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• Covid infection rates are low in the West Midlands and falling

  04-07-2020 21:00
  
  Here's why you should feel free to have a pint without feeling guilty about it
  
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• What Birmingham looked like on the first day pubs and hairdressers reopened

  04-07-2020 19:04
  
  While Brummies have been waiting to sport a fresh trim or sip beer from the comfort of their local, the hospitality sector has been working tirelessly to become Covid-safe
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell will claim she was one of Epstein's victims friend says

  04-07-2020 17:50
  
  Even if Maxwell cuts a plea deal with US prosecutors  she will always protect Prince Andrew, her friend told BBC Radio 4
  
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• Police and ambulances on Broad Street braced for first night out since lockdown

  04-07-2020 17:31
  
  'If you are heading out, please remember you don't need to drink three months worth of alcohol in one night,' a paramedic warned revellers ahead of their first night out since lockdown
  
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• Police probe motorcyclist crash on busy route

  04-07-2020 16:56
  
  The major Birmingham route through Erdington was closed off from around 1.30pm as a rider sustained leg injuries on Saturday, July 4
  
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• Pedestrian taken to hospital with serious injuries after crash

  04-07-2020 16:53
  
  The man was involved in a collision with a car in Louise Street, Gornal
  
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• Photos emerge of Ghislaine Maxwell 'sitting on Buckingham Palace throne'

  04-07-2020 16:51
  
  Maxwell who is facing sex trafficking related charges was pictured reclining on throne alongside disgraced actor Kevin Spacey
  
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• Coronavirus death toll rises by 39 as lockdown eases further

  04-07-2020 16:26
  
  Another nine deaths have been reported in the Midlands on a day when the pubs, hairdressers and restaurants were told by the Government to welcome back customers
  
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• Man injured as crash blocks busy high street - updates

  04-07-2020 15:28
  
  Emergency services - including the Midland Air Ambulance - were called to Louise Street just after 1.30pm today (Saturday, July 4)
  
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• Man injured as crash blocked busy high street - recap

  04-07-2020 15:28
  
  Emergency services - including the Midland Air Ambulance - were called to Louise Street just after 1.30pm today (Saturday, July 4)
  
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• Spain announces new local lockdown after coronavirus spike

  04-07-2020 14:55
  
  The news comes just as the UK government had given the green light to British holidaymakers to travel abroad for the summer
  
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• Police cordon off road after shot fired at house

  04-07-2020 14:38
  
  The road is closed from Woodthorne Road South to Wrottesley Road West while officers search the scene
  
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• Live updates as 300 protesters march through Digbeth to Birmingham city centre

  04-07-2020 14:37
  
  Some 300 people were said to be marching from Bordesley Circus through Digbeth towards Victoria Square this afternoon, July 4
  
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• Emotional tributes paid to cyclist killed in crash

  04-07-2020 14:31
  
  Brian Humphreys suffered a serious head injury after he was in collision with a white Mercedes Sprinter in Temple Bar, Willenhall, on June 15
  
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• Crash sees car plough into garden wall

  04-07-2020 14:27
  
  One of the vehicles - a black Ford - ploughed into a garden wall at the junction of Valley Road and Victoria Avenue in Bloxwich on Friday, July 3
  
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• Gogglebox viewers in shock after Rylan's mum blurts out his real name

  04-07-2020 14:07
  
  Rylan's mum Linda revealed his real name while telling him off on the show
  
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• Driver carjacked after nipping in for drink at petrol station

  04-07-2020 14:03
  
  Nahman Yaqoob, 36, was targeted after nipping in to pick up a drink from a fuel station shop on Kenilworth Road, Aston late at night on Friday, July 3
  
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• Black Pound Day - why is it so important for black businesses in the Midlands

  04-07-2020 13:52
  
  From new followers and increase of sales, black businesses across the city reveal just how influential #BlackPoundDay has been to them
  
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• Road sealed off after shot fired at house - recap

  04-07-2020 13:18
  
  The road was closed from Woodthorne Road South to Wrottesley Road West while officers search the scene
  
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• Road sealed off after shot fired at house - live updates

  04-07-2020 13:18
  
  The road was closed from Woodthorne Road South to Wrottesley Road West while officers search the scene
  
