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• Three-car crash after driver goes WRONG WAY up Spaghetti Junction ramp

  15-02-2017 22:32
  
  Two in hospital after three cars collided on slip road linking Tyburn Road and Gravelly Hill with Aston Expressway
  
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• Donations sought to help rebuild Berkswell Scout Hut - Solihull Observer

  15-02-2017 21:04 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Donations sought to help rebuild Berkswell Scout Hut
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  Berkswell Scout Troop are calling on Silhillians to help them reach their target pf £400,000 to renovate the Scout Hut. (s). Sarah Mason 15th Feb, 2017. A SCOUT troop are calling on kind-hearted Silhillians to help them hit their target to renovate a ...
  
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• Two in hospital after crash shuts key Aston Expressway link

  15-02-2017 20:40
  
  Three-car crash blocked road linking Tyburn Road and A38M at Spaghetti Junction
  
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• You can get the new £1 coin before anybody else - here's how

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  While the Bank of England's head office in London doesn't have a cash machine attached – it does have a bank note and coin exchange desk
  
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• X-rated Amir Khan Skype 'sex tape' gets leaked online

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  It is believed to have happened just weeks after boxer's wedding to Faryal Makhdoom
  
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• Will 'pirate' Kodi users get into trouble? Experts have their say

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) said about half of its current investigations concerned the devices
  
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• Which coins are valuable? The 2p, 5p and 50p pieces worth hundreds of pounds

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  You might be richer than you think - see some of the coins which are worth rather more than they say
  
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• Using Kodi is legal - but this is when it can become illegal

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  A trader is being hauled to court in a landmark case over the legality of selling boxes loaded with Kodi
  
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• Those who misuse Kodi will be targeted by Federation Against Copyright Theft

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  The widespread emergence of Kodi is now the top priority for rights-holders, it has emerged
  
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• Those who misuse Kodi could soon be getting a scary letter from Sky, BT or Virgin Media

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  BT, Sky, Virgin Media and TalkTalk to contact users over illegal streaming when they detect that a broadband connection has been used to watch pirated TV shows or film
  
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• This is how long you have to spend your old paper £5 notes

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  There are almost 165 million cotton paper fivers yet to be withdrawn
  
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• The times The Simpsons predicted the future - including Donald Trump becoming president

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  'Simpsons did it'
  
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• The plastic £10: Release date for the new tenner, who is on it and all you need to know

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  Your guide to the forthcoming polymer tenner, which is set to be released by the Bank of England
  
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• The law on using your mobile phone at wheel is changing - find out how

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  Fines set to be DOUBLED amid frustration from authorities over rising lawbreaking
  
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• The £1 coins already selling for hundreds on eBay - before they have been released

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  A number of 12-sided £1 coins have just sold on eBay for as much as £200 - despite not being in circulation yet
  
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• Slimming World news: Legal action launched over Asda diet food range

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  Asda introduced its Slimzone range of 13 frozen meals and meat products last month
  
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• Shigellosis: All you need to know about bug spreading across UK

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  An outbreak of the condition is sweeping through schools across the Midlands.
  
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• Pirate Bay users given Sky and Virgin Media warning over Get It Right campaign

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  The warnings, which are part of the government-backed Get It Right campaign, will inform customers they have 20 days to stop downloading content illegally
  
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• New plastic £20: When the note is released, who's on it and all you need to know

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  After the release of the new polymer fiver, it's time to look forward to yet more plastic banknotes
  
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• New £5 notes are selling on eBay - the plastic fivers that are fetching thousands

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  Collectors are looking for five pound notes with the lowest serial numbers as these attract the highest bids
  
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• New £5 note serial numbers: How to check if your plastic fiver is worth thousands

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  Some of the new polymer fivers are selling for £200 and up - but what serial numbers should you be looking out for?
  
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• Jamie O'Hara on why he dumped Celebrity Big Brother housemate Bianca Gascoigne

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  Jamie, 30, also opened up about his regrets, saying he'd made plenty of mistakes when he was younger
  
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• How best to use Kodi: The hacks you NEED to know about

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  The streaming craze shows no sign of slowing down - and, if you're looking to get the best possible experience, we're here to help
  
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• Child booster car seat law change - everything you need to know

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  Worryingly, new research reveals two thirds (66%) of parents do not understand the current car booster seat regulations
  
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• Car insurance fraud: What is fronting and how does it affect you?

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  As we all know, younger drivers and other high risk drivers often pay a lot more for their car insurance than older or lower risk drivers
  
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• 2017 Celebrity deaths: Famous people who died from Graham Taylor to Sir John Hurt

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  2017 has a lot to answer, with the Earth robbed of many a talent and celebrity already
  
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• 2017 BRIT Awards: When is it on, performers, hosts, voting and everything you need to know

  15-02-2017 20:30
  
  Robbie Williams, Little Mix, Ed Sheeran... can this year's Brit Awards get any better?
  
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• Barracudas in action at annual Warwickshire Country gala - Solihull Observer

  15-02-2017 19:25 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Barracudas in action at annual Warwickshire Country gala
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  SWIMMING: DOZENS of Blythe Barracudas were in action at the Warwickshire County Championships swimming gala. Listed as one of the most important competitions on the swimming calendar, more than 40 swimmers from Blythe Barracudas took to the ...
  
