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• What happens to MPs when they lose their seats?

  21-06-2017 22:36
  
  MPs who lost their seats get five working days to clear out their offices. But they do get quite a lot of money if they want it
  
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• Cheryl Cole, Tweedy or Fernandez-Versini: What is her name now?

  21-06-2017 22:25
  
  After two failed marriages and becoming a mum with Liam, what's the singer called now?
  
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• These are the serial numbers of the most valuable £5 notes

  21-06-2017 22:24
  
  Some of the new polymer fivers are selling for £200 and up - but what serial numbers should you be looking out for?
  
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• Kodi add-ons still working amid illegal streaming crackdown

  21-06-2017 22:24
  
  More and more add-ons for the service are shutting down amid the clampdown
  
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• Is streaming on Kodi legal? Tips to stay on the right side of the law

  21-06-2017 22:23
  
  A trader is being hauled to court in a landmark case over the legality of selling boxes loaded with Kodi
  
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• Who sings each line of the Grenfell Tower fire charity song

  21-06-2017 22:13
  
  The recording of Simon And Garfunkel's ballad Bridge Over Troubled Water features more than 50 artists
  
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• The secret to staying cool and getting to sleep in hot weather

  21-06-2017 22:13
  
  Our top tips for making sure you get a good night's sleep in the sweltering heat and humidity in Birmingham and across the UK
  
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• Facebook users can wipe their profiles when they turn 18 under new UK data protection bill

  21-06-2017 22:09
  
  A new Digital Charter to make the UK the "safest place to be online" was also announced
  
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• Snapchat launches new Snap Map - this is what you need to know

  21-06-2017 22:08
  
  The new service from the platform helps users to share their location with each other
  
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• SEGA Forever launched for iPhone and Android - what you need to know

  21-06-2017 22:08
  
  All the company's cherished games will be eventually re-launched under the umbrella of the "Sega Forever" catalogue on iOS and Android
  
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• Gunman fires shots at cyclist outside St Edmund's Primary School near Jewellery Quarter

  21-06-2017 22:00
  
  Victim ran inside to take cover as teacher's car was peppered with gunfire
  
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• Why Birmingham's Commonwealth Games 2022 bid is better than Liverpool's

  21-06-2017 21:00
  
  Birmingham's bid is superior and will be delivered on time and on budget
  
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• Alton Towers rollercoaster riders left 'stuck 80 feet in the air' after Galactica breaks down

  21-06-2017 19:14
  
  Disgruntled visitors to the family attraction have reported they queued for up to two hours only to discover the ride was closed
  
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• 'It kind of suits him' - Readers react to man wearing a DRESS to work in heatwave

  21-06-2017 19:02
  
  20-year-old Joey Barge had enough of wearing suits in his hot workplace - and divided opinions on the web
  
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• Birmingham Airport boss Paul Kehoe handed CBE - Solihull Observer

  21-06-2017 19:00 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Birmingham Airport boss Paul Kehoe handed CBE
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  BIRMINGHAM Airport boss Paul Kehoe has been recognised with a CBE award for his contribution to the thriving West Midlands region and economy. Mr Kehoe, President of the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, led a substantial transformation at ...
  
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• Terror as gunman fires shots at cyclist outside St Edmund's Primary School near Jewellery Quarter

  21-06-2017 18:56
  
  Victim ran inside to take cover as teacher's car was peppered with gunfire
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing star Joanne Clifton to leave show

  21-06-2017 18:55
  
  Joanne Clifton, who won the 2016 BBC show with Ore Oduba, said it was a tough decision
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother 2017 - lineup, when it's on TV and all the latest rumours

  21-06-2017 18:30
  
  Who are the contestants for the next series of CBB and what date is it starting?
  
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• Handsworth OAP found dead after neighbour complained about flies and smell

  21-06-2017 18:28
  
  He was thought to have lain undiscovered for five weeks
  
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• Theresa May's empty Queen's Speech shows she is too weak to govern

  21-06-2017 18:02
  
  The Prime Minister was forced to dump policies she believed in just two weeks ago - and has no answer to the public demand for an end to austerity
  
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• New Hilton hotel at Birmingham Airport to assembled like a Lego set

  21-06-2017 18:02
  
  Hotel rooms to be built in China and shipped over for assembly on site
  
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• Uplands Manor Primary School in Smethwick 'on lockdown' during police manhunt

  21-06-2017 17:52
  
  Pupils kept indoors as operation unfolded on Wednesday afternoon
  
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• Exclusive: Birmingham’s iconic Custard Factory has been sold

  21-06-2017 17:11
  
  The sale also includes Fazeley Studios and warehouses in Heath Mill Lane
  
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• Your guide to Love Island lingo - what the ick, grafting and melt really mean

  21-06-2017 17:07
  
  The ITV2 has its own language and here we decipher it
  
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• Man arrested after drugs seized during huge police raid in Sparkhill

  21-06-2017 16:57
  
  More than 30 officers swooped on the address in Ivor Road at around 3:30pm last Friday
  
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• Solihull Life Opportunities CEO Janet Down awarded MBE - Solihull Observer

  21-06-2017 16:54 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Solihull Life Opportunities CEO Janet Down awarded MBE
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  SOLIHULL Life Opportunities (SoLO) CEO Janet Down has been awarded and MBE for service to the community. For the past 17 years Janet has seen the charity grow from its humble beginnings to a charity which now offers so much to its members.
  
