Solihull news

• Teen robber attacked four year-old girl as she tried to protect her pregnant mum

  03-06-2015 22:00
  
  Police hunting gang who swiped gold necklace from expectant mum as she visited a relative in Sparkbrook
  
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• Teen robber attacked four year-old girl as she tried to protect her mum

  03-06-2015 22:00
  
  Police hunting gang who swiped gold necklace from mum as she visited a relative in Sparkbrook
  
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• Super slimmer Noreen lost the combined weight of both her children

  03-06-2015 22:00
  
  She was morbidly obese, but wanting to be a positive role model for her children spurred Noreen Burgess on to slimming success
  
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• Can David Cameron's free childcare plans really work?

  03-06-2015 20:00
  
  It was the news that literally had me jumping for joy.
  
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• Mohammed Rafiq, 80, appealed against jail term for acid attack plot against teen girlfriend

  03-06-2015 19:31
  
  Mohammed Rafiq, from Smethwick, was jailed for 18 years after teen lover Vikki Horsman left with serious burns on her face
  
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• Alton Towers rollercoaster victim Joe Pugh posted tweet joking about buggy running over his foot in hours before the accident

  03-06-2015 18:46
  
  Joe Pugh, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and girl friend Leah Washington were injured in The Smiler crash at Alton Towers
  
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• Alton Towers rollercoast victim Joe Push posted tweet joking about buggy running over his foot in hours before the accident

  03-06-2015 18:46
  
  Joe Pugh, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and girl friend Leah Washington were injured in The Smiler crash at Alton Towers
  
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• Police issue 'Goonies' appeal to trace burglary suspect

  03-06-2015 18:34
  
  Twitter users claim burglary suspect looks like 'Sloth' from US comedy classic
  
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• Inquiries into child sexual exploitation and dementia scoop top awards

  03-06-2015 18:17
  
  Birmingham City Council backbenchers praised by national organisation for their inquiries into serious issues affecting city
  
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• Alton Towers to remain shut as investigations continue into rollercoaster crash

  03-06-2015 18:14
  
  Staffordshire theme park has announced that it will remain shut tomorrow (Thursday, June 4)
  
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• Hospital trust still under fire – new report exposes failures - Solihull Observer

  03-06-2015 17:44 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Hospital trust still under fire – new report exposes failures
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  These are just some of the issues highlighted in a damning new report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) about the level of care at The Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT). The Trust, which oversees the running of Solihull, Good Hope and ...and more »
  
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• Over 700 office jobs on way to Birmingham

  03-06-2015 17:36
  
  Jobs bonanza for office workers in the city
  
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• West Midlands parents hit with England's biggest hike in nursery charges

  03-06-2015 17:00
  
  Fifty per cent rise in fees in just five years as parents demand more help to allow them to return to work
  
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• Heartlands Hospital salmonella outbreak caused death of 88 year-old patient, report finds

  03-06-2015 17:00
  
  Leonard Spiers, from Ward End, died during salmonella outbreak at Heartlands Hospital
  
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• First pictures of Alton Towers rollercoaster crash victims Joe Pugh and Leah Washington

  03-06-2015 16:47
  
  Teenagers Joe Pugh and his girlfriend Leah Washington were on The Smiler when it crashed
  
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• Locked Up: See our gallery of criminals jailed in May

  03-06-2015 16:46
  
  See photos of offenders locked up by Midland courts during May 2015
  
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• Jailed in May: See our gallery of criminals locked-up last month

  03-06-2015 16:46
  
  See photos of offenders locked up by Midland courts during May 2015
  
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• Miller & Carter Steakhouse, Solihull review: Does this pub chain really have ... - Birmingham Mail

  03-06-2015 16:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
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  Miller & Carter Steakhouse, Solihull review: Does this pub chain really have ...
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  For the record, it was in “the food service category at the Quality Standard Mark Excellence awards hosted by EBLEX.” Which sounds like a right mouthful. So my mission was to forget the PR guff in order to find out what a Miller & Carter tastes like ...
  
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• David Cameron vows help for 500 Dixons Carphone staff threatened with redundancy

  03-06-2015 15:58
  
  Prime Minister says he will "look very closely" at possible loss of 500 Black Country jobs after MP Adrian Bailey raises concerns in the House of Commons
  
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• Birmingham City Council boss admits: "Vulnerable kids still not safe with us"

  03-06-2015 15:48
  
  Children's services boss Coun Brigid Jones makes frank confession 12 months into three-year improvement plan
  
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• Helping to raise funds for John Taylor Hospice, a team of over 250 of its supporters entered this year's Great Midlands Fun Run

  03-06-2015 14:19
  
  A total of over 250 supporters showed their team spirit by competing in the Great Midlands Fun Run for John Taylor Hospice. 
  
