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• Tom Petty dead aged 66: Legendary rocker passes away - reports

  02-10-2017 22:35
  
  The Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers singer died on Monday
  
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• Hundreds of Birmingham staff made redundant following collapse of airline Monarch

  02-10-2017 21:56
  
  Administrators KPMG confirm that 389 Birmingham staff have lost their jobs after Monarch goes bust
  
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• CCTV appeal after man causes hundreds of pounds worth of damage at Lichfield City railway station

  02-10-2017 21:45
  
  Images released of man officers wish to speak to after ticket machine and window smashed
  
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• Warning over 'Sarah' text message scam which could cost you £20

  02-10-2017 20:02
  
  Fraudsters are firing off distressed-sounding messages to strangers, and replying to them could cost you big
  
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• HMP Birmingham riot 'ringleaders' jailed for 36 years

  02-10-2017 19:00
  
  Five men convicted over 12 hour disorder which saw hundreds of prisoners escape and caused millions of pounds of damage
  
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• Nobody is unsackable, Philip Hammond warns Boris Johnson

  02-10-2017 18:26
  
  Mr Hammond affirmed his "100% support" for the Prime Minister
  
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• Nadiya Hussain offers cake and dancing to cheer up Strictly's Chizzy Akudolu

  02-10-2017 18:26
  
  The actress, and professional dance partner Pasha Kovalev, became this year's first couple to be eliminated
  
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• Monarch chief 'truly sorry' - and blames terrorism for airline revenue plunge

  02-10-2017 18:26
  
  Andrew Swaffield said the airline was carrying 14% more passengers than last year for £100 million less revenue
  
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• Liz Dawn's on-screen son visited soap star weeks before death

  02-10-2017 18:26
  
  Nigel Pivaro played Jack and Vera Duckworth's wayward son Terry
  
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• Government accused of allowing Monarch Airlines to go bust

  02-10-2017 18:26
  
  The Luton-based airline, which was about to mark its 50th anniversary, went into administration early on Monday
  
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• Bride's dad may miss giving her away at Cyprus wedding after Monarch collapse

  02-10-2017 18:26
  
  Barry Gill was due to fly out to Cyprus on Wednesday
  
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• Boris Johnson 'has to go' if he cannot keep quiet on Brexit, says Nicky Morgan

  02-10-2017 18:26
  
  Former education secretary Nicky Morgan said Mr Johnson "had to go"
  
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• Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt welcome baby boy

  02-10-2017 18:25
  
  The pair told US Weekly that Gunner Stone was born on Sunday afternoon
  
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• Everton footballer grabs selfie with Peter Andre in Tamworth

  02-10-2017 18:25
  
  Pop star was filming with the 60 Minute Makeover team
  
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• People keep seeing unusual animals on the loose in Great Barr

  02-10-2017 18:20
  
  Just a day after a deer was seen wandering about, now there's another...
  
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• Chizzy Akudolu heads for Hollywood after Strictly Come Dancing exit

  02-10-2017 18:17
  
  The Holby City star, 43, and her dance partner Pasha Kovalev were the first couple to be voted off
  
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• Las Vegas shooting death toll rises to 58 with 515 more injured

  02-10-2017 18:07
  
  Concert-goers reported seeing muzzle flashes from the upper floors of the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino across Las Vegas Boulevard
  
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• Relief as stranded Monarch passengers return from Rome to Birmingham on replacement flights

  02-10-2017 18:06
  
  An estimated 110,000 Monarch Airlines customers had been stranded overseas in the wake of the company’s collapse
  
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• Plans revealed for transformation of former pub site

  02-10-2017 18:04
  
  Planners will discuss the future of the land on Watling Street
  
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• Tory MP condemned for telling jobless to 'get on your bike' and find work

  02-10-2017 18:03
  
  Mr Mackinlay told the Press Association that his "flippant" remarks had been misquoted
  
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• North Korea nuclear weapons tests justify UK weaponry, Defence Secretary says

  02-10-2017 18:02
  
  Sir Michael Fallon said Britain had to act to counter emerging threats, while maintaining Trident and other conventional weaponr
  
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• Monarch staff 'wept' after being told airline was going bust

  02-10-2017 18:02
  
  Staff members were seen carrying belongings out of the building
  
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• The lies being spread online about the Las Vegas mass shooting

  02-10-2017 17:55
  
  The harrowing scenes on the Strip, in Nevada, left at least 50 dead and as many as 400 injured
  
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• Man Tasered after police pursuit through Sutton Coldfield

  02-10-2017 17:37
  
  The Mini driver was arrested in Boldmere Road after ‘trying to get away’
  
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• Donald Trump brands Las Vegas mass shooting 'act of pure evil'

  02-10-2017 17:27
  
  The American leader said he will visit Las Vegas on Wednesday to meet first responders and families of the victims
  
