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• The deadly addictive effects of Black Mamba

  10-04-2017 19:41
  
  The grip of Black Mamba addiction
  
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• Domestic violence victim numbers ROCKET but cases reaching court FALL

  10-04-2017 19:00
  
  New statistics show 100,000 cases dropped across country because of lack of evidence
  
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• ITV's Take Me Out is looking for Brummies to appear on ITV show

  10-04-2017 18:38
  
  How to apply if you want Paddy McGuinness to help you find love
  
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• Moment children held at gunpoint in street by armed police

  10-04-2017 18:21
  
  Residents shoot footage of youngsters lying in road with hands cuffed behind their backs
  
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• Birmingham detectives track down schoolboy cyber-criminal - aged just 13

  10-04-2017 18:00
  
  Specialist team has investigated 24 cases - involving 300,000 offenders
  
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• Abbi Bennett is so weak the wind could blow her over - but her strength is phenomenal

  10-04-2017 17:57
  
  Despite untold setbacks, she has raised thousands of pounds for Muscular Dystrophy UK
  
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• Watch: Horrific moment drunk mum hits roundabout with toddler in back seat

  10-04-2017 17:20
  
  Car was launched 15 feet in the air in shocking crash after Tania Chikwature knocked back vodka
  
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• Police dog Finn named after brave Finlay Church - Solihull Observer

  10-04-2017 16:53 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Police dog Finn named after brave Finlay Church
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  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 named Finn after 11-year-old Finlay Church who raised more than £150,000 for Brain ...and more »
  
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• This is how much the Birmingham EDL march cost taxpayers

  10-04-2017 16:51
  
  There was also a knock on effect as community police were diverted to cover demonstration
  
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• Vaping electronic cigarette laws set for biggest shake-up yet: All you need to know

  10-04-2017 16:43
  
  With companies like E-Lites and Nicolites based in the West Midlands, this region is something of a vaping hub
  
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• Man wearing Halloween mask stabbed victim in the stomach during unprovoked attack outside Asda in Weoley Castle

  10-04-2017 16:41
  
  The 23-year-old fled north of the border − but West Midlands Police found CCTV of Wiggan buying a mask from the store and he was identified as the prime suspect
  
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• Hodge Hill fire: Smoke billows from blazing roof

  10-04-2017 16:34
  
  Dogs rescued as flames rip though block of flats
  
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• New campus for Solihull College and University Centre at Arden Cross HS2 hub? - Solihull Observer

  10-04-2017 16:12 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  New campus for Solihull College and University Centre at Arden Cross HS2 hub?
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  SOLIHULL College & University Centre could open a new campus near the UK Central Arden Cross HS2 Interchange Station, Principal John Callaghan has revealed. A key element in the HS2 masterplan, Arden Cross will form a point where the line from ...
  
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• Revealed: The staggering amount of time we spend watching TV

  10-04-2017 15:45
  
  The majority say that although they are watching their favourite drama or soap they use their TV time to carry out other activities
  
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• How your cheques will clear in ONE DAY from October

  10-04-2017 15:45
  
  This will replace the current method of moving paper cheques around the country
  
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• Drivers think its safer to drive using a mobile phone than speeding

  10-04-2017 15:45
  
  As many as a quarter think it is more acceptable to drive while using a device at the wheel rather than travel above the speed limit
  
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• This is what pregnant women search for most about their babies

  10-04-2017 15:44
  
  Study reveals the things mums-to-be are most concerned about heading towards childbirth
  
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• Birmingham drugs gang jailed for more than 26 years after police investigation

  10-04-2017 15:44
  
  O’Neil Gittens, Junior Morris and Mikael Henry travelled daily from Birmingham to Kettering and Corby in Northamptonshire to supply the drugs and were key players in buying and selling Class A drugs on a commercial scale
  
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• These are the best places to live in the West Midlands for your health

  10-04-2017 15:41
  
  Men in Birmingham are among the least likely in England to have been screened for a potentially fatal abdominal aortic aneurysm
  
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• How not locking your suitcase could cost you thousands

  10-04-2017 15:41
  
  Most travel insurance policies demand that valuables such as jewellery and gadgets remain on your person while you fly
  
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• Customers slam Sainsbury’s for promoting recipe featuring 'undercooked' chicken

  10-04-2017 15:41
  
  Customers were left flabbergasted by the results, with many pointing out that, at the end of the video, the chicken does not look properly cooked
  
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• Saffiyah Khan: 'The picture sums it up - it wasn’t a pleasant interaction'

  10-04-2017 15:25
  
  Brummie smiled at Ian Crossland after EDL confronted a woman wearing a hijab
  
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• Kodi 17.1 update unveiled: Here's how you can download it now

  10-04-2017 15:15
  
  A lot of questions have been raised with regards to the service, but plenty of people are raving about it - and, best of all, it's totally free
  
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• Pc Keith Palmer funeral: Midlands police forces join in silence in memory of officer killed in Westminster attack

  10-04-2017 15:05
  
  Members of West Midlands, West Mercia and Staffordshire forces join colleagues around country in tribute ahead of officer's funeral
  
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• Why you've been cooking sausages wrong your entire life

