Solihull news

• Mum fears Poundworld fabric softener left her scarred for life

  16-02-2016 21:00
  
  Michelle Roberts, from Alum Rock, went to hospital with hand injuries
  
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• Mum fears fabric softener sold at Poundworld left her scarred for life

  16-02-2016 21:00
  
  Michelle Roberts, from Alum Rock, went to hospital with hand injuries
  
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• Mum has tumour the size of an orange after mistaking cancer symptoms for menopause

  16-02-2016 20:45
  
  Anna Pinnell, from Streetly, diagnosed with bowel cancer and needed emergency surgery
  
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• Birmingham photographer Brian Griffin's stunning images to wow New York

  16-02-2016 20:00
  
  Renowned snapper to showcase 75 evocative pictures, including from the industrial West Midlands
  
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• Amorous police dog stopped 85mph police chase driver, court told

  16-02-2016 20:00
  
  German Shephard became 'closely attached' to motorist, says prosecution
  
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• Death of Bromsgrove woman no longer a murder inquiry

  16-02-2016 19:00
  
  Stacey Sollis was found dead by police in a Redditch flat in December
  
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• Tahira Parveen tragedy: Fury as driver who caused fatal crash will serve just six months in jail

  16-02-2016 18:57
  
  Victim's husband demands Government action
  
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• Sutton Coldfield 'school place lottery' families change admissions policy

  16-02-2016 17:58
  
  Parents to be asked if they plan to send younger sibling to school in bid to provide better information on places available
  
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• Ladywood canalside shamed in dirty dozen list of grottiest places in Britain

  16-02-2016 17:09
  
  A rubbish filled canal in Northbrook joins a dozen locations chosen for UK's biggest clean-up
  
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• Akhtar Javeed murder investigation: 22-year-old arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to rob

  16-02-2016 16:09
  
  Four men now arrested in connection with businessman's death
  
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• Two thugs beat dog as they dangled it above a lake

  16-02-2016 15:37
  
  RSPCA appeals for information to find suspects
  
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• Birmingham to trial 'miracle' cancer treatment that teaches body to kill disease

  16-02-2016 15:18
  
  Immunotherapy has seen 94 per cent of terminal leukaemia patients going into remission
  
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• Snow warning for Midlands as Met Office issues weather alert

  16-02-2016 14:43
  
  Freezing conditions forecast for Wednesday
  
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• Turtle Bay planning to open new restaurant in Solihull - Birmingham Mail

  16-02-2016 14:03 via
  Birmingham Mail
  Turtle Bay planning to open new restaurant in Solihull
  Birmingham Mail
  The restaurant would be housed at 36/38 Station Road in Solihull in an established area that includes Jimmy Spices, Oswald Bailey, JD Wetherspoon, Shimla Pinks and the John Lewis store. The building was previously occupied by Allied Irish Bank.
  

• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at February 16 in years gone by

  16-02-2016 13:33
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on February 16.
  
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• The Birmingham Rep was a launch pad for the stars

  16-02-2016 13:21
  
  From Laurence Olivier to Dot Cotton The Rep was a launch pad for the stars.
  
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• WATCH: Sniffer dogs uncover 21,000 illicit cigarettes in Erdington raids

  16-02-2016 13:00
  
  Searches conducted at Erdington shops and cigarettes worth more than £8,000 fags
  
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• MP Tom Watson vows to act after pro-paedophile campaigner 'joins Labour'

  16-02-2016 13:00
  
  Black Country MP Tom Watson says a Midland paedophile who thinks sex with children should be legal is not welcome in the Labour Party
  
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• Peaky Blinders star Tom Hardy tipped as next James Bond

  16-02-2016 12:19
  
  Actor installed as favourite to take over as replacement for Daniel Craig
  
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• Homeland's David Harewood reveals he had just £80 in bank before landing star role

  16-02-2016 11:07
  
  Small Heath-born actor had considered becoming lorry driver because he was so broke
  
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• Akhtar Javeed murder: Police quiz Hodge Hill man on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery

  16-02-2016 10:07
  
  Businessman, 56, was shot in the neck during attempted robbery at Digbeth warehouse
  
