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Chloe Lattanzi transforms into a man and admits it makes her feel 'powerful'

Chloe Lattanzi wowed the judges on Dancing With The Stars with her graceful moves and eye-catching outfits.




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Beau Ryan shows off his incredible transformation in childhood throwbacks

Former NRL star Beau Ryan has now become a household name after parlaying a sporting career into regular appearances on TV.  




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MAFS' Aleks Markovic reveals she now wants to appear on Dancing With The Stars or I'm A Celeb

She's the Perth-based real estate agent who has just found fame on this year's season of Married At First Sight Australia. 




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Australian model and chess master, 33, tragically dies after being critically injured in a car crash

Arianne Caoili, 33, was a prominent figure in the chess world who had also featured on the Australian 'Dancing with the Stars'.




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Dean Wells unleashes on 'vapid' Bachelorette couple Georgia Love and Lee Elliott

Married At First Sight bad boy Dean Wells has reignited his feud with Bachelorette couple Georgia Love and Lee Elliott.




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Married At First Sight's KC Osborne hints she could appear on Dancing With The Stars

KC Osbourne has indicated she might like to go on Dancing With The Stars. 




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Grant Denyer dons his 'daytime pyjamas' with wife Chezzi as he shows off his 'eight iso chins'

Grant Denyer has certainly settled into a relaxed self-isolation lifestyle.




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EasyJet charging passengers up to £860 for return flight from Birmingham to Belfast

The airline is charging customers up to £860 for a return flight from Birmingham to Belfast next weekend. But long haul flyers can currently get to Australia and back for just over £600.




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Love Island's Siannise Fudge grinds on boyfriend Luke T as they indulge in some dirty dancing

Love Island's Siannise Fudge grinds on boyfriend Luke T as they indulged in some dirty dancing at a Nelly concert at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on Thursday.




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Commuters abandon London Tube amid coronavirus panic while Heathrow's Terminal 5 is empty

Gatwick Airport looked almost empty after passenger numbers on planes, trains and the London Undergound slumped due to coronavirus.




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Thrifty couple transform drab hallway panels for just £250

Tommy and Lisa Byatt, from Birmingham told the Facebook group DIY On A Budget how they gave their hallway a makeover to match their sitting room, and it cost just £250 for B&S paint and MDF.




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Police charge six teenage suspects over attacks on officers in mass machete brawl at cinema

Six teenagers have been charged after seven police officers were left with minor injuries at a mass machete brawl outside Star City cinema complex, in Birmingham, on November 23 last year.




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A cancer survivor and a busy mother-of-three stun viewers after 10 Years Younger in 10 Days makeover

Hairdresser Lindsey, 51, told the Channel 5 show she'd lost confidence after battling cancer, while busy life coach Myrah, from Birmingham, 45, didn't have time for herself while focusing on her children.




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Moment armed police arrest drunk killer, 37, hours after he stabbed father-of-two, 32, to death

Ravinder Heer, 37, stabbed Dale Grice, 32, to death after threatening his ex-girlfriend in a jealous rage outside her home in Birmingham. Five minutes later he bought two cans of Stella Artois.




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Birmingham manager Pep Clotet calls for Jude Bellingham to ignore Manchester United interest

Birmingham City manager Pep Clotet has urged Jude Bellingham to remain focused despite transfer interest from Manchester United. He was driven into Carrington by his parents on Monday.




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Chilling moment schoolboy, 15, is stabbed with machete by masked thug outside school

The teenager was attacked by a machete-wielding gang outside Central Academy in Birmingham city centre at 3.10pm on Wednesday. Police have arrested a 15-year-old for assault.




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Convicted robber escaped HMP Sudbury by placing dummy in his cell

Luke Harvey, 30, was caught by police when he was driven down the M6 near Birmingham by his girlfriend Hannah Smith a week after his jailbreak. Harvey had ten months added to his sentence.




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Pure, not prissy: Indian at its best

This is modern Indian cooking at its best, pure but never prissy, with the most eloquent understanding of spice




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Jude Bellingham to choose between Manchester United, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich

Jude Bellingham reportedly has the choice of four of Europe's biggest clubs this summer after they all agreed to meet Birmingham City's £30 million valuation for the 16-year-old wonderkid.




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Jet2 passengers were 40 minutes away from Alicante when their flight had to turn around

EXCLUSIVE Beryl Carrick, 78, flew from Leeds for a holiday in Benidorm. Her and her family were mid-flight when they were told they weren't allowed to enter the country 'because of coronavirus'.




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EE adds 21 new locations to its 5G network bringing its total up to 71

The company has now expanded its super fast connections to new locations across the UK including Bath, Birkenhead, Motherwell and Rotherham.




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Police arrest man for murder after two women were found dead in house

A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two women were found in Moseley, Birmingham (Belle Walk, pictured), West Midlands Police said.




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Coronavirus UK: Train may be cancelled as people work at home

Some 'ghost' train service face being halted entirely as ministers warned there could be no point keeping them going as the crisis escalates.




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Britain's streets, trains, pubs, theatres and clubs are set to stay deserted

At a dramatic press conference in Downing Street, the PM set out the need for 'drastic action' to tackle the 'fast growth' of the virus across the UK as increased social distancing measures are introduced.




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Millions of Australians to lose their jobs due coronavirus crisis

Australian casual workers are receiving less shifts and even having their jobs terminated thanks to the slump in business brought on by COVID-19.




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Moseley double murder investigation sees man, aged 40, being led away from Belle Walk

Footage shows a 40-year-old man being led away from the scene of a suspected double murder where two mothers were killed. Both women, aged 43 and 52, lived in Moseley, Birmingham.