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• Birmingham & Solihull Bees boss Pete Glackin signs new two-year deal - Solihull Observer

  15-02-2017 19:12 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Birmingham & Solihull Bees boss Pete Glackin signs new two-year deal
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  RUGBY UNION: PETE Glackin is determined to continue the good work both on and off the pitch at Birmingham & Solihull Rugby Club after signing a two-year extension which will keep him at Portway until the end of the 2018/19 season. Glackin, who joined ...
  
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• Podium places for Solihull five in West Midlands Cyclocross League - Solihull Observer

  15-02-2017 19:08 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Podium places for Solihull five in West Midlands Cyclocross League
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  CYCLING: FIVE Solihull CC riders have podiumed in the West Midlands Cyclocross League following 15 weekends of tough competition. More than 900 riders competed in all age categories from Under 6s through to the Over 60s in the West Midlands league ...
  
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• Crystal Conlon train track death: 'Rest in paradise my friend'

  15-02-2017 19:03
  
  Dublinersuffered fatal injuries in the horror incident at Barnt Green station
  
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• Channel 4's Naked Attraction is auditioning in Birmingham - are you brave enough?

  15-02-2017 18:36
  
  TV producers are coming to the city looking for confident singletons
  
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• How Birmingham parents are sending children to Solihull schools - Birmingham Mail

  15-02-2017 18:11 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  How Birmingham parents are sending children to Solihull schools
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  Thousands of parents in Birmingham are 'voting with their feet' and sending their children to school in better-performing Solihull. Some 6,414 children in Birmingham went to school in Solihull last year, exclusive Mail analysis reveals. That was ...
  
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• Baby girl suffered head injuries after pram was hit by car

  15-02-2017 17:59
  
  Four-month-old suffered serious injuries in horror collision in Black Country
  
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• How much have house prices risen in the West Midlands in 2016?

  15-02-2017 17:58
  
  Out of everywhere in the West Midlands, Walsall saw the biggest percentage rise in prices
  
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• How Birmingham parents are sending children to Solihull schools

  15-02-2017 17:52
  
  Some 6,414 children in Birmingham went to school in Solihull last year, exclusive Mail analysis reveals
  
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• Monarch launches new routes from Birmingham

  15-02-2017 17:12
  
  Low-cost airline will be flying to quartet of popular European destinations this summer
  
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• Birmingham's air is so bad the European Union has waded in

  15-02-2017 16:47
  
  Birmingham one of 16 UK cities told to clean up its act
  
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• Birmingham travel agency catches Prince Andrew's eye

  15-02-2017 16:45
  
  Limitless Travel wins through to next stage of Pitch@Palace programme which connects entrepreneurs with investors
  
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• DNA evidence nails kidnapper who molested schoolgirl - 16 years later

  15-02-2017 15:54
  
  Evil Arnold Baxter snatched six-year-old from the street
  
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• Fitness champ knifed 12 times as he tried to help woman says: 'I'm no hero'

  15-02-2017 15:44
  
  Will Flint had stepped in to save woman from teenage thug Aiden Morrissey
  
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• Another strike planned for Topshop depot in Solihull - Birmingham Post

  15-02-2017 15:31 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
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  Another strike planned for Topshop depot in Solihull
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  Staff at the logistics operation of Topshop owner Arcadia are planning to stage more strike action in a row over wages. Spectrum for Arcadia staff in Solihull and a sister site in Leeds will walk out for two days on February 24 and 26. The company is a ...and more »
  
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• Rustie Lee reveals why she dug up her father years after his death

  15-02-2017 15:25
  
  The TV chef had him exhumed and brought to Birmingham from Jamaica
  
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• Tara Palmer-Tomkinson 'did not have brain tumour' says sister

  15-02-2017 15:18
  
  Socialite died aged 45 last week
  
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• Another strike planned for Topshop depot in Solihull - Birmingham Mail

  15-02-2017 15:14 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Another strike planned for Topshop depot in Solihull
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  Staff at the logistics operation of Topshop owner Arcadia are planning to stage more strike action in a row over wages. Spectrum for Arcadia staff in Solihull and a sister site in Leeds will walk out for two days on February 24 and 26. The company is a ...and more »
  
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• Another strike planned for Topshop depot in Solihull

  15-02-2017 15:09
  
  Trade union GMB announces even more industrial action following walkouts last year at the logistics operation of Arcadia in dispute over wages
  
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• Labour campaigners believe they turned the tide in Stoke by-election by focusing on Brexit and controlling immigration

  15-02-2017 15:08
  
  High-profile by-election in West Midlands Stoke will be decided in "the last seven days", say Labour sources
  
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• Schools urged to BAN kids from heading footballs

  15-02-2017 14:59
  
  Medic makes plea after new dementia research
  
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• Tara Palmer-Tomkinson's sister reveals shocking cause of death

  15-02-2017 14:55
  
  Montifore took to Twitter on Wednesday to tell followers the socialite's death was NOT caused by a brain tumour
  
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• Niantic Labs reveals Pokémon GO features EVERYBODY wants

  15-02-2017 14:36
  
  These two options were promised way back in 2016 when Pokémon Go first exploded onto our smartphone screens
  
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