Solihull news

• Schoolboy vlogger Jack Sims, a Justin Bieber lookalike, becomes internet viral sensation

  16-09-2015 22:00
  
  Solihull 15-year-old has attracted tens of thousands of fans with video chats about his life
  
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• Kings Heath dad denied 'wonder' cancer drug and told his case is 'not exceptional'

  16-09-2015 22:00
  
  Father-of-four Khalid Younis, 43, does not qualify for Ponatinib because of postcode lottery
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn's first days as Labour leader: success or failure?

  16-09-2015 21:00
  
  Is Jeremy Corbyn doing a good job as Labour leader?
  
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• Look: 38 pictures of New Street Station just days away from opening

  16-09-2015 20:00
  
  It's taken five years and £750 million construction work and now the finishing touches are being put to New Street Station ahead of its opening this weekend
  
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• Ban cheap junk food, says Warwick University professor

  16-09-2015 20:00
  
  Francesco Cappuccio, professor of cardiovascular medicine and epidemiology at the University of Warwick’s medical school is making the appeal
  
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• New Street station and Grand Central tour - we took a sneak peek ahead of official opening

  16-09-2015 19:53
  
  Join us behind the scenes as Birmingham prepares for two of Super September's most anticipated launches
  
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• Solihull woman fined £100 for dog fouling - Birmingham Mail

  16-09-2015 18:53 via
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  Solihull woman fined £100 for dog fouling
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  Solihull Council prosecuted Natasha Brock from Chelmsley Wood who had previously pleaded not guilty to the offence and was tried at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on September 7. Brock, from Moat Croft, was seen by two police officers walking her dog ...
  

• Solihull woman fined £100 for dog fouling

  16-09-2015 18:53
  
  Police officers spotted a woman from Chelmsley Wood allowing her dog to twice foul on the footpath - landing the 41-year-old with a £100 fine
  
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• Tarvinder Singh named as van driver who died in West Bromwich after van hit tree

  16-09-2015 17:46
  
  Dad-of-two died in accident on Wiltshire Road at around 10.40pm on Monday
  
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• HMP Birmingham inmates charged over 'selfie rap' video

  16-09-2015 17:41
  
  Demehl Thomas and Moysha Shepherd charged with making a sound recording in jail
  
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• Pastor Leslie Anderson funeral: More than 500 pay respects to Handsworth riots 'peacekeeper'

  16-09-2015 17:00
  
  Service for 85-year-old took place at the Lozells church he founded
  
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• Isis terrorist Junaid Hussain killed in drone attack after boffins 'crack group's code'

  16-09-2015 17:00
  
  Former Kings Heath schoolboy reported picked up 'poison' link on Surespot app
  
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• Dad-of-14 Matthew Samuels accused of £180,000 lonely hearts scam

  16-09-2015 16:36
  
  Former Birmingham car salesman cheated victims out of cash after getting in touch on dating websites
  
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• Bringing a touch of Aussie, new Walkabout bar to open in Solihull - Solihull Observer

  16-09-2015 16:31 via
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  Bringing a touch of Aussie, new Walkabout bar to open in Solihull
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  A BRAND new Walkabout bar is set to provide the perfect social setting in Solihull when it opens in October. The move, which has created 20 permanent new jobs for the local area, will see the venue open on Thursday (October 1) following a £485,000 spend.
  

• New Street station and Grand Central tour - live updates as we take a sneak peek ahead of official opening

  16-09-2015 15:59
  
  Join us behind the scenes as Birmingham prepares for two of Super September's most anticipated launches
  
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• Where to eat in Moseley: 6 of the best places to eat in Birmingham's finest suburb

  16-09-2015 15:37
  
  The best place in the country to live? Here's where you should eat
  
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• Look - Birmingham flight sends bird into tailspin after strike

  16-09-2015 15:30
  
  Plane came into land as flock flew across the runway
  
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• Birmingham city centre buskers saved as noise ban scheme is axed

  16-09-2015 14:55
  
  Project was 'sledgehammer to crack a nut'
  
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• Tributes flood in for Sir Adrian Cadbury Sir Adrian Cadbury. - Solihull Observer

  16-09-2015 14:43 via
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  Tributes flood in for Sir Adrian Cadbury Sir Adrian Cadbury.
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  TRIBUTES have been flooding in for much-loved Dorridge resident Sir Adrian Cadbury who died on September 3 at the age of 86. Born in Birmingham, George Adrian Hayhurst Cadbury was the grandson of George Cadbury, who had built the Bournville ...
  

• Refugee crisis - Claire Spencer gives moving account of 'losing home and identity'

  16-09-2015 14:32
  
  Labour councillor's family fled persecution in Iraq
  
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• Thunderbirds celebrates 50 year milestone

  16-09-2015 14:09
  
  This year marks 50 years since the Thunderbirds series, created by famous husband and wife team Gerry and Sylvia Anderson.
  
