Solihull news

• Neo-Nazis attack Cannon Hill park's Jewish memorial and unfurl swastika flag

  10-06-2015 22:00
  
  Group called National Action also smeared offensive graffiti on park gates and posted video on YouTube
  
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• Grass cut on just one half of playing fields due to council wrangle

  10-06-2015 22:00
  
  Thanks to a council wrangle over who cuts the grass, there is a visible line on the playing fields off the junction of Walstead Road and Laurel Road.
  
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• Bullring named Birmingham's worst postcode crime hotspot

  10-06-2015 20:45
  
  Home Office statistics show 43 offences recorded in and around the shopping centre in just one month
  
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• Watch the moment Birmingham plane passenger is taken off Spanish flight after 'stag party runway prank'

  10-06-2015 20:00
  
  Prank at Majorca's Palma Airport sees man taken off flight and be detained by Spanish police
  
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• Driver tells of his 10-hour journey from hell caught in Birmingham roadworks

  10-06-2015 20:00
  
  Motorist was hit by 'worst experience in 40 years of driving' taking teenagers to 5 Seconds of Summer concert at Barclaycard Arena
  
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• Rebecca Minnock: Police hunt for mum and toddler widened after sightings in Birmingham

  10-06-2015 17:53
  
  Police searching for Rebecca Minnock and her toddler son have been told of sightings in Birmingham and Cheltenham
  
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• Do politicians overlook Birmingham? Watch young people give their verdicts

  10-06-2015 17:30
  
  Local reporters give us their views on whether the Midlands is being overlooked by the government in favour of London and the North
  
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• See the health and safety posters of yesteryear discovered in Hockley warehouse

  10-06-2015 17:00
  
  Remember The Tufty Club? These vintage RoSPA posters have been uncovered in Birmingham
  
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• Motorcyclist injured in Northfield crash

  10-06-2015 16:39
  
  Rider suffered multiple injuries when two bikes collided on Cheverton Road
  
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• Campaign to honour murdered Anne Dunkley by naming Solihull road after ... - Birmingham Mail

  10-06-2015 16:37 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Campaign to honour murdered Anne Dunkley by naming Solihull road after ...
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  Council bosses have been urged to name a Solihull road after murdered former primary school teacher Anne Dunkley. Former Girl Guide leader Mrs Dunkley, 67, had suffered fatal head injuries at her home in Elmdon Road, Marston Green, last Friday.
  
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• Campaign to honour murdered Anne Dunkley by naming Solihull road after former teacher

  10-06-2015 15:53
  
  Nephew Gareth Emery, 24, charged with murder after pensioner, 67, found with head injuries at Marston Green home
  
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• Man arrested over pigs' heads dumped at Solihull community centre - Birmingham Mail

  10-06-2015 15:49 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Man arrested over pigs' heads dumped at Solihull community centre
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  A man has been arrested after four pigs' heads were dumped on the doorstep of a Solihull community centre earlier this year. The 34-year-old was arrested from an address in The Radleys, Marston Green, at around 1am today. He is currently being held on ...
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• Birmingham student stars in National Express film

  10-06-2015 15:30
  
  Helen Abbott chosen as first passenger to take part in company's driver training film for focus on wheelchair accessibility
  
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• Man arrested over pigs' heads dumped at Solihull community centre

  10-06-2015 15:26
  
  34-year-old held on suspicion of carrying out a religiously-aggravated public order offence after incident at Hermitage Road building in April
  
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• Cyclist dies after West Bromwich collision tragedy

  10-06-2015 15:17
  
  The man, believed to be in his 40s, died at traffic island over M5
  
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• Jet to be buried 20ft below Edgbaston Reservoir in wacky art scheme

  10-06-2015 12:50
  
  City artist using £250k of public money to give visitors an 'adverse experience'
  
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• Brickworks flourished on the edge of Birmingham during the 19th century

  10-06-2015 12:48
  
  Bartley Green and California became home to a flourishing industry that changed the district’s face and fortunes during the 19th century.
  
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• One Direction sending Alton Towers crash victim a get well soon message

  10-06-2015 12:26
  
  Leah Washington, 17, who lost a leg in rollercoaster collision, is a huge fan of the group and will receive backstage tickets to meet them
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at June 10 in years gone by

  10-06-2015 12:25
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on June 10.
  
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• Opinion: Axe the bedroom tax if you want to prove you care about everyone, Mr Cameron

  10-06-2015 12:16
  
  The Prime Minister claims to be a "one nation" politician who cares about every section of society - so why is his government still penalising disabled people?
  
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• Wanted: Someone to test and break phones for a living

  10-06-2015 11:46
  
  Would you like to have an unusual job reviewing mobile phones, if so then read on
  
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• Send us YOUR 2015 prom pictures

  10-06-2015 11:13
  
  We want you to celebrate your school or college's prom by sending us your pictures to share with our readers.
  
