Solihull news

• WATCH: Fury as Castle Bromwich motorist refuses to move out of way of blue-light ambulance

  05-02-2016 22:00
  
  Driver refused to get out of way of 999 vehicle in Bromford Lane
  
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• Solihull police warn far-right Pegida UK protestors they will come down hard on troublemakers - Solihull Observer

  05-02-2016 21:12 via
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  Solihull police warn far-right Pegida UK protestors they will come down hard on troublemakers
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  SOLIHULL police has finalised plans ahead of a far right-wing demonstration in the borough tomorrow (Saturday, February 6) – and warned it will come down hard on anyone intent on causing trouble. Pegida UK, founded by the former English Defence ...
  

• Fans of boxing legend Mayweather left frustrated after he cancels Solihull appearance - Solihull Observer

  05-02-2016 21:12 via
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  Fans of boxing legend Mayweather left frustrated after he cancels Solihull appearance
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  FANS OF boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr have been left frustrated after his visit to Solihull has been controversially cancelled due to a lack of ticket sales. The five-division world champion was due to appear at the Vox Conference Centre on Friday ...and more »
  

• Library of Birmingham Development Trust to be scrapped

  05-02-2016 20:00
  
  Ambitious plans for the £187m library continue to unravel with fundraising arm set to be wound up
  
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• Air in Birmingham shisha bars 'more polluted than Beijing' - and spilling out onto the streets

  05-02-2016 20:00
  
  Shock new report reveals rising tide of bars are spreading carcinogens into the air which are linked to asthma and lung cancer
  
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• M5 chaos: Drivers should get rail-style compensation for massive delays and jams, says RAC Foundation

  05-02-2016 19:49
  
  Tucker trapped for EIGHT HOURS faced 'sleeping on hard shoulder' after running out of driving time
  
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• Shocking picture of cat shot through head with crossbow bolt

  05-02-2016 19:30
  
  Warning graphic image: But black and white cat feline much better after making miraculous recovery
  
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• Customer found mouse droppings in fish and chips

  05-02-2016 18:30
  
  Erdington takeaway fined after environmental heath officers found infestation
  
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• Concern as Lloyds announces the last bank in Moseley will close

  05-02-2016 17:57
  
  Concern as Lloyds follows in the footsteps of Barclays and HSBC in announcing it will close its branch in the village
  
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• David Walliams makes surprise visit to Midland school to help children read

  05-02-2016 17:09
  
  The Britain's Got Talent judge dropped in to Hall Green Primary in West Bromwich
  
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• Low-speed dumper truck chase had police fearing for their lives

  05-02-2016 16:34
  
  Nicholas Churchill left a trail of destruction after taking the 20-tonne earth mover from his employer after complaining about its air conditioning, saying he was too hot to work.
  
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• No more #BrumCuts: MPs praise Birmingham Mail campaign to save public services

  05-02-2016 15:58
  
  MPs praise Mail campaign to defend services in Birmingham as the Government's final decision on the scale of cuts looms closer
  
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• Three hurt and two arrested as Kings Heath brawl follows car crash

  05-02-2016 15:51
  
  Pedestrian was also injured when car was driven into a wall
  
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• Almost 200 patients recalled over surgeries linked to incontinence and infection

  05-02-2016 15:16
  
  Doctor used technique shelved by health bosses back in 2009
  
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• Family pay tribute to 'honest and hardworking father' shot dead at Digbeth warehouse

  05-02-2016 13:59
  
  Akhtar Javeed was murdered on Wednesday evening in an attempted robbery
  
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• Woman killed in A38 crash as Midlands faces another day of travel chaos

  05-02-2016 13:54
  
  Collision involving a car and lorry happened at 5am
  
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• PC who used 'excessive force' during pub violence sacked

  05-02-2016 13:49
  
  Constable David Mitchison shoved man so hard he cracked his head on pavement and needed hospital treatment
  
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• MP Jess Phillips: I was sexually assaulted when I was 19

  05-02-2016 13:45
  
  Birmingham MP reveals she was the victim of a sexual assault like many other women, but says only a "tiny minority" of men behave this way
  
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• Solihull Pegida march: Police warn they will 'come down hard' on troublemakers - Birmingham Mail

  05-02-2016 13:24 via
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  Solihull Pegida march: Police warn they will 'come down hard' on troublemakers
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  Pegida UK co-ordinator Tommy Robinson held a debate with Coun Waseem Zaffar in Lozells. Police have warned they will 'come down hard' on troublemakers ahead of Saturday's protest by right-wing group Pegida UK . More than 300 Pegida members are ...
  

• Solihull Pegida march: Police warn they will 'come down hard' on troublemakers

  05-02-2016 13:17
  
  Top cop says officers have no power to ban peaceful protests
  
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• Off sick WPC in shop lifting spree including £30 kitchen cabinet from Ikea

  05-02-2016 13:13
  
  Gemma Talbot who also stole £90 food from Asda is sacked
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at February 5 in years gone by

  05-02-2016 11:06
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on February 5.
  
