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• Faulkner recovers to earn respectable position in Wales - Solihull Observer

  17-07-2017 21:51 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Faulkner recovers to earn respectable position in Wales
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  RALLY: SOLIHULL rally driver Scott Faulkner was back in action at the weekend, competing at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells. Playing host to over 100 crews, the rally comprised of eight stages based in the Brecon Beacons – some of which ...
  
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• Watch: Violent scenes as huge brawl breaks out near Luxx Bar in Arcadian centre

  17-07-2017 20:30
  
  A video shows a number of men throwing large objects at each other outside the premises
  
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• Man stabbed near Moor Street station, police hunt knifeman who fled scene

  17-07-2017 19:38
  
  Attack took place  at James Watts Queensway in the city centre
  
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• Government scraps plan to cut Birmingham school funding by £20 million - at least for now

  17-07-2017 19:06
  
  Schools won't lose £20 million after all but the cuts may simply be delayed and schools may still face real terms reductions
  
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• The Vamps could end Ed Sheeran's stranglehold on UK Album Chart

  17-07-2017 19:00
  
  The foursome - Brad Simpson, Connor Ball, Tristan Evans and James McVey - are surging ahead of Sheeran
  
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• Birmingham bin strike extended through till September after talks break down

  17-07-2017 18:44
  
  Dispute over changes to working practices and the downgrading of supervisor jobs
  
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• Girlfriend and family of murdered Dan Baird appeal to witnesses to break wall of silence

  17-07-2017 18:30
  
  Mr Baird's sisters and brother spoke out after he was stabbed to death outside the Forge Tavern on July 8 
  
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• Here comes the brrrrride! Couple make history by getting married in ANTARCTIC

  17-07-2017 18:09
  
  Julie Baum, 34, tied the knot with colleague Tom Sylvester, 35, in sub-zero temperatures
  
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• Now that Dr Who is a woman can we get some decent companions again?

  17-07-2017 18:00
  
  When it comes to the portrayal of companions, usually the most important women in the show, modern Dr Who has been a step backwards.
  
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• The cheeky way to get free chicken from Nando's

  17-07-2017 17:19
  
  Chicken lovers across Birmingham can bag themselves a quarter chicken at Nando's for just £1
  
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• Birmingham City Council reveals location of new traveller camp

  17-07-2017 17:15
  
  The city council is under pressure to find an official place to send travellers after evicting them from unauthorised camps
  
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• Treasure seeker's shock after he thought he fished GRENADE out of city canal

  17-07-2017 17:10
  
  Richard Weeks was enjoying an afternoon magnet fishing with three friends in Fleet Street when he latched on to a large metal object on Sunday
  
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• Library of Birmingham immortalised on a stamp

  17-07-2017 16:59
  
  Birmingham's iconic library among ten buildings to appear on new stamps issued by Royal Mail
  
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• Watch: Britain First posts video of confrontation with city Muslims

  17-07-2017 16:49
  
  The seven minute long video featuring Jayda Fransen was shared on the right-wing group’s Facebook page this week
  
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• Usain Bolt is coming back to Brum!

  17-07-2017 16:37
  
  The world's fastest man and his Jamaican teammates will be back in Birmingham this weekend, ahead of the World Athletics Championships
  
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• Balfour Beatty and Carillion scoop £4bn HS2 contracts

  17-07-2017 16:26
  
  Companies behind troubled Midland Metro extension and Library of Birmingham development land major projects on high-speed line
  
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• Porn sites get age verification shake-up - this is what's happening

  17-07-2017 16:22
  
  A regulator will be able to block porn websites that fail to show that they are denying access to under-18s
  
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• Two Birmingham Legs 11 venues have licenses withdrawn after slavery raid

  17-07-2017 16:19
  
  Licences for the companies venues in Broad Street and Chinatown revoked by city councillors following police raid
  
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• Mysterious concrete blocks installed in Birmingham city centre - but nobody appears to know why

  17-07-2017 16:16
  
  Security blocks resemble giant Liquorice Allsorts on Colmore Row and Waterloo Street
  
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• Gangs-hit Birmingham sees 41 shootings in just over three months

  17-07-2017 15:58
  
  City now seeing a firearms discharge  once every three days, according to latest chilling statistics 
  
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• STORM warnings for thunder, lightning, hail - and downpours could trigger floods

  17-07-2017 15:55
  
  Two Met Office alerts spell misery for the Midlands
  
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• Watch: Mum's horror after baby son's leg 'becomes trapped in bus doors'

  17-07-2017 15:41
  
  Sara Bennett says she had stepped onto the number 96 when the bus door suddenly closed
  
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• When is the £10 note released? Plastic tenner features, most valuable, who's on it, launch date and more

  17-07-2017 15:32
  
  The new note will be unveiled - but which will be the most valuable ones?
  