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Bellingham 'has turned down Bayern Munich and ONLY wants to join Borussia Dortmund'

Bellingham broke through to the first-team of the Championship side this season and has plenty of suitors in the Premier League and beyond, from the likes of Manchester United to Bayern Munich.




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Coronavirus UK: Virgin Mobile DOWN as millions home-work

Among locations experiencing issues with the service are London, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow and Manchester.




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Manchester United ready to pull out all the stops to land £30m Birmingham starlet Jude Bellingham

Manchester United are ready to pullout all the stops to secure the signature of Birmingham City starlet Jude Bellingham.




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Pictured: Property developer, 40, charged with murdering his wife then stabbing neighbour to death

British property developer Tamer Moustafa, 40, has been charged with murdering his wife and stabbing his next-door neighbour to death on her doorstep in a leafy suburb.




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Miss Hitler beauty pageant contestant and her ex-partner guilty of being members of National Action

Miss Hitler beauty pageant entrant Alice Cutter and her ex-fiance Mark Jones have been convicted of being members of far-Right proscribed terror group National Action at Birmingham Crown Court.




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The West Midlands is a coronavirus hotspot

Twenty-one infected patients have died at hospitals ran by three neighbouring NHS trusts in the vicinity of Birmingham. They include the Royal Wolverhampton Trust, which has recorded nine.




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Drinkers finally stay at home on Saturday as pubs and clubs are shut in coronavirus lockdown

As the UK coronavirus death toll reached 233, with 5,018 people infected, pubs, clubs, restaurants and other social venues have shut their doors to customers in order to stave off the infection.




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Manchester United 'have offered Jude Bellingham LOWER weekly wages than Borussia Dortmund'

Birmingham's teenage sensation has attracted interest from United and Borussia Dortmund and already has offers on the table from both clubs.




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Birmingham City ask players to take 50 per cent pay cut for 16 weeks amid coronavirus pandemic

Birmingham have asked their players to take a 50 per cent pay cut for the next four months to help the club deal with the crushing financial pressure put on by the coronavirus pandemic. 




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Harry Styles postpones tour in UK and Europe amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis

The singer, 26, revealed on Wednesday that he decided to push back his shows, which were due to begin in Birmingham on April 15, until February and March 2021, due to the global health crisis.




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PFA prepared for wage row with Championship clubs after Birmingham proposal

The PFA are on a collision course with several Championship clubs after Birmingham urged their players defer up to 50 per cent of their salaries for the rest of the season. 




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Rio Ferdinand backs Manchester United's pursuit of Jude Bellingham

Rio Ferdinand has backed Manchester United's pursuit of highly-rated teenager Jude Bellingham but warned his former club that spending £30million on him would be 'a gamble'.




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Commonwealth Games chiefs strive to protect Birmingham 2022 after Olympics postponement

The Commonwealth Games have moved to tackle a potential scheduling nightmare around Birmingham 2022 after the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo were postponed until 2021.




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Birmingham captain Harlee Dean takes 50% pay cut to help ease financial strain on club

Blues asked their top earners to consider the move for a period of four months - with the outstanding money to be paid back at a later date - to help ease the financial strain caused by Covid-19.




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Birmingham stars AGREE to 50 per cent wage deferral from next month to ensure other staff are paid

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Many of Birmingham's players have agreed to defer up to 50 per cent of their wages from April to help ensure all the non-footballing staff will be paid in full




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Woman who was dumped over text before their wedding became a mother thanks to a sperm donour 

Jade Edgington, 30, from Birmingham, was devastated when her fiancé dumped her over text six months before their wedding. Determined to be a mother, she turned to sperm donors.




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Homeowner is lucky to survive when hit-and-run Ford Fiesta driver smashes into her kitchen

A woman had a lucky escape when a red Ford Fiesta ploughed into her kitchen, missing her by just two yards. The vehicle careered into the side of her property on Wednesday evening.




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Struggling Gillingham to pay wages but may be forced to sell Premier League target Jack Tucker

Cash-strapped Gillingham will be able to pay their players and staff this month. With times growing increasingly tougher for all lower league sides, the Gills face the prospect of being forced to sell a star.




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Petrol sells for less than £1 per litre - the lowest its been in UK for 15 years

The Murco garage on the A435 near Kings Heath, Birmingham, has cut the price of unleaded to 99.7p - when seven weeks ago the same litre of petrol cost between £1.25 and £1.42.




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Boy, five, fights for life after quad bikes smashes into metal barrier

The boy was on the back of the quad bike, which was being ridden by an 18-year-old in Occupation Road in Corby, Northants.




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Birmingham airport could become a temporary mortuary for up to 12,000 bodies

Birmingham airport could become a temporary mortuary for up to 12,000 bodies, in a worst-case scenario, as construction begins on another emergency morgue in Upminster, Essex.




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Jude Bellingham's former youth coach advises Birmingham star to make Man United move

Jude Bellingham's former youth coach believes Manchester United would be a good fit for the Birmingham teenager who looks set for a big-money move this summer.




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Robbie Savage stole shirt Thierry Henry scored 100th Arsenal goal in

Robbie Savage has revealed he hid from Arsenal's kit man when Thierry Henry asked for the shirt he'd scored his 100th Gunners goal in back.




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Homes and landmarks across globe will switch off their lights tonight to highlight climate change

Famous buildings and structures will go dark between 8.30pm and 9.30pm tonight as part of an international event organised by WWF to urge action to save the planet.