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• Theresa May announces social care funding reforms to help elderly pass on inheritance to loved ones

  17-05-2017 23:30
  
  Theresa May is launching the Conservative manifesto with plans to ensure the elderly aren't forced to spend their life savings paying for social care
  
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• What is Three Girls about? All you need to know about Rochdale grooming gangs BBC drama

  17-05-2017 22:08
  
  Three Girls airs on BBC1 on Tuesday, May 16, for three consecutive nights
  
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• Who was Three Girls' Daddy? Grooming gang leader at centre of BBC drama

  17-05-2017 21:56
  
  The first episode showed the teenage girls being beaten and raped and some viewers said they found it too hard to watch
  
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• BBC drama Three Girls: Birmingham lawyer who helped bring down Rochdale grooming gang

  17-05-2017 21:56
  
  Nazir Afzal has told how he needed police protection after he and his family were threatened by the far right
  
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• Labour £6 billion schools boost most popular election policy with West Midlands readers

  17-05-2017 21:00
  
  Survey reveals Labour policies are more popular despite Tory lead in the polls over all
  
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• These are all the effects of violently shaking a baby

  17-05-2017 19:43
  
  Shaking can lead to tearing brain tissue, blood vessels and causing severe nerve damage
  
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• Cheryl breaks silence for first time since giving birth to baby Bear

  17-05-2017 19:39
  
  The social media message came minutes after Liam revealed that Twitter has gifted him his very own emoji
  
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• Tim Farron backs Fair Funding campaign for Solihull Schools campaign - Solihull Observer

  17-05-2017 19:20 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Tim Farron backs Fair Funding campaign for Solihull Schools campaign
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  Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron met with campaigners from Fair Funding for Solihull Schools earlier in Olton this week. (s). Sarah Mason 17th May, 2017. LIBERAL Democrat leader Tim Farron has backed the Fair Funding campaign for Solihull Schools ...
  
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• Aston Expressway bomb: Construction worker describes moment found huge explosive

  17-05-2017 19:18
  
  Construction site manager describes moment he realised object was a bomb
  
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• Aldi and Lidl armed robbers jailed after terrorising staff in NINE violent raids

  17-05-2017 19:06
  
  Cousins Tobias Morton and Dan Anderson, carried out nine raids including Aldi in Kingstanding, Lidl in Wednesbury and the Co-Op in Great Barr
  
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• Birmingham weather: Parts of city hit with flash flooding

  17-05-2017 19:02
  
  In Sutton Coldfield, cars were submerged up to their doors as drivers travelled down Riland Road
  
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• Sikh woman confronts Boris Johnson over alcohol comments in Gurdwara

  17-05-2017 18:59
  
  Foreign Secretary used alcohol as an example of the benefits of a trade deal between the UK and India
  
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• The Handmaid's Tale is coming to Channel 4 - find out when you can see it

  17-05-2017 18:30
  
  The 10-part drama has been airing on streaming service Hulu in the US, where it has received a glowing critical reception
  
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• West Midlands Police reveal reason armed officers swooped on taxi in Moseley Village

  17-05-2017 18:12
  
  The drama - captured on film by another motorist - involved four unmarked cars stopping the vehicle on the Alcester Road
  
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• Nurse terrified as man tries to force way into car after shift

  17-05-2017 17:57
  
  Victim posted warning plea on Facebook after a terrifying incident near the Queen Elizabeth Hospital
  
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• 'No likelihood' of Ian Brady's ashes being spread on Moors, inquest told

  17-05-2017 17:53
  
  Inquest told child killer's body is being held under police guard until it is release
  
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• How Solihull Moors' Football League dreams have just been given a boost - Birmingham Mail

  17-05-2017 17:51 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  How Solihull Moors' Football League dreams have just been given a boost
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  Solihull Moors could be in with a better chance of reaching the Football League, should plans being put forward by the National League go ahead. The idea is to turn the National League into six team play-offs as opposed to the traditional method of ...
  
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• Grandad 'was ready to die' after IGNORING evacuation order over Aston bomb

  17-05-2017 17:25
  
  OAP who fled Soviet tyranny drew curtains and dodged police demand
  
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• Drayton Manor schoolgirl Evha Jannath died of 'chest injuries'

  17-05-2017 17:21
  
  Evha, from Leicester, fell into the water while riding with classmates on the popular attraction during a school trip on Tuesday
  
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• Solihull College students hold fun day to raise funds for HHHO - Solihull Observer

  17-05-2017 17:12 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Solihull College students hold fun day to raise funds for HHHO
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  THE WEATHER failed to dampen spirits at Tudor Grange Park when a fun day was held to raise money for Help Harry Help Others (HHHO). Event planning students from Solihull College raised £515 for the charity thought up by brave Sheldon youngster ...
  
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• Coronation Street spoiler: Bethany Platt forced into sick threesome

  17-05-2017 17:00
  
  Young Bethany has been at the centre of a recent harrowing sex-ring plot
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn misquoted NHS founder Nye Bevan in a major speech

  17-05-2017 16:40
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn claimed Aneurin Bevan spoke words it seems he never said
  
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• Where are Sean Mercer and his Croxteth Crew now?

  17-05-2017 16:34
  
  Viewers were left "sobbing" and "heartbroken" after watching a TV dramatisation of the murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones
  
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• Budding Solihull firefighter gets a taste of life on the front line at WMFS - Solihull Observer

  17-05-2017 15:11 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Budding Solihull firefighter gets a taste of life on the front line at WMFS
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  A BUDDING firefighter got a taste of life serving on the front line when she was given the chance to work alongside officers at West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS). Abby Andrews completed a work experience placement in the Fire Investigation department ...
  
