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• Pokémon Go Generation 2: Legendary is coming, Niantic Reveals

  29-01-2017 23:24
  
  The developer has reportedly sent out a new message teasing the next big update
  
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• Kodi tips: These are the legal add-ons - and the ones you should avoid

  29-01-2017 23:23
  
  Kodi is  constantly being modified and upgraded by hundreds of coders around the world
  
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• Brexit blamed as TEA prices are set to soar

  29-01-2017 22:44
  
  Top brands including Yorkshire Tea and Tetley are hiking prices for the first time in years due to higher import costs
  
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• This is why The Chase star Mark Labbett stormed off show in a tantrum

  29-01-2017 22:43
  
  Host Bradley Walsh and players Michael, Trish and Terry looked stunned by his actions last year
  
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• How YOU reacted to girl being told she can't wear Hijab at school

  29-01-2017 22:39
  
  Readers have been locked in a row after a school told parents of a four-year-old Muslim girl she should not wear the hijab
  
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• The new £1 coin: Ten features to outfox the counterfeiters

  29-01-2017 22:36
  
  The current £1 coin is being replaced for the first time in over 30 years - because experts reckon its vulnerable to counterfeits
  
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• Controversial Sainsbury's Valentine's Day card slammed for 'trivialising' criminal offence

  29-01-2017 22:31
  
  The controversial card has been taken off sale after complaints from supermarket shoppers
  
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• Sky to offer TV service WITHOUT a satellite dish for first time ever

  29-01-2017 22:30
  
  It comes as Sky revealed surging numbers of UK customers leaving amid competition from rivals such as BT
  
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• Coronation Street spoiler: Michelle Connor to DIVORCE Steve McDonald

  29-01-2017 22:30
  
  The latest heartbreak will prove too much for the Corrie favourites
  
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• EastEnders spoiler: Did Max Branning cause deadly bus crash?

  29-01-2017 22:17
  
  Soap writers hit us out of nowhere with a seeming confession from Max - played by Jake Wood
  
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• Cheryl gives assistant Lily England the best birthday present EVER

  29-01-2017 22:17
  
  The former Girls Aloud star certainly knows how to treat her beloved family and friends
  
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• Liam Payne pays tribute to Cheryl with new tattoo

  29-01-2017 22:16
  
  The Wolverhampton singer has been dating the former X Factor judge for over a year now
  
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• EastEnders spoiler: Danny Dyer hints he could QUIT soap this year

  29-01-2017 22:16
  
  The star has become a firm favourite since taking on the role of pub landlord Mick Carter in 2013
  
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• Danielle Lloyd DENIES being racist to Shilpa Shetty during Celebrity Big Brother stint

  29-01-2017 22:15
  
  Danielle found herself at the centre of the storm, alongside fellow housemates Jo O'Meara and the late Jade Goody
  
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• These are the rules for Brits travelling to the US after Trump's immigration order

  29-01-2017 22:14
  
  The UK will make representations to the US if the travel ban on refugees and citizens from seven mainly-Muslim countries hits British travellers
  
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• Nicola McLean demands to leave Celebrity Big Brother after explosive Vanessa Feltz return

  29-01-2017 22:14
  
  The comments from Nicola came following a task involving Vanessa, John McCririck, Saira Khan, Austin Armacost and Luisa Zissman
  
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• Jamie O'Hara blasts Danielle Lloyd after cooling Bianca Gascoigne relationship

  29-01-2017 22:14
  
  Jamie - who has three sons with his sutton Coldfield-based ex-wife Danielle Lloyd - told Bianca he doesn’t need the extra “bulls**t”
  
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• Trust launches charity to support dementia patients - Solihull Observer

  29-01-2017 18:26
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  Trust launches charity to support dementia patients
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  A HOSPITAL charity is launching a new fundraising appeal to support patients with dementia and make a hospital stay less daunting for the thousands of patients suffering from this debilitating illness. The Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust Charity ...
  
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• Driver dies after crash involving car and lorry

  29-01-2017 18:07
  
  Paramedics battle in vain to save victim
  
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• Police hunt three drivers after spate of car crashes

  29-01-2017 16:42
  
  Drivers flee the scene before emergency services arrive
  
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• Three hurt as crash blocks major Birmingham route

  29-01-2017 15:34
  
  It happened when two cars collided on the A45
  
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• Trump's refugee ban "disgraceful" - city council boss

  29-01-2017 14:41
  
  Waseem Zaffar is scathing over the controversial policy
  
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• West Midlands MP barred from US under Donald Trump's Muslim ban

  29-01-2017 14:12
  
  MP Nadhim Zahawi speaks of his shock at learning he is banned from America
  
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• Sunday Mercury writer looks back at his time being Bobby Moore

  29-01-2017 12:51
  
  Mike Lockley looks back on his time as Bobby Moore's alter ego
  
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• 'Heartbroken' campaigner Malala condemns Trump's decision to ban Muslim refugees from US

  29-01-2017 12:33
  
  She says the move will close the door on "children, mothers and fathers fleeing violence and war"
  
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• Well-wishers pay £1k fine of homelessness campaigner

  29-01-2017 11:35
  
  James McLean camped out in makeshift tents and shacks with other rough sleepers over Christmas.
  
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• Birmingham named as one of the best places in the UK to invest in an Airbnb property

  29-01-2017 11:27
  
  New research suggests that Birmingham has great potential for Airbnb investors.
  
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• Former Methodist minister jailed for series of sex crimes

  29-01-2017 11:16
  
  Bryan Gates has been jailed for 15 years.
  
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• 1957: It's true Harold – we've never had it so good!

  29-01-2017 11:07
  
  A new study has confirmed it - 1957 was the happiest year on record.
  
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• Staffordshire sisters become youngest women to qualify as LORRY DRIVERS

  29-01-2017 11:00
  
  Holly and Kate are youngest women to get HGV licence
  
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• Conman posted social media review of hotel he was defrauding

  29-01-2017 10:37
  
  David Johnstone praised it - and was thanked for promoting the business
  
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• WMP warn change in drug laws - Solihull Observer

  29-01-2017 10:00
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  WMP warn change in drug laws
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  USERS of synthetic cannabis drugs Spice and Mamba face arrest following a change in the law. West Midlands Police officers will now be able to arrest and prosecute people found in possession of the drugs after a change of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 ...
  
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• Hundreds of students searched for knives at Sutton Coldfield school

  29-01-2017 07:30
  
  Police operation at Sutton Coldfield school
  
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• The worst of the worst: 50 of Birmingham's most shocking criminals locked up

  29-01-2017 01:00
  
  Rapists, murderers, armed robbers and child killers amongst gallery of shame 
  
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• Leading WMP cop is a national role model 

  29-01-2017 00:00
  
  A senior officer at West Midlands Police has received a national award after being highlighted as a role model in public service.Chief Superintendent Bas Javid of Solihull Police was named uniformed services person of the year in the British Muslim Awards.He was selected ahead of other emergency services and military personnel; receiving the honour at a ceremony attended by more than 400 people in Leicester last week.Bas joined West Midlands Police as Detective Chief Inspector in 2007; having sp
  
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• History Girls − 100 years of women in West Midlands Police

  29-01-2017 00:00
  
  West Midlands Police has issued one it’s more unusual appeals for information − to find the identity of three female officers who joined the force almost 100 years ago!2017 marks the centenary since the first women signed up to become police officers in the West Midlands #WMPWomen100.Rebecca Lipscombe, who was aged 60 at the time, and 54-year-old Evelyn Miles (originally lock-up matrons) were the WPC pioneers when they were appointed as officers in April 1917. The number of wome
  
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