Solihull news

• Travellers move onto Woodgate Valley Country Park for the second time this summer

  21-07-2015 22:00
  
  Coun Bruce Lines said residents were fed up with the annual traveller invasion
  
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• Man admits killing Italian Genting Casino worker

  21-07-2015 22:00
  
  Alberto Casiroli has admitted killing China Town croupier Francesco Leccese at their Ladywood home
  
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• Twit twoo! Mail's Big Hoot Owlfred has his first call outside the ICC with Alexander, 5

  21-07-2015 20:00
  
  Alexander Freeman, 5, takes the very first call made the Mail's Owlfred Big Hoot owl while visiting the Birmingham Children's Hospital arts project with his brother Nathaniel and nanny Juliette Hibbert
  
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• Edgbaston blackmailer threatened to behead shopkeeper's daughter

  21-07-2015 20:00
  
  Spyros Karagriogpriou jailed for blackmailing shopkeeper whose terrified family fled their home
  
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• Can you pass our primary school spelling test?

  21-07-2015 20:00
  
  Put yourself to the test with our quiz after survey reveals Midland children as young as four have better grammar and spelling skills than their parents
  
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• Fens Pool drowning tragedy man named as Deon Mullings

  21-07-2015 17:41
  
  Devastated family are trying to raise £10K so dad-of-four, from Dudley, can be buried in Jamaican homeland
  
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• Tributes paid to 'selfless' globe-trotting Solihull legend - Solihull Observer

  21-07-2015 17:33 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Tributes paid to 'selfless' globe-trotting Solihull legend
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  TRIBUTES have been paid to an intrepid Silhillian explorer who dedicated her life to travelling the globe and helping others closer to home. Miss Pam 'Pipit' Evans, the Solihull physiotherapist and beloved volunteer, has died aged 86 at Swallows Meadow ...
  
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• Mum and boyfriend jailed for toddler's death

  21-07-2015 17:14
  
  Birmingham mum Samina Kauser gets 3 years for failing to protect son, Khaleel Hussain, from murderer Keith Brown who must serve a minimum of 15 years
  
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• Mum and boyfriend jailed for toddler Khaleel Hussain's death

  21-07-2015 17:14
  
  Birmingham mum Samina Kauser gets 3 years for failing to protect son, Khaleel Hussain, from murderer Keith Brown who must serve a minimum of 15 years
  
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• Prince George is two tomorrow and to celebrate an official photo has been released

  21-07-2015 17:07
  
  George's birthday is tomorrow and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are likely to celebrate with a party for their son attended by family and friends
  
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• West Midlands crime is not rising, says Police Minister Mike Penning

  21-07-2015 17:02
  
  Police Minister Mike Penning writes for the Birmingham Mail after official figures showed an increase in violent crime and sexual offences in the West Midlands
  
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• Wolverhampton doctor struck off for slapping patient in A&E

  21-07-2015 17:00
  
  Dr McCreadie applied for 'voluntary erasure' from the medical register after being found guilty of misconduct
  
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• Do we need to spell it out? Your kids are better at grammar than you...

  21-07-2015 17:00
  
  Survey finds Midland parents struggle with spelling and grammar more than children as young as four
  
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• Comment: Hands up if you're 'embarassed' you can't spell 'definately'

  21-07-2015 17:00
  
  I may be wrong but I don’t think you need to be thrown in the parenting dustbin if you get your ‘its’ in a twist
  
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• Gone in 60 Seconds raider Terence McGurk could face more jail time

  21-07-2015 14:24
  
  Crook smashed stolen lorry into Tamworth bank depot in £1.3m heist
  
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• Hacked Ashley Madison infidelity site leaves 3.8K Brummies fearing exposure

  21-07-2015 13:42
  
  More than 3,800 Brummie love cheats signed up to website hacked by anti-infidelity group, with most from Hall Green
  
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• Hacked Ashley Madison infidelity site leaves 38,000 Brummies fearing exposure

  21-07-2015 13:42
  
  Brummie love cheats had signed up to website now hacked by anti-infidelity group
  
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• If you have fantastic memories of your 2015 school prom then send us YOUR pictures - it's not too late!

  21-07-2015 13:27
  
  There's still time to send us your prom pictures to appear in the Birmingham Mail - so what are you waiting for? Send us your photos to show off to our readers.   
  
