Solihull news

• Madison Merrick diagnosed with cancer weeks after transplant op

  30-07-2015 22:00
  
  But brave five-year-old is doing so well that she is taking part in British Transplant Games
  
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• Gunman shot former Birmingham police sergeant dead as he lay on floor, inquest told

  30-07-2015 22:00
  
  Ex army special forces operative Michael Leech was working in Sudan when he was targeted
  
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• GP receptionist Lorraine Thompson who faked her boyfriend's death to pay off shopping debts is jailed

  30-07-2015 22:00
  
  Signature forged on doctor's certificate stating her partner had died
  
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• Top Labour MP Tom Watson warns party could be divided if Jeremy Corbyn is leader

  30-07-2015 21:00
  
  Left-winger Jeremy Corbyn will struggle to impose discipline on the Labour Party if he becomes leader, says the Black Country MP tipped as favourite to be Labour's next deputy leader
  
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• Perfect day for England cricket fans as they get engaged and Aussies are hammered

  30-07-2015 20:59
  
  Ashes delight for sweethearts after shock Edgbaston proposal
  
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• Owzat! 'Fighting Freda' is 100 not out

  30-07-2015 20:04
  
  Birmingham pioneer for women in local politics celebrates milestone birthday
  
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• Harry Potter 35th birthday cake is just magic

  30-07-2015 20:00
  
  Brownhills baker Lara Clarke makes edible version of boy wizard's head
  
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• Perry Barr stab victim's mum says: 'It wasn't his time to die'

  30-07-2015 19:34
  
  Simeon Sutherland named unofficially as victim who survived being knifed almost 20 times
  
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• Mountain Warehouse and Caffè Nero take space in Solihull - Birmingham Post

  30-07-2015 18:30 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
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  Mountain Warehouse and Caffè Nero take space in Solihull
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  Two new national retailers have signed up to take space at Mell Square shopping centre in Solihull. Outdoor clothing and equipment company Mountain Warehouse and coffee chain Caffè Nero have both taken units at the scheme on ten-year leases.
  
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• Solihull actor Ben Fellows cleared of perverting the course of justice over ... - Birmingham Mail

  30-07-2015 18:17 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Solihull actor Ben Fellows cleared of perverting the course of justice over ...
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  A Solihull actor who claimed former chancellor Kenneth Clarke molested him during a cash-for-questions TV sting 20 years ago has been cleared of perverting the course of justice in a statement to police. Ben Fellows, 40, alleged the leading Tory ...and more »
  
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• Solihull actor Ben Fellows cleared of perverting the course of justice over Ken Clarke claims

  30-07-2015 18:08
  
  He alleged the Tory grandee and former chancellor molested him
  
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• Kings Heath Monkey Man to marry his 'soul mate' - and we're all invited!

  30-07-2015 17:18
  
  Samuel Peters and his  fiancée Amanda Newman will marry at Llandudno's Holy Trinity Church next month
  
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• Former Apprentice contestant Stuart Baggs found dead aged 27

  30-07-2015 17:12
  
  Lord Sugar said: "Terrible news Stuart Baggs has died. My sincere condolences to his family and friends RIP one of the stand out characters of the apprentice."
  
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• I lost my sight at 17 and now want to help blind people find love

  30-07-2015 17:00
  
  Losing her sight aged 17 didn’t stop blogger Lucy Edwards falling in love... and now she wants to break down the stigma of dating blind people
  
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• Apprentice star Stuart Baggs dies aged 27

  30-07-2015 16:54
  
  Birmingham rival from the 2010 series tells of her shock
  
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• Sheldon Country Park: More than 50 traveller caravans move in

  30-07-2015 14:52
  
  Residents voice concerns over large numbers setting up camp
  
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• Wanted: Five senior managers to fill council jobs worth up to £153,000 per year

  30-07-2015 14:34
  
  Council advertises for senior staff following damning criticism that its senior management is over stretched
  
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• More than 150 drink and drug drivers arrested in police blitz

  30-07-2015 14:17
  
  Roadside checkpoints and patrols swoop on drivers
  
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• Your Birmingham rainbow pictures - it was a beauty!

  30-07-2015 13:56
  
  Birmingham Mail readers captured the impressive rainbow which appeared over the city on Wednesday
  
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• Solihull Top Gear star Richard Hammond and co-hosts sign for Amazon - Birmingham Mail

  30-07-2015 13:50 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Solihull Top Gear star Richard Hammond and co-hosts sign for Amazon
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  Solihull's Richard Hammond and his former Top Gear co-hosts Jeremy Clarkson and James May have signed a deal for a new motoring show with Amazon. The trio left the hit BBC show after Clarkson was dropped following a fracas with a member of the ...and more »
  
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• Police officer smoked cannabis in squad car while hunting for missing person

  30-07-2015 13:48
  
  Pc Kirk Van Niekerk is sacked without notice for gross misconduct
  
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• Solihull Top Gear star Richard Hammond and co-hosts sign for Amazon

  30-07-2015 13:44
  
  New show announced after months of speculation
  
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• Amazon sign up Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May for a motoring show

  30-07-2015 13:25
  
  The trio have joined Amazon after they left the hit BBC show after Clarkson was dropped following a fracas with a member of the production staff
  
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• Taxi drivers fury at £1,000 per year charge from New Street Station

  30-07-2015 12:59
  RMT union says black cab drivers will quit station taxi rank over new charges of up to £1,000 per year
  
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• Walsall church a landmark of the town's skyline since ancient times

  30-07-2015 12:21
  
  Inside Walsall's Grade II* Listed church you will find the oldest man-made structure in the town of Walsall, as well as other hidden gems.
  
