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• Cops discover cash, cannabis and 6000 laughing gas canisters

  05-06-2020 22:08
  
  Following a search officers found substantial amount of cash, cannabis, several mobile phones and thousands of nitrous oxide canisters
  
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• Taxi driver's message to 'millions of supporter's after racist rant video

  05-06-2020 21:59
  
  Cabbie Abid Satti captured some of the disgusting tirade on camera before the passenger handed him his fare
  
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• RSPCA release new statement over death of family dog found 'decapitated'

  05-06-2020 21:41
  
  Mystery still surrounds the Staffordshire bull terrier's death
  
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• Two men injured after blaze at unit being used as cannabis factory

  05-06-2020 21:04
  
  West Midlands Police said they're investigating following the fire at an industrial unit in Leys Road, Brierley Hill
  
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• Sutton Coldfield teenager denies knife attack at party in coronavirus lockdown

  05-06-2020 20:44
  
  Nathan Michaels, aged 19, has pleased not guilty to wounding with intent and possession of a flick-knife at a party in Lichfield
  
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• Zoos offered reopening hope by Health Secretary as they fight for survival

  05-06-2020 19:05
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the Government's daily briefing on coronavirus updates that he is looking at how to reopen zoos in a safe way during the ongoing pandemic
  
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• Drug dealer forced to pay back £19k he made selling cocaine

  05-06-2020 19:01
  
  Ordered to pay back his ill-gotten gains under the Proceeds of Crime act after cops found three kilos of cocaine in his vehicle
  
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• Two treated by paramedics after huge blaze at nursery building

  05-06-2020 18:56
  
  Five fire engines attended the blaze which engulfed a Blackstone Nurseries building which supplies Cook's Garden Centre in Stourport-on-Severn
  
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• Health Secretary urges #BLM protesters not to join large demos

  05-06-2020 18:35
  
  Matt Hancock says people joining large demonstrations may be putting their families at risk
  
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• Fears of 'another spike' following Black Lives Matter march

  05-06-2020 18:30
  
  Speakers at the West Midlands coronavirus media briefing praised the protest but expressed concerns about the apparent lack of social distancing
  
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• Twycross Zoo indefinite closure sparks massive outcry - how you can help save it

  05-06-2020 18:22
  
  News that the Government is stopping Twycross Zoo from reopening has triggered a huge public reaction on our social media pages - here's how you can play your part in helping it to survive
  
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• Moseley holds its own Black Lives Matter protest

  05-06-2020 18:15
  
  Demonstrators lined the four corners of the junction of Alcester Road and St Mary's Row
  
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• Uni lecturer is taking on new role to become an NHS nurse

  05-06-2020 18:12
  
  Dr Charlotte Croft trained as a nurse but has been a full-time academic since 2013 - now she's back to battle Covid
  
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• Uni lecturer is ditching her job to become an NHS nurse

  05-06-2020 18:12
  
  Dr Charlotte Croft trained as a nurse but has been a full-time academic since 2013 - now she's back to battle Covid
  
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• Naime is new CEO of leading company but won't forget her Tamworth roots

  05-06-2020 17:38
  
  She can still be seen working behind the counter at Bolehall Fish Bar despite being named the new owner and CEO of Travel and Event management company, The Aspiration Group.
  
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• Fresh police appeal a week on from Sheldon shooting

  05-06-2020 17:36
  
  The shooter remains on the run from police as the victim, aged 28, recovers in hospital
  
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• Dad goes viral with his made up songs on ukulele while isolating

  05-06-2020 17:34
  
  John Davies, a grandfather of 12 from Alvechurch, writes songs and has been doing daily Joe Wicks work outs while isolating with his wife
  
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• Warning as scammers send out fake 'test and trace' texts

  05-06-2020 17:31
  
  People are urged not to click the link and delete the message
  
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• Cheryl urges ex Liam Payne 'to move in with her' after lockdown

  05-06-2020 17:19
  
  Liam, a Wolverhampton singer who shot to fame on The X Factor, is renowned for being one fifth of chart-topping boy band One Direction
  
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• West Midlands Police three times more likely to use force against black people

  05-06-2020 17:17
  
  Our data probe reveals tactics of 'force' are more likely to be used against black people in the West Midlands than against their white counterparts
  
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• "Large groups gathering" in Beacon Park - Police granted dispersal order

  05-06-2020 17:14
  
  “I’m really pleased that the order achieved its objective this week."
  
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• Two taken to hospital after VW Golf flips on to roof in Dudley

  05-06-2020 17:13
  
  Medics assessed a total of four patients following the smash on French Road
  
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• Appeal after woman hit with wine glass in front of her child

  05-06-2020 16:51
  
  The victim suffered extensive injuries and permanent scarring in the incident a month before all pubs were shut in lockdown
  
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• Calls to fully open beauty spot car park after spate of driver fines

  05-06-2020 16:45
  
  Car parking spaces at the park currently have to be booked online in advance
  
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• National Memorial Arboretum announces plans to re open

  05-06-2020 16:43
  
  The site will open its doors again to the public on Monday having been closed since March due to the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Alison Hammond reemerges on social media to address powerful speech

  05-06-2020 16:41
  
  Alison's heartbreaking words on This Morning were met with widespread praise, and she has now taken to Twitter for the first time since the segment aired on Wednesday
  
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• Teacher at dance school who sexually abused pupils has sentence doubled

  05-06-2020 16:33
  
  Dance teacher Neil Harris, who ran a dance school in Erdington, sexually abused 14 pupils while in a position of authority
  
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• In masks and rain they chanted - Black Lives Matter Birmingham

  05-06-2020 16:27
  
  Battling rain, fears of COVID-19 and their health, these are just some of those who rallied throughout the streets of Birmingham
  
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• Lunar eclipse strawberry full moon - what time is it happening tonight?

