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• Theresa May tells EU citizens in the UK: 'We want you to stay after Brexit'

  18-10-2017 23:30
  
  Prime Minister delivers a personal plea to EU citizens as she attempts to get Brexit trade talks moving
  
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• Now is the time for cities and mayors to take the lead

  18-10-2017 23:00
  
  Britain remains one of the most centralised countries in the world - but our new batch of mayors are challenging that and rightly so
  
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• Concrete bollards will be in place to protect Birmingham's German Market from terror attacks

  18-10-2017 21:50
  
  The concrete barriers will return this year
  
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• Staff attacked by masked raiders at city centre coffee shop

  18-10-2017 20:45
  
  Police investigating attempted robbery at Coffee Kup in Jennens Road
  
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• Mum fuming after receiving £1.50 present her in-laws CHIPPED IN to buy

  18-10-2017 20:40
  
  The mum concerned seems upset with both the cost and the thought behind her the present
  
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• Commons votes to 'pause' the roll-out of Universal Credit but the Government plans to ignore the decision

  18-10-2017 20:40
  
  MPs voted unanimously to pause the roll-out of the controversial new benefit but the Government had already made it clear it wouldn't listen
  
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• Royal snub for Sutton Coldfield as Perry Barr joins Erdington - boundary changes explained

  18-10-2017 19:55
  
  Sutton Coldfield will not be given the Royal prefix as the Boundary Commission for England rewrites the electoral map ahead of the next General Election
  
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• Sir Lenny Henry calls for tax breaks to increase diversity on TV

  18-10-2017 19:39
  
  In his speech, he said money can play a major part in boosting the number of people from a BAME background
  
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• Twitter announces new restrictions on hateful or pornographic images

  18-10-2017 19:36
  
  A leaked email to the site's Trust and Safety Council has been published by Wired
  
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• Nick Knowles unveils his debut music video

  18-10-2017 19:36
  
  He has covered Robert Palmer's 1978 song Every Kinda People, which he has said represents his "ethos in life"
  
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• Donald Trump 'disrespected' soldier and widow in phone call

  18-10-2017 19:34
  
  Ms Wilson said she and others heard part of the conversation on speakerphone
  
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• This is what you can do if you've been sexually harassed at work

  18-10-2017 19:33
  
  The #MeToo hashtag has trended worldwide and the scale of the problem is being laid bare for all to see
  
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• Former Blues footballer Eni Aluko feels 'vindicated' after Football Association race row

  18-10-2017 19:19
  The FA apologised and admitted ex-England manager Mark Sampson HAD made ‘discriminatory’ remarks to her.
  
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• Silent supporters? No slide tackles? My take on the 12 rules for kids' football

  18-10-2017 19:16
  
  The FA are using a sledgehammer to crack a nutmeg, argues Birmingham Mail football editor Mat Kendrick
  
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• Birmingham duo killed in horror motorbike crash

  18-10-2017 18:34
  
  Relatives pay tribute after man and woman died in crash on A44 in Worcestershire
  
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• This is what a TV camera crew has been filming in Small Heath

  18-10-2017 18:31
  
  If you've spotted the trucks and lights, it's Guz Khan making Man Like Mobeen
  
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• Woman offered council house with XXXX graffiti - and you were NOT sympathetic

  18-10-2017 18:10
  
  Little sympathy from readers after woman rejected council property
  
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• Winson Green couple in court charged with slavery offences

  18-10-2017 17:57
  
  Tadeusz Ondycz and Marta Dombrowska accused of luring friend to UK before making him work for a pittance
  
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• Paramedic spat at outside Good Hope Hospital

  18-10-2017 17:41
  
  Paramedic Rob Moore was threatened and spat at after taking a patient to the Sutton Coldfield hospital
  
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• MEP Bill Etheridge vows to fight 'traitors' who block Brexit

  18-10-2017 17:41
  
  West Midlands MEP warns any attempt to ignore the result of the EU referendum would be a 'betrayal'
  
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• Parents fury after GCSE exam results 'withheld' at Al-Hijrah School

  18-10-2017 17:00
  
  Students took their Information, Communication and Technology exam in the summer
  
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• Crushed: What you can expect if you fly-tip in Birmingham

  18-10-2017 16:50
  
  Three vans seized after their owners were jailed for illegally dumping thousands of tonnes of rubbish on city streets, alleyways and side roads
  
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• FA accused of 'blackmail' after apology over 'racially discriminatory' remarks

  18-10-2017 16:45
  
  Explosive hearing told FA chief withheld payment unless Eni Aluko released statement saying body "not institutionally racist"
  
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• Bloxwich part of Great Barr? New boundary plans explained

  18-10-2017 16:41
  
  Under new boundary proposals Walsall will join Great Barr in a new constituency called Walsall and Oscott, which will be served by one MP
  
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• Crowdfunder launched by mum who wants son to get cash NOT birthday presents

  18-10-2017 16:39
  
  Paramita Sarkar has launched crowdfunding page to get parents to 'contribute' cash for her son's birthday
  
