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• Conservative manifesto will aim to convince voters in Teesside to back the Tories

  13-05-2017 21:00
  
  Theresa May hopes to make gains in the West Midlands but she has an even more ambitious goal - to win seats in Labour's North East heartland
  
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• 10 things you didn't know your iPhone could do

  13-05-2017 19:31
  
  On 10th anniversary of first ever iphone we look at some amazing features
  
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• Dementia nurse Phil Hall to hold seminar on Delirium - Solihull Observer

  13-05-2017 18:44 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Dementia nurse Phil Hall to hold seminar on Delirium
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  AN AWARD-WINNING dementia nurse will be speaking out about a condition that is still little-known but affects one in five hospital patients over the age of 70. The latest health seminar held at Solihull Hospital will be on the topic of Recognising ...
  
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• Birmingham school closes swimming pool after significant underground leak

  13-05-2017 18:37
  
  Fairfax Academy, in Sutton Coldfield, permanently closed its pool this week and admitted it needed to invest its cash on educating students instead
  
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• Watch: The TV press conference which convinced detectives that weeping Tracie Andrews had murdered her fiance Lee Harvey

  13-05-2017 18:00
  
  The murderer of Lee Harvey was jailed for life 20 years ago - but walked free after just 14 years in jail 
  
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• Bollywood actor Anupam Kher blasts 'posh' Birmingham hotel after SEVEN HOURS without water

  13-05-2017 17:40
  
  Bend It Like Beckham star hits out after water shortage
  
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• Bungling car thief who targeted online car sellers caught after accidentally revealing his face on WhatsApp

  13-05-2017 16:58
  
  Adam Bodycote posed as a car buyer to steal the vehicles during test drives - leaving some owners injured in the road after they clung desperately to the car
  
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• Facebook users are reacting to posts with a purple flower - here's why

  13-05-2017 16:24
  
  The social network introduced the little flowers linked to International Mother's Day
  
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• NHS computer support 'cut one year ago' by Tories - despite hack warnings

  13-05-2017 16:22
  
  NHS bosses were told to replace the 14-year-old system or take out a separate deal with Microsoft
  
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• Police report driver to insurer after 'disgraceful parking' blocked OAP with walking frame

  13-05-2017 15:51
  
  The front of the Audi car was so far on the pavement of Nansen Road that the pensioner was forced to shuffle past against a wall
  
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• Taxi seized for REPEATEDLY parking across pavements

  13-05-2017 15:25
  
  The Springfield neighbourhood team launched a crackdown on inconsiderate parking earlier this year after they were bombarded with complaints from residents
  
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• Why more and more women are being attracted to older, chubbier men

  13-05-2017 15:12
  
  It supports a 2008 study which found the same
  
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• What is Wanna Decryptor virus? A closer look at the ransomware used to attack the NHS

  13-05-2017 14:44
  
  Live updates as ransomware cyber attack goes global
  
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• Police arrest nine football fans after trouble broke out during West Brom’s Premier League clash with Chelsea

  13-05-2017 14:04
  
  The scuffles led to the Premier League match being temporarily halted in the closing stages after some Chelsea fans ran on the pitch
  
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• Dramatic moment armed police swoop on Dudley street after spate of Spar shop raids

  13-05-2017 13:27
  
  Six men were arrested, aged between 18 and 54, in Wellington Road following a series of raids in Sandwell and Dudley
  
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• Husband of woman who died in Benidorm balcony plunge demands answers - from five men last to see her alive

  13-05-2017 12:45
  
  Adam Maxwell tells how his world fell apart when wife Kirsty died
  
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• Elderly woman cut free from car after crashing through bungalow

  13-05-2017 12:32
  
  Neighbouring properties had to be evacuated and the woman was rescued by fire crews from Hereford and Worcester Fire Service
  
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• West Midlands GP describes "pride" in NHS staff response to cyber attack

  13-05-2017 11:44
  
  But GP warns "people could die" as a result of the attack
  
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• Berkswell Windmill opens today as part of National Mills Day Berkswell Windmill - Solihull Observer

  13-05-2017 11:38 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Berkswell Windmill opens today as part of National Mills Day Berkswell Windmill
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  The historic windmill in Balsall Common will open its doors this Saturday (May 13) including performances by folk singer Bill Pullen. The Berkswell Windmill is one of the best known historic landmarks in Warwickshire and the Midlands. From noon until ...
  
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• Last chance to enter Knowle Fun Run - Solihull Observer

  13-05-2017 09:32 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Last chance to enter Knowle Fun Run
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  THERE are just a few days remaining for people to sign up for the Knowle Fun Run. The annual calendar highlight takes place on Sunday, May 21 – but anyone wanting to take part must be entered by Tuesday (May 16) to ensure they receive timing chips and ...
  
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• Paedophile jailed after string of abuse against teenage girls around UK and US

  13-05-2017 07:30
  
  Andrew Pykett committed sexual offences against teenagers in Birmingham and around the country as well as overseas
  
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• If UK wins Eurovision, Birmingham can host it

  13-05-2017 07:30
  
  Mayor Andy Street says he would welcome it back to West Midlands in the unlikely event of a UK victory tomorrow
  
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• We'll fight to end rough sleeping says mayor's new task force

  13-05-2017 07:00
  
  Charities, councils and housing experts brought together by new mayor to end rough sleeping in the region
  
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• Police arrest 8 men in connection with Black Country shop raids

  13-05-2017 00:00
  
  Police have arrested a number of men in relation to a spate of shop robberies across the Black Country.Six men were arrested in Wellington Road Dudley yesterday (Friday 12 May) in connection with a number of robberies at Spar outlets across Sandwell and Dudley, in which cash, cigarettes and spirits have been stolen.The men, aged between 18 and 54, were detained in a vehicle by armed officers at 5.30pm, in connection with a raid on an off-licence in Priory Road, a short time earlier.
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• Nine arrested following football match at The Hawthorns

  13-05-2017 00:00
  
  Police arrested a total of nine people during last nights’ West Bromwich V Chelsea match at The Hawthorns.Seven men were arrested for pitch incursion, all have been charged and bailed.Two other men were arrested, a 35-year-old man from Solihull for public order and a 32-year-old man from Suffolk for criminal damage and assault- both have been bailed while enquiries continue.Chief Inspector Nick Rowe from the force’s operations unit said: “Overall it was a great evening match wi
  
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• Man jailed for stealing cars while posing as prospective buyer

  13-05-2017 00:00
  
  A man who posed as a prospective car buyer to steal vehicles during test drives − leaving some owners injured in the road after they clung desperately to the car − has been jailed for nine years following a West Midlands Police investigation.Adam Bodycote, from Beech Road in Wednesbury, targeted motorists who’d listed cars with online sales sites including eBay and Gumtree.He struck 12 times between 5 December last year and 8 February at addresses in the Black Country and used
  
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