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• Road sealed off after 'police incident' - live updates

  04-07-2020 13:18
  
  The road is closed from Woodthorne Road South to Wrottesley Road West while officers search the scene
  
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• Chiltern Railways track leader between London and West Midlands - Solihull Observer

  04-07-2020 12:00 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Chiltern Railways track leader between London and West Midlands  Solihull Observer
  
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• Queue to support pub forced to throw 20k pints in lockdown

  04-07-2020 11:32
  
  Around 20 regulars queued outside The Wellington pub, affectionately known as The Welly, ahead of the 10am re-opening on 'Super Saturday', July 4
  
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• The first Super Saturday customers queuing from 7am for first post-lockdown pint

  04-07-2020 10:09
  
  Ben Clark and his two pals, Curtis and Connor, were first in line for a post-lockdown pint of San Miguel at The Briar Rose pub in Birmingham city centre on 'Super Saturday'
  
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• If your surname is on this Birmingham and Solihull list you may be owed a fortune in unclaimed estates - Birmingham Live

  04-07-2020 06:51 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  If your surname is on this Birmingham and Solihull list you may be owed a fortune in unclaimed estates  Birmingham Live
  
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• Vandals with bolt cutters & robbery suspect strike by sports site

  04-07-2020 06:30
  
  Crime and anti-social behaviour continue to hit popular sites in Sutton Coldfield which has seen illegal lockdown parties
  
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• Teen knifeman stabbed student and said: 'Anyone can take a life'

  04-07-2020 06:30
  
  Victim was knifed in the chest in Coventry Road and asked a homeless man to pray for him as he thought he was dying
  
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• Restaurant where waiters wear a gas mask to serve super-hot curry

  04-07-2020 06:30
  
  The ZEN Metro Thai restaurant in Birmingham city centre is reopening on July 4 and one of its workers will be equipped with a gas mask if anyone orders its Inferno chicken curry
  
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• Racist hate - Teen YouTube star Canking reveals abuse after huge meet & greet

  04-07-2020 06:30
  
  Birmingham YouTuber Canking reflects on crowds of young people encouraged to the city centre to meet him during coronavirus  pandemic
  
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• Police identify new criminal 'kingpins' in city after messages hacked

  04-07-2020 06:30
  
  UK-wide Operation Venetic has led to hundreds of arrests and the seizure of millions of pounds in cash and drugs
  
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• Pictured - Inside the Midlands' biggest cannabis farms

  04-07-2020 06:30
  
  Thousands of the illicit crops have so far been seized so far this year
  
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• Kind-hearted mum helping neediest kids says they will always be 'my family'

  04-07-2020 06:30
  
  Birmingham Children's Hospital nurse Raz Akhtar has been a foster carer for four years - giving a home to young asylum seeker separated from their parents.
  
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• Job losses and surgery - life with endometriosis 'as painful as childbirth'

  04-07-2020 06:30
  
  Rachel Brown and husband Jerome aiming for IVF baby to avoid pain of trying to conceive naturally before they can be considered for NHS treatment
  
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• If your name is on this list you may be owed a fortune in unclaimed estates

  04-07-2020 06:30
  
  The government has released a new list of unclaimed estates
  
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• House with greyhound track could be yours for £800k

  04-07-2020 06:30
  
  The former Honeybrook Kennels in Kidderminster is up for auction later this month - with 62 acres, its own valley and a full-sized greyhound racing track
  
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• DWP gives crucial update on Universal Credit error that left claimants in debt

  04-07-2020 06:30
  
  The problem with the system's calculations stripped people of their benefits and has been the subject of court action
  
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• City could use court orders 'as last resort' to prevent lockdown

  04-07-2020 06:30
  
  Birmingham's local outbreak plan sets out its plan of action to keep people safe and protect communities from Covid-19
  
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• Audi hits 165mph and £250k Rolls Royce race in crazy TikTok videos

  04-07-2020 06:30
  
  The separate clips showing hugely dangerous driving were posted by a TikTok account from Walsall
  
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• Birmingham University is helping make the UK a science superpower

  04-07-2020 06:00
  
  Science Minister Amanda Solloway writes for Birmingham Live about the role Birmingham can play in making the UK the best place in the world for scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs
  
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