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• 32-year-old Austin Metro, built at Longbridge up for sale - with just 741 miles on the clock

  30-07-2015 12:00
  
  Car is one of only five Austin Metro Vanden Plas 500 vehicles still in existence
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at July 30 in years gone by

  30-07-2015 11:59
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on July 30.
  
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• Oldest Koran: Middle Eastern scholars voice doubts over age claims

  30-07-2015 11:48
  
  Radiocarbon dating by University of Birmingham dates manuscript to period between AD 568 and 645
  
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• Live: Perry Barr stabbing leaves man in a critical condition - updates here

  30-07-2015 11:27
  
  Follow the latest updates from the brutal stabbing in The Broadway, Perry Barr
  
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• Pensnett fire sees man and three dogs rescued from house

  30-07-2015 11:03
  
  Crews from Dudley and Brierley Hill tackled the fire at the house in Tiled House Lane, Pensnett
  
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• Metro mayor on council leaders' agenda for the first time

  30-07-2015 10:39
  
  Region's combined authority preparing bid to Government which could include plans for a Boris Johnson style directly elected mayor
  
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• Perry Barr stabbing: 24-year-old man in critical condition

  30-07-2015 10:28
  
  Passers-by 'saved life' of man 'left for dead' after attack in The Broadway, Perry Barr , say police
  
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• Breaking: 24-year-old man in critical condition after brutal street stabbing

  30-07-2015 10:28
  
  Passers-by 'saved life' of man 'left for dead' after attack, say police
  
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• Swarm of migrants blamed for the Calais crisis by David Cameron

  30-07-2015 09:48
  
  The government is resisting mounting calls for the Army to be sent in to deal with the deepening crisis
  
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• NYPD blues: Taxi driver caught over fake New York Police Department letter

  30-07-2015 09:41
  
  Wannabe cabbie used 'good conduct' notice in bid to get job - and has received a caution
  
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• Morning news headlines: Calais migrant undeterred by Eurotunnel security blitz, PM: UK won't be safe haven for migrant 'swarm'

  30-07-2015 09:21
  
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• West Midlands PC accused of assaulting suspect denies claims he kicked handcuffed teen 15 times

  30-07-2015 09:12
  
  PC Daniel Wood said the force he used was proportionate against a violent prisoner during Stechford rape arrest.
  
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• Big rise in anti-semitic hate attacks in West Midlands - new figures

  30-07-2015 08:53
  
  Shock statistics reveal 146 per cent increase in last 12 months
  
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• Live: Ashes latest plus Thursday’s news, weather, sport and travel for Birmingham and the West Midlands

  30-07-2015 07:56
  
  Ashes coverage plus all the local and national news, traffic updates and the latest sport, as it happens on July 30th.
  
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• Finally! Scaffolding to come off Grand Hotel after 12 years

  30-07-2015 07:30
  
  Landmark Colmore Row building has been hit by seemingly endless work
  
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• Birmingham MP says plan to cut benefits for obese people is "appalling"

  30-07-2015 07:30
  
  A quarter of people in Birmingham and the West Midlands are obese - and the government is asking whether benefits should be cut for obese people who refuse to slim
  
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• Woman bailed over Syria-related terror offences

  30-07-2015 00:00
  A woman arrested yesterday (29 July) on suspicion of preparing to travel to Syria has been released on conditional bail while an investigation continues.The 30-year-old woman from Leicester was detained at Birmingham Airport by officers from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit at 9.40am.
  
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• Summer blitz nets more than 150 drink and drug-drive suspects

  30-07-2015 00:00
  More than 150 drink- and drug-drive suspects have been caught during a summer blitz on motorists who put lives at risk.Throughout June, West Midlands Police and the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) ran roadside checkpoints and patrolled in unmarked vehicles to catch offenders.
  
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• Summer blitz nets more than 150 drink - and drug- drive suspects

  30-07-2015 00:00
  More than 150 drink - and drug- drive suspects have been caught during a summer blitz on motorists who put lives at risk.Throughout June, West Midlands Police and the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) ran roadside checkpoints and patrolled in unmarked vehicles to catch offenders.
  
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• Police praise heroes who saved stab victim’s life

  30-07-2015 00:00
  A senior detective has labelled as "heroes" first aiders who tended to a man "left for dead" in a Perry Bar stabbing last night (Wednesday 29 July).Officers were called to Birchfield Road at the junction of The Broadway just after 9.15pm where a 24-year-old Winson Green man was found with multiple stab wounds. 
  
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