Black Country news and blogs Tuesday 28 April 2015
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Romantic boyfriend proposes to partner using giant 20ft billboard 
Daily Mail 19 Apr 15
Paul Bakewell, 35, from Walsall, West Mids, secretly arranged for his partner Tara Barber, 32, to be driven past a billboard on her way to work, where he proposed to her with all her friends and family.
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Romantic boyfriend proposes to partner using giant 20ft billboard
Daily Mail 19 Apr 15
Paul Bakewell, 35, from Walsall, West Mids, secretly arranged for his partner Tara Barber, 32, to be driven past a billboard on her way to work, where he proposed to her with all her friends and family.
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Romantic boyfriend proposes to partner using giant 20ft billboard
Daily Mail 19 Apr 15
Paul Bakewell, 35, from Walsall, West Mids, secretly arranged for his partner Tara Barber, 32, to be driven past a billboard on her way to work, where he proposed to her with all her friends and family.
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Romantic boyfriend proposes to partner using giant 20ft billboard that she passes on way to work
Daily Mail 19 Apr 15
Paul Bakewell, 35, from Walsall, West Mids, secretly arranged for his partner Tara Barber, 32, to be driven past a billboard on her way to work, where he proposed to her with all her friends and family.
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CCTV catches moment Walsall yobs KICK stolen rare bird
Daily Mail 18 Apr 15
The gang broke into a West Midlands aviary and bundled 200 birds into sacks and bags.
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CCTV catches moment Walsall yobs KICK stolen rare bird
Daily Mail 18 Apr 15
The gang broke into a West Midlands aviary and bundled 200 birds into sacks and bags.
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Boy aged THIRTEEN becomes one of UK’s youngest murderers as he is jailed for killing woman, 47, after stamping on her face so hard it left a footprint on her cheek
Daily Mail 18 Apr 15
Petri Kurti, 12, has been jailed for the murder of Glynis Bensley (pictured) after jumping her in the street and kicking her in the face in Smethwick, West Midlands, last September.
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Boy aged THIRTEEN becomes one of UK’s youngest murderers as he is jailed for killing woman, 47, after stamping on her face so hard it left a footprint on her cheek
Daily Mail 18 Apr 15
Petri Kurti, 12, has been jailed for the murder of Glynis Bensley (pictured) after jumping her in the street and kicking her in the face in Smethwick, West Midlands, last September.
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Boy aged THIRTEEN becomes one of UK’s youngest murderers as he is jailed for killing woman, 47, after stamping on her face so hard it left a footprint on her cheek
Daily Mail 18 Apr 15
Petri Kurti, 12, has been jailed for the murder of Glynis Bensley (pictured) after jumping her in the street and kicking her in the face in Smethwick, West Midlands, last September.
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Boy aged THIRTEEN becomes one of UK’s youngest murderers as he is jailed for killing woman, 47, after stamping on her face so hard it left a footprint on her cheek
Daily Mail 17 Apr 15
Petri Kurti, 12, has been jailed for the murder of Glynis Bensley (pictured) after jumping her in the street and kicking her in the face in Smethwick, West Midlands, last September.
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Lorenzo Simon is jailed for 19 years over Michael Spalding’s suitcase murder
Daily Mail 16 Apr 15
Lorenzo Simon, 34, of Smethwick, West Midlands, and his girlfriend Michelle Bird used their friend Michael Spalding for slave labour before Simon killed him and dismembered his body.
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Lorenzo Simon is jailed for 19 years over Michael Spalding’s suitcase murder
Daily Mail 16 Apr 15
Lorenzo Simon, 34, of Smethwick, West Midlands, and his girlfriend Michelle Bird used their friend Michael Spalding for slave labour before Simon killed him and dismembered his body.
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Lorenzo Simon is jailed for 19 years over Michael Spalding’s suitcase murder
Daily Mail 16 Apr 15
Lorenzo Simon, 34, of Smethwick, West Midlands, and his girlfriend Michelle Bird used their friend Michael Spalding for slave labour before Simon killed him and dismembered his body.
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Lorenzo Simon is jailed for 19 years over Michael Spalding’s suitcase murder
Daily Mail 16 Apr 15
Lorenzo Simon, 34, of Smethwick, West Midlands, and his girlfriend Michelle Bird used their friend Michael Spalding for slave labour before Simon killed him and dismembered his body.