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• Pictures: Dudley and Stourbridge Canals through time

  05-02-2016 10:55
  
  This week we are celebrating the Midlands' man-made waterways that played such a big part in our industrial past. Today it's the turn of the Birmingham canal that runs through Tipton.
  
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• Tax fraudster Mohammed Suleman Khan jailed for TEN YEARS after refusing to pay back £2.2m

  05-02-2016 10:53
  
  Feared Birmingham criminal known as 'The General' failed pay Proceeds of Crime order
  
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• Rio Olympics won't be cancelled over Zika virus outbreak in Brazil

  05-02-2016 09:37
  
  The Zika virus adds to other problems with South America's first Olympics, including severe water pollution in Rio's sailing and rowing venues, and deep cuts of almost 30% to keep the operating budget in balance.
  
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• Drivers swerve as articulated lorry drives down motorway on WRONG side road

  05-02-2016 09:36
  
  Rush hour commuters endure second day of misery after accidents and overrunning roadworks hit network
  
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• Maurice White, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire dies aged 74

  05-02-2016 09:03
  
  Earth, Wind & Fire, a nine-piece band featuring the two White brothers, singer Philip Bailey and a distinctive horn section, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
  
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• The morning news headlines: NHS costs review warns 8,500 hospital beds blocked every day; Blow for David Cameron as poll finds rise in Brexit support

  05-02-2016 08:54
  
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• Shotgun drug dealer who rammed three police cars jailed

  05-02-2016 08:42
  
  Nathan Morris, 28, had a bolt action shotgun and revolver in his Ford Mondeo
  
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• Solihull campaigners share a cuppa ahead of far-right group Pegida UK protest - Solihull Observer

  05-02-2016 08:40 via
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  Solihull campaigners share a cuppa ahead of far-right group Pegida UK protest
  Solihull Observer
  A PAIR of Shirley campaigners have responded to the impending far right-wing demonstration by having a tea party. Shirley Green Party campaigner Maggie Allen met with Rianne ten Veen ahead of Saturday's march (February 6) by far right-wing group ...
  

• Read the police advice for every parent facing school bomb threat drama

  05-02-2016 07:30
  
  Two-page letter sent to mums and dads after series of hoax calls caused evacuations
  
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• Outcry as Stechford parkland sacrificed for new housing development

  05-02-2016 07:30
  
  Homes plan for Kent's Moat Recreation ground approved despite calls to protect city's green spaces
  
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• New school where pupils learn in reverse by doing their homework first

  05-02-2016 07:30
  
  Government gives green light to new school with "flipped" learning system where pupils learn at home and then discuss topics in the classroom
  
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• Brave victims of FGM now reporting two cases EVERY DAY

  05-02-2016 07:30
  
  Shocking West Midlands figures released in run-up to International Day of Zero Tolerance
  
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• Most read: M6 closed after fatal crash, catering boss 'executed' in robbery, bouncer jailed after attack

  05-02-2016 00:03
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Thursday, February 4
  
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• “We won’t tolerate trouble” police warn ahead of right-wing protest

  05-02-2016 00:00
  
  West Midlands Police has finalised plans ahead of a protest by right-wing group Pegida UK tomorrow (Sat Feb 6) – and warned it will come down hard on anyone intent on causing trouble.The force has been negotiating with organisers for several weeks and agreed a protest site in Birmingham International Business Park a short walk from Birmingham International railway station.
  
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• Walsall drug dealer jailed for decade for gun possession

  05-02-2016 00:00
  
  A Walsall drug dealer has been jailed for over ten years for guns and class A drugs possession.Unemployed Nathan Morris was arrested on 26 August last year after he was spotted by police dealing drugs from his car in Church Street, Darlaston. When officers approached, the 28-year-old reversed back at speed and tried to get away, ramming three police cars and another stationary car in the process.
  
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• Police search for missing Bloxwich man

  05-02-2016 00:00
  
  Police are searching for a Bloxwich man who has been missing since yesterday afternoon (5 Feb). Keegan Sullivan lives in supported accommodation in Lichfield Road after suffering mental ill health. He left the address around 5pm and police need to make sure that he is safe and well. 
  
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• Largest cannabis factory in Coventry discovered at a former indoor market

  05-02-2016 00:00
  
  The largest cannabis factory in Coventry been discovered at a former indoor market following a police raid.Drugs with a street value of more than £2 million were recovered after officers cut through shutters and secure doors to get into the premises.
  
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• JAILED: Convicted £2m tax dodging businessman hit with decade behind bars

  05-02-2016 00:00
  
  A man who built a Buckingham Palace style mansion by dodging taxes has been jailed for a decade after he failed to pay back the whopping £2 million he owed to the public coffers.Mohammed Suleman Khan was handed a four year sentence in April 2014 after West Midlands Police discovered he had cheated the taxman to the tune of around £450,000. 
  
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• Family pay tribute to man killed at Digbeth warehouse

  05-02-2016 00:00
  
  The family of a man who was shot dead during an attempted robbery at a Digbeth warehouse have paid tribute to him.Akhtar Javeed, aged 56, was killed as masked men attempted to rob Direct Source 3 Ltd in Rea Road South just before 6.40pm on Wednesday 3 February.
  
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