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• Elderly woman seriously injured after being hit by van in Wordsley

  08-09-2017 21:58
  
  Air ambulance sent to the scene after accident on Lawnswood Road
  
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• Driver jailed after two seriously injured in New Year's Eve crash

  08-09-2017 19:25
  
  Asha Mehmood initially sped away after driving into man and woman crossing High Street, Rowley Regis
  
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• British response to Hurricane Irma slammed over 'lack of vision' by Labour MP

  08-09-2017 18:43
  Tourists stranded in affected regions have also complained about a lack of information and assistance from holiday companies
  
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• Couple's joy as car parking space is finally widened so couple can open their car doors

  08-09-2017 18:18
  
  Paul and Zena Jones' property on Deer Park Drive, on the Fore Meadows estate, had a driveway built that was TOO SMALL to use
  
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• Man charged with human trafficking in major Midlands anti-slavery probe

  08-09-2017 18:15
  
  Handsworth man appears in court after string of raids carried out across Birmingham and the Black Country
  
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• X Factor star Kayleigh Taylor gives sobbing apology after sending vile racist messages to former pal

  08-09-2017 17:41
  
  Kayleigh has previously appeared on The Jeremy Kyle Show - where she branded herself a “Vicky Pollard lookalike”
  
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• Nuclear plant police officer took own life after marriage breakdown, inquest heard

  08-09-2017 17:35
  
  Much-loved Andrew Millward, 33, was found dead in his bathroom in Kings Heath
  
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• Dad slams vicious bullies who left son 'looking like he'd been in a fight with Anthony Joshua'

  08-09-2017 17:34
  
  The biker gang targeted young Daniel Johns, aged 12, along Green Lane near the Hamstead pub
  
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• Dad jailed after newborn baby mauled to death by pet dog

  08-09-2017 17:21
  
  Reggie Young's mother, Maria Blacklin, screamed in horror when she came home to find the baby barely alive
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas says celebrities 'know what they've signed up for'

  08-09-2017 17:14
  
  Ballas, 56, makes her debut as Len Goodman's replacement on Saturday night, when viewers will discover who this year's contestants have been paired with
  
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• Sam Smith fans utterly delighted with singer's new single

  08-09-2017 17:10
  
  The 25-year-old Oscar-winner shared the track on Friday, marking his first release in almost two years and the first single from his upcoming second album
  
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• Thomas Cook pilots to strike THREE more times if pay talks fail

  08-09-2017 17:02
  
  Members of the British Airline Pilots' Association (Balpa) launched a 12-hour walkout at 3am on Friday, although the company said its flights were operating
  
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• More than 70 pupils in isolation on first day of term for dyed hair or wrong uniform

  08-09-2017 17:01
  
  The school has defended its policy, saying it is preparing the pupils for the world of work
  
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• Watch: Police tear through home using CHAINSAW in dramatic drugs raid

  08-09-2017 16:59
  
  Three arrests were made after officers smashed through the doors of two homes
  
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• Theresa May confident Donald Trump will make 'right' North Korea decisions

  08-09-2017 16:37
  
  Trump's warning that he could unleash "fire and fury" and Pyongyang's carrying out of hydrogen bomb and ballistic missile tests has prompted concern
  
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• Watch: Trucker with a grudge smashes into chippie AND salon in 'vengeful' bid to ruin couple

  08-09-2017 16:22
  
  But it's business as usual as haircuts go on
  
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• The harrowing story of James Bulger's murder to feature in new documentary

  08-09-2017 16:20
  
  Two-year-old James, from Kirkby, Merseyside, was murdered nearly 25 years ago
  
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• Hurricane Irma footage from space shows devastating impact

  08-09-2017 16:15
  
  Already-ravaged areas preparing for further possible damage as second hurricane travels through Atlantic
  
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• Thousands to be given HALF PRICE bus and tram travel in Birmingham

  08-09-2017 15:21
  
  It will be run as a 12 month pilot scheme initially and extended if successful
  
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• Machete-wielding thug jailed for 14 years for killing former Aston Villa striker Peter Crouch’s bodyguard

  08-09-2017 15:21
  
  Ricky Hayden was stabbed several times
  
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• Drug addict died in Tesco store after being 'kicked out of rehabilitation centre in coffee row'

  08-09-2017 15:14
  
  Mervyn Hawkins said son Alastair was allegedly asked to leave by staff because he had brought in 'stimulant'
  
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• Ben Fox: Burton Albion midfielder joins Solihull Moors on a one-month loan deal - BBC Sport

  08-09-2017 15:14
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  Ben Fox: Burton Albion midfielder joins Solihull Moors on a one-month loan deal
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  Burton Albion midfielder Ben Fox has joined National League side Solihull Moors on a one-month loan deal. Fox, 19, joins Solihull until 7 October and could make his debut for the club against Macclesfield on Saturday. He has made two EFL Cup ...
  Brewers youngster make temporary Moors switchVitalfootballall 5 news articles »
  
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• Ben Fox: Burton Albion midfielder joins Solihull Moors on a one ... - BBC Sport

  08-09-2017 15:14
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  Ben Fox: Burton Albion midfielder joins Solihull Moors on a one ...
  BBC Sport
  Burton Albion midfielder Ben Fox joins National League side Solihull Moors on loan until 7 October.
  Brewers youngster make temporary Moors switchVitalfootballall 5 news articles »
  
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• Armed police swooped on Birmingham street after reports of gunfire