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• Man with knife in raid on Coleshill shop

  02-10-2017 17:25
  
  Police say an undisclosed amount of cash was taken in the raid
  
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• Theresa May asked West Midlands Mayor Andy Street to deliver a John Lewis bed to Number 10

  02-10-2017 17:21
  
  The Tory mayor was asked to supply a bed by Prime Minister Theresa May, when he was the John Lewis Managing Director
  
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• Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock 'wasn't avid gun guy', brother claims

  02-10-2017 17:21
  
  His emotional brother, Eric Paddock, described his sibling as a gambler with "no religious affiliation"
  
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• Tahnie Martin killed when wooden panel came loose during Storm Doris, inquest told

  02-10-2017 17:00
  
  University worker was pronounced dead outside Starbucks cafe near Wolverhampton 
  
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• Pickpocket warning after spate of thefts in Walsall

  02-10-2017 17:00
  
  Thieves are preying on the elderly in Walsall town centre
  
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• Lichfield Garrick Youth Theatre to stage Les Miserables in cathedral

  02-10-2017 17:00
  
  Lichfield Garrick Youth Theatre is to stage the classic musical next April
  
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• Man shot dead by police near M5 in Bristol named

  02-10-2017 16:55
  
  The 29-year-old was shot by Avon and Somerset Police firearms officers
  
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• Heartbreaking tribute paid to mum killed in Dudley death crash

  02-10-2017 16:34
  
  Vikki Jones, aged 30, was described as a “special, caring person and a fantastic mother"
  
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• The parole conditions OJ Simpson must obey after prison release

  02-10-2017 16:28
  
  The conditions apply no matter where Simpson ends up living
  
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• James Arthur: I was a sex addict and lost count of the women I slept with

  02-10-2017 16:28
  
  He and Rita Ora first set eyes on each other during The X Factor live tour in 2013
  
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• Birmingham set for spider INVASION - here's how to tell if they're harmful or not

  02-10-2017 16:27
  
  More and more male spiders will be leaving their webs in search of females
  
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• Stephen Paddock's family say he 'must have snapped' after Las Vegas mass shooting

  02-10-2017 16:21
  
  Stephen Paddock, 64, was named by police as the perpetrator
  
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• Chizzy Akudolu is first contestant to leave Strictly Come Dancing

  02-10-2017 16:16
  
  Former Holby City star Akudolu, 43, faced the dance off with comedian Brian Conley, 56
  
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• 'Time will tell' on Theresa May's future as PM, says Jacob Rees-Mogg

  02-10-2017 16:15
  
  The high-profile backbencher dismissed aspiring to take the top job himself
  
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• X Factor star Benji Matthews' song about EastEnders praised by Simon Cowell

  02-10-2017 16:12
  
  Simon Cowell called the teenager, from Cornwall, "a great songwriter"
  
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• Brooklyn Beckham lets slip he's back with Chloe Grace Moretz

  02-10-2017 16:12
  The black and white image, captioned "5 years ago", shows Moretz resting her head on Beckham's shoulder
  
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• 'Ashamed' Hugh Hefner girlfriend speaks out over Playboy Mansion group sex sessions

  02-10-2017 16:12
  
  He leaves behind Black County widow Crystal Harris, aged 31
  
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• This is why Monarch Airlines went bust

  02-10-2017 16:11
  
  Monarch's decision to increase its order of Boeing 737 Max aircraft to 45 in June did "more to prevent rather than help"
  
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• Monarch passengers scramble for alternative flights after airline goes best

  02-10-2017 16:11
  
  A Lithuanian couple on their honeymoon were among passengers who arrived at Luton Airport
  
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• Mariah Carey abandons live Good Morning Britain interview after mass Las Vegas shooting

  02-10-2017 16:11
  
  The star was originally due to appear on the show to talk about her brand new animated film All I Want For Christmas Is You
  
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• Odds on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle royal engagement SLASHED

  02-10-2017 16:10
  
  Harry was pictured kissing Meghan on the cheek during the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games in Toronto
  
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• Travellers 'break gates' to return to popular beauty spot

  02-10-2017 16:05
  
  Group of 30 caravans are back at Barr Beacon for the second time in a month
  
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• Crooked police officers JAILED over plot to steal and sell drugs

  02-10-2017 15:54
  
  Wahid Husman and Tahsib Majid used their positions to access confidential police intelligence systems
  
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• Anger as Conservative conference told there will be no delay to shambolic Universal Credit roll-out

  02-10-2017 15:46
  
  Work and Pensions Secretary David Gauke refuses to back down even after Tory MPs joined Labour politicians to call for a delay
  
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• Man in roof stand-off with Staffordshire police for 13 HOURS

  02-10-2017 14:24
  
  Police officers have stopped everyone but business owners from accessing the cordoned off section
  
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