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Lorenzo Simon is jailed for 19 years over Michael Spalding’s suitcase murder
Daily Mail 16 Apr 15
Lorenzo Simon, 34, of Smethwick, West Midlands, and his girlfriend Michelle Bird used their friend Michael Spalding for slave labour before Simon killed him and dismembered his body.
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Morrisons put halal-only pick and mix on sale in Britain
Daily Mail 16 Apr 15
The 10 stores trialling the scheme include Blackburn, Bolton, Preston, Bradford, West Bromwich, Birmingham, Leamington Spa and three in London…
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Morrisons put halal-only pick and mix on sale in Britain
Daily Mail 15 Apr 15
The 10 stores trialling the scheme include Blackburn, Bolton, Preston, Bradford, West Bromwich, Birmingham, Leamington Spa and three in London…
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Dave Heeley becomes first blind runner to finish Marathon des Sables
Daily Mail 13 Apr 15
Dave Heeley, 57, from West Bromwich, has become the first blind athlete to complete the Marathon des Sables, which saw him run almost 160 miles across the Sahara Desert.
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Dave Heeley becomes first blind runner to finish Marathon des Sables
Daily Mail 13 Apr 15
Dave Heeley, 57, from West Bromwich, has become the first blind athlete to complete the Marathon des Sables, which saw him run almost 160 miles across the Sahara Desert.
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Dave Heeley becomes first blind runner to finish Marathon des Sables
Daily Mail 13 Apr 15
Dave Heeley, 57, from West Bromwich, has become the first blind athlete to complete the Marathon des Sables, which saw him run almost 160 miles across the Sahara Desert.
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British marathon man becomes first blind runner to finish 160-mile trek known as the world’s toughest race
Daily Mail 12 Apr 15
Dave Heeley, 57, from West Bromwich, has become the first blind athlete to complete the Marathon des Sables, which saw him run almost 160 miles across the Sahara Desert.
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Return trip: Honest cabbie hands back £10,000 cash to passenger who left it in the back of his taxi
Daily Mail 5 Apr 15
Mohammed Nisar, 55, had been driving sole trader Adrian Quinn to Walsall train station when the passenger hopped out of the car without his rucksack which had £10,000 in cash inside.
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Return trip: Honest cabbie hands back £10,000 cash to passenger who left it in the back of his taxi
Daily Mail 5 Apr 15
Mohammed Nisar, 55, had been driving sole trader Adrian Quinn to Walsall train station when the passenger hopped out of the car without his rucksack which had £10,000 in cash inside.
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The Dog squad with a nose for hidden dry rot that can destroy your home
Daily Mail 4 Apr 15
Mark Doggett, 30, of Wolverhampton, has trained his two animals to sniff out the destructive fungus in old houses where it can hide in places a person would miss.
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Church brings Maundy Thursday service forward to allow drop-in session for prostitutes
Daily Mail 1 Apr 15
All Saints Church in Wolverhampton, pictured, re-scheduled the service, which marks the start of Easter, so that vulnerable women can attend their regular Thursday sessions tomorrow.
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Church brings Maundy Thursday service forward to allow drop-in session for prostitutes
Daily Mail 1 Apr 15
All Saints Church in Wolverhampton, pictured, re-scheduled the service, which marks the start of Easter, so that vulnerable women can attend their regular Thursday sessions tomorrow.
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Church brings Maundy Thursday service forward to allow drop-in session for prostitutes
Daily Mail 1 Apr 15
All Saints Church in Wolverhampton, pictured, re-scheduled the service, which marks the start of Easter, so that vulnerable women can attend their regular Thursday sessions tomorrow.
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Church brings Maundy Thursday service forward to allow drop-in session for prostitutes
Daily Mail 1 Apr 15
All Saints Church in Wolverhampton, pictured, re-scheduled the service, which marks the start of Easter, so that vulnerable women can attend their regular Thursday sessions tomorrow.
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Family of British plane crash victim ‘numb’ at loss of ‘lovely’ father-of-two
Daily Mail 25 Mar 15
Martyn Matthews, of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, was flying back from a business trip.
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At least three Britons killed on Germanwings flight 4U9525 in French Alps
Daily Mail 25 Mar 15
It is believed one of the British dead is Martyn Matthews,from Wolverhampton.
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At least three Britons killed on doomed Germanwings flight confirms Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond
Daily Mail 25 Mar 15
It is believed one of the British dead is Martyn Matthews,from Wolverhampton.
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Afzal Amin quits as Tory candidate after defending plot to win votes by working with EDL
Daily Mail 23 Mar 15
Afzal Amin was due to face a special Tory candidates panel tomorrow which was expected to oust him from the key marginal seat of Dudley North after being filmed in talks with the English Defence League.
