Solihull news

• Most read: Blackmailer loses appeal, Santa barred from Bullring, BBC Music Awards

  10-12-2015 23:30
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Thursday, December 10
  
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• Trojan Horse-linked school's ex-teacher wins fight for fresh disciplinary hearing

  10-12-2015 22:09
  
  Asif Khan, who now lives in Qatar, claimed he knew nothing about the disciplinary action
  
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• Heartless thieves steal Christmas trees grown by students at college for visually impaired

  10-12-2015 22:00
  
  Around a dozen trees were taken from Umberslade Nurseries in Selly Oak
  
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• Blackmailer jailed for using photos to get sex and money from woman has appeal thrown out

  10-12-2015 22:00
  
  Daood Hussain forced woman to submit to his twisted sexual demands
  
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• Exclusive: Ex-Oldknow Academy head Jahangir Akbar found GUILTY of trying to Islamise education

  10-12-2015 21:00
  
  Former acting principal at Trojan Horse-linked school now facing a lifetime ban for professional misconduct
  
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• Ex-Oldknow Academy head Jahangir Akbar found GUILTY of trying to Islamise education

  10-12-2015 21:00
  
  Former acting principal at Trojan Horse-linked school now facing a lifetime ban for professional misconduct
  
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• Police hunt four men after Sutton Park sex attack

  10-12-2015 20:00
  
  Woman was approached by four men before being attacked in park on Tuesday afternoon
  
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• Monster moggie who became real-life fat cat before purrfect slimming plan

  10-12-2015 20:00
  
  Rescue cat Boycus from Sutton Coldfield is now a shadow of former self after Pet Fit Club
  
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• Library of Birmingham reveals when 12-hour days return

  10-12-2015 20:00
  
  The £188 million venue has been opening for a pitiful 40 hours in recent years after swingeing cuts but has turned a corner
  
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• Distraction burglar jailed after conning elderly residents around the UK

  10-12-2015 19:00
  
  Mark Woodliffe sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison at Birmingham Crown Court after investigation linked him to more than 30 burglaries
  
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• Man jailed for life for stabbing former music teacher to death

  10-12-2015 16:02
  
  Dylan Jackson brutally killed Herman Simpson during a drugs deal
  
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• ASBO yobs have ‘smaller brains’ than most people - Birmingham scientists

  10-12-2015 16:00
  
  Study finds that teenage tearaways have less 'grey matter' in their heads
  
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• Heartless thieves target charity Santa sleigh, stealing children's chocolates

  10-12-2015 15:37
  
  Round Table float was packed with gifts for youngsters
  
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• Birmingham City supports the Mail's #HomeatChristmas campaign

  10-12-2015 15:22
  
  The Mail is aiming to help 100 young homeless people in the city start a new life through our festive campaign, and Birmingham City players got to see the benefit first-hand
  
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• Teenager 'stable' after city centre stabbing attack

  10-12-2015 15:08
  
  Police are reviewing CCTV footage to try and trace culprits
  
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• WATCH: Police looking for man on hoverboard after gliding out of store with drinks

  10-12-2015 15:02
  
  Police have released CCTV footage of the suspect riding a self-balancing board with blue flashing lights in the Co-op store in Mitcham, London.
  
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• Birmingham Council is improving but could still be taken over, Government warns

  10-12-2015 14:08
  
  The Government Minister responsible for local authorities praises Birmingham Council's new leader John Clancy, but warns the city could still be taken over if it doesn't improve.
  
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• Channel 4 not under threat of sell-off

  10-12-2015 13:37
  
  Culture, media and sport minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe acknowledged that officials were looking at options to strengthen the channel's future.
  
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• Are we going to get a white Christmas in Birmingham? Latest forecast

  10-12-2015 13:34
  
  Bookmakers reveal chances of snow in city on December 25
  
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• Councillors to decide whether Solihull will take Syrian refugees - Solihull Observer

  10-12-2015 13:09 via
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  Councillors to decide whether Solihull will take Syrian refugees
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  COUNCILLORS are set to decide whether Solihull will do its bit to help the global refugee crisis. At the Cabinet meeting tonight (December 10) members will decide whether to sign up to the Syrian Vulnerable Persons. Resettlement Scheme (SVPRS) and ...
  

• Solihull father critically injured after Christmas party - Solihull Observer

  10-12-2015 13:00 via
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  Solihull father critically injured after Christmas party
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  Dave Baker suffered a fractured skull and a bleed on the brain following the attack in the middle of the road outside O Bar in Broad Street, Birmingham, at around 3am on Sunday, December 6. The 52-year-old was taken to hospital where he remains in a ...
  

• Ho Ho NO! Santa barred from Bullring by security guards

  10-12-2015 12:03
  
  Dave Upson refused entry as he tried to bring festive cheer to shoppers
  
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• University of Birmingham's research could spark new cure hope for liver disease patients

  10-12-2015 12:00
  
  Academics at the University of Birmingham claim medication usually used to treat diabetics could cure some patients suffering from liver disease.
  
