Solihull news

• Tamworth mum's life 'saved by car crash' after doctors spot cancer

  28-05-2015 22:00
  
  Diagnosis of rare tumour after car collision meant Michelle Cartwright was treated early before illness could spread
  
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• Watch girl launch savage attack on man in city centre over 'crack head spliff'

  28-05-2015 21:30
  
  The shocking footage appears to shows a man being attacked near the Bullring’s car park entrance in Smallbrook Queensway in front of stunned shoppers
  
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• Funeral held for tragic Birmingham dentists who drowned in Malta

  28-05-2015 20:00
  
  Thousands attend joint funeral at Small Heath Park for Mohammad Kamran Shabir and Lyace Ali who died in swimming accident
  
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• Fallan Kurek's family thank public for support after Pill tragedy

  28-05-2015 20:00
  
  Tamworth blood clot victim's dad Brian reveals he has been contacted by people as far away as Australia in run-up to daughter's funeral
  
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• Birmingham Pride 2015 is city’s biggest and best gay pride in 19-year history

  28-05-2015 19:05
  
  Festival welcomed 60,000 revellers - plus 75,000 spectators - with only small number of offences committed including one hate crime
  
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• Broad Street monument has a missing V

  28-05-2015 18:57
  
  Members of the public have noticed that the letter ‘V’ is missing from the sculpture on Broad Street
  
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• Arrest in Zafran Nawaz murder inquiry as detectives quiz 20-year-old man

  28-05-2015 18:52
  
  Police make twelfth arrest after 34-year-old's body was found in garden shed in Bordesley Green
  
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• West Midlands Police chief warns of more cuts and says: 'It's going to be emotional'

  28-05-2015 17:00
  
  Deputy Chief Constable Dave Thompson says public had voted for austerity in General Election
  
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• Centro removes 'sex adverts' from Birmingham bus stops after complaints

  28-05-2015 17:00
  
  Campaign group objected to posters for classifieds website Vivastreet which showed three young women
  
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• New national rail strike looms as RMT union rejects pay deal

  28-05-2015 16:21
  
  Network Rail workers set to walk out for 24 hours on June 4 and 48 hours on June 9 after improved offer was snubbed
  
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• FIFA crisis: UEFA could boycott World Cup if Sepp Blatter is re-elected

  28-05-2015 16:17
  
  Embattled FIFA chief refusing to quit and still intends to stand for re-election in Friday's presidential vote
  
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• Replay: Man in critical condition after stabbing in Highfield Road, Saltley - follow updates here

  28-05-2015 15:08
  
  West Midlands Police are attending an incident outside the Rock Gym in Highfield Road, Saltley - follow updates here
  
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• Nearly three-quarters of supermarket chickens contain potentially deadly bug

  28-05-2015 15:06
  
  Food Standards Agency putting pressure on supermarkets after year-long study found major retailers failing to reduce rates of campylobacter.
  
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• Get set for summer... Brum to bask in sizzling sunshine next week

  28-05-2015 14:18
  
  Forecasters say temperatures will soar to rival the Med by next Wednesday - after a chilly, rainy spell
  
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• 12 sweeping skyline views of Birmingham - vote for your favourite

  28-05-2015 13:50
  
  Have you seen Brum looking better than this?
  
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• 'Disgraceful' Sepp Blatter must resign - and is like a mafia boss, says Midland MEP

  28-05-2015 13:10
  
  It "defies belief" that Sepp Blatter didn't know what was going on in Fifa, a Birmingham MEP has told the European Parliament
  
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• Halesowen Abbey's medieval mayhem

  28-05-2015 12:38
  
  How a land-greedy abbot's demands led to murder and betrayal in Halesowen
  
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• Three arrested in Birmingham drug raids

  28-05-2015 12:36
  
  Trio detained in city and another man in Liverpool as part of crackdown on dealing gangs
  
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• Opinion: The death of Fallan Kurek is a tragedy - but the contraceptive pill has brought huge benefits to humanity

  28-05-2015 12:30
  
  Health expert warns that we must remember successes of contraceptive care to all while we mourn individual tragedies
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at May 28 in years gone by

  28-05-2015 12:27
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on May 28.
  
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• Birmingham Labour MP says Liz Kendall is the leader who can beat the Tories

  28-05-2015 12:21
  
  MP Gisela Stuart backs Liz Kendall as the leader who can help Labour win over Tory voters while other Birmingham MPs back Yvette Cooper
  
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• What is the 'Paracetamol Challenge'? How did it start?

  28-05-2015 11:38
  
  Children urged not to take part in the potentially lethal  'Paracetamol Challenge' which is circulating on social media
  
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• Sheldon practice closed after tragic death of two dentists - Solihull Observer

  28-05-2015 11:34 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Sheldon practice closed after tragic death of two dentists
  Solihull Observer
  Dr Lyace Ali and Dr Mohammad Kamran Shabir, partners at The Sheldon Dental Practice, died on Saturday, May 23 after getting into difficulty whilst swimming in the famous Blue Lagoon off Comino island. Maltese police said officers were sent to assist ...and more »
  
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• Would you survive the Hunger Games? Join Solihull Arts Complex's special ... - Coventry Telegraph

  28-05-2015 11:33 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  Would you survive the Hunger Games? Join Solihull Arts Complex's special ...
  Coventry Telegraph
  Have you spent afternoons dreaming about what it would be like to be in the Games, and whether you'd have the skills to be able to emerge victorious when the bloodshed was over? Perhaps you daydream of finding your Peeta - or your Katniss - and living ...
  