  08-09-2017 14:49
  
  There have been no arrests and no one was injured in the incident
  
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• Teen who was 'seconds away' from mass Higham Lane School shooting locked up for six years

  08-09-2017 14:47
  
  Boy, 15, had a loaded gun - but 999 call-handler 'averted disaster'
  
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• Two men arrested at Birmingham Airport on terror offences - Solihull Observer

  08-09-2017 14:37
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  Two men arrested at Birmingham Airport on terror offences
  Solihull Observer
  OFFICERS from the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command have arrested two men at Birmingham Airport. The men, aged 40 and 29, and both UK nationals, were arrested on Thursday, September 7, morning after disembarking a flight from Istanbul, ...and more »
  
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• Man found dead in Roslin Grove, Lozells

  08-09-2017 14:06
  
  Scene sealed off by police officers
  
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• Birmingham Airport terror arrest suspects 'quizzed on links to ISIS executioners dubbed the Beatles'

  08-09-2017 14:06
  
  Jermaine Burke, 29, from High Wycombe and Mohammed Karwani, 40, were arrested by counter-terror cops
  
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• Thomas Cook pilots to stage three more strikes if talks fail

  08-09-2017 13:56
  
  Today's strike was the first by UK pilots since 1974
  
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• Brits hit as Equifax cyberattack exposes 143 MILLION to ID theft

  08-09-2017 13:27
  
  The theft obtained consumers' names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some cases, driving licence numbers
  
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• Dozens of children sent home from their school for wearing these types of shoes

  08-09-2017 12:54
  
  The school say they issued letters to parents over the summer regarding attendance and standards telling pupils they must all wear formal, polishable shoes
  
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• Vile racist messages sent by X Factor star Kayleigh Taylor revealed

  08-09-2017 12:46
  
  The 27-year-old told her estranged pal “go back to your own country” in a sickening rant on Facebook
  
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• Lying girlfriend gave false alibi for armed robber boyfriend

  08-09-2017 12:42
  
  Lisa Sudale claimed Junior Laing was at her home when he was involved in violent jewellery store robbery
  
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• Malala Yousafzai calls for "global community" to protect Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority

  08-09-2017 12:39
  Hundreds of thousands flee violence in Myanmar (formerly Burma)
  
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• Birmingham Airport will be hit by unfair competition as air taxes are cut in Scotland

  08-09-2017 12:16
  
  Scottish Airports are to enjoy a tax cut giving them an unfair advantage over English regional airports
  
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• Amir Khan sparks speculation he's dating model just weeks after Faryal Makhdoom split

  08-09-2017 11:49
  
  The boxer sent a provocative birthday message to the pin-up after she uploaded a video on Instagram
  
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• Birmingham bins crisis: MPs tell council that striking workers 'deserve justice'

  08-09-2017 11:35
  Birmingham’s nine Labour MPs have sent a scathing letter to the city’s Labour leader
  
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• Bin crews to be out until 10pm TONIGHT collecting outstanding waste

  08-09-2017 11:31
  
  An initial two-week plan setting out collection dates for the city’s wards was published last week
  
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• MPs want a Brexit Bank Holiday to be introduced across the UK

  08-09-2017 11:18
  
  Conservative former minister Christopher Chope and his party colleague Peter Bone (Wellingborough) have tabled more than 70 Bills between them
  
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• Coleen Rooney furiously snaps at Twitter troll after joke about her son Klay

  08-09-2017 11:18
  Coleen couldn't resist taking to social media to proudly show off her little ones in their new school uniforms
  
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• The staggering number of children not school ready - according to teachers

  08-09-2017 11:17
  
  The findings come as children head back to school for the start of the new academic year
  
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• Holby City star Chizzy Akudolu says Strictly will change her life

  08-09-2017 11:17
  
  The 43-year-old, who lives in east London, opted to leave the drama after a "rollercoaster" two-and-a-half years
  
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• Gemma Atkinson on why Strictly Come Dancing is out of her comfort zone

  08-09-2017 11:17
  
  The actress, 32, said while she is comfortable when it comes to the gym, "anything to do with girly stuff, I'm not"
  
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• Former Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry says new series 'will do well'

  08-09-2017 11:17
  
  The much-loved TV chef and writer, 82, said she enjoyed last week's first episode of the latest season, the first without her at the helm
  
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• The X Factor ratings boost as Sunday night slot proves a winner

  08-09-2017 11:16
  
  The ITV talent contest attracted 6.5 million viewers for its first Sunday show of the new series
  
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• Three month Indian summer to make autumn hotter than summer

  08-09-2017 11:15
  
  The Met Office is predicting the next three months will flip after a below-par August
  
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• These are officially the ten biggest songs of the summer 2017

  08-09-2017 11:15
  
  According to the Official Charts Company, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's track Despacito has beaten other big hitters such as Ed Sheeran to claim the top spot
  
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• The potential names for Prince William and Kate Middleton's third child

  08-09-2017 11:15
  
  Like they did previously, William and Kate will wait until the Queen has been informed of the baby's name before they announce it to the world
  
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• Prince William and Kate warned over Princess Charlotte experiencing middle child syndrome

  08-09-2017 11:15
  
  As William and Kate announced they are expecting another addition to the family, Sue Atkins offered advice
  
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• This is the law on getting drug tested at work

  08-09-2017 11:14
  
  It will depend on whether the employee is obliged to undertake a test and whether they feel you are being unfairly targeted
  
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