Solihull news

• Immigration leads to lower wages for British workers, says Labour's Andy Burnham

  29-09-2015 23:00
  
  Immigration may help the economy but it leads to "wages undercut and job security lost" for some low-income workers, according to Labour's Shadow Home Secretary
  
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• Erdington knifeman Patrick Ward jailed over 130mph M6 terror ride

  29-09-2015 22:00
  
  Patrick Ward, from Erdington, subjected two brothers to six-hours ordeal
  
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• "Amazing" young IT consultant Isteaque Ahmed in Paris drowning tragedy

  29-09-2015 22:00
  
  Coroner dismisses suggestion that Isteaque Ahmed's drinks may have been spiked
  
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• What is Resorts World Birmingham? Our guide to the new complex set to open at the NEC

  29-09-2015 20:00
  
  Here is our guide to one of the West Midlands' most exciting leisure destinations as it nears completion - in partnership with Resorts World
  
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• Family arrested in dawn drug raids across Birmingham

  29-09-2015 19:20
  
  Two brothers and their parents among eight arrested during police searches of five addresses as part of Operation No Deal
  
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• We'll offer alternative to Tory cuts with huge programme of investment, says Jeremy Corbyn

  29-09-2015 19:06
  
  Jeremy Corbyn delivered his first conference speech as Labour leader but one MP called for a bigger focus on issues affecting Birmingham residents
  
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• LOOK: Solihull residents share their pictures of Saturday's blood supermoon - Solihull Observer

  29-09-2015 19:02 via
  LOOK: Solihull residents share their pictures of Saturday's blood supermoon
  Solihull Observer
  SOLIHULL was blessed with clear skies as residents looked up to witness a lunar phenomenon. In the early hours of Monday, September 28 a 'Blood Supermoon' – the rare combination of a lunar eclipse and harvest moon – saw a red 'blood moon' command ...
  

• 120 year booze ban in Bournville ends after newsagent given permission to sell alcohol

  29-09-2015 18:45
  
  Mary Vale News will be allowed to sell alcohol - but a councillor says the decision is "catastrophic"
  
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• Police probe after man found with serious injuries in Highgate

  29-09-2015 18:24
  
  Officers called after man found with multiple injuries on Cheapside on Tuesday morning
  
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• Amazon offers Birmingham customers one-hour food delivery service

  29-09-2015 18:02
  
  US-owned retail giant begins offering range of chilled and frozen food products online to Prime Now customers in Birmingham and London
  
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• MOST READ: Jeremy Kyle heads for the sun after split, David Beckham photobomb and Coleshill death crash

  29-09-2015 17:16
  
  The most read stories on our site today
  
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• West Midlands Ambulance Service battles 70 hoax 999 calls in just a month

  29-09-2015 17:00
  
  New plea not to misuse lifeline service
  
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• Lianne Harris - mini Pype Hayes Park carnival at Pype Hayes Park to celebrate tragic mum's life

  29-09-2015 17:00
  
  Robert Wilkinson's funfair will be donating Thursday's entrance fee to the Lianne Harris Fund as the online appeal in her name reaches £1,600
  
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• Statues of James Watt and Joseph Priestley removed ahead of Central Library demolition

  29-09-2015 14:57
  
  Statues of two Birmingham legends have been taken from their plinths and transported them for storage in Birmingham Museums Trust's Collection Centre
  
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• Sisterly love - we catch up with Pride of Birmingham Awards 2014 winner Kya Robertson one year on

  29-09-2015 14:40
  
  Fun-loving Carer of the Year still finds time for a "mega-slide and a rodeo" as she cares for disabled brother and raises her young son
  
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• Shots fired at two homes in double drive-by attack

  29-09-2015 14:35
  
  Houses targeted by gunmen as police hunt blue Ford Focus
  
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• Shots fired at two Halesowen homes in double drive-by attack

  29-09-2015 14:35
  
  Houses in Long Lane and nearby Narrow Lane were targeted by gunmen as police hunt blue Ford Focus
  
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• Sir Cliff Richard's Starbucks Bullring fan snap

  29-09-2015 13:46
  
  Evergreen star is all smiles ahead of landmark 75th birthday date
  
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• We'll build high speed rail and run it as a public service, says Labour

  29-09-2015 13:37
  
  Labour vows to build a high speed rail line linking the Midlands and the North, but there are no details of the planned route
  
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• £1.8 billion motorway upgrade - will YOUR commute be improved?