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• Schoolboy claims he's the Aston Villa fan captured brandishing a knife in 'threat' to Arsenal fans

  03-06-2015 14:04
  
  Exam student pleads to be left alone and says: 'I only use the blade to cut peppers and tomatoes'
  
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• Alton Towers remains closed after rollercoaster crash

  03-06-2015 13:45
  
  The theme park boss whose record-breaking rollercoaster crashed, leaving four people seriously injured, said the troubled attraction suffered "teething problems" after opening.
  
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• Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson found not guilty of perjury

  03-06-2015 12:55
  
  David Cameron's former director of communications was found guilty in June last year of conspiring to intercept voicemails at the now-defunct Sunday tabloid
  
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• Watch: Why getting behind the wheel dehydrated could be as dangerous as drink driving

  03-06-2015 12:55
  
  New study reveals even mild dehydration is equivalent to being over the drink driving limit in terms of driver errors
  
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• Country's first Wurlitzer theatre organ installed in Walsall

  03-06-2015 12:27
  
  It is at Walsall's Picture House that the country's first ever Wurlitzer theatre organ (or Unit Orchestra) was installed.
  
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• Buckingham Palace quashes fears for Queen's health after BBC journalist's bungle

  03-06-2015 12:13
  
  Mistake raises memories of how Birmingham radio presenter told listeners that the monarch had died
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at June 3 in years gone by

  03-06-2015 11:58
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on June 3.
  
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• Teenager in Chelmsley Wood abduction attempt

  03-06-2015 11:00
  
  Girl of 16 grabbed by man who tried to pull her towards his car
  
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• Live: Alton Towers Smiler rollercoaster investigation continues - follow updates here

  03-06-2015 10:59
  
  Alton Towers remains closed on Wednesday after the accident on The Smiler which left five people seriously injured - follow updates here
  
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• Police test 37 motorists in summer drink and drug driving crackdown

  03-06-2015 10:28
  
  Six arrested on first day of operation to catch offenders getting behind wheel under the influence
  
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• 400 people still trapped in capsized boat on the Yangtze River

  03-06-2015 09:47
  
  Fourteen people have been rescued, but majority of the 456 people on board, many of them elderly tourists, are unaccounted for
  
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• How did school proms begin?

  03-06-2015 09:27
  
  A history of the phenomenon
  
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• Alton Towers The Smiler crash - read the Mail's review from its opening in May 2013

  03-06-2015 09:03
  
  Our man said he was terrified - but couldn't wait to ride again
  
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• Alton Towers The Smiler - theme park could reopen tomorrow

  03-06-2015 08:30
  
  Theme park remains shut today after horror crash on £18 million rollercoaster
  
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• Alton Towers The Smiler - theme park could reopen on Thursday

  03-06-2015 08:30
  
  Theme park remains shut after horror crash on £18 million rollercoaster
  
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• Morning news headlines: Sepp Blatter to quit as FIFA president, Commons to pay tribute to Charles Kennedy

  03-06-2015 08:06
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• Live: Wednesday's news, weather, travel and sport for Birmingham and the West Midlands

  03-06-2015 08:04
  
  Local and national news, weather updates, traffic reports and the latest sport as it happens on June 3rd.
  
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• Midland Metro trams running in Birmingham city centre by the autumn

  03-06-2015 07:30
  
  Construction work on the tracks between Snow Hill and New Street is on time, with full passenger service up and running by end of year
  
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• Replay: Four seriously injured in Alton Towers Smiler ride accident

  03-06-2015 00:18
  
  Collision at Staffordshire theme park involved two carriages - one empty and one containing 16 people
  
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• Police appeal after attempted abduction in Chelmsley Wood

  03-06-2015 00:00
  Solihull Police are appealing for witnesses after a man tried to force a teenager into his car in Chelmsley Wood at the weekend. The 16-year-old girl was making her way home along Moorend Avenue, near the junction with Ely Close, just before 8pm on Saturday (30 May) when a man spoke to her. She ignored him and carried on walking, but he followed her and grabbed her coat, pulling her towards his car. 
  
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• Former Brownhills factory work jailed for sexually assaulting girl

  03-06-2015 00:00
  A man, who admitted sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl after his DNA was found on her clothing, has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. 
   
  Richard Hopkins targeted his young victim – whom  he knew – when they were alone together at an address in Brownhills on 1 September 2014. 
   
  
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• Drivers urged to be vigilant following Halesowen carjackings

  03-06-2015 00:00
  Police in Halesowen are urging drivers to be vigilant after two people had their cars stolen from them after being shunted from behind. 
   
  The first car - a silver Volkswagen Golf - was taken when its driver stopped at the junction of Lansdowne Road with Hurst Green Road at around 12.30pm on 26 May.
   
  
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