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• PCC plea to keep motoring fines cash in region

  22-04-2025 16:13 via bbc.com
  
  Simon Foster says the cash must address regional road dangers rather than go to the Treasury.
  
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• Man jailed for hit and run that injured girl, 13

  06-05-2025 12:13 via bbc.com
  
  Police said forensic examinations showed Mervyn Boreland was driving at over twice the speed limit.
  
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• No hosepipe ban in 2025, says water firm

  06-05-2025 07:19 via bbc.com
  
  The water firm says there are no plans for a ban despite the increasingly warm weather.
  
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• 'Bobsled' team in charity walk to football clubs

  06-05-2025 07:15 via bbc.com
  
  The walk starts at Birmingham City's ground and aims to get to Wolverhampton's Molineux in time for kick off.
  
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• Businesses celebrate King's Award success

  06-05-2025 07:06 via bbc.com
  
  Grainger & Worrall is one of 12 companies in the West Midlands recognised as among the UK's best.
  
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• Exploding karaoke machine destroys home in fire

  06-05-2025 07:05 via bbc.com
  
  A family says they have been left with "nothing" after a house fire caused by a toy karaoke machine.
  
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• Battery warning as family home destroyed in fire

  06-05-2025 07:05 via bbc.com
  
  A family says they have been left with "nothing" after a house fire caused by a toy karaoke machine.
  
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• School promises improvements over bullying claims

  06-05-2025 07:04 via bbc.com
  
  A criticised academy trust says some staff will have enhanced training around autism.
  
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• 'It's a good feeling' - Dike back for WBA with a bang

  05-05-2025 19:50 via bbc.com
  
  Fit-again West Bromwich Albion striker Daryl Dike says "it feels good" to have ended his two-year injury nightmare with his first league goal and start for over two years.
  
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• Jet2 Flight LS3915 from Edinburgh, UK Declares Emergency and Diverts to Birmingham Airport, Latest Update You Need To Know - Travel And Tour World

  05-05-2025 19:07
  Jet2 Flight LS3915 from Edinburgh, UK Declares Emergency and Diverts to Birmingham Airport, Latest Update You Need To Know  Travel And Tour World
  
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• Parties, concerts and flypasts to mark VE Day

  05-05-2025 18:19 via bbc.com
  Celebrations mark 80 years since the end of war in Europe on 8 May 1945.
  
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• HMRC sending out 'refund' letters to UK households containing £4,000 - Birmingham Live

  05-05-2025 13:08
  HMRC sending out 'refund' letters to UK households containing £4,000  Birmingham Live
  
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• Uber introducing new payment rule across UK this week - Birmingham Live

  05-05-2025 11:48
  Uber introducing new payment rule across UK this week  Birmingham Live
  
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• Mechanic urges drivers to visit garage over problem 'destroying' UK cars - Birmingham Live

  05-05-2025 11:14
  Mechanic urges drivers to visit garage over problem 'destroying' UK cars  Birmingham Live
  
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• NI great McParland left mark on club and international stages

  05-05-2025 10:05 via bbc.com
  Peter McParland was the last surviving member of Northern Ireland's 1958 World Cup squad and also made his mark in the club game with Aston Villa.
  
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• UK households in 'stampede' to beat rumoured cash ISA rule change - Birmingham Live

  05-05-2025 08:50
  UK households in 'stampede' to beat rumoured cash ISA rule change  Birmingham Live
  
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• HMRC seizes £300 from UK households without explanation and 'ignores them' - Birmingham Live

  05-05-2025 08:22
  HMRC seizes £300 from UK households without explanation and 'ignores them'  Birmingham Live
  
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• Jump in biker crashes prompts first aid offer

  05-05-2025 08:20 via bbc.com
  Midlands Air Ambulance says it is responding to about two badly hurt motorcyclists each week.
  
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• Food pantry finds strong community response

  05-05-2025 08:19 via bbc.com
  Organisers of the new community pantry in Bloxwich say they are seeing high demand for it.
  
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• Revised designs for HS2 terminus set for approval

  05-05-2025 08:18 via bbc.com
  Councillors are to make a decision on the high-speed railway's station this week.
  
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• HMRC writing to UK households and 'wrongly' demanding £43,000 from them - Birmingham Live

  05-05-2025 06:51
  HMRC writing to UK households and 'wrongly' demanding £43,000 from them  Birmingham Live
  
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• NI & Aston Villa legend McParland dies aged 91

  04-05-2025 21:32 via bbc.com
  Former Northern Ireland and Aston Villa forward Peter McParland dies at the age of 91.
  
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• Weather map shows exact date 'rain bomb' to hit UK - Birmingham Live

  04-05-2025 16:40
  Weather map shows exact date 'rain bomb' to hit UK  Birmingham Live
  
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• Warwickshire chase 185 to beat Yorkshire

  04-05-2025 16:19 via bbc.com
  
  Warwickshire chase a target of 185 to beat Yorkshire by five wickets with a day to spare at Headingley.
  
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• Protests at another UK hotspot - although not about 'overtourism' - Birmingham Live

  04-05-2025 15:59
  Protests at another UK hotspot - although not about 'overtourism'  Birmingham Live
  
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• We will work with other parties, Reform says

  04-05-2025 15:40 via bbc.com
  
  A senior party figure sets out Reform's approach at councils where it does not have overall control.
  
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• Thousands bring the force to streets for city run

  04-05-2025 15:21 via bbc.com
  
  Many runners wear fancy dress in Birmingham with Star Wars proving popular on 4 May.
  
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• UK tourists face extra charge for simple passport renewal mistake - Birmingham Live

  04-05-2025 14:20
  UK tourists face extra charge for simple passport renewal mistake  Birmingham Live
  
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• Warning UK people 'unaware' of massive state pension change - Birmingham Live

  04-05-2025 13:42
  Warning UK people 'unaware' of massive state pension change  Birmingham Live
  
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• Exact date heavy downpours will soak majority of UK - Birmingham Live

  04-05-2025 11:22
  Exact date heavy downpours will soak majority of UK  Birmingham Live
  
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