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• Anne Frank Halloween costume slammed - but not everybody sees an issue

  18-10-2017 16:30
  
  The child's Anne Frank outfit is being sold online
  
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• Kee Safety valued at £280m after sale

  18-10-2017 16:24
  
  Private equity house Dunedin exits Black Country safety products firm fours years after MBO
  
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• Some Universal Credit claimants wait TEN WEEKS for money but the Government rejects calls to pause policy

  18-10-2017 15:54
  Work and Pensions Secretary David Gauke admitted claimants face huge delays after Birmingham said it feared tenants would be forced into rent arrears
  
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• £24.8million Lotto jackpot MUST be won TONIGHT

  18-10-2017 15:54
  
  If the jackpot hits or exceeds £22m and isn't won, it ‘must be won' in the next draw.
  
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• Police arrest 'drunk motorist speeding at 96mph on M6' in crackdown on dangerous foreign motorists

  18-10-2017 15:46
  
  The Latvian motorist was caught as part of Operation Trivium, a Europe-wide blitz on bad drivers
  
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• Garry Twist murder: Appeal launched to pay for 'legend's' funeral

  18-10-2017 15:39
  
  He lost two-week fight for life after being found with head injuries
  
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• Watch: New footage shows moment boxing match mass brawl spills outside Town Hall before fatal stabbing

  18-10-2017 15:32
  
  Horrifying footage shows men hurling chairs through the air at each other before they exit the venue
  
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• What life is REALLY like on universal credit - from food banks to debt

  18-10-2017 15:30
  
  Evictions, homelessness and debt will all rise, it has been warned
  
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• The number of asylum seeking children is on the rise in Birmingham

  18-10-2017 15:00
  
  Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children make up seven per cent of all children in care in the city
  
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• Stormzy dominates MOBO Awards 2017 nominations

  18-10-2017 15:00
  
  The south London MC is up for best male and best album following the release of his debut record, Gang Signs & Prayer, in February
  
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• Sainsbury to slash nearly 2,000 jobs amid cost-cutting measures

  18-10-2017 15:00
  
  The company confirmed on Tuesday that it had launched a consultation
  
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• Prince William and Kate reveal due date ahead of third baby

  18-10-2017 15:00
  
  The new royal baby should arrive the month before the Cambridges' daughter Princess Charlotte turns three
  
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• Channel 4 dropped ball badly by acquiring GBBO, says Lord Birt

  18-10-2017 15:00
  
  Lord Birt said Channel 4 was meant to innovate and not to "outbid another public broadcaster with precious public funds"
  
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• The pound just dropped - and this is the reason why

  18-10-2017 14:59
  
  The UK currency was 0.1% lower against the euro at 1.12
  
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• Star Wars Han Solo spin-off film title finally revealed

  18-10-2017 14:59
  
  The filmmaker unveiled the eagerly-awaited movie's name in a video message on Twitter
  
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• Dominos pizza sex couple spared jail - but face SLEEPING BAN

  18-10-2017 14:59
  
  Daniella Hirst and Craig Smith were caught on CCTV engaging in a sex act
  
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• Woman mortified after being told her Puma gym tights were ‘completely see-through’ at gym

  18-10-2017 14:58
  
  The comments from the 27-year-old nanny come after a friend told her her gym wear was completely see-through
  
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• UK's biggest holiday firm rebrands from Thomson to TUI

  18-10-2017 14:58
  
  The Thomson name, which is more than 50 years old, is being ditched
  
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• Unemployment falls to 12-year low as jobless total is cut by 52,000

  18-10-2017 14:56
  
  The jobless total was cut by 52,000 in the quarter to August to 1.4 million, the lowest since 2005, with women driving the growth in employment
  
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• Revealed: The Birmingham hospitals failing to hit cleanliness targets

  18-10-2017 14:56
  
  At Sandwell General Hospital, the standard achieved was 93% in very high risk areas
  
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• Will Labour really oppose a 'no-deal' Brexit if that's the only one on offer?

  18-10-2017 14:55
  
  Labour says it won't accept leaving the EU without a deal but will it stick to its guns if that means delaying or blocking Brexit?
  
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• These are the odds on Prince William and Kate's Royal Baby name

  18-10-2017 14:42
  
  Queen Victoria named her second daughter Alice and hot on its heels with punters are better known names with royal connections
  
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• Armando Iannucci says UK politics 'too silly for satire'

  18-10-2017 14:42
  
  Best known for his hit comedy show The Thick Of It and White House-based US counterpart Veep, he is also the creator behind upcoming movie The Death Of Stali
  
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• Young people 'bemused and angry by Brexit vote' - report

  18-10-2017 14:41
  
  The analysis by academics at the London School of Economics for the All Party Parliamentary Group on a Better Brexit for Young People said there was "deep concern"
  
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• This is how the British property market value has plummeted since July

  18-10-2017 14:41
  
  Zoopla said a house price dip between the start of July and the end of September means the average property has decreased
  
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