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Afzal Amin quits as Tory candidate after defending plot to win votes by working with EDL
Daily Mail 23 Mar 15
Afzal Amin was due to face a special Tory candidates panel tomorrow which was expected to oust him from the key marginal seat of Dudley North after being filmed in talks with the English Defence League.
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Conservatives prepare to sack Afzal Amin caught plotting with EDL
Daily Mail 23 Mar 15
Afzal Amin was due to face a special Tory candidates panel tomorrow which was expected to oust him from the key marginal seat of Dudley North after being filmed in talks with the English Defence League.
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Conservatives prepare to sack Afzal Amin caught plotting with EDL
Daily Mail 23 Mar 15
Afzal Amin was due to face a special Tory candidates panel tomorrow which was expected to oust him from the key marginal seat of Dudley North after being filmed in talks with the English Defence League.
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Conservatives prepare to sack Afzal Amin caught plotting with EDL
Daily Mail 23 Mar 15
Afzal Amin will face a special Tory candidates panel tomorrow which is expected to oust him from the key marginal seat of Dudley North after being filmed in talks with the English Defence League.
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Conservatives prepare to sack Afzal Amin caught plotting with EDL
Daily Mail 23 Mar 15
Afzal Amin will face a special Tory candidates panel tomorrow which is expected to oust him from the key marginal seat of Dudley North after being filmed in talks with the English Defence League.
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Conservatives prepare to sack Afzal Amin caught plotting with EDL
Daily Mail 23 Mar 15
Afzal Amin will face a special Tory candidates panel tomorrow which is expected to oust him from the key marginal seat of Dudley North after being filmed in talks with the English Defence League.
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Conservatives prepare to sack Afzal Amin caught plotting with EDL
Daily Mail 23 Mar 15
Afzal Amin will face a special Tory candidates panel tomorrow which is expected to oust him from the key marginal seat of Dudley North after being filmed in talks with the English Defence League.
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Conservatives prepare to sack Afzal Amin caught plotting with EDL
Daily Mail 23 Mar 15
Afzal Amin will face a special Tory candidates panel tomorrow which is expected to oust him from the key marginal seat of Dudley North after being filmed in talks with the English Defence League.
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Sophie Burgess dead 48 hours after giving birth to twins eight weeks prematurely
Daily Mail 22 Mar 15
Sophie Burgess, 19, gave birth to Evie and Oliver at Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital after suffering cramps.
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Sophie Burgess dead 48 hours after giving birth to twins eight weeks prematurely
Daily Mail 22 Mar 15
Sophie Burgess, 19, gave birth to Evie and Oliver at Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital after suffering cramps.
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Sophie Burgess dead 48 hours after giving birth to twins eight weeks prematurely
Daily Mail 22 Mar 15
Sophie Burgess, 19, gave birth to Evie and Oliver at Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital after suffering cramps.
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Sophie Burgess dead 48 hours after giving birth to twins eight weeks prematurely
Daily Mail 22 Mar 15
Sophie Burgess, 19, gave birth to Evie and Oliver at Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital after suffering cramps.
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Sophie Burgess dead 48 hours after giving birth to twins eight weeks prematurely
Daily Mail 22 Mar 15
Sophie Burgess, 19, gave birth to Evie and Oliver at Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital after suffering cramps.
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Sophie Burgess dead 48 hours after giving birth to twins eight weeks prematurely
Daily Mail 22 Mar 15
Sophie Burgess, 19, gave birth to Evie and Oliver at Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital after suffering cramps.
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Sophie Burgess dead 48 hours after giving birth to twins eight weeks prematurely
Daily Mail 22 Mar 15
Sophie Burgess, 19, gave birth to Evie and Oliver at Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital after suffering cramps.
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Sophie Burgess dead 48 hours after giving birth to twins eight weeks prematurely
Daily Mail 22 Mar 15
Sophie Burgess, 19, gave birth to Evie and Oliver at Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital after suffering cramps.
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Sophie Burgess dead 48 hours after giving birth to twins eight weeks prematurely
Daily Mail 21 Mar 15
Sophie Burgess, 19, gave birth to Evie and Oliver at Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital after suffering cramps.
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Sophie Burgess dead 48 hours after giving birth to twins eight weeks prematurely
Daily Mail 21 Mar 15
Sophie Burgess, 19, gave birth to Evie and Oliver at Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital after suffering cramps.