from depression according to latest study
  
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• Yenton pub brawl after Blues v Aston Villa being investigated by police

  31-10-2016 12:34
  
  West Midlands Police were called to The Yenton pub in Sutton Road after the match between Blues and Aston Villa
  
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• Young motorcyclist dies after collision in Halesowen

  31-10-2016 12:16
  
  Police have launched an investigation following the incident
  
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• New pound coin a matter of months away - and how to spot a fake

  31-10-2016 12:03
  
  The Treasury has said businesses should start preparing for the arrival of the new coin
  
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• Johnsons Cars merges Redditch Volvo operation into Solihull site - AM-online

  31-10-2016 11:26 via am-online.com
  
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  Johnsons Cars merges Redditch Volvo operation into Solihull site
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  Johnsons Cars has moved its Redditch Volvo operation into its existing showroom in Solihull in a move which has seen the transfer of 21 staff to the site. The Highlands Road dealership is now home to 21 members of staff from the former Volvo Car UK ...
  
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• Revealed: The brands Brits cannot live without - no matter what the cost is

  31-10-2016 10:05
  
  Some shoppers just won't compromise on certain brands - even if it means paying that bit extra
  
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• Why drinking eight glasses of water a day could actually be bad for you

  31-10-2016 10:00
  
  The old adage of drinking "six to eight" glasses of water every day is a suggestion which has been around years and years - but is it wrong?
  
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• Cash-strapped hospitals face dairy product price hike after Brexit vote

  31-10-2016 09:32
  
  NHS trusts are receiving “urgent” demands from dairies for immediate increases
  
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• Watchdog urges caution over text scam offering fake prizes and vouchers

  31-10-2016 09:31
  
  Victims are being enticed into taking an online quiz, but discover quickly after entering their details that they are slapped with charges
  
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• The morning news headlines: Urgent cash injection needed to head off social care crisis, Chancellor told; Ministers to tackle 'prejudices' stopping disabled people from finding work

  31-10-2016 08:15
  
  The latest news from Britain and around the world
  
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• Birmingham fog warning for motorists as visibility drops to just 50 metres on Halloween

  31-10-2016 07:56
  
  Alerts to drivers as blanket of fog drops on city and may last till lunchtime
  
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• Thousands of Europeans have joined ISIS and we don't know how to stop them

  31-10-2016 07:30
  
  In a thought-provoking new book, Birmingham MP Liam Byrne says the west faces huge challenges in the war on terror.
  
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• Call to build on West Midlands green belt to end housing shortage

  31-10-2016 07:30
  
  West Midlands Mayor should have to the power to authorise homebuilding on green belt land, says leading think tank
  
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• Bignot current favourite for Mariners post - Vitalfootball

  31-10-2016 07:02 via solihullmoors.vitalfootball.co.uk
  
  Bignot current favourite for Mariners post
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  Solihull Moors manager Marcus Bignot is the current bookmakers favourite to become the new manager of Grimsby Town. Bignot, who has managed the Moors since 2011, is the current favourite with numerous bookmakers and has seen his odds tumble to ...
  
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• West Midlands Mayor candidates should back the Living Wage says union chief

  31-10-2016 06:30
  
  In open letter to candidates Midlands union boss says paying the Living Wage is good for business, good for the individual and good for a fairer society.
  
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• Third term for Retail BID

  31-10-2016 06:00
  
  City centre business improvement district wins vote of confidence from companies which back another five-year tenure
  
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• Residents up in arms over new Jewellery Quarter bar plans

  31-10-2016 06:00
  
  Tenants living above site of planned new bar call for redevelopment to be stopped over fears about noise and impact on vulnerable adults
  
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• Former Digbeth industrial site set for resi regeneration

  31-10-2016 06:00
  
  Latest redevelopment project in Birmingham district will see vacant Westminster Works complex bulldozed to make way for new apartment block
  
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• Two stabbed in Brownhills

  31-10-2016 00:00
  
  A man has been arrested after two people were stabbed in Brownhills on Sunday afternoon (30 October).The man, thought to be in his 30s, broke into a property on Tamar Close around 5pm and stabbed the two occupants, both men, before stealing their vehicle.He attempted to rob a local convenience store in Shannon Drive before driving off and colliding with an ambulance responding to the stabbing, on Wilkin Road.After a short foot chase he was detained by officers and taken into custody.The two men
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after collision in Halesowen 

  31-10-2016 00:00
  
  Police have launched an investigation after a motorcyclist died following a collision on Manor Way, Halesowen yesterday morning (Sunday 30 October).The 22-year-old rider was treated at the scene but despite the best efforts of medical staff sadly passed away.Sergeant Paul Hughes, from the Regional Collision Investigation Unit, said: “This is a tragic incident and I would ask for anyone who saw what happened and hasn’t spoken to a police officer to come forward urgently.“The fam
  
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• Knife attack suspect arrested after double stabbing and robbery 

  31-10-2016 00:00
  
  A man remains in police custody this morning on suspicion of carrying out a double stabbing and a knifepoint shop robbery during a 10-minute crime spree in Walsall yesterday (30 Oct).Officers were called to McCalls newsagent in Shannon Drive, Brownhills, at 4.35pm by a woman reporting a knifeman assaulting staff and demanding till takings.At around the same time response police colleagues were directed to an address in nearby Tamar Close where two men had been stabbed − and moments later i
  
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• Crackdown on prolific beggars in Birmingham city centre

  31-10-2016 00:00
  
   Six people have been banned from begging in Birmingham city centre after refusing to accept help to get them off the streets.The men have all been given criminal behaviour orders (CBOs) after becoming a nuisance by pestering passers-by for cash or behaving in a drunk and disorderly manner.All six CBOs have handed out over the last six months and range from one to five year bans.Two men − aged 25 and 42 − have been banned from begging anywhere in England and Wales, while two oth
  
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