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• Family in tribute to Walsall dad-of-five killed in crash

  19-10-2017 23:00
  
  Relatives said 28-year-old James Hammonds was 'one in a million'
  
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• How Sutton Coldfield and Erdington schools fared in 2017 performance tables

  19-10-2017 19:53
  
  The majority of Sutton Coldfield schools were 'above average' for GCSE results
  
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• Police arrest 54 people as they recover heroin, cocaine and cash in 'cuckooing' raids

  19-10-2017 19:02
  
  Officers from five forces were involved in the crackdown on so called cuckooing
  
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• 12 moments from BBC1's Ambulance which made us laugh, cry and cheer

  19-10-2017 18:31
  
  The best shocking, funny and extraordinary bits from the series on West Midands Ambulance Service
  
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• Promising youngster Bowen signs up to Moors National League challenge - Solihull Observer

  19-10-2017 18:30
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  Promising youngster Bowen signs up to Moors National League challenge
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  FOOTBALL: DEFENDER James Bowen has signed up to Solihull Moors' National League campaign from Hereford United. The 21-year-old Birmingham born player will be eligible for selection for Saturday's away league fixture at Guiseley and has joined for ...
  
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• These are the ten best schools for GCSEs in the West Midlands

  19-10-2017 18:26
  
  Overall, 99% of pupils passed the English Baccalaureate including strong passes
  
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• Parents warned over hand foot and mouth disease - these are the symptoms

  19-10-2017 18:26
  
  The number of cases recorded is soaring, according to health chiefs
  
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• Man accused of infecting lovers with HIV 'deliberately injured one during sex'

  19-10-2017 18:26
  
  Daryll Rowe, 26, is accused of forcing the young complainant into rough sex
  
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• Malicious 'false alarm' fire calls on the rise in Birmingham

  19-10-2017 18:26
  
  There were a further 8,177 false fires reported in the West Midlands in 2016-17
  
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• West Midlands woman are giving birth to the biggest babies in the UK

  19-10-2017 18:25
  
  There were 121 babies born with a weight of five Kilos (11lbs 0oz) and more in 2016
  
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• Uber set to increase prices across Birmingham

  19-10-2017 18:25
  
  For those short trips around the city there will be an additional 10p per mile
  
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• The best and worst motorway services in the UK have been named

  19-10-2017 18:25
  
  Heston Services Eastbound scored a customer satisfaction rating of just 62%
  
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• Terror plots 'being planned to point of execution within days' - MI5

  19-10-2017 18:25
  
  Andrew Parker highlighted the "short life" of some attack plans
  
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• Synthetic cannabis causing 'naked zombies to run wild'

  19-10-2017 18:25
  
  Labour's John Mann (Bassetlaw) said possession of the psychoactive substance, known as Mamba, should be made illegal
  
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• How parents aren't following their own TV rules - according to kids

  19-10-2017 18:25
  
  It suggests that many youngsters feel their mums and dads set unfair rules
  
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• Channel 4 relocation outside London 'could have transformative impact'

  19-10-2017 18:25
  
  Jack Brereton (Stoke-on-Trent South) told MPs that moving broadcaster's headquarters could significantly boost whole region
  
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• Birmingham cabbie and baggage handlers plotted to smuggle cocaine through airport

  19-10-2017 18:22
  
  Gang now facing jail after being caught in plot to drive Class A drugs from Heathrow to Birmingham
  
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• Bank customers 'at risk' from authorised payments scams

  19-10-2017 18:17
  
  They are sometimes duped despite being warned by their bank that it may be a scam
  
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• UK braced for Storm Brian weatherbomb as Met Office issues warning

  19-10-2017 18:16
  
  Heavy rain and gusts of 50mph are expected
  
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• Liam Gallagher says Oasis will NOT reform - but he wants to make peace with Noel

  19-10-2017 18:16
  
  The former Oasis frontman, who hit the top of the charts with his debut solo album this month, said the Mancunian rockers "ain't getting back together"
  
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• Flight bound for Birmingham Airport declares mid-air emergency

  19-10-2017 18:14
  
  It landed safely at Birmingham shortly before 4pm
  
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• Family pay tribute to Imran Khan tragically killed in Small Heath crash

  19-10-2017 17:34
  
  The victim, Imran Khan, aged 29, died instantly
  
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• Brad Pitt 'dating British actress Ella Purnell' - an Angelina Jolie lookalike 32 YEARS younger than him

  19-10-2017 17:30
  
  Ella once played the younger version of Angelina in the 2014 Disney film Maleficent
  
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• Work starts on new £4m housing scheme in Kingstanding

  19-10-2017 17:23
  
  Twenty-eight new apartments are being built on College Road which will be adapted for people with physical disabilities
  
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• Masterson praises tense opening league win for Bears - Solihull Observer

  19-10-2017 17:22
  Masterson praises tense opening league win for Bears
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  WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL: BEARS coach Tom Masterson praised a solid all-round team performance as Warwickshire defeated London Titans 56-54 in their opening First Division South contest. Facing a London Titans side which pipped Bears to second ...
  