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• Game of Thrones fans are very unhappy about Ed Sheeran's cameo

  17-07-2017 15:28
  
  The pop star sang during his fleeting appearance in the death-filled episode titled Dragonstone
  
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• Why the Royal Family changed their name a century ago

  17-07-2017 15:23
  
  The Royal Mint has marked the historic anniversary with a commemorative £5 coin which features Windsor Castle's Round Tower
  
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• You can now make GIFs on Facebook iOS app - here's how

  17-07-2017 15:17
  
  It will allow those messaging to create short looping videos that are just a few seconds long
  
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• Government introducing age checks for ALL porn websites

  17-07-2017 15:14
  
  Users could be forced to provide credit card details as verification
  
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• Birmingham hotel Jury's Inn refused to let homeless man stay - here's why

  17-07-2017 14:54
  
  Broad Street hotel has given its explanation why
  
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• Police probe as robbery suspect dies after being 'restrained by members of the public'

  17-07-2017 14:34
  
  A “have-a-go-hero” was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm after Shane Bryant was apprehended near a Co-op store in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, last Thursday
  
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• Budding investigators graduate from West Midlands Police's Detective Academy - Solihull Observer

  17-07-2017 14:15 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Budding investigators graduate from West Midlands Police's Detective Academy
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  BUDDING investigators are being trained at a new Detective Academy − and some of its first graduates have proven to be among the most promising crime-fighting minds in UK policing. The Academy − the first of its kind in the country − was launched by ...and more »
  
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• Love Island fans delighted as Chris wins Olivia's heart on ITV2 show

  17-07-2017 13:52
  
  After taking time to weigh up her decision, Attwood relieved Islanders and fans alike while Thalassitis linked up with Tyla Carr
  
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• Boxer Elise Glynn bags European Championship gold in Sofia - Solihull Observer

  17-07-2017 13:50 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Boxer Elise Glynn bags European Championship gold in Sofia
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  BOXING: TALENTED young boxer Elise Glynn justified her status as one of the sport's rising talents after winning the gold medal at the European Junior Boxing Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. The 15-year-old Arden Academy student returned from the ...
  
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• Young couple Ryan Barber and Trudi-Mae Kennell among victims of horror crash which killed three teenagers

  17-07-2017 13:48
  
  Mum's heartbreaking tribute after BMW smashed into tree
  
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• London Midland wins franchise extension on key Birmingham route

  17-07-2017 13:45
  
  Rail operator will continue running busy commuter service across the city after government misses deadline to award new franchise
  
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• Love Island fans delighted as Olivia tells Chris: 'Be my boyfriend'

  17-07-2017 13:33
  
  The pair - who have flirted for weeks - partnered up earlier this week in a surprise recoupling
  
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• Former Doctor Who Colin Baker wades in to Jodie Whittaker debate

  17-07-2017 13:32
  
  The actress, 35, has been unveiled as the first female Doctor in the long-running sci-fi show
  
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• MP Jess Phillips welcomes Jodie Whittaker as first female Doctor Who

  17-07-2017 13:02
  
  MP Jess Phillips says it will be 'brilliant' to have a woman as Dr Who as Prime Minister Theresa May also welcomes the Time Lord's latest regeneration
  
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• The children being arrested for selling class A drugs - including heroin and crack

  17-07-2017 12:59
  
  Freedom of Information requests received responses from 35 police forces, 71% of whom had arrested children
  
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• This is why helicopters have been circling Merry Hill

  17-07-2017 12:48
  
  Footage has emerged showed a helicopter landing nearby
  
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• New supercar worth £130k SEIZED in Washwood Heath

  17-07-2017 12:39
  
  The 2017 Audi R8 convertible was seized by officers in the Washwood Heath area for reportedly not having any insurance
  
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• More than 7,000 treated for mental illnesses linked to drug use in the West Midlands

  17-07-2017 12:26
  
  As the Government announces a crackdown on drugs, official figures show the impact drug use can have on mental health
  
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• 12 charged over £2.7m art and jewellery raid at Bulmers' family home

  17-07-2017 12:09
  
  The raid was at the palatial home of Esmond and Susie Bulmer, members of the Bulmers cider family
  
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• How thousands of drivers are failing MOT tests over poor HYGIENE

  17-07-2017 12:04
  
  Many vehicles are also getting a ‘refusal to MOT’ because of environmental health grounds
  
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• 2000 people alive thanks to organ donors - Solihull Observer

  17-07-2017 11:53 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  2000 people alive thanks to organ donors
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  THE NUMBER of people living in the West Midlands currently known to be alive thanks to organ transplants has reached 2,106. This figure is revealed by NHS Blood and Transplant, whose annual Transplant Activity Report shows the UK-wide number of ...and more »
  
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• Exclusive: The 169 people injured in the Birmingham Pub Bombings

  17-07-2017 11:31
  
  For the first time the Birmingham Mail is publishing the full list of injuries and where the victims lived in our city
  
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• What is a Spanish Plume? Thunderstorms set to hit Birmingham

  17-07-2017 10:01
  
  Weather phenomenon set to cause soaring temperatures - and potentially storms
  
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• Doctor Who fans defend Jodie Whittaker over 'hate speech' attacks

  17-07-2017 09:57
  
  While the majority of committed viewers delighted in the announcement on social media, others hit out at the decision
  
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• Three teenagers killed and one taken to hospital after Atherstone horror crash

  17-07-2017 09:50
  
  Police are appealing for anyone who has information to contact them
  
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• Kieran Smythe is our latest Solihull Observer and Marriott Forest of Arden Six of the Best Business Award winner - Solihull Observer

  17-07-2017 09:18 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Kieran Smythe is our latest Solihull Observer and Marriott Forest of Arden Six of the Best Business Award winner
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  IT WAS only after Kieran Smythe left Coleshill School to become a concrete slab maker and later an office junior in an accountancy firm that he discovered his true vocation in software sales. And the rest as they say is history. Now Kieran, 45, who was ...
  
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