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• Labour offers lifeline for people trapped by credit card debt

  24-09-2017 23:00
  
  Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell plans to cap interest payments to help three million people caught in debt trap
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn backs Labour MP Laura Pidcock after she said she could never be friends with a Tory

  24-09-2017 21:41
  
  Labour MP Laura Pidcock was speaking from the heart, says Jeremy Corbyn
  
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• Watch: Dashcam captures horror four-car smash on Coventry Road

  24-09-2017 17:17
  
  One car was left abandoned at the smash last Sunday
  
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• Dudley death crash: driver is bailed by police

  24-09-2017 17:01
  
  21-year-old has been questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving
  
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• Shadow Business Secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey says she's driven by her family's experience of unemployment

  24-09-2017 16:52
  
  Labour's Shadow Business Secretary says she's determined to give the North and Midlands a fair deal after seeing her dad suffer
  
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• Family of bus death crash driver say they will love him forever

  24-09-2017 16:51
  
  The issue statement after road crash tragedy in Great Barr
  
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• Labour politicians from Midlands and North warn party must not be London-dominated

  24-09-2017 15:53
  
  Black Country MP Tom Watson, Newcastle leader Nick Forbes and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham all say Labour must not become a London-centric party
  
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• Labour politicians from Midlands and North warn party must not be dominated by London

  24-09-2017 15:53
  
  Black Country MP Tom Watson, Newcastle leader Nick Forbes and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham all say Labour must not become a London-centric party
  
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• 'Samantha' sex robot which has 'family mode' now on sale in UK for £3,500

  24-09-2017 15:38
  
  A shop in Kent is thought to be one of only two stockists of the controversial product
  
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• Former West Midlands MEP Michael Cashman urges Jeremy Corbyn to keep the UK in the Single Market after Brexit

  24-09-2017 15:20
  Divisions over Brexit emerge at Labour conference as Jeremy Corbyn sets out his objections to the EU single market
  
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• Britain's most notorious inmate Charles Bronson 'wants Tom Hardy to father his baby'

  24-09-2017 15:08
  
  Britain's most notorious inmate started a relationship after 37-year-old Paula wrote to Bronson in prison
  
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• Car driver dies after crashing into double-decker bus in Hamstead

  24-09-2017 15:07
  
  Bus driver and three passengers escape with minor injuries
  
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• Wolverhampton: Star of the silver screen

  24-09-2017 14:25
  
  Black Country town once set the scene for an Ealing Studios blockbuster with some of the biggest stars of the day...
  
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• Smethwick primary school pupil's art fronts national billboard campaign

  24-09-2017 14:16
  
  Sebastien Heath was named among the top 10 entries in the Bic Kids Young Artists Award
  
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• Injured Worcestershire soldier goes for glory in discus and shot at Invictus Games

  24-09-2017 14:09
  
  Dave Watson will compete in the discus and shot put at the games which kicked off yesterday in Toronto, Canada.
  
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• Amazing Grace hits 111...and it's all down to a tot of whisky every night!

  24-09-2017 14:03
  
  Friends and family gathered to toast Grace Jones’ milestone birthday because the lady known as “Amazing Grace” still enjoys a party.
  
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• Super slimmer Brett lost SEVEN STONE in seven months

  24-09-2017 13:55
  
  Brett’s new year’s resolution sees the pounds fall away
  
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• The Birmingham pop group sued by Prime Minister

  24-09-2017 13:49
  
  On September 30, 1967 The Move’s Flowers In The Rain was the first record played on Radio 1. Fifty years on, Brummie rock legend Bev Bevan
  recalls the trouble it caused...
  
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• Mum of baby fights for life after hit and run accident in Great Barr

  24-09-2017 13:39
  
  She and four-day-old child in pushchair were struck by driver who fled
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn urges Birmingham council and unions to 'move it on' and end the bin strike quickly

  24-09-2017 13:14
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says union Unite and Birmingham's Labour-run council should 'very rapidly' come to an agreement
  
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• WESTMINSTER DIARY by Julian Knight MP: Travellers' latest - Solihull Observer

  24-09-2017 13:12
  Solihull Observer
  WESTMINSTER DIARY by Julian Knight MP: Travellers' latest
  Solihull Observer
  This summer, Solihull council and police seem to have been constantly trying to evict one unauthorised camp or another from our town's green and open spaces. I hope that we can learn from how other communities have tackled this challenge and ensure ...
  
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• Police hunt 'vengeful' trucker after chippie and salon rammed in targeted attack

  24-09-2017 12:04
  
  CCTV footage captured the dramatic moment the truck devastated adjacent businesses
  
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• Road safety charity calls for tougher penalties after horrific hit and run

  24-09-2017 12:00
  
  Brake has said harsher punishments are needed to deter lethal drivers who flee the scene
  
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• Solihull councillor suspended after re-tweeting anti-Muslim posts - Coventry Telegraph

  24-09-2017 11:00
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  Solihull councillor suspended after re-tweeting anti-Muslim posts
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• Two quizzed after woman, 30 is killed in horror crash near Dudley

  24-09-2017 10:00
  
  Pair are held on suspicion of causing death by danger driving
  
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• Big-hearted BT staff from Solihull 'stand up to cancer' - Solihull Observer

  24-09-2017 09:30
  Big-hearted BT staff from Solihull 'stand up to cancer'
  Solihull Observer
  Jenny is walking in support of Stand Up To Cancer to help raise money for vital research. (s). Catherine Thompson 24th Sep, 2017. BIG-HEARTED staff from British Telecom in Solihull are standing up to cancer. Silhillians Jenny Akers and Nick Lake are ...
  
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• Solihull councillor suspended after sharing racist tweets ... - Birmingham Mail

  24-09-2017 09:07
  Birmingham Mail
  Solihull councillor suspended after sharing racist tweets ...
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  There have also been calls for Coun Potts to resign.and more »
  
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• Solihull councillor suspended after sharing racist tweets

  24-09-2017 09:00
  
  There have also been calls for Coun Potts to resign
  
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• Crackdown on rogue landlords proposed with new licence regime

  24-09-2017 09:00
  
  Tenants and residents in Stockland Green being asked about new licence regime for landlords
  
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• Police crackdown on careless drivers sees cycling deaths in West Midlands plunge by FIFTH

  24-09-2017 07:30
  
  Roads have got safer with help from West Midlands Police safety campaign
  
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• Ne-Yo at the O2 Academy review: RnB superstar unites noughties classics with smash dance hits in electrifying performance

  24-09-2017 02:12
  
  Highlights of the American singer's entire musical career were condensed into one sensational night  
  
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• Ne-Yo at the O2 Academy: Review and setlist as RnB superstar unites noughties classics with smash dance hits

  24-09-2017 02:12
  
  Highlights of the American singer's entire musical career - along with new material - were condensed into one electrifying performance 
  
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