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• Thug punched 90-year-old man to the floor in brutal Moseley carjacking

  19-10-2017 17:10
  
  Mohammed Subhan was one of three people who attacked the victim, punching him to the floor and leaving him with a bruise to his left eye and a cut to his finger
  
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• Straight-A student faces jail after offering to wear suicide vest and 'press button'

  19-10-2017 17:06
  
  Mubashir Jamil, 22, from Luton, offered to put on a suicide vest and "press the button on the same day"
  
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• Parents 'heartbroken' at the closure of 21 children’s centres across Birmingham

  19-10-2017 16:57
  
  Many had battled to try to keep their local centres open
  
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• Residents unhappy as 70 'historical trees' to make way for new housing in Walsall

  19-10-2017 16:33
  
  Four large homes are set to be built on Erdington Road in Aldridge
  
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• Teenager in coma two months after brutal street attack in Aston

  19-10-2017 15:21
  
  Police release new images as sister of victim makes desperate plea for help
  
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• Schoolboy arrested on suspicion of attempted murder at Tamworth industrial estate

  19-10-2017 15:02
  
  Three Tamworth teens have also both arrested on suspicion of assault in the incident near McDonald's
  
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• Arsonists strike at train station and cause vending machine to EXPLODE

  19-10-2017 14:50
  
  British Transport Police is investigating following the platform blaze at the University of Birmingham station
  
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• Furious Dudley mum says toddler 'bitten by BEDBUGS' at Pontins

  19-10-2017 14:37
  
  Emma Bate says her daughter Gracie-Mai was bitten during a five-day stay in Southport
  
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• Meet the medic starring in new series of hit BBC TV show Junior Doctors

  19-10-2017 14:21
  
  The programme follows the professional and personal lives of seven young doctors
  
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• The number of schoolkids taking term-time holiday has RISEN

  19-10-2017 14:17
  
  This is up from 7.6% for the same two terms the year before
  
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• You may know you're dead AFTER you die - according to science

  19-10-2017 14:14
  
  Researchers have discovered you may be able to hear your own death being announced
  
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• You can now go around the solar system on Google Maps - here's how

  19-10-2017 14:14
  
  This doesn't involve forking out a hefty sum for a Virgin Intergalactic flight
  
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• Lack of EU trade agreement would be catastrophic for jobs, says Jeremy Corbyn

  19-10-2017 14:14
  
  He said that the Government now needed to take action to get the talks back on track
  
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• Coleen Rooney goes on holiday number seven - 'without Wayne'

  19-10-2017 14:14
  
  She is taking her three children with her - but some reports suggest Wayne is not joining them
  
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• Why norovirus sufferers MUST avoid preparing food for TWO days

  19-10-2017 13:55
  
  Pubic Health England (PHE) issued new advice on the highly contagious bug, which tends to peak in the winter months
  
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• 'Cheapest' flat in Birmingham sells - for more than DOUBLE asking price

  19-10-2017 13:51
  
  The studio flat with £15,000 guide price was snapped up at a Villa Park auction
  
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• 'Career criminal' pensioner who helped distribute MILLIONS of cocaine and heroin jailed

  19-10-2017 13:42
  
  Forensic analysis of drugs found in a car associated with Guy Paget revealed it was 20 half kilo blocks of heroin and 10 kilo blocks of cocaine, with a combined estimated street value of £2.2 million
  
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• Spanish government prepares to impose direct rule on Catalonia

  19-10-2017 13:17
  Catalan president Carles Puigdemont's warning came in a letter to Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy
  
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• Spainish government prepares to impose direct rule on Catalonia

  19-10-2017 13:17
  Catalan president Carles Puigdemont's warning came in a letter to Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy
  
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• Barr Beacon to become no-go zone as travellers could face JAIL

  19-10-2017 13:13
  
  Barr Beacon local nature reserve and Doe Bank Park could have injunctions placed on them to deter travellers
  
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• Hampton-in-Arden make up for opening day loss - Solihull Observer

  19-10-2017 13:00
  Hampton-in-Arden make up for opening day loss
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  HOCKEY: HAMPTON-in-Arden made up for the disappointment of an opening day loss by defeating Northampton Saints on the road. It wasn't all plain sailing for Hampton though. Saints applied plenty of early pressure, and it eventually told when they scored ...
  
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• Bullying victim who dyed hair blue to 'boost confidence' is put into isolation

  19-10-2017 12:44
  
  The furious family of Aishah Carter Kinnon, from Manchester, say she was advised that getting a new look could help to boost her self esteem
  
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• Birmingham child protection service remains inadequate but on track for improvement say inspectors

  19-10-2017 12:37
  
  Latest visit from Ofsted finds signs of significant progress, but not enough to lift Birmingham children's services out of special measures
  
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• Man with UK's smallest penis says "there's nothing wrong with a little prick" in new campaign

  19-10-2017 12:31
  
  You may already be familiar with Ant Smith, who authored 'The Small Penis Bible'
  
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• Watch: Near-miss on motorway as road rage revenge driver slams on brakes at 70mph

  19-10-2017 12:27
  
  The reckless driver who put 'lives in danger' has now been banned from driving
  
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