Solihull news

• See inside the vaults of the historic Municipal Bank with the Hidden Spaces project

  20-06-2015 20:19
  
  We explore the hidden vaults beneath the city - home to the Hidden Spaces exhibition that launched on Saturday, June 20
  
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• Family of disabled Kingstanding teen have specially adapted 'lifeline' car stolen

  20-06-2015 19:52
  
  Anthony Clayton's family depended on the modified red Vauxhall Zafira to get to hospital appointments and school from his home in Kingstanding
  
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• Cat survives three week 2,200 mile journey from Cyprus trapped in shipping container

  20-06-2015 19:26
  
  Vets believe moggy Miss Pickford survived by licking condensation from the walls of the container on her gruelling voyage - can you give her a home?
  
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• Doreen Tipton: Pick me for Top Gear, even though I don't drive

  20-06-2015 19:00
  
  I would tick all their diversity boxes - the Black Country would count as a foreign language
  
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• For Sale - church spire, would suit large garden or mobile phone aerial

  20-06-2015 18:40
  
  50ft spire of Mellish Road Church, Walsall going under hammer at bizarre Salvo Fair auction
  
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• Police launching crackdown on foreign crooks with fourth Operation Trivium

  20-06-2015 18:25
  
  Operation Trivium starts on Monday and sees officers from Romania and Lithuania plus Dutch Police and Europol joining UK counterparts
  
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• Harborne Carnival road closures and bus diversions - full list here

  20-06-2015 18:16
  
  Harborne Carnival is the second biggest in Britain - only Notting Hill is bigger - and is the only one of its kind in Birmingham
  
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• Take That, Frozen star Idina Menzel and 13 other unmissable things to see this week in Birmingham

  20-06-2015 18:00
  
  There's also John Legend, James Bond composer David Arnold and the BE Festival
  
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• The dad and daughter lucky to be alive – after suffering strokes within months of each other

  20-06-2015 17:45
  
  Jazmin Lefebvre and dad Kitt have battled back from suffering strokes within months of each other
  
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• Armed police seize huge haul of weapons after being called to 'shooting' in West Bromwich

  20-06-2015 17:04
  
  Officers called to Poultney Street, West Bromwich, just before 4pm on Friday found several people had been in a brawl and some had minor injuries
  
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• Police tweet reveals huge weapons haul from Sandwell house

  20-06-2015 15:27
  
  @SWResponse - which covers Sandwell - tweeted the image at 12:10am on Saturday
  
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• M5 closed after four people - including two young children - injured in crash

  20-06-2015 13:52
  
  The crash happened between M5 junction 7 and 6 northbound at around 1.15am
  
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• Alton Towers Smiler rollercoaster may never re-open, says lawyer for victims

  20-06-2015 13:26
  
  The Alton Towers ride may not be re-opened according to Paul Paxton from law firm Stewarts Law, which is acting on behalf of some of the victims
  
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• Mass murderer found living in Birmingham now wanted by war crimes investigators

  20-06-2015 12:56
  
  West Brom supporter Mohamed Salim was admitted killing so many villagers in wartorn Sudan that he lost count
  
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• Apology in relation to article about University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust published on June 17

  20-06-2015 12:20
  
  We apologise for the error in an online article on June 17 about University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
  
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• Alton Towers Smiler crash victims receive first compensation payouts

  20-06-2015 12:06
  
  Law firm Stewarts Law which is representing the people injured in the Alton Towers Smiler crash confirm interim compensation payments have been made
  
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• Ten tremendous craft centres to visit around Birmingham

  20-06-2015 12:00
  
  All you need to know about the Midlands' leading craft centres
  
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• RSPCA West Midlands: Nima, Ella and Tassle need a loving home

  20-06-2015 11:30
  
  The Birmingham Mail has linked up with the RSPCA to help to find homes for pets at the charity's Animal Centre at Newbrook Farm, Frankley Green, Birmingham.
  
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• Flashback: Listen to Chris Waddle's World Cup rant after England lose to Uruguay

  20-06-2015 11:00
  
  Former England star lets rip after an all-too-familiar disappointment for the national team
  
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• Birmingham men urged to help solve UK sperm shortage

  20-06-2015 11:00
  
  Birmingham's National Sperm Bank is subject of a new Radio 4 documentary
  
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• Why Hollywood chose Birmingham for film set, according to She Who Brings Gifts producer

  20-06-2015 10:30
  
  Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close and Paddy Considine have been filming in and around Birmingham all month
  
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• See inside former Michelin starred restaurant now turned into luxury apartments

  20-06-2015 07:30
  
  Glynn Purnell's first award winning eatery Jessica's in Edgbaston has been transformed into apartments
  
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• Miracle dad gets baby son's feet tattooed on his arm

  20-06-2015 07:30
  
  Sam Rhodes tells of his struggle to become a dad as he gets ready to celebrate his first ever Father's Day
  
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• Killer boyfriend wins cut in jail term for knifing girlfriend's step-dad to death

  20-06-2015 07:30
  
  Luke Ayres, from West Heath, killed Marcus Wye in Druids Heath
  
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• 16 things that make you a bostin' Brummie dad

  20-06-2015 07:30
  
  We look at what makes Brummie dads special this Fathers Day
  
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• 16 reasons why it's bostin' to be a good traditional Brummie dad

  20-06-2015 07:30
  
  We look at what makes Brummie dads special this Fathers Day
  
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• East meets West (Midlands) in police purge on overseas crooks

  20-06-2015 00:00
  Police from across Eastern Europe unite in Birmingham next week for a concerted campaign targeting foreign criminals and overseas crooks sheltering in the UK. Operation Trivium runs from June 22-26 and sees officers from Romania and Lithuania − where many foreign nationals committing crime on these shores originate from − plus Dutch Police and Europol join UK counterparts for a concerted offensive.The Eastern European contingent will join the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) on the look
  
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• Couple awarded for bravery after cheap chain snatch foil

  20-06-2015 00:00
  A Birmingham couple have been recognised by the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police after catching a thief who snatched what he thought was a gold chain which turned out to be worth just 50p! Jatinder Singh Wahla and his wife Navdeep Chahal were travelling along Castle Hill in Dudley on the evening of 25 July last year when they witnessed the robbery.
  
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