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• Investigation launched after man spotted 'with blood on face and carrying knife' in street

  25-09-2017 23:13
  
  Man reported to be walking alongside second man who had a cut to his chest
  
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• Labour considers plans to force bookies to pay for addicts' treatment

  25-09-2017 23:00
  
   Tom Watson will set out plans to review the extent of the issue and the NHS' ability to provide mental health treatment for addicts and problem gamblers
  
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• Firefighters rescue newborn baby and toddler locked in mum's car

  25-09-2017 20:11
  
  Warning over 'auto-locking' devices after baby boys were accidentally locked inside vehicle
  
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• This new Ryanair rule means you should always queue early for your flight

  25-09-2017 20:08
  
  You might be wise though to make sure you get to the front of the queue at your gate if you're flying to foreign shores, or closer to home, with Ryanair
  
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• New £10 note sells for £3,600 - is yours worth a small fortune?

  25-09-2017 20:08
  
  The tenner has a serial number that combines the rare AH prefix with 1775 - the year Jane Austen was born
  
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• Carr bags bronze at National League Riders' Championship - Solihull Observer

  25-09-2017 19:37
  Carr bags bronze at National League Riders' Championship
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  SPEEDWAY: BRUMMIES racer Liam Carr pulled off a last race win to claim third place in the National League Riders' Championship at Leicester. The 21-year-old finished on 12-points after a solid afternoon in a meeting won by Belle Vue star Dan Bewley.
  
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• Dramatic footage reveals shocking moment parent drives car at teacher

  25-09-2017 19:21
  
  The footage was released by police after Rainer Schoeman was jailed for 10 months at Guildford Crown Court on Friday
  
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• Travellers told to leave Walsall beauty spot or face being forced off site

  25-09-2017 18:58
  
  Walsall Council has served a section 78 order on the travellers at Aldridge Airport
  
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• Student gets suspended sentence for stabbing boyfriend with bread knife

  25-09-2017 18:58
  
  Lavinia Woodward, 24, attacked her then partner after drinking at her university accommodation at Christ Church College, Oxford Crown Court heard
  
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• Emmerdale and Benidorm actor Bobby Knutt dies aged 71

  25-09-2017 18:57
  
  Benidorm creator Derren Litten has paid tribute
  
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• Sutton Park Renault hit with £12k legal bill after damaging trees during site revamp

  25-09-2017 18:47
  
  Four protected trees were damaged at the Sutton Coldfield site as it installed a new forecourt in Chester Road North
  
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• Man airlifted to hospital after falling through Tamworth roof

  25-09-2017 18:47
  
  The man in his 30s was treated by medics after the fall in Fazeley
  
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• End of an era as popular Walsall greengrocers retire

  25-09-2017 18:45
  
  Nigel and Glenys Povey, of Nigel Povey and Sons, have announced their retirement
  
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• Snowball shares fans' frustration as Bears relegated to Division Two - Solihull Observer

  25-09-2017 18:20
  Snowball shares fans' frustration as Bears relegated to Division Two
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  CRICKET: BEARS chief executive Neil Snowball has thanked the club's supporters for their backing of the team despite being relegated to Division Two of the County Championship. A poor four-day campaign saw Bears relegated with two games still ...
  
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• Former Villa midfielder looks set to break all-time Premier League appearance record tonight

  25-09-2017 18:20
  
  A look back at Gareth Barry's visit to Tamworth as he looks set to break the Premier League appearance record this evening
  
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• Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell promises massive investment in road and rail for the Midlands and the North

  25-09-2017 18:18
  
  Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said Labour would fund ambitious transport schemes drawn up by Midlands councils, and extend the HS2 high speed rail line into Scotland
  
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• Man who forced woman to perform sex act on him in terrifying attack is jailed

  25-09-2017 18:12
  An Aston man has been jailed after forcing a woman to perform a sexual act on him in a car park
  
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• Former Playboy model and accomplice faked kidnap and demanded £8k ransom 'for a joke'

  25-09-2017 18:00
  
  Angelica Harte and accomplice Darren Fitzpatrick claimed chilling messages sent to a friend had been a 'joke'
  
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• Talented fencer Powell lands gold at annual School Games - Solihull Observer

  25-09-2017 17:51
  Talented fencer Powell lands gold at annual School Games
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  FENCING: A BOROUGH student with an eye for success secured gold at the 2017 School Games held at Loughborough University. Fencer Alexandra Powell represented England at the annual competition in the junior age group. The 17-year-old fought her ...
  
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• Aston Martin branches out into F1 with Red Bull

  25-09-2017 17:44
  
  Luxury carmaker extends partnership with motorsport team to become title sponsor
  
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• Biker hunted after 'causing car to spin' on A5 in Tamworth

  25-09-2017 17:42
  
  The silver BMW was badly damaged in the crash
  
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• The shocking number of cars being torched in Birmingham EVERY DAY

  25-09-2017 17:38
  
  New figures from the Home Office have revealed that West Midlands Fire Service were called out to deliberate vehicle fires on 920 occasions in 2016-17
  
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• Philip Hammond refuses to endorse Theresa May to lead Conservatives into next election

  25-09-2017 17:38
  
  The Chancellor said the Prime Minister was the "best person" to take the country through Brexit but failed four times to back her in the top job in 2022
  
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• Food hygiene ratings displays 'should be mandatory' in England

