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• Who is Amber Riley? Let It Shine judge in new BBC talent show

  14-01-2017 21:06
  
  Riley joins Gary Barlow, Danii Minogue and Martin Kemp as a judge on the talent show
  
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• £2 million 'dirty money' recovered by WMP - Solihull Observer

  14-01-2017 21:06
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  £2 million 'dirty money' recovered by WMP
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  WEST Midlands Police (WMP) has recovered almost £2 million of 'dirty money' – proving crime does not pay. The cash has been paid back under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) which gives police forces the power to seize assets or money from crooks ...
  
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• Theresa May's Brexit mission is to cut immigration

  14-01-2017 21:00
  
  The Prime Minister is set to deliver a major speech explaining what Brexit means
  
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• Brothel boss who sold sex in suburbia ordered to repay £50k

  14-01-2017 20:08
  
  Waikin Chong was arrested after neighbours tipped off cops
  
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• Students terrorised as thugs storm the WRONG flat

  14-01-2017 19:40
  
  Baying mob launched attack before saying: 'We've got the wrong guy!'
  
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• Off-duty nurses save drinker's life at Broad Street pub The Soloman Cutler

  14-01-2017 18:53
  
  Heroines were on their annual social meet-up
  
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• CBB 2017: Danielle Lloyd blasts 'shameless' Nicola McLean over CBB confessions

  14-01-2017 18:46
  
  Celebrity Big Brother battles round three
             
  
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• Driver flees into Asda's Chelmsley Wood store after police chase

  14-01-2017 18:08
  
  Man, 23, arrested following late-night drama
  
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• Parents warned over musical.ly app which could be used by paedophiles to groom children

  14-01-2017 16:01
  
  The email said the app was being misused by adults “attempting to make inappropriate contact with children”
  
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• Dad Damien Kane found dead in van next to A38

  14-01-2017 15:59
  
  Former Solihull schoolboy had been missing for a week
  
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• Jeremy McConnell and mates announce son's birth with vile videos

  14-01-2017 15:49
  
  CBB star celebrates after Stephanie Davis gives birth to baby boy
  
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• Stephanie Davis names her newborn son after a stranger who chatted her up

  14-01-2017 15:47
  
  The former Hollyoaks star had originally planned to call him Albi after her granddad
  
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• Government ministers are skipping Birmingham on their UK visits

  14-01-2017 15:03
  
  Minister visited some of the West Midlands surrounding the city such as Dudley and Wolverhampton, but not Birmingham itself
  
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• Revealed: How much parents pay their children to do chores

  14-01-2017 14:59
  
  The research into how youngsters now earn their pocket money found the going rate
  
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• Family climb through windows to flee blazing Bordesley Green home

  14-01-2017 14:02
  
  They were saved by hero cops who risked their lives
  
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• Birmingham's dogging hotspots revealed - see the Midland's public sex venues

  14-01-2017 13:56
  
  And you can read the reviews
  
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• This could be Emma Willis's most awkward moment on Celebrity Big Brother

  14-01-2017 13:20
  
  American star Austin Armacost's eviction didn't go well
  
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• Dudley Zoo keepers make grumpy goat his very own punch bag

  14-01-2017 13:00
  
  Our friends at Dudley Zoo bring you all the latest news about their animals.
  
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• Giant £350k booze haul STOLEN by crime gang

  14-01-2017 12:50
  
  They made return trips to steal huge booty from trailers
  
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• RSPCA West Midlands: Can you open your home to Ruby, Tamara or Arbuckle

  14-01-2017 11:00
  
  The RSPCA charity are trying to find homes for those at its Animal Centre at Newbrook Farm, Frankley Green.
  
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• Now is the time to test a Universal Basic Income for all

  14-01-2017 09:30
  
  Green Party West Midlands mayor candidate backs pilot of revolutionary policy to tackle low pay, automation, job insecurity and the complex benefits system
  
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• Carrier bag charge helps fund six life-saving defibrillators across Solihull - Solihull Observer

  14-01-2017 08:50
  Carrier bag charge helps fund six life-saving defibrillators across Solihull
  Solihull Observer
  CARRIER bag charges at Central England Co-Operative have helped fund six new defibrillators across the borough. Half of the defibrillators have been installed at food stores in Acocks Green, Longmore Road in Shirley and Lyndon Road in Solihull.
  
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• These are the best places to buy property if you commute into Birmingham

  14-01-2017 07:30
  
  These towns around Birmingham are most likely to see the biggest rise in house prices this year
  
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• TV comic's XXXX rant against 'shoegate' mum Sarah Louise Bryan

  14-01-2017 07:00
  
  Piers Morgan previously reduced her to tears on TV over controversial £325 shoe bill for daughter
  
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• WMP's "Knot Man" helps unravel complex cases

  14-01-2017 00:00
  
  A forensic specialist with West Midlands Police is proving a leading light across the world - as a knot expert!Rob Bone is often sought for advice whenever a knot - made from materials such as rope, scarves or clothes - is recovered from a scene.By the type of knot and way it’s tied Rob can help establish if someone was a murder victim, held captive during a robbery, or has deliberately bound themselves or even taken their own life.The senior forensic scientist based in Birmingham has been
  
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• Brave bobbies rescue family from flat fire

  14-01-2017 00:00
  
  Two brave bobbies saved a family this morning after rescuing them from a flat fire in Birmingham.Despite being confronted by thick black smoke and intense heat the officers managed to reach the family and bring them out of the property to safety.PCs Martyn Carpenter and James Merson were first on the scene of the blaze in Pretoria Road, Bordesley Green, at just before 9am this morning (January 14).Despite struggling to see or breathe the pair who raced to the address within seconds of being aler
  
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• Appeal to find five people involved in football disorders

  14-01-2017 00:00
  
  We are appealing for help to identify five people suspected of being involved in disorders at football games last year.With football games taking place across the Midlands this weekend, officers are asking the public to help them identify the five pictured.The first image is of Jason Gallacher who is wanted for disorder following a football game between Coventry City and Northampton Town last August.The second and third images were captured at the Birmingham City and Preston North end
  
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• Appeal following a robbery in Walsall where thousands of pounds worth of goods were stolen

  14-01-2017 00:00
  
  Can you help? We’re appealing for information after approximately £350k worth of alcohol was stolen from a freight yard in Walsall.Thieves broke into the yard on Marybrook Road, Brownhills sometime after 5.30pm on 19 November and left around 3.00am on 21 November.Twelve curtain sided trailers were slashed and numerous cases of branded alcohol were stolen and loaded into three vehicles - a white Nissan Juke, a white transit style van with a metal ladder on the offside rear door and a
  
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