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• Watch: Shocking dashcam footage captures reckless driver overtake in wrong lane at junction

  21-06-2017 16:46
  
  Astonishing video shows alarming length some drivers go to
  
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• Why Birmingham GPs want to stop writing some prescriptions

  21-06-2017 16:43
  
  Cough and cold remedies among medicines in the firing line under patient consultation
  
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• Fraudster brothers who conned elderly victims out of thousands served injunctions

  21-06-2017 16:26
  
  Glenn Pardoe and Lyndon Pardoe posed as self-employed builders, convincing their victims to have unnecessary repair work done to their properties
  
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• Fancy owning a Birmingham pub? One has gone on sale for £175,000

  21-06-2017 16:19
  
  The Brook Meadow Pub in Shard End is going up for auction next month
  
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• Met Office issues warning over 'large hailstones' in Midlands

  21-06-2017 16:03
  
  The Met Office says large hailstones, frequent lightning, strong winds and flooding will affect parts of the Midlands
  
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• 'Fairy godmother' at St Alphege Pre School handed MBE - Solihull Observer

  21-06-2017 16:03 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  'Fairy godmother' at St Alphege Pre School handed MBE
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  Meryl Homer is to be presented with an MBE for her services to Early Years Education. Meryl is pictured with George Peace and Indiana Godfrey. 25.017.008.sol.jm2. Sarah Mason 22 hours ago. A PRE-SCHOOL manager described as a 'fairy godmother' to ...
  
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• Here's how the Queen's Speech could affect you

  21-06-2017 15:55
  
  What's in the Queen's Speech and why does it matter to me and you?
  
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• Open University building to be transformed into luxury apartments

  21-06-2017 15:46
  
  Prices at The Copperbox development in Harborne will range from £174,950
  
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• This West Midlands town is the only place in the UK that hasn't seen a slump in people wanting to live there

  21-06-2017 15:40
  
  Sales may have fallen across Britain but a town in the West Midlands remains popular
  
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• This West Midlands town is one of the only places in the UK that hasn't seen a slump in people wanting to live there

  21-06-2017 15:40
  
  Sales may have fallen across Britain but a town in the West Midlands remains popular
  
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• People think the Queen's hat was a message about Brexit

  21-06-2017 15:35
  
  With Brexit looming, many suggested on Twitter the Queen was making a statement by opting for a yellow and blue hat
  
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• Grenfell Tower families to be rehomed in £2bn luxury Kensington flat block

  21-06-2017 15:35
  
  The properties are "newly built social housing" at a site where private homes are on offer from £1,575,000 to £8.5 million
  
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• This is what Bear Payne got dad Liam for Father's Day

  21-06-2017 15:34
  
  33-year-old Cheryl labelled the Wolverhampton star "the best example" to their son i
  
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• These are the odds on the next James Bond

  21-06-2017 15:34
  
  A sequel to Spectre began development in spring 2016
  
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• Heavy police presence for Britain First demonstration as second city centre protest planned

  21-06-2017 15:33
  
  Police said fewer than 200 people were expected to take part in far-right protest while counter-demonstration to take place in city
  
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• Solihull painted purple in honour of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day - Solihull Observer

  21-06-2017 15:30 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Solihull painted purple in honour of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
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  Age UK Solihull with NHS Coventry and Warwickshire at The Core Theatre. Photo credit @ageuksolihull, Twitter. Emily Fish 21 hours ago. PEOPLE from across the borough put on their best purple clothes to celebrate World Elder Abuse Awareness Day ...
  
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• How to get paid for eating crisps all day in Birmingham

  21-06-2017 15:30
  
  If you love your crisps, you now have the opportunity to spend your days tasting the entire Walkers range
  
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• Cyclist critically injured after 'freak' accident in Staffordshire

  21-06-2017 15:21
  
  Man airlifted to hospital after suffering head injury in collision while riding with peloton
  
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• Schoolboy escapes serious injury after being hit by car in Harborne

  21-06-2017 15:14
  
  The boy received minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Birmingham Children’s Hospital for further treatment
  
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• Gangs 'expanding into child sex rackets, shoplifting and fraud'

  21-06-2017 15:05
  
  Study accuses police of under-estimating scale of organised crime
  
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• The Queen's hat at Parliament State Opening looked remarkably like the EU flag

  21-06-2017 15:00
  
  Was Her Majesty subtly trolling Brexit?
  
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• Purity Brewing Company reveals why it is taking on Vélo Birmingham Business 100 challenge

  21-06-2017 15:00
  
  Purity Brewing Company has several surprising links to cycling
  
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• Conservative 2017 election manifesto disappears from Tory website before Queen's Speech

  21-06-2017 15:00
  
  The Conservative manifesto temporarily disappeared from the party website before the Queen's Speech
  
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• Jonah Hill weight loss pictures show his drastic weight loss

  21-06-2017 14:57
  
  The funnyman, who has admitted to seeing his weight yo-yo in the past, has stunned fans with his new look
  
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