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Seven firefighters dressed in brown firefighting uniforms with yellow helmets work at the scene of a fire. Smoke is billowing into the sky behind a building in the background. Yellow hoses from a fire truck on the right can be seen snaking along the ground and a ladder has been placed against a roof in the background.

Huge factory fire started accidentally - brigade

The blaze broke out in the building in Digbeth, Birmingham, on Tuesday, the fire service says.

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A man standing in a park. He has a black and grey beard and short black hair. He is wearing a navy hoodie and is standing in front of large trees. He is smiling into the camera.

Hospital opens 'one stop shop' transplant centre

The Edmonds Transplant Centre enables patients to receive all of their care in one place.

A woman with black hair and a box fringe in a library reaching for a book on a book shelf. She is wearing a green jacket and light brown backpack.

Council to close town centre library

The Sutton Coldfield library will close for good in June, the city council says.

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The back of a police officer, who is wearing a yellow hi-vis police jacket which says "police" on the back. The side of another officer can be seen on the right.

Attempted murder arrests after man shot in head

Two men, aged 21 and 22, are arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the shooting.

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Two women wearing cycle helmets look at each other while wearing glasses. The lady on the left has a grey top on, the one on the right a blue top. Behind them is a park with green grass and trees.

'Age is no barrier to learning how to ride a bike'

Sam Sahdra has taught 200 women to ride a bike which gives her a "boost of happiness".

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A red brick and terracotta building with a tower, on a sunny street.

Call to preserve 1900s hall that housed Que Club

The Victorian Society has put the Birmingham landmark on its annual list of endangered buildings.

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A girl with long blonde hair, wearing a black school jumper, a white shirt and a black tie.

'My daughter's hit-and-run shattered our family'

Sarah says she still sees speeding cars on her Erdington road after her daughter was badly hurt.

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The young entrepreneurs embracing neurodiversity

ZeZe, Iveta and Alex have set up businesses related to their experiences with autism and dyslexia.

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Four women standing in a line and smiling. Three are wearing glassed and two have blue aprons on. They are stood in front of a funeral flowers display which has flowers bursting out of an elevated coffin next to the a sculpture of a man sat on a bench.

'We were first to take funeral flowers to Chelsea'

Gill Hodgson helped created the first display of funeral flowers at the Chelsea Flower Show.