  25-09-2017 17:38
  
  A study by the GMB found that thousands of premises selling food had a food hygiene rating of two or less, meaning improvements had to be made
  
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• Theresa May should be ashamed of emergency service cuts - Sadiq Khan

  25-09-2017 17:37
  
  Mr Khan used his speech to praise the response of the emergency services to the terrorist attacks in the capital and the Grenfell Tower disaster
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover 'looking to buy' another car brand

  25-09-2017 17:29
  
  West Midlands manufacturer is reportedly on the hunt for acquisition both within the automotive sector and elsewhere
  
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• Ryanair's new hand luggage policy means you really need to be in the queue early

  25-09-2017 17:17
  
  It might be wise to make sure you get to the front of the queue at your gate if you're flying with the budget airline
  
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• Missing British woman killed by pack of stray dogs in Greece

  25-09-2017 17:13
  
  The 64-year-old has been named locally as Celia Hollingworth of Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
  
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• X Factor success for talented Walsall performer

  25-09-2017 17:10
  
  Willenhall’s Jason Andrew Guest performed in the Clique as they progressed to boot camp
  
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• Weapons fanatic had HUGE arsenal of guns and ammunition at home

  25-09-2017 16:56
  
  Police say hoard was 'significant risk to public'
  
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• Mayors from North or Midlands will speak at future Labour conferences

  25-09-2017 16:36
  
  Labour says London mayor may have to make way for mayors from the North and Midlands at future conferences
  
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• Peppa Pig is a student who has just started studying medicine at uni

  25-09-2017 16:34
  
  Her voice is known all over the world
  
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• Prisoners murdered lifer at Midland prison after being 'ordered to by God'

  25-09-2017 16:32
  
  Billy White and Gary Lindley jailed for life over execution of fellow inmate Brett Rogers at Long Lartin jail
  
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• Plans to fix West Midlands' busiest motorway junction: Have your say

  25-09-2017 15:55
  
  Consultation still open into £282 million project aimed at easing traffic jams around notorious Birmingham Airport junction
  
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• Costa Coffee announce plans to come to One Stop Shopping Centre in Perry Barr

  25-09-2017 15:40
  
  Costa Coffee, the largest coffee chain in the UK, has outlined proposals to fill an empty unit inside One Stop Shopping Centre
  
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• Why Russell Brand is calling for drugs to be decriminalised

  25-09-2017 15:37
  
  The comedian and activist spoke about his problems with drink, drugs and "promiscuity of epic proportions"
  
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• Watch: Mum and baby mown down - police release footage of 'driver' running

  25-09-2017 15:31
  
  Footage release by police of person they want to trace
  
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• Sadiq Khan says customers should direct anger at Uber, not TFL

  25-09-2017 15:13
  
  The London mayor, who backed TfL's decision on Friday, said Uber had "let down their drivers and customers"
  
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• Lottery jackpot rolls over to £11.3million for Wednesday draw

  25-09-2017 15:13
  
  The winning numbers were 17, 18, 56, 26, 39, 54, and the bonus number was 57
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn attacks Tories as 'party of the rich, for the rich'

  25-09-2017 15:13
  
  The Labour leader set out how he hopes to harness his grassroots support to change the party and ultimately put him in Downing Street
  
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• Terror as friends trapped in lift for FIVE hours on night out at The Cube

  25-09-2017 15:12
  
  Venue investigating why they were stuck for so long
  
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• Former Gogglebox star Sandra Martin could be heading for I'm A Celebrity

  25-09-2017 15:10
  
  After Sandi, 51, made the decision to leave the show last year, she was replaced by Sandra’s daughter Chanchez
  
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• Labour blames Conservatives for Birmingham's bin strike

  25-09-2017 15:03
  
  Shadow Local Government Secretary Andrew Gwynne insists Conservatives - not the Labour-run council or Unite trade union - are to blame for the bin strike
  
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• Birmingham named and shamed as 'cash for crash' capital of Britain

  25-09-2017 14:55
  
  In a table, compiled by the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB), Birmingham had 10 out of 30 postcodes for bogus cash claims
  
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• Tears for 'gem' Deepak Riat after Hamstead Road bus crash tragedy

  25-09-2017 14:43
  
  New tributes paid to popular driver killed in pile-up
  
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• Tougher action needs to be taken against travellers say residents - Solihull Observer

  25-09-2017 14:37
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  Tougher action needs to be taken against travellers say residents
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  A number of parks have recently been targeted by travellers including Brueton park where Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) is currently working with police to move them on, after they ignored an eviction notice. But Silhillians are fed-up of ...
  
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• How Danielle Lloyd feared for baby's life when he got stuck in labour

  25-09-2017 14:32
  
  The former Miss England and Celebrity Big Brother star welcomed her fourth child Ronnie on September 13
  
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• Noel Gallagher says writing love song one of 'best things' he's ever done

  25-09-2017 14:31
  
  The former Oasis star said there was nothing more "joyous" than being in love
  
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• How new food standards are set to affect school dinners

  25-09-2017 14:31
  
  Unhealthy school meals will no longer receive state funding following changes to the school meals programme
  
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• £80k benefits cheat avoids jail - despite SNORKELLING in Maldives while claiming she could barely walk

  25-09-2017 14:10
  
  Linda Hoey now 'shunned' by neighbours, court told
  
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