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• London terrorist attack: Peace vigil to be held in Birmingham on Friday

  23-03-2017 23:16
  
  Vigil to promote unity set to be held in the city centre
  
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• London terrorist attack: Birmingham religious leaders call for unity after Westminster atrocity

  23-03-2017 20:26
  
  Faith leaders condemn attack in London carried out by man who was recently living in Birmingham
  
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• Podium finishes for Saunders pair at National Cyclo Cross Championships - Solihull Observer

  23-03-2017 19:11 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Podium finishes for Saunders pair at National Cyclo Cross Championships
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  CYCLING: THERE were two podium finishes for two Solihull Cycling Club youngsters at the British Schools Cycling Association (BSCA) National Cyclo Cross Championships on Sunday. Holly Saunders and brother Max handled the warm but overcast ...
  
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• This is how common weekly bin collections are near Birmingham

  23-03-2017 18:37
  
  Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell and Solihull are on weekly collections while Walsall and Wolverhampton collect it every other week
  
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• These are the new UK laws set to come into effect in April 2017

  23-03-2017 18:37
  
  New laws are set to impact your income, outgoings, childcare and even the way you drive
  
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• SIX ways the law on smoking and cigarettes is set to change

  23-03-2017 18:37
  
  Among the key changes are a new law which makes packs of 10 cigarettes no longer readily available
  
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• Parents can apply for the £2,000 Tax-Free Childcare Scheme NOW

  23-03-2017 18:36
  
  Currently, British parents are forking out £222.36 per week on average for full-time childcare
  
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• London terror attacks: MP Jess Phillips' first-hand account of fear and kindness inside Parliament

  23-03-2017 18:34
  
  As fear gripped the House of Commons, Birmingham MP Jess Phillips searched for a party of primary school children who were visiting Westminster.
  
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• London terror attacks: What happened inside the House of Commons Chamber as MPs were held for five hours

  23-03-2017 18:18
  
  Police held MPs in the Commons Chamber for their own protection as the terror attack unfolded
  
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• 'Three Musketeers' terror trial halted after London attack

  23-03-2017 18:15
  
  Two Sparkhill men accused of plotting bomb and knife attack
  
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• A FIFTH rare Jane Austen £5 note worth £50,000 could be in circulation

  23-03-2017 18:06
  
  The special edition polymer banknotes are engraved with a tiny portrait of the famous author
  
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• Why Birmingham cabbies will get 200 electric charging points

  23-03-2017 18:05
  
  Birmingham City Council has been given a £2.9 million Department for Transport grant to install the charging points on main routes and hubs
  
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• Police name man from West Midlands as Westminster attacker - Solihull Observer

  23-03-2017 17:55 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Police name man from West Midlands as Westminster attacker
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  The 52-year-old was born in Kent, but is believed to have been living in the West Midlands. He was not the subject of any current police investigations, but had a range of previous convictions. He hired the car, which he used to carry out his ...and more »
  
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• Former Miss Birmingham shows off 'miracle baby' after a stillbirth and 4 miscarriages

  23-03-2017 17:49
  
  Brave Krisina Jagpal has joined our #Help100moms campaign to raise money to support parents facing bereavement this Mother’s Day
  
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• Nurses defend NHS medics who tried to save London terrorist Khalid Masood

  23-03-2017 17:42
  
  Four people have died - including PC Keith Palmer, 48, mother-of-two Aysha Frade and US tourist Kurt Cochran
  
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• Warning over new tuberculosis threat as disease becomes resistant to drugs

  23-03-2017 17:39
  
  Each year, TB kills more people than any other infectious disease, including HIV/Aids, and in 2015 claimed an estimated 1.8 million lives
  
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• What parents should tell their children about the London terror attack

  23-03-2017 17:37
  
  Advice from the NSPCC to ease the fears of worried kids
  
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• London terror attack: Khalid Mahmood says terrorist is 'not of my religion'

  23-03-2017 17:34
  
  Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood speaks out after Prime Minister says London terrorist was 'inspired by Islamist ideology'
  
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• Over £11,000 raised by Muslim community in hours for London terror attack victims

  23-03-2017 17:15
  
  Money raised will be donated to the families of victims of the Westminster terror attack on Wednesday
  
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• Khalid Masood named as Birmingham terrorist behind London attack

  23-03-2017 17:06
  
  Police today named Masood had been living in Birmingham before the attack in March 2017
  
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• Khalid Masood was 'shot by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon's armed security detail'

  23-03-2017 17:02
  
  Scotland Yard would not confirm the identity of the officer who shot the attacker
  
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• Khalid Masood 'timed' London terror attack deliberately for Brussels bombings anniversary

  23-03-2017 17:01
  
  The attack fitted in with a pattern of behaviour also seen in Berlin and Nice, says Britain's most senior European Union official
  
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• The thousands of pounds in fines paid by Birmingham parents for term-time holidays

  23-03-2017 16:59
  
  There were 269 prosecutions in Birmingham in 2015/16 following non-payment of a penalty notice
  
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• The real face of Britain: Schoolgirl spends pocket money on chocolates to comfort cops after Pc Keith Palmer's murder

  23-03-2017 16:57
  
  Eight-year-old delivered Quality Street after Westminster terror attack
  
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• This bit of the West Midlands is one of the WORST to sell a house

  23-03-2017 16:03
  
  More than a quarter of properties here have been on the market for more than six months
  
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• Why superstition is stopping dozens of Birmingham homeowners from selling up

  23-03-2017 16:00
  
  Research suggests superstition is rife in the Birmingham property market
  
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• When does Northfield Leisure centre open following rebuild

  23-03-2017 16:00
  
  Youngsters from three primary schools have shared their happiest memories of the former Northfield Leisure Centre to mark the start of work on their new £7.7 million state-of-the-art facility.
  
