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• Pokémon GO: This hack lets you hatch eggs without going anywhere!

  09-04-2017 22:36
  
  Players are finding they have to walk distances of up to 10km to advance in the game - but one man has come up with a solution
  
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• This is how you can tell if your £1 coin that is really worth £250

  09-04-2017 22:22
  
  Everything you need to know to identify rare coins
  
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• When does Britain's Got Talent 2017 start? All you need to know about the returning series

  09-04-2017 22:19
  
  Singers, dance troupes, impressionists, performing dogs, magicians and other variety acts audition for the judges, hoping to beat the buzzer
  
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• There could be ANOTHER Jane Austen £5 note worth £50,000 out there

  09-04-2017 22:05
  
  The special edition polymer banknotes are engraved with a tiny portrait of the famous author
  
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• Kodi tips: The best pre-installed boxes for you to buy right now

  09-04-2017 22:05
  
  Plenty of boxes are now giving you the option of adding Kodi, but all these options take some setting up and tweaking
  
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• Downloading Kodi onto an Amazon Fire stick: All you need to know

  09-04-2017 22:02
  
  Kodi essentially turns any computer, smartphone or tablet into a digital set-top box or streamer
  
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• Laws and customs in Dubai: All you need to know

  09-04-2017 22:00
  
  After reports of a woman being arrested for sex outside marriage, the things that are illegal in Dubai
  
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• Cancelled flight compensation: Why you could be due a refund

  09-04-2017 22:00
  
  August saw 4,000 flights cancelled and over 120,000 delayed across Europe
  
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• How law on smoking and cigarettes will change: All you need to know

  09-04-2017 21:58
  
  Among the key changes are a new law which makes packs of 10 cigarettes no longer readily available
  
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• New road tax rates: Why those who drive a Lexus, Mercedes or Audi are hit hard

  09-04-2017 21:54
  
  It’s conventional hybrids that will be hit hardest
  
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• Sat nav laws: Are you allowed them on your windscreen?

  09-04-2017 21:52
  
  Worryingly for some drivers, placing it on certain sections of your windscreen could be seen as a breach of the highway code
  
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• New road tax rules: How much do YOU have to pay in 2017?

  09-04-2017 21:52
  
  Motorists across Birmingham and throughout the West Midlands will be required to change what they pay in a bid to keep their vehicles on the road
  
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• Want to get the best out of Kodi? Here are some of the top tips that you NEED to know about

  09-04-2017 21:50
  
  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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• The most valuable Lego sets: Check the loft now!

  09-04-2017 21:50
  
  Some rare Lego sets are currently on sale for as much as £3,800 a time – with an army of enthusiasts lining up to snap up the popular toys
  
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• Most valuable coins in the UK: These 2p, 5p and 50p pieces are worth big bucks

  09-04-2017 21:50
  
  You might be richer than you think - see some of the coins which are worth rather more than they say
  
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• The most valuable Harry Potter books: These have gone for big bucks

  09-04-2017 21:46
  
  Many of the early editions of JK Rowling's book are worth thousands of pounds - here's a guide to spotting value
  
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• Brummie Saffiyah Khan who SMILED at EDL protesters says: 'I wasn't scared in slightest'

  09-04-2017 20:04
  
  Saffiyah Khan said she felt compelled to step in when woman wearing hijab was verbally abused
  
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• Former detective believes Madeleine McCann could be alive and 'hidden in plain sight' on Algarve

  09-04-2017 19:19
  
  Investigator Dave Edgar spent three years searching for missing four-year-old
  
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• Firecrews tackle huge blaze near Bartley Green Reservoir

  09-04-2017 18:36
  
  Around 18 firefighters sent to beauty spot at 2.30pm on Sunday
  
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• Top customer recognition for borough homebuilder - Solihull Observer

  09-04-2017 18:27 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Top customer recognition for borough homebuilder
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  SOLIHULL-based Barratt and David Wilson Homes Mercia has been awarded a maximum five star rating in the new HBF (Home Builders Federation) customer satisfaction survey 2017. The new nationwide survey lists the UK's best housebuilders according ...
  
