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• Umesh Parekh murder: Man charged over Handsworth park stabbing

  12-12-2016 22:40
  
  Ranjit Singh charged with murder over fatal attack in Waverhill Park in June
  
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• Schoolboy 'left for dead' after being hit by stolen motorbike in Castle Vale

  12-12-2016 22:00
  
  Jake Jones, 11, was walking home from school when he suffered multiple injuries
  
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• Kim Kardashian lookalike accused of refusing to pay for blowdry by Birmingham stylist

  12-12-2016 19:33
  
  Celebrity stylist Jamie Hall – known by his clients as Jamie Birmingham -  alleges Kami Osman has refused to cough up £400
  
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• Jailed: Paedophile abducted little girl from Northfield street 34 years ago

  12-12-2016 19:18
  
  Brave Kerry Powell waives anonymity so that other victims might come forward
  
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• Couple giving away Birmingham HOUSE to city asylum seekers

  12-12-2016 19:00
  
  Matthew and Steph Neville had spent their working lives saving up for a deposit
  
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• Cancer-stricken Solihull man needs YOUR help to take part in Arctic fundraising trek - Solihull Observer

  12-12-2016 18:33 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Cancer-stricken Solihull man needs YOUR help to take part in Arctic fundraising trek
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  AN INSPIRATIONAL Solihull man, who lost his father and both grandfathers to cancer, is hoping to tackle a charity expedition to the Arctic – just weeks after being diagnosed with testicular cancer himself. Jack Williams, who works at Cotswold Outdoors ...
  
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• Demand for Kashmir intervention as councillor claims 'peace-loving Brummies care'

  12-12-2016 18:21
  
  A senior councillor called on Theresa May’s government to make an “immediate intervention” to stop violence
  
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• JLS star Oritse Williams to step back from charity work after rape allegation

  12-12-2016 17:41
  
  30-year-old JLS band member was arrested by police following a gig at the Gorgeous nightclub in Wolverhampton
  
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• Business booming in Birmingham with more firms starting up than London

  12-12-2016 17:39
  
  New report by the Office for National Statistics says city has double the national average rate for creation of new companies
  
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• Why West Midlands properties could become unrentable

  12-12-2016 17:34
  
  New research suggests seven per cent of properties to rent in the region would become unavailable if planned changes to green legislation come into force in 2018
  
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• Wellesbourne Airfield demolition halted after dramatic council decision

  12-12-2016 17:29
  
  Council steps in to prevent owner of Warwickshire airfield tearing down buildings to make way for future residential development
  
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• Man allegedly shouts 'I want to kill a Muslim' in train station stabbing incident

  12-12-2016 17:29
  
  Reports claim a passenger was stabbed at Forest Hill in south London while he sat on the train next to his wife
  
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• Council tax-payers face massive increase in bills to pay for struggling social care services

  12-12-2016 17:25
  
  Government is expected to announce plans for inflation-busting council tax increases to pay for social care.
  
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• Moors star desperate for club to cement National League status ... - Solihull Observer

  12-12-2016 17:09 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Moors striker Akwasi Asante, pictured shooting in Saturday's FA Trophy match against Matlock Town, is determined to play his part in ensuring the club cement ...and more »
  
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• Man in court charged with city centre sex attack on boy in van

  12-12-2016 17:04
  
  Dlier Nori also charged with abduction of 16-year-old, who had been out shopping
  
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• West Midlands Police release CCTV after sex assault in Birmingham city centre

  12-12-2016 17:01
  
  Victim in early morning attack was a woman in her late 20s
  
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• Free bus passes on the cards for thousands of Birmingham teenagers

  12-12-2016 16:58
  
  West Midlands Mayor candidates in backing for free public transport for hard-up under 19s.
  
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• Jailed Birmingham terrorist claimed he was MI5 recruit who was 'thrown to wolves'

  12-12-2016 16:47
  
  Zakaria Boufassi and accomplice handed over £3,000 to Belgian bombings suspect Mohamed Abrini
  
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• Britain's oldest defendant, aged 101, admits abusing boy

  12-12-2016 15:18
  
  Ralph Clarke from Erdington admitted sexually abusing a young boy
  
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• Amarillo singer Tony Christie 'ambushed' by masked migrants in Dunkirk

  12-12-2016 15:06
  
  Lichfield star's tour bus was targeted in Dunkirk after stopping for petrol
  
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• Six vehicles involved in pile up in Stratford Road

  12-12-2016 15:04
  
  One injured after two crash and plough into four parked cars
  
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• Is it 'mom' or is it 'mum'? MP Jess Phillips makes House of Commons spell it the Brummie way

  12-12-2016 14:34
  
  MP reveals the official House of Commons report of debates tries to remove her Brummie accent.
  