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• Alton Towers crash amputee Leah Washington could get millions in compensation

  10-06-2015 10:23
  
  Top lawyer says four most seriously injured victims could get several millions while others in carriage could be awarded £3k-£80k
  
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• Birmingham pensioner wins memorial for ship of shame's forgotten victims

  10-06-2015 09:48
  
  Thanks to campaigner Dorothy Bradbury service of remembrance will be held for those who died in Arandora Star sinking
  
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• Lenny Henry says being offered knighthood was 'like being filled with lemonade'

  10-06-2015 09:15
  
  56-year-old comedian, a mainstay of Comic Relief for years, to be honoured for services to charity
  
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• Indonesian volcano Mount Sinabung spews fresh clouds and ash

  10-06-2015 09:10
  
  Authorities are monitoring Mount Sinabung on Sumatra, one of Indonesia's main islands, after placing it on the highest alert level last week
  
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• Fleetwood Mac Genting Arena postponement spells heartbreak for fan who travelled from Canada to see them in Birmingham

  10-06-2015 09:02
  
  Angry audience members demand answers over last-minute announcement
  
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• Traffic safety cameras for Birmingham city centre accident blackspot

  10-06-2015 09:00
  
  Council leader Sir Albert Bore wants enforcement cameras on Great Charles Street as soon as possible following major accident
  
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• West Bromwich crash closes M5 slip roads

  10-06-2015 08:57
  
  Chaos for commuters after collision between motorcycle and lorry at A41 island at 7.20am
  
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• Motorcyclist seriously hurt as West Bromwich crash closes M5 slip roads

  10-06-2015 08:57
  
  Chaos for commuters after collision between motorcycle and lorry at A41 island at 7.20am
  
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• Morning news headlines: New rules to force budget surplus, PM set for EU talks in Brussels

  10-06-2015 08:00
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• Let's see Brum's best beards and moustaches!

  10-06-2015 07:38
  
  It's National Male Grooming Day and we want YOUR pictures.
  
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• 'Booming' Birmingham on road for economic success says council leader

  10-06-2015 07:33
  
  Sir Albert Bore tells councillors that Birmingham's economy is growing faster than at any time since the 1960s
  
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• What a washout! Weekend of wind, rain and plunging temperatures forecast for Birmingham

  10-06-2015 07:30
  
  Experts warn that flaming June is fizzling out - although the weather should pick up again next week
  
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• Car crash conman Abdul Qadeer Qadri jailed over £30k fraud

  10-06-2015 07:30
  
  Crook used details of friends and relatives to cash in on string of insurance policies - and even drew diagrams of fake collisions
  
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• Man charged with Handsworth murder

  10-06-2015 00:00
  An 18-year-old man will appear at Birmingham Crown Court tomorrow (Thursday) charged with murder and attempt murder.Unemployed Abdullah Atiqzoy, from Elizabeth Crescent, Oldbury, was charged on Monday following his arrest on Saturday (6 June) and initially appeared before magistrates yesterday (Tuesday). The charges are in connection with the murder of 24-year-old Lukasz Furmanek and the attempt murder of a 31-year-old man
  
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• Man charged with attempted murder over Mercer Avenue shooting

  10-06-2015 00:00
  A man is due in court this morning (10 June) charged with attempted murder after a man was shot in the head in Coventry. Mohammed Ali Khan – aged 21 and of no fixed address – was arrested yesterday morning (9 June) in Harnell Lane East in connection with a shooting in Mercer Avenue on 10 April.
  
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• Man arrested over Solihull pig heads dumping investigation

  10-06-2015 00:00
  Officers investigating the dumping of four pig heads on the doorstep of a Solihull community centre have this morning (Wednesday, 10 June) arrested a man. The 34-year-old was arrested from an address in The Radleys, Marston Green at around 1am. He is currently being held on suspicion of carrying out a religiously aggravated public order offence.
  
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• Detectives granted more time to question Walsall terror suspects

  10-06-2015 00:00
  Magistrates have granted police extra time to question two men and a woman from Walsall held on suspicion of Syria related terrorism acts.Detectives from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) appeared before London’s Westminster Magistrates Court via video link earlier today to submit their request for a warrant of further detention.
  
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• Cyclist killed in early morning Sandwell collision

  10-06-2015 00:00
  A cyclist has died after a collision with a lorry on the traffic island above junction 1 of the M5 in Sandwell this morning (10 June). Police were called just before 7am by the ambulance service who sadly pronounced the man dead at the scene. 
  
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• Custody Watch: Bogus boss suspect among 56 in police cells

  10-06-2015 00:00
  It’s been a relatively quiet (not wanting to tempt fate!) 24 hours for West Midlands Police with just 56 of almost 300 police cells across the region currently displaying ‘occupied’ signs.One is holding a 26-year-old Blackburn man arrested at a mobile phone outlet in Walsall yesterday (June 9) on suspicion of using fake documents to get hold of handsets on a company contract.
  
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