  10-04-2017 14:45
  
  The way to prepare a proper banger is quite specific - here's why
  
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• These are the five BIG mistakes to avoid making on your work computer

  10-04-2017 14:45
  
  Survey reveals a number of data breaches are down to employee recklessness
  
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• This is what men think about on their wedding day before getting married

  10-04-2017 14:44
  
  Men have a tendency to think some obscure, amusing, and beautiful things while impatiently waiting for their bride to walk down the aisle
  
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• Easter holiday activities for all to enjoy across Solihull - Solihull Observer

  10-04-2017 14:35 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Easter holiday activities for all to enjoy across Solihull
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  THERE are plenty of events taking place in the parks during the school holidays to give children an egg-cellent Easter. On Good Friday (April 14) there will be an Easter Egg Hunt taking place in Elmdon Park between 11am and 3pm. Children can meet the ...and more »
  
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• Tram stop murder: man appears in court

  10-04-2017 13:50
  
  Accused was handcuffed to two security guards
  
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• Solihull Together for Better Lives winners announced at awards ceremony - Solihull Observer

  10-04-2017 13:41 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Solihull Together for Better Lives winners announced at awards ceremony
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  Established in 2015, the Awards – proudly supported by The Solihull Observer – celebrate outstanding work by individuals and organisations from across the borough that support vulnerable and frail people in Solihull. The ceremony itself was hosted by ...
  
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• Superstar Drake dating Walsall singer Jorja Smith

  10-04-2017 13:29
  
  The Canadian singer is said to be smitten with the Black Country singer after visiting her in Walsall
  
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• This huge 7-bed house is on sale for under £300k - but there's a good reason why

  10-04-2017 13:25
  
  This is currently the largest home in the market in Yardley.
  
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• Watch: 'Cowardly' attacks from behind aimed at protesters at EDL rally

  10-04-2017 13:15
  
  Footage emerges of kicks and punches at event
  
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• Mayor hopeful reveals ambitious plan to solve West Midlands housing crisis

  10-04-2017 13:15
  
  Siôn Simon’s housing plan aims to wipe 60 per cent off housing waiting list in ten years
  
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• Drivers stuck on M6 for TWO HOURS after lorry crashes through barriers

  10-04-2017 13:14
  
  Huge jams in both directions through the morning rush as lanes blocked for emergency repairs
  
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• Dozens of gnomes decapitated by vandals at railway attraction in Kingsbury Water Park

  10-04-2017 13:09
  
  Around 60 stone and pottery gnomes have been destroyed during the late night massacre at at Echills Wood Railway in Kingsbury Water Park on Thursday, April 6
  
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• Warning over Tinder scam after woman caught out

  10-04-2017 12:50
  
  If you do find a match on the widely-used service - be warned
  
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• How to stop your bagged salad going bad - using this simple trick

  10-04-2017 12:48
  
  Midlands researchers say bags of ready-to-eat salads with damaged or cut leaves could be harbouring dangerously high levels of salmonella
  
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• Bingo caller, dog handler and seven other jobs available in the West Midlands now

  10-04-2017 12:47
  
  A bingo chain, an education union, parking companies and more are among the employers looking for new recruits
  
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• The new £1 coin: All you need to know

  10-04-2017 12:38
  
  Here's what you need to know about the new £1 coin
  
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• Why the worst seat on a plane will soon become the best

  10-04-2017 12:35
  
  A new design could end the misery of being sat in the middle seat
  
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• Work starts on £32m Pebble Mill private hospital

  10-04-2017 12:31
  
  Funding deal agreed with US investor signals the start of work on Edgbaston site which will have 18 bedrooms
  
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• Ex-EDL chief Tommy Robinson says smiling Brummie Saffiyah Khan picture has embarrassed the EDL

  10-04-2017 12:17
  
  A picture of Saffiyah went viral after she reportedly stepped in when Ian Crossland and over 20 EDL supporters confronted a woman wearing a hijab
  
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• You chance to win a house worth £845k in a raffle costing just £2

  10-04-2017 12:13
  
  This six-bed Georgian home is being given away in a raffle after the owner struggled to find a buyer. 
  
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• Watch: Police hunt 'fat cop' behind string of distraction burglaries

  10-04-2017 12:07
  
  Man claiming to be officer described by victims as having 'pot belly' sought
  
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• This is how Brits can keep their EU citizenship after Brexit

  10-04-2017 11:57
  
  Many are mourning the impending loss of their European citizenship - especially their ability to live and work anywhere within the state
  
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• How Google Chrome will sends you this message if you're watching too much porn

  10-04-2017 11:56
  
  Google has a little message for you, it would appear
  
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• Article 50: Once the UK leaves the EU, is there any way back in?

  10-04-2017 11:56
  
  While politically it is difficult to see such a move happening any time soon, technically there is nothing to stop it
  
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• This website tells you if you've been named and shamed for bad parking

  10-04-2017 11:55
  
  To combat bad parking, there's now an interactive map documenting some of these motoring mishaps
  
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• Brooklyn Beckham blasted for 'disrespectful' Native American tattoo

  10-04-2017 11:55
  
  Brooklyn shared a series of black-and-white images of the process on Instagram
  
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