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• Watch as callous thief snatches disabled man's mobility scooter

  28-05-2015 11:29
  
  Police release CCTV after Cradley Heath resident left housebound when raider forced open his back door and drove away vehicle
  
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• 'Lovely men taken too soon...' Your tributes to dentists Mohammad Kamran Shabir and Lyace Ali

  28-05-2015 10:39
  
  Family and friends remember tragic friends who died after a swimming accident at Blue Lagoon in Malta
  
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• Three in court over failed armed raid on Ladypool Road post office

  28-05-2015 10:27
  
  Suspects accused of robbery, threatening someone with a bladed article and theft of a motor vehicle after incident in Sparkbrook yesterday
  
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• Aston Villa helps young fan go to Wembley after broken foot threatened to crush his FA Cup dream

  28-05-2015 10:04
  
  Club offers Dylan Carpenter, from Kingstanding, accessible seat with his dad after injury threw his trip to London in doubt
  
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• Birmingham and Solihull RFC appoint Ian Matthews as new head of rugby - Birmingham Mail

  28-05-2015 09:53 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Birmingham and Solihull RFC appoint Ian Matthews as new head of rugby
  Birmingham Mail
  Birmingham and Solihull Bees have a new head of rugby with the appointment of Ian Matthews. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; LinkedIn. Birmingham and Solihull Rugby Club has announced that Ian Matthews has been appointed as its new Head of Rugby.
  
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• Brum student showing the right moves in business

  28-05-2015 09:44
  
  Romanah Malcolm launches her own dance school
  
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• England should host 2018 World Cup says former UEFA boss as sponsors put pressure on FIFA

  28-05-2015 09:19
  
  New corruption charges have thrown world football's governing body into disarray
  
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• Boy fights for life after medics revive him following two-car crash

  28-05-2015 08:47
  
  Medics battle for 20 minutes to revive youngster after collision in West Bromwich
  
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• JLR cleaners suspended for alleged drink and drug abuse

  28-05-2015 08:40
  
  Contract staff removed from Lode Lane plant after random testing
  
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• Live: Thursday's news, sport, travel and weather for Birmingham and the West Midlands

  28-05-2015 08:07
  
  Local and national news, plus weather outlook and traffic latest, as it happens on May 28th.
  
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• Morning news headlines: Pressure on Fifa chief Sepp Blatter to resign, EU referendum question revealed

  28-05-2015 08:07
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• Thief steals Good Samaritan's jacket as he tends to car crash victim at Birmingham City University awards

  28-05-2015 07:30
  
  Crook even stole trophy Senan Simmons, 21, had received hours before
  
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• Thief steals Good Samaritan's jacket as he tends to car crash victim after Birmingham City University awards night

  28-05-2015 07:30
  
  Crook even stole the trophy Senan Simmons, 21, had received hours before.
  
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• Renowned Midland Titanic expert is mourned by friends

  28-05-2015 07:30
  
  Tributes to one of the country's top Titanic experts who has died
  
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• WATCH: Man left housebound after mobility scooter theft

  28-05-2015 00:00
  Footage has been released of a heartless burglar who stole a man’s mobility scooter − leaving the 56-year-old housebound.Police were called to the man’s home, on Cradley Heath High Street on the afternoon of Saturday 28 March when the victim woke to find his house had been broken into.
  
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• Trio to appear in court charged with Moseley post office robbery

  28-05-2015 00:00
  Three people will appear in court after a failed robbery attempt at a Birmingham post office yesterday (27 May).The trio − 18-year-old Ilyas Khan from Kingswood Road, 20-year-old Tayyab Ayaz from Brighton Road and a 17-year-old boy from the Moseley area have been charged in connection with the investigation.
  
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• Men to appear in court over Liverpool and Birmingham drugs-ring probe

  28-05-2015 00:00
  Police investigating drug offences committed by Organised Crime Groups have arrested a further four people today (Wednesday 27 May) across south Birmingham and at one address in Liverpool. All have been charged with conspiracy to supply Class A Drugs and will appear before Birmingham Magistrates Court tomorrow morning (Thursday 28 May).
  
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• Final showdown for five West Midlands Police officers

  28-05-2015 00:00
  Guzan or Given? N’Zogbia or Gabby? These are just a couple of the quandaries that Tim Sherwood faces ahead of Villa’s FA Cup Final. But there are no such worries for West Midlands Police as the final line up heading to Wembley has been confirmed. PC Stewart Bladen will lead out a team of five officers heading to the capital along with 25,000 fans hoping to have the bragging rights over Arsenal as the final whistle sounds on Saturday 30 May.
  
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