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• How bad is YOUR area for burglary? Use our postcode gadget to find out

  12-12-2016 14:07
  
  Simply type in your postcode and see how your local area performed
  
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• Anti-lorry terrorist attack concrete shield: 'How tragic we have become'

  12-12-2016 13:51
  
  Mail readers react to new security measures at German market
  
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• X Factor winner Matt Terry thanks the world in a REALLY long message

  12-12-2016 13:48
  
  But he doesn't mention that kiss with Freddie Parker
  
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• Ipad using driver and 50 others stopped in Solihull in safety clampdown - Solihull Observer

  12-12-2016 13:11 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Ipad using driver and 50 others stopped in Solihull in safety clampdown
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  A DRIVER who was using an iPad while driving is among nearly 50 others pulled over in Solihull for committing traffic offences in a single day. As part of National Road Safety Week, officers from Solihull Council, West Midlands Fire Service and West ...
  
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• Booming West Midlands businesses grow faster than the rest of the country

  12-12-2016 13:06
  
  Economy in the West Midlands is growing faster than in any other region of the UK
  
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• Men reveal biggest relationship turn-offs and what they are ACTUALLY after

  12-12-2016 13:01
  
  Finding the one can be tough - endless swiping on Tinder, browsing on Facebook and flirting in nightclubs
  
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• Brexit campaigner says three million EU migrants living in the UK should be told they can stay forever

  12-12-2016 12:23
  
  Immigration controls should apply to anyone who arrives after March 2017, says MP
  
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• Shock footage: Impatient drivers almost run over binmen

  12-12-2016 12:19
  
  Biffa releases video of horrific near misses as motorists mount pavements to get round dustcarts
  
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• A45 crash: Passengers rescued after coach overturns

  12-12-2016 12:00
  
  The coach landed on its side
  
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• Men face charges after 54 pub and business raids in just seven weeks

  12-12-2016 11:49
  
  Three men face charges after 54 pub and business break-ins with more than half in Sutton Coldfield and Erdington
  
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• Turkey, tinsel and turn down the heating - Christmas Day may be warmest ever

  12-12-2016 11:14
  
  Bookies slash odds on it being a record breaker
  
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• Why Boxing Day shopping could be banned across the West Midlands

  12-12-2016 10:51
  
  Almost 150,000 people have signed a petition calling for Boxing Day shopping to be outlawed
  
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• More commuter nightmare after ANOTHER accident at Spaghetti Junction

  12-12-2016 09:27
  
  Traffic was tailed back for miles - less than 12 hours after the last accident cleared on the exchange
  
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• X Factor 2016 - voting figures revealed and they are A LOT closer than you might think

  12-12-2016 09:17
  
  The results were A LOT closer than you think
  
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• Christmas is essential time for giving blood | The Solihull Observer - Solihull Observer

  12-12-2016 08:33 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Christmas is essential time for giving blood | The Solihull Observer
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  BLOOD donors are being reminded that blood is needed all year round, especially at Christmas. NHS Blood and Transplant is urging donors to make and keep ...and more »
  
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• Morning news headlines: EU nationals living in UK 'should be given permanent residence'; Ex-FA chiefs urge Government to reform 'out of balance' organisation

  12-12-2016 08:25
  
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• 'Rotten borough' Brum risks return to Trojan Horse, says Ofsted boss

  12-12-2016 07:30
  
  Scathing attack on city's 'awful schools' and 'appalling children's services'
  
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• Police can't respond to 999 calls after massive computer crash

  12-12-2016 07:30
  
  MP demands investigation and raises fears of hacking attempt
  
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• The shameful number of drug-addicted babies born in Birmingham this year

  12-12-2016 06:50
  
  The number of babies in the area affected by drugs at birth rose to a shocking total in 2015-16
  
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• Pair of promotions at CBRE

  12-12-2016 06:00
  
  Property consultancy’s Birmingham office now has new heads of its office agency and capital markets teams
  
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• West Midlands 'in danger of becoming Britain's employment blackspot'

  12-12-2016 01:01
  
  Birmingham city region has failed to keep pace on jobs and pay and young people have been hit the hardest says think tank
  
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• Police charge man in connection with man's death

  12-12-2016 00:00
  
  Police investigating the murder of a Birmingham man in June have charged a man with his murder.Ranjit Singh, aged 41, from Clarence Road, Handsworth appeared before Birmingham Crown Court this morning (Monday 12 December) charged with the murder of Umesh Parekh on 19 June, 2016.Mr Parekh, aged 34, was fatally stabbed in Waverhill Park, Handsworth. Singh was arrested by police on 21 June 2016  and detained under the Mental Health ActFollowing his court appearance today he was remanded b
  
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• Pair sentenced after handing over cash to Brussels airport attack suspect

  12-12-2016 00:00
  
  Two men have been jailed today (Monday 12 December) for funding terrorism after handing over cash to a Brussels bomb suspect.Mohammed Ali Ahmed was sentenced to eight years and Zakaria Boufassil was given three years.Zakaria Boufassil was convicted last Tuesday (6 Dec) following a trial at Kingston Crown Court where the jury heard details of how he, with Mohammed Ali Ahmed, arranged and carried out a meeting with Brussels bomb suspect Mohammed Abrini in a Small Heath park. Between 9 and 16
  
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