  05-06-2020 16:10
  
  Two celestial events are coming at once as the penumbral lunar eclipse tonight will make the Strawberry Moon go darker - here's when to see it
  
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• Home Bargains thug jailed for spitting at worker and claiming he had coronavirus

  05-06-2020 16:04
  
  Lee Whitehouse, 39, was also handed a six-week jail sentence for theft after bust-up at Cannock store
  
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• The coronavirus 'R' number for the Midlands has been revealed

  05-06-2020 15:54
  
  The Government's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has said the R-number could be above one in some parts of the country
  
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• Easyjet flight forced into emergency landing after plane fills with smoke

  05-06-2020 15:35
  
  The flight - belonging to budget carrier Easyjet - was travelling to Bristol Airport on May 11, 2019
  
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• UK coronavirus hospital death toll rises by 141 as total hits 31,610

  05-06-2020 15:23
  
  The tragic figure includes 123 deaths in England, 14 in Scotland and a further 4 deaths in Wales. Northern Ireland will report its figure later today
  
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• How Good Hope patients will benefit from share of £50,000 grant

  05-06-2020 14:40
  
  “We have seen the incredible difference that can be made to our patients as the result of being able to speak to their loved ones using an iPad.
  
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• Joe Exotic slammed after using George Floyd tribute to slam Carole Baskin

  05-06-2020 14:21
  
  The star of hit Netflix documentary series Tiger King, who also starred in a Louis Theroux documentary for the BBC, spoke out on Twitter
  
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• Dad-to-be battered by carjackers as pregnant wife forced out

  05-06-2020 14:10
  
  CCTV showed attackers repeatedly kicking and punching the victim who lay in wait in Kings Norton
  
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• Birmingham's most adorable lockdown dogs - and how to nominate yours

  05-06-2020 13:59
  
  All week readers have been sending in photographs of their pooches and telling us how they have helped them during the UK lockdown
  
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• Tamworth murder suspects released under investigation

  05-06-2020 13:52
  
  Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 7.20am yesterday morning.
  
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• Huge Birmingham-style George Floyd demos 'unlawful', says top cop

  05-06-2020 13:28
  
  His remarks come just a day after 4,000 peacefully protested in Birmingham city centre, with West Midlands Police praising demonstrators in a statement
  
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• The hand-y way Tamworth's Peel patients are staying in touch with family

  05-06-2020 13:22
  
  Covid 19 visiting restrictions have resulted in very few patients being able to see their families
  
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• Tamworth couple who survived coronavirus donate blood plasma

  05-06-2020 13:19
  
  The NHS is leading a programme to collect convalescent blood plasma from people who have recovered from coronavirus.
  
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• Muslim leaders call for mourner restrictions to be relaxed

  05-06-2020 13:19
  
  The Birmingham Council of Mosques want to see the maximum attendance increased from 16 to 30 people.
  
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• Tamworth dad delivers baby at home on other son's birthday!

  05-06-2020 13:14
  
  “I think I am still in shock that everything went so well; better than I even could have planned."
  
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• New Northamptonshire news site launches

  05-06-2020 13:08
  
  NorthantsLive is a news site covering Northampton, Kettering, Wellingborough, Towcester and beyond
  
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• Joyrider faces parents' wrath after he takes their car

  05-06-2020 13:06
  
  Officers were called to a car park in Kingsbury following reports of a Ford Fiesta being driven recklessly - the car was seized and returned to the owners, who were the driver’s own mum and dad
  
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• Teen caught on CCTV trying to break into house jailed

  05-06-2020 12:40
  
  Bray Halls, of Lichfield Road, was jailed at Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court
  
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• Madeleine McCann's parents issue new statement as suspect named and pictured

  05-06-2020 12:35
  
  The comments from the McCann family, who live in the East Midlands, in Rothley, in Leicestershire, emerged after detectives officially named a suspect
  
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• Coronavirus and the lockdown causing more deaths from other illnesses too

  05-06-2020 12:25
  
  The death rate from conditions unrelated to Covid-19 has increased in the West Midlands this year
  
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• Tamworth's MP 'keen to see zoos re-opened safely'

  05-06-2020 12:22
  
  Twycross Zoo has been left fearing for its future, having been plunged into financial problems by Covid-19 restrictions
  
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• Poignant moment protesters take to one knee during Black Lives Matter protest

  05-06-2020 12:20
  
  The group blocked off streets near Five Ways in Edgbaston to show solidarity for George Floyd who was murdered by a white cop in the US. The killing has sparked global protests
  
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