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• Birmingham's most evil killers: Philip Smith, monster who killed three women in four days

  09-04-2017 18:06
  
  Victims were murdered over 96 hours by hulking killer known as 'Big Foot'
  
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• Black Mamba tragedy: Homeless man who died in city centre named as Damien Deenan

  09-04-2017 17:22
  
  Victim died in Fletchers, Walk in Paradise Place in early hours of Sunday morning
  
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• Thank You plaque for Berkswell Station adopters - Solihull Observer

  09-04-2017 16:19 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Thank You plaque for Berkswell Station adopters
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  THE NEW station adopters at Berkswell station are making sure their station blooms better for customers. The five-strong adoption team, members of London Midland's Adopt a Station scheme, have planted three additional planters on Platform 1, making it ...
  
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• Former EastEnder Ross Kemp latest star confirmed for Pride of Birmingham Awards

  09-04-2017 15:35
  
  TV  hard man is to join a star-studded cast of celebrities
  
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• Meet the Brummie actress at the heart of BBC1's Line of Duty

  09-04-2017 15:00
  
  Claudia Jessie is the Kings Heath girl in the gripping police drama
  
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• How to spot if you have a rare £1 coin that is really worth £250

  09-04-2017 15:00
  
  Everything you need to know to identify rare coins
  
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• M6 closed after car crash damages barriers - driver arrested

  09-04-2017 14:09
  
  Traffic was diverted off the motorway onto the A5, with queues tailing back as far as Junction 13.
  
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• How car crash victim recovered to become first ward nurse in a wheelchair

  09-04-2017 13:48
  
  Michelle Quested is set to receive an honour at Pride of Birmingham awards
  
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• Powerful photo of Birmingham woman SMILING at ranting EDL supporter goes viral

  09-04-2017 11:28
  
  Mystery woman was pictured staring down far-right protester at Saturday's rally
  
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• Actors tread the boards for Birmingham Childrens Hospital Charity - Solihull Observer

  09-04-2017 09:01 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Actors tread the boards for Birmingham Childrens Hospital Charity
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  KIND-HEARTED actors raised more than a couple of laughs at their pantomime during the spring – they also managed to raise more than £500 for charity. Residents from Cheswick Green put on three performances of Sleeping Beauty in December last year ...
  
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• 19 achievable things we could do to make Birmingham a better place to live

  09-04-2017 09:00
  
  19 achievable ways to make Brum a better place to live and visit
  
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• Watch: Wanted for murder, rape and human trafficking - Police are hunting these men

  09-04-2017 07:00
  
  Do you know where these people are? Watch out video
  
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• Baverstock Academy: Police launch fraud inquiry over collapsed school

  09-04-2017 07:00
  
  One arrest has been made in connection with the investigation
  
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• Police dog is named after brave, fundraising schoolboy

  09-04-2017 00:00
  
  A new West Midlands Police dog has been named in memory of a wannabe young cop who lost his brave battle against brain cancer.The German Shepherd has been called after 11-year-old Finlay Church who raised more than £150,000 for Brain Tumour Research and Birmingham Children’s Hospital before his passing in November 2015. The police-mad schoolboy from Birmingham helped organise a series of fundraisers after his diagnosis - including a world record for the Longest Line of Teddies!H
  
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• Man dies after taking Black Mamba

  09-04-2017 00:00
  
  Police are warning drug users in Birmingham against the use of Black Mamba after a man has died and two people became ill overnight.The homeless man, believed to be in his 30s, was pronounced dead just before 6am this morning (Sunday 9 April) after paramedics were called to Fletchers Walk in the city centre.Mamba has recently been reclassified as a Class B controlled drug, meaning that possession of the substance is now a crime and anyone using it can be prosecuted. The drug is believed to
  
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