Solihull news

• Parents of tragic mental health patient who was 'failed by staff' awarded compensation

  07-07-2015 22:00
  
  Tamworth ex-carer Donna Kirkland, 30, died at Cauldon Centre after 15 minute-checks not carried out
  
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• Sheldon couple feared never seeing grandchildren again after visa wrangle

  07-07-2015 21:00
  
  Pensioners - including OAP fighting cancer - were banned from Australia for three years before Mail stepped in
  
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• Kings Norton mum posts candid selfie of her post-pregnancy belly - and says: 'It's OK to have a muffin top'

  07-07-2015 20:05
  
  Sophia Cooper is Facebook sensation after protest over Hollywood-style images of glamorous new mothers
  
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• Prisoner who went to the pub after jail release blunder 'turned up at police station to hand himself in'

  07-07-2015 20:00
  
  Lewis Harwood's dad claimed his son spent 90 minutes waiting to be dealt with at cop shop before going home
  
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• Hall Green florist tells how he brought Michelle Keegan to tears before her wedding to Mark Wright

  07-07-2015 20:00
  
  Steve Betts, who runs Urban Design Flowers, helped create the stunning setting where the celebrity couple got married
  
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• Emma Brown, new coroner for Birmingham and Solihull - Tyburn Mail

  07-07-2015 17:40 via tyburnmail.com
  
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  Emma Brown, new coroner for Birmingham and Solihull
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  Birmingham Council have appointed Emma Brown as a new Area Coroner for Birmingham and Solihull. Emma is a Birmingham based barrister and she will take up her position in the coronial team, led by Senior Coroner Mrs Louise Hunt, on 1 August 2015.
  
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• Seven top tips to stop your child becoming obese

  07-07-2015 17:00
  
  As nation marks Childhood Obesity Week, health experts offer advice after shocking figures reveal Birmingham is home to England's fattest five-year-old
  
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• Birmingham New Street Station and Grand Central shopping centre - in numbers

  07-07-2015 16:21
  
  All the important statistics ahead of the new-look railway and shopping destination opening in September.
  
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• Isis-style mock beheading - Digbeth go-karting boss condemns 'abhorrent' video

  07-07-2015 15:39
  
  Teamworks Karting chief Simone Schehtman was stunned to see footage filmed on her premises
  
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• Tuesday's school prom photos - our 17th gallery of the summer

  07-07-2015 15:13
  
  Keep your fun prom pictures coming and we'll publish them!
  
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• Our third edition of the day of YOUR 2015 prom pictures

  07-07-2015 15:13
  
  Keep your fun prom pictures coming and we'll publish them!
  
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• Back at Blues - Hollywood star David Harewood drops in to film at St Andrew's

  07-07-2015 15:03
  
  Small heath-born actor returns to hallowed ground and chats with fans on social media
  
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• 'Forget the anniversary - when was our first date, darling?'

  07-07-2015 14:38
  
  Newlyweds likely to forget date of wedding and celebrate landmark of first date or kiss instead, according to survey
  
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• Alton Towers Smiler crash victim Leah Washington enjoys night out after ordeal

  07-07-2015 14:08
  
  Teenager was snapped smiling with boyfriend and pals
  
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• Review: Much Ado About Nothing, Stafford Castle

  07-07-2015 14:07
  
  Stafford Festival Shakespeare’s 25th anniversary production is a triumph, with cast and setting working in perfect harmony
  
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• Tunisia terror victims' pal corners Russell Brand over minute's silence comments

  07-07-2015 14:06
  
  Friend of Black Coutry Tunisia terror attack victims Adrian and Patrick Evans confronts controversial comic
  
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• M6 crash victim dies days after collision near Hilton Park services

  07-07-2015 13:43
  
  Family praise commuters and medics who tried to help John Kamelski, 65, from Penkridge, who suffered serious injuries in accident last Thursday
  
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• World Champion motivates Solihull primary school children - Solihull Observer

  07-07-2015 13:11 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  World Champion motivates Solihull primary school children
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  FORMER world champion and Olympian Daniel Caines shared his top tips for success with 160 Solihull primary school pupils at a Year five games day. Daniel, who overcame severe injury to become one of the youngest ever World Indoor 400m Champions ...
  
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• Worcester Warriors to help raise funds for youngsters rugby club - Solihull Observer

  07-07-2015 13:07 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Worcester Warriors to help raise funds for youngsters rugby club
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  The Old Yardleians RFU are holding a Summer Fayre to raise money for new club equipment. s. by: Lauren Clarke 11:57 am, Jul 07, 2015. Share: 0 shares. 0 Comments. RUGBY stars will descend on Shirley this weekend to raise funds for a local rugby club.
  
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• HMP Birmingham prisoner let out of jail by mistake by G4S goes to pub for a drink

  07-07-2015 13:05
  
  Lewis Harwood enjoys pints of lager at the Soho Foundry Tavern before returning to jail
  
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• Men cleared of murdering Polish man who died in Sparkhill bedsit

  07-07-2015 12:59
  
  No further evidence offered against Krzysztof Rosinke and Marcin Gmaj, accused over death of Andrezej Szyskzka on September 25 last year
  
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• A bumper second edition of the day of YOUR 2015 prom pictures

  07-07-2015 12:52
  
  Have your sent your prom pic to the Birmingham Mail? It's so easy to do just tweet, facebook or email you pictures to us.
  
