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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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.




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Cities across globe switch off their lights to highlight climate change during Earth Hour

Famous buildings and structures have switched off their lights to highlight change during Earth Hour, plunging landmarks in Moscow, Sydney and Beijing into complete darkness.




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Chelsea looking to hijack Manchester United's pursuit of Birmingham City wonderkid Jude Bellingham

Chelsea intensified efforts to recruit Jude Bellingham prior to the coronavirus lockdown, with the club stepping up their efforts to lure the Birmingham City star away a move to Manchester United.




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More than 250 young British ski staff are finally freed after two weeks in quarantine

More than 250 young British ski resort workers returned to the UK yesterday after being stranded for more than a fortnight in the Austrian Alps.




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'Shame on you': Piers Morgan hits out at Jack Grealish for flouting coronavirus lockdown

Photos emerged on social media of a white Range Rover, as well as one of a man resembling Grealish. Police are investigating reports that a Range Rover smasheds into parked cars.




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Danielle Lloyd wears a face mask and plastic gloves to shop for essentials amid Covid-19 lockdown

The model, 36, took a break from being a teacher to pick up sanitary towels, a can of red bull and multiple bars of Cadbury's chocolate, on Monday.




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Jack Grealish's £80m move to Manchester United is expected to go through despite lockdown party

CHRIS WHEELER: Jack Grealish has jeopardised a dream move to Manchester United after allegedly crashing his car following a late night party. United are clear favourites to sign Grealish.




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Piers Morgan blasts Jack Grealish for his apology after he was caught partying during lockdown

The 24-year-old midfielder took to social media on Monday evening to say sorry for his behaviour after pictures of him in a Birmingham suburb emerged online.




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Jude Bellingham only earns £145 a week but with his maturity and talent, he is destined for the top

TOM COLLOMOSSE: It says everything about Jude Bellingham that, at 16, he is seriously considering the idea of living and working in a high-pressure environment in a foreign country.




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Coronavirus UK: NHS nurse crowdfunds for cancer treatment

Heather Wilson, 55, from Grimsby, has to raise £50,000 for life-saving cancer treatment. The NHS nurse's surgery was delayed by five months due to the coronavirus pandemic.




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The Queen thanks 'all those working hard to complete' new 4,000-bed NHS Nightingale Hospital

The monarchy's official Twitter account paid tribute to the military who have been on 15-hour shifts as they transform the ExCel convention centre into a 4,000 bed hospital for coronavirus patients.




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How one woman solved Britain's most notorious honour killing

Detective chief Inspector Caroline Goode, discovered the body of Banaz Mahmod, 20 in a Birmingham garden in 2006. She documents the quest for justice in a new book.




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Up to 100 mourners including Labour MP ignore coronavirus lockdown

Labour MP Tahir Ali was one of 100 mourners attending a funeral of a constituent in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham despite the ongoing coronavirus Covid-19 lockdown.




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Excel's Abu Dhabi owners back down on up to £3m-a-month charge to the NHS

Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions company, Adnec, has reversed its decision to charge 'some fixed costs' to the NHS for use of the London-based centre as a coronavirus hospital.




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Manchester City set to fine to Kyle Walker after sex party with two escorts during lockdown

The defender apologised after holding a sex party with two escorts last Tuesday. It emerged the pair - who it is claimed were paid £2,200 - had been invited to Walker's rented Cheshire property.




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Social media giants are urged to deal with 5G conspiracy theorists

Mobile companies described the fears 5G caused coronavirus as 'baseless', with the government describing them as harmful to public health.




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Coronavirus: UK deaths occurring every TWO MINUTES

Figures show the trust with the leading number of victims in England is University Hospitals Birmingham, with 263 deaths so far, followed by several trusts in London.




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Father-of-three from Birmingham who recovered from coronavirus dies from heart attack

Father-of-three Jawal Iqbal Dad, 50, from Hodge Hill, Birmingham, died from a heart attack only days after he returned home from hospital where he had recovered from coronavirus.




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Heartbreaking video reveals war veteran, 85, living in squalid conditions

The pensioner, known only as Reg, 85, lives in the dilapidated home in Hall Green, Birmingham, with no working fridge, cooker, microwave or washing machine.




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Amazing time-lapse photography shows how TWO NHS Nightingale hospitals have been built in a few days

The NHS Nightingale Hospital in Birmingham will initially have 500 beds to treat coronavirus patients, with the capacity for 2,000. A conference centre at UWE Bristol is also being constructed into a hospital.




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NHS doctor evicted and told to live in tent due to landlord fears he'll infect them with coronavirus

Vincent Okafor, 57, said his landlord thought he might be infected and bring the killer bug into the property. He was given five days' notice to vacate his rented accommodation on March 23.




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Fears grow for missing 16-year-old boys who drove off together three days ago

Police are appealing to find two teenagers from the outskirts of Birmingham who have been missing for three days since driving off together.




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Survivor's no-holds-barred coronavirus diary tells how he pulled through

Panayiotis Elia, 66, didn't show typical Covid-19 symptoms. However, his condition rapidly worsened and, within ten days, he was in a critical condition at Good Hope Hospital in Birmingham.




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Off-duty female cop, 39, 'shoots dead another woman after she found her in an unmarked police car

Woman was found dead in an unmarked police car Friday night after being shot. The victim had been in the car with an off-duty Birmingham police detective at the time.




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Severe weather and tornadoes forecast from South to East Coast affecting 4.5million

A string of severe storms and tornadoes will pummel Louisiana through the Tennessee Valley on Sunday, affecting some 4.5million people.




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Easter Sunday horror as boy, 13, is run over and killed while out walking with his family 

A family have been left devastated after a 13-year-old boy was killed by a black VW Polo in Birmingham on Easter Sunday (pictured, forensics officers at Chester Road).




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Woman, 28, is arrested over 'hit and run' death of 13-year-old boy

Mason O'Grady was hit by a Volskwagen while on a family walk in Erdington, Birmingham, and a 28-year-old woman has been arrested. His brother Adam has paid tribute to him in an emotional post.




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Giant supernova discovered by scientists is TWICE as bright as any previously found

Dying stars are discovered every night but most are in vast galaxies while this one appeared to stand alone, according to a team from the University of Birmingham.




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Australia's tourism minister issues warning international travel unlikely to resume

Holidaymakers should avoid booking any international travel during the coronavirus crisis, warned Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham.




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Married heart doctor keeps his job despite trying to kiss a senior nurse while showing family photos

Dr Syed Akbar, 43, has returned to work despite trying to kiss a senior nurse while showing her photos of his family. The married heart doctor expressed regret over his actions.




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Woman lunges at staff and customers before being shoved to floor in brawl over social distancing

Dramatic video captured the violence erupting inside the store in the Lozells area of Birmingham after the woman allegedly mistook one customer for a staff member.




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Police chief left fighting for life with coronavirus shares image of moment he 'cried like a girl'

Phil Dolby, of West Midlands Police, was struck down with the killer bug a fortnight ago and said he'd never known an illness as bad as the one he was experiencing.




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NHS consultant warns Ramadan could lead to a 'big spike' in coronavirus infections

Dr Adnan Sharif (pictured), who works at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham said the amount of social interaction during Ramadan festivities could be a worry.