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• Library of Birmingham gearing up to mark second birthday

  21-07-2015 13:03
  
  Love it, or loathe it, the Library of Birmingham in Centenary Square is now one of the city's most recognised buildings and it is gearing up to mark its second birthday.
  
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• Team Benji raise over £30,000 for Birmingham Children's Hospital

  21-07-2015 12:38
  
  A group of 35 cyclists rode from London to Paris in just three days to raise funds for BCH and to show their support for brave young Benjamin Crawford
  
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• Teaching union criticises tougher exam targets in war on "coasting schools"

  21-07-2015 12:35
  
  Birmingham-based teaching union NASUWT said new tougher targets would lead to more schools becoming academies - a move it opposes.
  
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• Fund set up for Alexcia Russell's funeral expenses

  21-07-2015 12:18
  
  Huge support for family of tragic Tamworth schoolgirl
  
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• Tipton shop worker slashed in face and sprayed with liquid by attacker

  21-07-2015 12:01
  
  Police release CCTV of suspect following assault on employee at Lifestyle Express in Tividale Road
  
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• Three million working people to lose £1,350 due to tax credit changes

  21-07-2015 11:54
  
  Chancellor Osbourne announced plans to cut from £6,420 to £3,850 the earnings level above which tax credits are withdrawn from April 2016, as well as speeding up the rate at which the benefit is lost as pay rises
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at July 21 in years gone by

  21-07-2015 11:45
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on July 21.
  
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• Pupils 'appy' at schools using technology to boost achievement

  21-07-2015 11:41
  
  Fourteen schools in parts of the Midlands are using an app to share pupils' achievements with parents in a bid to encourage them to continue their learning at home
  
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• No specs appeal as giant owl's glasses break

  21-07-2015 10:49
  
  Giant attraction is damaged within hours of being installed as part of summer art scheme
  
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• Jack Osbourne speaks of his baby joy

  21-07-2015 09:26
  
  Son of Birmingham-born Ozzy Osbourne is delighted with new daughter
  
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• Paper delivery man, 61, attacked at railway station

  21-07-2015 09:15
  
  Incident at Sutton Coldfield station was captured on CCTV
  
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• Two workers treated after chemical leak scare at Frankley Services

  21-07-2015 08:57
  
  Precautionary check-ups after busy site is evacuated over fears that lorry was releasing acid
  
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• Man quizzed as Birmingham train crashes into car

  21-07-2015 08:56
  
  Vehicle destroyed by impact of collision with service from New Street
  
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• Morning news headlines: 48 Labour rebels defy party leadership in welfare reforms vote, South Yorkshire police must do more to improve the protection of children

  21-07-2015 08:18
  
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• Miley Cyrus to host the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles

  21-07-2015 06:42
  
  The 25-year-old singer revealed on her social media accounts that she is helming the August 30 ceremony
  
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• Numbers of Birmingham councillors to be slashed by 20 to 100

  21-07-2015 01:01
  
  Elected member cull will save at least £320,000 from wage bill
  
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• Dramatic turnaround to young offenders institution once described as 'squalid'

  21-07-2015 01:01
  
  Brinsford was so bad that there were calls for it to close - now management have been praised
  
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• Mum and boyfriend jailed for tot’s death

  21-07-2015 00:00
  A Coventry man has been jailed today (21 July) for the murder of a two-year-old boy after he inflicted severe head injuries which led to the toddler’s death.Keith Brown, of Swan Lane, Stoke, was found guilty of killing Khaleel Hussain in October last year. Khaleel’s mother Samina Kauser was found guilty of allowing the death of a child by failing to take steps she could reasonably have been expected to take to protect him.
  
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• Images released to find man who squirted noxious liquid at Tipton shop worker

  21-07-2015 00:00
  Detectives have released CCTV of a man they want to speak to after a noxious liquid was squirted at a Tipton shop worker.The attack happened at Lifestyle Express in Tividale Road when a man threw the liquid at the employee and then lunged at him and cut him with a knife. The man then ran off from the shop empty-handed.
  
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• Image released to find man who squirted noxious liquid at Tipton shop worker

  21-07-2015 00:00
  Detectives have released CCTV of a man they want to speak to after a noxious liquid was squirted at a Tipton shop worker.The attack happened at Lifestyle Express in Tividale Road when a man threw the liquid at the employee and then lunged at him and cut him with a knife. The man then ran off from the shop empty-handed.
  
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