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• Takeaway fined after serving undercooked chicken in wrap

  10-12-2015 12:00
  
  Chicken Hut on Castle Street, Dudley, which had filthy kitchen hit with £6,000 fine
  
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• Petition to ban Donald Trump from UK signed by 4,000 Birmingham people

  10-12-2015 11:58
  
  US politician has refused to apologise after calling for a complete block on Muslims coming to America
  
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• Solihull visitor guides trained to tackle criminals after cuts to PCSO numbers - Coventry Telegraph

  10-12-2015 11:46 via
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  Solihull visitor guides trained to tackle criminals after cuts to PCSO numbers
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  Solihull will be undertaking new schemes to try and tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in the town, it has been revealed. Following plans to cut the number of police community support officers (PCSOs), visitor guides in the town - known locally as ...
  

• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at December 10 in years gone by

  10-12-2015 11:37
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on December 10
  
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• The lost shops of Birmingham

  10-12-2015 11:05
  
  Do you remember these old favourites on the Birmingham shopping scene?
  
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• Morning news headlines: Flood-hit community urged to stay indoors as Cumbrian river bursts its banks. Ban Donald Trump from UK e-petition passes 360,000 signatures

  10-12-2015 10:35
  
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• Man attacked after being given lift back from night out

  10-12-2015 09:20
  
  18-year-old victim subject to serious sexual assault - police
  
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• Man charged after 52-year-old suffers fractured skull in Broad Street attack

  10-12-2015 08:52
  
  Victim was assaulted at his Christmas work night out
  
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• Special Lapland Christmas for poorly children in Solihull and West Midlands - Solihull Observer

  10-12-2015 08:33 via
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  Special Lapland Christmas for poorly children in Solihull and West Midlands
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  Harmonie Hall who has Meningitis and has lost her arms and legs and is going to Disney. Little Ruby being visited by Matt in hospital with a special present. She will not be able to go to Lapland because she is too poorly and is having treatment but ...
  

• Teaching assistant left with a stammer over taunts she wasn't a "good Muslim", hearing told

  10-12-2015 08:30
  
  The claim was made by a teaching assistant who works at the Trojan Horse-linked Adderley Primary School in Saltley
  
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• Over 150 pupils to lose places as two Midland 'revolutionary' studio schools close

  10-12-2015 08:00
  
  The Midlands Academies Trust blames dwindling pupil numbers on the closures
  
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• West Midlands Police's £1m compensation payouts to members of public

  10-12-2015 07:30
  
  Force paid out for unlawful arrests, assaults, police dog bites and misuse of private information over three years
  
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• Passengers complain about late trains, overcrowding and cancellations on London Midland

  10-12-2015 07:30
  
  A survey of rail passengers published by the Government reveals complaints about London Midland services
  
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• Solihull named best in region for primary schools - Birmingham Post

  10-12-2015 06:01 via
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  Solihull named best in region for primary schools
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  Solihull has been named the best area in the West Midlands when it comes to providing education for primary school pupils. The borough came top of the list in tables released by education watchdog Ofsted, detailing how many pupils are attending a "good ...and more »
  

• Man jailed for former music teacher’s murder

  10-12-2015 00:00
  A man who went on the run after stabbing another man to death has today (10 December) been jailed for life and will serve a minimum of 16 years behind bars. Unemployed Dylan Jackson, 20, of Crosby Close, Whitmore Reans, was convicted at Nottingham Crown Court on 23 November of the murder of 46-year-old Herman Simpson – known as Louis to friends and family – who was stabbed in the living room of his Wolverhampton home. 
  
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• Man charged with Broad Street assault

  10-12-2015 00:00
  Detectives have charged a person in connection with an assault on a 52-year-old man in Birmingham’s Broad Street at the weekend.Police appealed for information earlier this week following the attack which left Dave Baker, from Solihull, with a fractured skull and bleed on the brain.
  
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• Major inquiry continues after Sutton Park sex attack

  10-12-2015 00:00
  A major investigation is ongoing today (10 December) following a serious sexual assault in Sutton Park on Tuesday afternoon (8 December).It happened near Town Gate at around 4pm as the 20-year-old woman was walking to the train station.
  
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• Investigation continues into Wolverhampton stabbing

  10-12-2015 00:00
  Detectives in Wolverhampton are continuing to probe a stabbing yesterday afternoon (9 December) that left an 18-year-old with serious injuries.The teenager remains in hospital today (10 December) where his condition is described as stable.
  
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• CCTV images released by detectives investigating a serious sexual assault

  10-12-2015 00:00
  Detectives investigating the serious sexual assault of a man in Whitmore Reans have released CCTV images of the suspect they are searching for.The victim, a man aged 18, was attacked on a grassy patch behind Central Baths just off Bath Avenue in the early hours of Sunday 30 August.
  
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• Callous burglar conned pensioners on UK crime tour − jailed after WMP investigation

  10-12-2015 00:00
  A heartless thief with a track record of preying on elderly residents is back behind bars after a West Midlands Police investigation linked him to more than 30 burglaries across the UK.Mark Woodliffe duped victims − some in their 90s − into believing he was a crime prevention specialist sent by local authorities to improve home security by installing safes, window locks and alarms.
  
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