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• NatWest to close one of its Birmingham branches

  23-03-2017 16:00
  
  High street bank says number of customer transactions at the branch has dropped by 39 per cent
  
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• Watch: New Love Actually sequel trailer for Comic Relief released

  23-03-2017 15:35
  
  Richard Curtis film is being revisited with a 10-minute sequel, Red Nose Day Actually
  
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• American Kurt Cochran named as victim of London terrorist attack

  23-03-2017 15:31
  
  The couple were on a "dream vacation" in Europe to celebrate their wedding anniversary
  
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• 'Unsophisticated attack' marks change of focus by terror groups, says city academic

  23-03-2017 15:21
  
  Westminster car terror attack 'hard to detect'
  
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• Solihull stun-gun car-jacking - Boy, 13, among five arrested - Coventry Telegraph

  23-03-2017 15:21 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Solihull stun-gun car-jacking - Boy, 13, among five arrested
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  A 13-year-old boy was among five people arrested after a suspected stun-gun car-jacking in Solihull. Two of the others arrested were aged 16 and another was 17, along with a 30-year-old woman, on suspicion of robbery. Police tracked a VW Scirocco after ...and more »
  
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• Over £70,000 raised in memory of policeman Keith Palmer killed in London terror attack

  23-03-2017 15:20
  
  PC Palmer was stabbed to death outside parliament yesterday during terror attack
  
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• Great pictures and footage from Peaky Blinders series four filming including Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy on set

  23-03-2017 15:08
  
  Great new pictures of location shooting for the hit BBC2 drama
  
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• Police raid SECOND Birmingham flat over London terrorist attack

  23-03-2017 14:42
  
  Police remained at Quayside in Winson Green this afternoon
  
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• Mosque leader says London IS terrorist 'closer to Satanism than Islam'

  23-03-2017 14:29
  
  'These acts are against every value known to Muslims'
  
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• Mum Aysha Frade was killed in London terror attack as she picked up her kids from school

  23-03-2017 14:27
  
  Mum is first member of the public to be identified as a victim
  
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• Westminster attacker was British-born says Prime Minister - Solihull Observer

  23-03-2017 14:14 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Westminster attacker was British-born says Prime Minister
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  PRIME Minister Theresa May has revealed that the Westminster attacker was British-born and known to the police and intelligence services. The man had been investigated a number of years ago over violent extremism, but was 'peripheral' and not part of ...and more »
  
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• Sky News presenter Kay Burley's London terror attack coverage 'masterclass' praised by MP

  23-03-2017 14:05
  
  Political commentator Matt Drudge has broken his Twitter silence to praise Sky News presenter Kay Burley's "masterclass" coverage
  
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• The 'lone wolf' London terrorist and his Birmingham links

  23-03-2017 13:42
  
  Hagley Road flat raided and car rented in Solihull
  
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• Theresa May holds Cobra meeting after London terror attack - but what is it?

  23-03-2017 13:34
  
  The 45-minute meeting brought together senior ministers as well as senior police officers
  
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• Liam Payne wanted by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber for new Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat

  23-03-2017 13:34
  
  The Wolverhampton star is thought to be topping the list for the cast of the forthcoming production
  
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• Kodi box legal decision set to be made in landmark court case

  23-03-2017 13:33
  
  Mr Thompson is thought to be the first man brought to court to face allegations of selling pre-loaded Kodi or Android boxes
  
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• London terror attack: Muslim MP says terrorist is 'not of my religion'

  23-03-2017 13:32
  
  Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood speaks out after Prime Minister says London terrorist was 'inspired by Islamist ideology'
  
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• #WeStandTogether Birmingham in solidarity after London terrorist attack

  23-03-2017 13:30
  
  Community and faith groups unite in condemnation of terror attacks and solidarity with victims
  
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• Greatest response to terrorists is millions getting on with everyday lives - PM

  23-03-2017 13:23
  
  Theresa May tells House of Commons "we will never waver in the face of terrorism".
  
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• How Birmingham schoolchildren helped MPs stay calm in face of terror attack

  23-03-2017 13:00
  
  MP Jess Phillips delivers letters to the Birmingham schoolchildren who were held in Parliament as terrorist attacked Westminster
  
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• West Midlands Mayor candidate: I'll be Coventry City peacemaker

  23-03-2017 12:52
  
  Promise made as five candidates appear in public debate at Coventry Cathedral
  
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• See inside the Birmingham flat raided over London terrorist attack

  23-03-2017 12:42
  
  Hagley Road address stormed by police in late-night raid
  
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• London terror attack: Fury as Katie Hopkins says people are 'cowed and afraid'

  23-03-2017 12:42
  
  Controversialist speaks out to Americans on Fox News - sparking outrage
  
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