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• Balwinder Rai wanted over massive cannabis seizure

  16-09-2015 13:57
  
  Suspect hunted over 120-kilo Channel Tunnel haul
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at September 16 in years gone by

  16-09-2015 13:24
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on September 16
  
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• New James Bond film Spectre to get Royal approval

  16-09-2015 13:11
  
  Spectre has been chosen for the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund's Royal Film Performance 2015
  
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• Liam Gallagher and Ex-wife Nicole Appleton in court dispute over money

  16-09-2015 13:02
  
  Case is being heard at the Central Family Court in London and a judge has placed limits on what can be reported
  
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• House Party, Student Saturdays and other great club nights this weekend

  16-09-2015 12:55
  
  Our look at the week's club nights
  
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• Eze Group show support for Birmingham and Solihull Alzheimer's Society - SourceWire (press release)

  16-09-2015 12:35 via
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  Eze Group show support for Birmingham and Solihull Alzheimer's Society
  SourceWire (press release)
  Birmingham City FC's principal partners and main shirt sponsor Eze Group showed their support for Birmingham and Solihull Alzheimer's Society, sending them 20 match-day tickets to see Blues take on Bristol City. Thanks to Eze Group's Eze Wishes ...
  

• Footballer's emergency surgery after match drama

  16-09-2015 11:35
  
  Player's relatives at his bedside after his spleen is removed
  
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• New Street sex attacker hunted by police

  16-09-2015 11:05
  
  Picture of suspect issued after horrified woman was groped at station
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg announces that Facebook users will soon be able to 'DISLIKE' friends' posts

  16-09-2015 10:56
  
  The creator of the social networking site said that people wanted to express empathy with their friends
  
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• Alton Towers The Smiler - Vicky Balch 'relieved' to have leg amputated

  16-09-2015 10:39
  
  Crash victim said op felt like a burden had been lifted
  
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• Horse fights for life in drain drama

  16-09-2015 10:29
  
  Animal trapped in watercourse in playing fields
  
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• Masked raiders terrorise pub worker with screwdriver

  16-09-2015 10:06
  
  Trio fled with cash after late-night Rowley Regis raid
  
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• Aston Villa Witton Arms fan ban - supporters in boycott threat

  16-09-2015 09:42
  
  Fury after pub ordered to serve only West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City fans ahead of two derbies
  
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• Torrential rain for Wednesday rush-hour thanks to remnants of tropical storm

  16-09-2015 09:15
  
  More than an inch could fall from 3pm
  
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• Morning news headlines: Jeremy Corbyn takes on David Cameron at PMQs for first time, Royal Navy warship HMS Richmond to target people smugglers

  16-09-2015 09:04
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• Walsall Manor Hospital death pay-out after bus driver sent home three times before organ failure

  16-09-2015 07:30
  
  Andrew Raybould, 30, was months away from his wedding when he died in agony
  
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• Burglar raided elderly man's home over Lotto win rumours

  16-09-2015 07:30
  
  Keith Perry has jail sentence reduced after targeting Hawkesley house - because he wrongly believed the homeowner had won the lottery
  
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• Most read: Aston Villa fans pub row, dawn drug raids, Gina Johnson crash driver jailed

  16-09-2015 00:30
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Tuesday, September 15
  
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• Prison inmates charged for rap recording behind bars

  16-09-2015 00:00
  Two cocky criminals who filmed a rap video while serving time in HMP Birmingham have been charged by West Midlands Police with making a sound recording in jail – believed to be the first prosecution of its kind under the 1952 Prison Act.Demehl Thomas and Moysha Shepherd are accused of using a mobile phone – illegally smuggled into the Winson Green facility – to film a ‘selfie rap’ in which they boast about drug dealing and violent assaults on rival gang members.
  
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• Police appeal to trace missing Birmingham teenager

  16-09-2015 00:00
  Police are appealing for information to help trace a teenager who has been missing from her Birmingham home for almost a week.Shannon Collins, 16, was last seen at her Stechford home just after 1.30pm on 10 September.
  
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• Handsworth man jailed for fraud

  16-09-2015 00:00
  A Handsworth man has been jailed after opening bank accounts, financial agreements and obtaining a driving licence all with false documents.Srecko Sretic (also known as Pavo Martinovic and Tomislav Jovanovic ) aged 49 from Radnor Road, was given a 12 month jail sentence at Birmingham Crown Court last Monday (7 September).
  
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• Father and son duo charged following drug dealing sting

  16-09-2015 00:00
  A father and son were among ten people who appeared before magistrates today(Tuesday 16 September) accused of conspiring to supply heroin, crack cocaine and other class dangerous A drugs. All were arrested in simultaneous dawn raids yesterday in a crackdown on suspected drug dealers operating in Birmingham codenamed No Deal.
  
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• Driver named after fatal West Bromwich collision

  16-09-2015 00:00
  A man who lost his life in a West Bromwich collision earlier this week has been named by police.Tarvinder Singh, 42, from West Bromwich died after his Mercedes Sprinter van hit a tree on Wiltshire Road, West Bromwich at around 10.40pm on Monday 14 September. 
  
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• CCTV images released following armed robbery at pub

  16-09-2015 00:00
  Police have released CCTV images following a recent armed robbery at a West Bromwich pub, in which a staff member was threatened with a screwdriver. Three men entered the Britannia Pub in Halesowen Street at 12.10am July 24. 
  
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