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• Three men charged over neo-Nazi stickers at Aston University

  13-09-2017 22:05
  
  Trio charged with inciting racial hatred after investigation launched into National Action branded stickers found at campus
  
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• Drivers hit with largest weekly fuel price increase since January

  13-09-2017 20:19
  
  This has left pump prices at a four-month high
  
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• Criminals owe £1.8BILLION to taxpayer - but just 7% will be recouped

  13-09-2017 20:19
  
  Outstanding debt from confiscation orders, a key route for stripping offenders of the proceeds of crime, stood at just over £1.8 billion at the end of March
  
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• Lymph vessels that spread cancer can also help destroy tumours

  13-09-2017 20:00
  
  Many cancers are known to speed up their spread by expanding the lymph system, the network of channels in the body used to transport immune system cells
  
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• Is this Birmingham filthiest street? Three feet high wall of bin bags barricades residents

  13-09-2017 19:41
  
  Rubbish is piling up on Medley Road, Sparkhill, after weeks of missed collections during bin strike
  
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• Traffic chaos as lorry overturns under railway bridge in Cannock

  13-09-2017 19:19
  
  Driver released by firefighters as accident blocks Walsall Road
  
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• Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant will donate his Celebrity First Dates fee to charity

  13-09-2017 19:02
  
  Midland MP says he will donate his £25,000 fee to Cancer Research
  
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• A man rings 999 after cutting himself on a toilet roll - and this is the response

  13-09-2017 18:49
  
  The extraordinary emergency call captured on BBC1's Ambulance
  
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• Why the Birmingham bins strike could be about to get LONGER

  13-09-2017 18:48
  
  Three key dates are looming for the binman strike that has led to rubbish piling up across the city
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn and the left offer hope while Theresa May's Conservatives offer nothing but fear

  13-09-2017 18:42
  
  Conservatives need to offer a positive vision if they are going to regain momentum, but show no signs of doing it
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing 2017: When does it start and who are the contestants?

  13-09-2017 18:30
  
  The hit BBC1 show returns - what's the 2017 line-up and who are the judges and professional dancers?
  
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• Four teenagers arrested after man stabbed in leg in Longbridge

  13-09-2017 18:25
  
  Victim taken to hospital after incident in Tessall Lane
  
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• How much EastEnders and Coronation Street extras earn

  13-09-2017 18:17
  
  Being an extra is no easy job - so surely they get compensated well?
  
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• The 'stranger danger' tips every parent needs to know

  13-09-2017 18:12
  
  Your kids may be tasked with keeping themselves busy over the Easter period - here's how to keep them safe
  
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• Theresa May targets union boss over illegal strike action

  13-09-2017 17:33
  
  The Prime Minister joined Tory colleague Victoria Atkins in criticising the Unite general secretary
  
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• This Morning accidentally reveals massive Coronation Street spoiler

  13-09-2017 17:32
  
  The daytime ITV show, which is watched by millions every single day, may have accidentally revealed a massive spoiler
  
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• Narcissism to blame for why men more likely to troll on Facebook

  13-09-2017 17:32
  
  It is narcissism that accounts for the greater number of aggressive and abusive Facebook messages posted by men, they allege
  
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• How accepting a Facebook request from your friend could get you SCAMMED

  13-09-2017 17:32
  
  The scammers reportedly sent friend requests to all the contacts in her address book on the social networking platform
  
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• Cheryl talks motherhood in first TV interview since Bear's birth

  13-09-2017 17:32
  
  Now, the former X Factor judge has appeared on This Morning to discuss all things motherhood
  
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• Theresa May claims some police officers have had £9,000 pay rise since 2010

  13-09-2017 17:31
  
  Number 10 announced on Tuesday that police officers would receive a 1% bonus on top of the 1% rise in their basic pay for 2017/18
  
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• George Osborne wants Theresa May "chopped up in bags in my freezer"

  13-09-2017 17:30
  
  The profile in Esquire highlighted the way Mr Osborne had used his editorship of the London Evening Standard to criticise Mrs May's leadership
  
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• Brexit blow to British pubs by creating lack of staff, MPs warn

  13-09-2017 17:30
  
  Theresa May dismissed the concerns raised during Prime Minister's Questions
  
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• Low-level radiation 'less harmful than obesity and smoking'

  13-09-2017 17:29
  
  Researchers investigated the relative risks of being exposed to low levels of radiation used in medicine, industry and the armed forces
  
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• Huge leap forward in search for HIV vaccine

  13-09-2017 17:29
  
  The big hurdle has been the inability to generate immune cells that stay in circulation long enough to stop the Aids virus spreading
  
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• 'Alarming' rise in Alzheimer's deaths placing NHS under 'heavy strain'

  13-09-2017 17:29
  
  A total of 570 deaths from the disease were recorded in the period March to June 2017
  
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• Exclusive: Man told by cop 'you'd be first I'd shoot' speaks to Mail

  13-09-2017 17:26
  
  Jack Chambers reveals his anger as police launch probe into comments
  
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• Clarke Carlisle at Solihull Moors to host mental health awareness evening - Birmingham Mail

  13-09-2017 17:15
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  Clarke Carlisle at Solihull Moors to host mental health awareness evening
  Birmingham Mail
  Solihull Moors will be hosting a mental health awareness evening at Solihull Moors next week. The event is being held in memory of ex-Moors player Nick Mowl and is run in association with the Clarke Carlisle Foundation. Clarke will be the guest speaker ...
  