  29-09-2015 13:30
  
  Highways England confirms long list of congestion busting motorway upgrades to be carried out over the next five years
  
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• Simon Cowell says Solihull schoolgirl Amelia Gebruers is the "bravest girl I ... - Birmingham Mail

  29-09-2015 13:20 via
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  Simon Cowell says Solihull schoolgirl Amelia Gebruers is the "bravest girl I ...
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  Cheryl fernandez Versini. Simon Cowell, Amelia Gebruers inside the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards. By Mark Jefferies and Jane Lavender. Solihull schoolgirl Amelia Gebruers is the bravest person X Factor judge Simon Cowell has ever met. The 10 ...and more »
  

• Simon Cowell says Solihull schoolgirl Amelia Gebruers is the "bravest girl I've ever met"

  29-09-2015 13:10
  
  Amelia Gebruers from Solihull raised more than £21,000 after her brother and father were diagnosed with brain tumours
  
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• Hodge Hill traffic lights demolished in car crash

  29-09-2015 13:10
  
  Rush-hour collision among a string of problems for commuters
  
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• Jeremy Kyle - heartbroken star heading for the sun

  29-09-2015 12:04
  
  Ex-Birmingham DJ wants break after announcing marriage split
  
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• 'Wife' of Kings Heath IS terrorist Junaid Hussain hit with assets freeze and travel ban

  29-09-2015 11:48
  
  'Jihadi bride' Sally-Anne Jones among four Britons hit with United Nations sanctions
  
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• Phyllis Whitsell - the moment I told 'Tipperary Mary' I was her long-lost daughter

  29-09-2015 11:10
  
  Big-hearted nurse tells millions of TV viewers her astonishing story
  
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• David Beckham photobombs Alton Towers crash hero's picture

  29-09-2015 10:35
  
  Doctor who worked on The Smiler crash was eating a sausage roll
  
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• Magpies all set for high-flying Solihull - Chorley Guardian

  29-09-2015 10:18 via
  Chorley Guardian
  Magpies all set for high-flying Solihull
  Chorley Guardian
  Chorley boss Matt Jansen admits he fancies his chances ahead of Saturday's National League North fixture against table-toppers Solihull Moors. The Magpies welcome Solihull to Victory Park fresh off a home win against Frickley Athletic in the FA Cup.and more »
  

• Fugitive Dino Urbano wanted over threats to kill

  29-09-2015 09:50
  
  Suspect also links to Bromsgrove and Worcester
  
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• Two arrested over Coleshill death crash

  29-09-2015 09:32
  
  Riddle of man believed to have been knocked down in early hours
  
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• M6, M40 and M42 all set for £1.8 billion upgrade

  29-09-2015 09:25
  
  Major spending on Midland highways network being unveiled
  
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• Hit and run victim was widow who had been "mother and father" to her family for 41 years

  29-09-2015 07:30
  
  Petition to make Burney Lane in Alum Rock safer following death of pensioner
  
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• Brummies urged to apply for tickets to attend Battle of The Somme Centenary

  29-09-2015 07:30
  
  8,000 tickets up for grabs for event to mark battle which claimed lives of thousand of local soldiers
  
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• Most read: Motorway chase, Smiler rollercoaster to reopen, your eclipse pictures

  29-09-2015 06:15
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Monday, September 28
  
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• Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn pledges 'a kinder politics and more caring society'

  29-09-2015 01:01
  
  New Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will say he loves his country as he speaks at Labour's annual conference
  
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• WATCH: Entire family arrested in latest Birmingham drug swoops

  29-09-2015 00:00
  Two brothers and their parents have been arrested by detectives investigating a Birmingham-wide network of suspected drug dealers.One kilo of powder – believed to be heroin - and thousands of pounds in cash were also seized during police searches of the five addresses targeted in the latest phase of the crackdown, codenamed No Deal.
  
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• Man charged after fisherman pushed in pond

  29-09-2015 00:00
  A Coventry man has been charged with assault after a fisherman was pushed into a pond in Swanswell Park.Unemployed Brendan Cleary, aged 45 from Gloucester Street, Spon End, will appear before magistrates this afternoon (Tuesday 29 September) to face charges of assault and criminal damage after the man’s fishing equipment was damaged in the attack.
  
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• Investigation launched after injured man found in Birmingham street

  29-09-2015 00:00
  Police are investigating after a man was found with multiple injuries in Birmingham’s Highgate area this morning (Tuesday 29 September). Officers were called just after 9.30am by a passer-by who found the man on Cheapside. The man − believed to be in his late 40s - was taken to hospital where he remains in a serious but stable condition. 
  
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• In Focus: Helping forced marriage victims say “I don’t”

  29-09-2015 00:00
  Today marks the start of a series of features looking at how West Midlands Police is helping to protect vulnerable people and raise awareness of ’hidden crimes’.The In Focus articles will cover topics like modern day slavery, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) and domestic abuse. But we start with a look at forced marriage and how West Midlands Police is helping people who are fearful of being bullied into tying the knot with a stranger... &nbs
  
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• Appeal to help trace missing Coventry teenager

  29-09-2015 00:00
  Police are appealing for help to trace a teenager who has been missing from his Coventry home for over a week.Joel Callum, 15, was last seen on 21 September at his Pinley Fields home in Stoke.Officers are appealing to Joel to contact them to make sure that he is safe and well.
  
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