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• Call it Greater Dudley! Your suggestions for naming new super-council

  07-07-2015 12:30
  
  What you say about council leaders decision to reject the name 'Greater Birmingham' for planned new local authority
  
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• 11,000 illegal cigarettes seized in Birmingham shop raids

  07-07-2015 12:23
  
  Haul of contraband tobacco worth £3,000 made by council officers and police using sniffer dogs
  
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• Handsworth Wood landlord ordered to pay £20K for illegally letting rooms

  07-07-2015 12:00
  
  Birmingham Magistrates' Court told Amrik Singh Gill failed to maintain fire alarms and ensure water supply worked correclty
  
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• One person killed in M6 crash near Birmingham

  07-07-2015 11:52
  
  Multi-vehicle pile-up blocked southbound carriageway of motorway between Coleshill and M42
  
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• Man arrested after two die in A5 crash tragedy

  07-07-2015 11:41
  
  Women were killed in multi-vehicle collision on road at Weston in Staffordshire
  
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• Wolverhampton mum pleads for hit-and-run lorry driver to come forward

  07-07-2015 11:12
  
  New drive to find motorist who struck Mackie Miller on April 29 - leaving him with leg, arm and severe stomach injuries - to contact police
  
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• Can you spot yourself in our first edition of the day of YOUR 2015 prom pictures?

  07-07-2015 11:09
  
  There's loads of fun pictures for you to look at in our newest proms gallery
  
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• Remembrance services have begun to mark the tenth anniversary of the July 7 attacks

  07-07-2015 11:01
  
  Survivors and relatives of victims are attending other services at stations in the capital.
  
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• Britain remembers victims of 7/7 London terror attacks ten years on

  07-07-2015 10:30
  
  52 people were killed by four home-grown terrorists in July 7, 2005
  
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• Morning news headlines: Minute's silence for 7/7 victims, 'Credible' Greek bailout plan urged

  07-07-2015 09:41
  
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• Bogus workmen warning after ten Birmingham victims targeted by thieves

  07-07-2015 09:35
  
  Elderly and vulnerable victims in Sutton Coldfield, Streetly, Great Barr and Erdington targeted by conmen claiming their homes need emergency repairs
  
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• HSBC staff sacked after filming mock ISIS beheading in Birmingham

  07-07-2015 09:32
  
  HSBC workers posted footage of mock execution at go-karting track online
  
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• Wolverhampton football fan assault probe police hunt for final suspect

  07-07-2015 09:18
  
  Watford fan Nic Cruwys suffered potentially life-changing injuries after he was attacked by group of men and suffered serious head injuries
  
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• West Midlands super-council should accept members from wider region says city Tory

  07-07-2015 07:30
  
  Birmingham Conservative leader Robert Alden urges Combined Authority to allow surrounding district councils like Lichfield, Redditch and Tamworth
  
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• Hunt for Midland fugitives goes to the heart of Spain's Costa del Crime

  07-07-2015 07:30
  
  Attempted rape suspect and Redditch man wanted over drugs racket among faces displayed on giant screen in ex-pat resorts
  
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• Asda Small Heath shopper 'found lump of mould in apple juice'

  07-07-2015 07:30
  
  Shocked customer Henna Sajid said she was horrified when she found a white substance floating in her glass of own-brand apple juice
  
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• Wartime hero officer’s records found in police museum archives

  07-07-2015 00:00
  Today would have marked the hundredth birthday of a Birmingham City police officer awarded a rare medal for bravery.
  In researching old records held at the West Midlands Police Museum in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, we have unearthed the exemplary record of Sergeant Geoffrey Canning, who if he had lived, would have been blowing out the candles on his hundredth birthday cake today (7 July).
  
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• Plea to find remaining suspect on four-month anniversary of football fan assault

  07-07-2015 00:00
  Exactly four months since Watford fan Nic Cruwys was violently attacked in Wolverhampton and detectives are urging the public to help them piece together the final piece of the jigsaw in their investigation.Nic, aged 44, was left with potentially life-changing injuries when he was assaulted on 7 March after travelling to the Black Country to watch his team take on Wolverhampton Wanderers.On his way back to the train station after the match, he was set upon by a group of men and received serious
  
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• Mother of schoolboy injured in Wolverhampton hit-and-run appeals for information

  07-07-2015 00:00
  A mother has made a heartfelt plea for the driver of a lorry that hit her son and drove away  leaving him badly injured on a Wolverhampton street to come forward.Mackie Miller was walking home from school on 29 April along Bushbury Road, when he was hit by a lorry travelling from Fallings Park.
  She says:"I’m so grateful to his friends, they called an ambulance and also to an off duty police officer who lives nearby as he rushed out to help him. "We wouldn’t want any other family or child t
  
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• Cops stop ‘Chop Shop’

  07-07-2015 00:00
  A man aged 24, from Bilston, has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to steal following a ‘chop shop’ that was found in Wolverhampton last week. He is currently on police bail while helping officers with their investigation. On Thursday (2 July) officers were on a routine patrol when they stumbled across a unit in an industrial estate on Withy Road, which is believed to have been used to house parts of stolen vehicles. 
  
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• Appeal after fatal collision on M6 in Chelmsley Wood

  07-07-2015 00:00
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died in a crash on the M6 in Chelmsley Wood this morning (7 July).The 46-year-old died after the blue low-loader he was driving was involved in a collision with another lorry, a black cab with a white trailer, just after 10am between junctions 4a and 4.
  
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