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• Solihull Mayor takes a look behind the scenes at Troop Aid - Solihull Observer

  17-05-2017 13:44 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Solihull Mayor takes a look behind the scenes at Troop Aid
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  Al Sutton, Chairman and Co-Founder of Troop Aid; Lady Mayoress Jenny Robinson; Solihull Mayor Mike Robinson and Pam Sutton, Troop Aid Secretary. Chris Willmott 24 hours ago. SOLIHULL Mayor Mike Robinson and Mayoress Jenny showed their ...
  
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• SMTV to return with Ant and Dec at the helm – 20 years after it first aired

  17-05-2017 12:48
  
  The show first launched in August 1998, and will be back on our screens as soon as next year
  
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• Liam Payne reveals he didn't know how to hold baby son Bear

  17-05-2017 12:48
  
  One Direction star Liam has reportedly opened up about holding his son for the first time
  
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• Harry Styles' girlfriend Tess Ward in row with Great British Bake Off's Ruby Tandoh

  17-05-2017 12:48
  
  One Direction star Harry, 23, is said to be besotted with The Naked Diet author Tess, 25
  
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• BBC news presenter accidentally grabs woman's breast in middle of interview

  17-05-2017 12:48
  
  News anchor Ben Brown was speaking to his colleague, assistant political editor Norman Smith, about the launch of the Labour Party election manifesto
  
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• Couple who built their own pub in the back garden have put it up for sale

  17-05-2017 12:11
  
  Couple built their own pub in their back garden when their first child came along and their nights out seemed to be over
  
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• Drone captures moment Aston Expressway bomb was detonated - from high up in the sky

  17-05-2017 11:53
  
  Stunning footage shows plumes of sand and smoke flying upwards after controlled explosion
  
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• The Aston Expressway bomb explosion: Watch the moment it was detonated

  17-05-2017 11:51
  
  Controlled explosion took place at 3.30pm - huge bang heard for miles around
  
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• BBC drama Three Girls about: All you need to know on Rochdale grooming gangs

  17-05-2017 11:47
  
  Three Girls airs on BBC1 on Tuesday, May 16, for three consecutive nights
  
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• Where is Sean Mercer and his Croxteth Crew now?

  17-05-2017 11:46
  
  Viewers were left "sobbing" and "heartbroken" after watching a TV dramatisation of the murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones
  
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• BBC drama Three Girls leaves viewers shocked after harrowing first episode

  17-05-2017 11:46
  
  The harrowing first episode of the three-part dramatisation of the Rochdale child sexual abuse scandal aired at 9pm on BBC One
  
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• Watch: Armed police swoop on car in dramatic Moseley operation

  17-05-2017 11:44
  
  Alcester Road blocked as officers strike in village centre
  
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• Nuclear warhead convoy 'forced to stop on M40'

  17-05-2017 11:39
  
  The M40 slip roads were closed and traffic on the northbound carriageway ground to a halt
  
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• Stormzy gives Oxford student £9,000 to fund Harvard course

  17-05-2017 11:28
  
  Stormzy also retweeted the appeal to his 695,000 followers
  
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• McDonald's to pull controversial advert after bereavement charity backlash

  17-05-2017 11:25
  
  The 'Dad' advert shows a boy talking with his mother about his late father while sitting in one of the fast food chain's restaurants
  
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• The words you should never use if you want to find love on Tinder

  17-05-2017 11:24
  
  Apparently, a few topics we've all been using to get to know our potential soul-mates should be off limits
  
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• See inside the house that Hitler wanted to own if he invaded Britain - complete with its own Gothic tower

  17-05-2017 11:22
  
  This house makes up part of Apley Hall, the Shropshire estate that Hitler wanted as his home
  
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• Liam Payne admits to SHARING clothes with Cheryl after wearing her £1,500 trousers to interview

  17-05-2017 11:22
  
  The Wolverhampton singer has admitted to SHARING clothes with the former Girls Aloud star
  
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• It's confirmed: Alcohol does NOT alter your personality

  17-05-2017 11:17
  
  While many of us may think we are quite drastically different when drunk, observers generally don't see a marked difference
  
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• Man critical after lorry crash near landmark hotel

  17-05-2017 11:00
  
  Key commuter route shut for almost five hours
  
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• Watch: 'The American Soccer Fan' sing about Aston Villa's Gabby Agbonlahor

  17-05-2017 10:17
  
  The Second City derby hero is the latest footballer to be targeted by the internet sensation
  
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• What is Antikythera Mechanism? Everything you need to know about Google Doodle

  17-05-2017 10:05
  
  On this day in 1902, a Greek prehistoric researcher called Valerios Stais found an intriguing bit of bronze among treasure recouped from a Roman shipwreck
  
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• This is why unexploded bombs keep being discovered on building sites

  17-05-2017 10:04
  
  The 500lb explosive, found in Aston on Monday, was detonated on Tuesday at 3.30pm
  
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• Bradley Lowery to spend birthday in hospital ahead of Jermain Defoe party

  17-05-2017 09:59
  
  Family has delayed plans to go on holiday to the US with Bradley as he is currently not well enough to travel
  
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• Aston Expressway bomb: All we know so far about the explosive that brought Birmingham to a standstill

  17-05-2017 09:35
  
  The bomb has been detonated, most of the roads have been reopened, but the impact lingers
  
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• RSPCA in probe after cat shot with crossbow in Kingswinford

  17-05-2017 07:30
  
  Pet needed emergency surgery after being found with six-inch bolt inside its body
  
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