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A charity shop hailed 'the best in Birmingham' has reopened after an arson attack left it closed for months.

The Sue Ryder store in Kings Heath High Street lost an estimated £72,000 income for the charity as it was forced to shut due to the fire earlier this year.

The store, part of the national palliative care and bereavement charity, has been out of action for 19 weeks after it was targeted.

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The charity estimates put the lost income at the equivalent of nearly 2,500 hours of expert care, including pain and symptom management for people living with a terminal illness.

The shop also missed out on around 3,000 donation bags through the closure. It was gutted on the night of Monday,

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