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• The baby names guaranteed to upset grandparents the most

  13-09-2017 16:51
  
  Grandparents may have very different ideas about what constitutes a decent name
  
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• Solihull Hospital volunteers honoured at special ceremony - Solihull Observer

  13-09-2017 16:48
  Solihull Hospital volunteers honoured at special ceremony
  Solihull Observer
  DEDICATED Solihull Hospital volunteers have been handed top awards for their years of service at a special ceremony. Carolyn Corfield celebrated 25 years of service at the Lode Lane hospital when she was given a certificate and a pin badge from Dame ...
  
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• Legionnaires' outbreak at Midlands hotel leaves one woman dead

  13-09-2017 16:42
  
  A second woman in her 70s also fell ill after spending time at the Feathers Hotel in Ludlow
  
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• Brazen thug brands police officer 'dirty little rat' during stand-off with gang members

  13-09-2017 16:41
  
  John Mangan, Edward Murphy, and William Summerill question the innocent cop for stopping them, trying to intimidate him after he pulled over
  
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• Muslim convert given last chance to attend court for terror sentencing

  13-09-2017 16:40
  
  He denied preparation of terrorist acts but refused to attend his trial or be represented by a defence lawyer
  
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• Man whose Tinder date threw poo out window reveals all in TV interview

  13-09-2017 16:31
  
  Liam Smyth’s request for help – and the astonishing story which accompanied it – was dubbed the “best GoFundMe page ever”
  
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• Halfords swoops on Dixons Carphone for new chief executive

  13-09-2017 16:18
  
  Graham Stapleton will take over the top job at listed group in early 2018
  
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• Unique JustGiving appeal launched - as barber faces ruin for using WRONG COLOURED bin bag

  13-09-2017 15:54
  
  She used black sack instead of a grey one - and now has a £2,700 legal bill
  
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• Unite union chief Len McCluskey to support Birmingham's striking binmen at weekend protest

  13-09-2017 15:44
  
  TUC motion condemns handling of the dispute as binmen ballot to extend strike action
  
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• Suicide bomb outside Kabul cricket stadium leaves at least three dead

  13-09-2017 15:42
  
  Health Ministry official Mohammad Salim Rasouli confirmed the death toll, saying at least seven other people were wounded
  
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• Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant to appear on Celebrity First Dates

  13-09-2017 14:56
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May felt the need to tell the House of Commons about it
  
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• Urgent investment scam warning issued for horse racing enthusiasts

  13-09-2017 14:52
  
  The scams involve claiming to use software for placing horse racing bets on the victim's behalf
  
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• EU will move on without UK after 'sad and tragic Brexit' - Juncker

  13-09-2017 14:52
  
  Jean-Claude Juncker said the UK's exit would be a "sad and tragic" moment but it was "not the be all and end all"
  
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• Theresa May says Birmingham's Commonwealth Games bid must offer value for money

  13-09-2017 14:35
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May makes it clear Government support for Birmingham's 2022 Commonwealth Games bid isn't quite in the bag but welcomes 'unique opportunity' for the region
  
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• Ram-raid gang targets string of hair salons - for big-money GHD straighteners

  13-09-2017 14:35
  
  Equipment worth thousands of pounds swiped in break-ins
  
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• Firm sets up damages fund for victims of rogue surgeon Ian Paterson

  13-09-2017 14:34
  
  Spire Healthcare has agreed to pay £27.2 million to around 750 victims, the company said today
  
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• Danielle Lloyd gives birth to her and fiancé Michael O’Neill's first child

  13-09-2017 14:17
  
  Sutton Coldfield-based Daniella already has three sons with ex-boyfriend and former Wolves footballer Jamie O’Hara
  
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• Victoria Wood diaries opened up for TV documentary on Dinnerladies

  13-09-2017 14:13
  
  Penned while Wood wrote Dinnerladies, they will show how she put the show, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary, together
  
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• Birmingham's chances of landing 2022 Commonwealth Games take a huge leap forward

  13-09-2017 13:58
  
  Birmingham won out as the UK's candidate city, seeing off Liverpool, last week
  
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• £1,000 reward for information after 12-year old touched inappropriately at Walsall Arboretum

  13-09-2017 13:38
  
  Urgent appeal after shocking incident in broad daylight at Walsall Arboretum
  
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• Dad accused of murdering his baby says he died after 'falling off sofa'

  13-09-2017 13:18
  
  Craig Dawick, 25, admitted he used cocaine and cannabis, did not like to be woken up and sometimes lost his temper, regularly hitting his partner
  
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• The shocking number of black and minority workers bullied or abused at work

  13-09-2017 13:17
  
  A survey of 1,000 BME people for the TUC showed that half of those were verbally abused
  
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• Woman attacked with champagne glass in 'mistaken identity' assault

  13-09-2017 13:05
  
  Victim was left with a deep cut which needed hospital treatment
  
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