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• Neymar has £35 million worth of assets frozen by authorities in Brazil

  16-02-2016 09:18
  
  Neymar was found guilty of evading 63 million reals (£11 million) in taxes between 2011 and 2013
  
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• Birmingham drugs gang who had 'customer hotline' jailed for 47 years

  16-02-2016 09:04
  
  Ringleader Mohamoud Ahmed, 24, sentenced to 12 years in prison
  
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• The 58th Grammy Awards, Los Angeles

  16-02-2016 08:56
  
  Taylor Swift becomes the first woman to win album of the year twice at the Grammy Awards
  
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• Solihull Magistrates' Court to be officially closed - Solihull Observer

  16-02-2016 08:38 via
  Solihull Magistrates' Court to be officially closed
  Solihull Observer
  Government streamlining to save over £700m and improve efficiency and services within the courts system will see the Solihull building sold off to raise around £2million for the judicial system. Solihull Magistrates Court has been mothballed since ...
  

• The morning news headlines: David Cameron and Francois Hollande agree on 'firm basis' for EU deal; Peers warn of EU security strategy 'weaknesses'

  16-02-2016 08:29
  
  DAVID CAMERON AND FRANCOIS HOLLANDE AGREE ON 'FIRM BASIS' FOR EU DEAL
  
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• Man jailed after abusive messages left on dictaphone at victim's Sutton Coldfield home

  16-02-2016 08:28
  
  Thomas Gill sentenced to 16 months prison after also leaving magic set at property
  
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• Police funding cuts blamed for rise in gun and violent crime

  16-02-2016 07:30
  
  MP blamed Government cuts as west Midlands has the worst gun crime rate in the country for the second year running
  
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• Plans to expand mosque operating without permission set to be refused

  16-02-2016 06:50
  
  Plans to further expand a building on Fentham Road, Aston, are expected to be refused on Thursday after more than four years of it operating as a mosque
  
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• Jobs boost for 16,000 young Brummies with £50m project

  16-02-2016 06:50
  
  The money will be used to link under-30s to job opportunities and training in a bid to reduce joblessness among Birmingham's young people
  
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• Having a child costs £68,000 more than buying a house in Birmingham, report finds

  16-02-2016 06:50
  
  The typical cost of raising a child in the West Midlands is £234,269, according to calculations for LV=, while a house in Birmingham costs just £166,164
  
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• Former Solihull MP Lorely Burt joins DBS Law - Birmingham Post

  16-02-2016 06:02 via
  Birmingham Post
  Former Solihull MP Lorely Burt joins DBS Law
  Birmingham Post
  Former Solihull MP turned life peer Lorely Burt has joined a West Midlands law firm. DBS Law has recruited Mrs Burt as a non-executive director of the firm's community interest company DBS Heart as well as a board adviser for the law firm. The practice ...
  

• Most read: Boy racer blitz, pub closure battle, Aston Villa branded 'toxic'

  16-02-2016 06:00
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Monday, February 15
  
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• Pensioner injured in Coventry collision

  16-02-2016 00:00
  
  A pensioner was injured after a car reversed out of a parking space and struck her in Coventry.Police are appealing for witnesses after the 86-year-old woman was knocked to the ground near the Empress shopping precinct off Binley Road. 
  
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• Man charged with wounding following Crimewatch appeal

  16-02-2016 00:00
  
  A man has been charged with wounding after an assault at a Wolverhampton bookies which was featured on BBC’s Crimewatch last week.Factory worker Vladimir Melinte was arrested at the weekend after a 37-year-old was left with a broken nose and damage to his eye at William Hill, Bargate Drive, Whitmore Reans, on 4 September last year.
  
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• Fourth man arrested following murder of Akhtar Javeed in Digbeth

  16-02-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives investigating the murder of businessman Akhtar Javeed have made a fourth arrest in connection with his death.A 22-year-old man was arrested in the Derby area this morning (Tuesday 16 February) on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery. 
  
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• Birmingham man jailed after pregnant mother dies in collision

  16-02-2016 00:00
  
  A Birmingham man has been jailed for 12 months for causing the death of a pregnant mother in Small Heath. Shammas Rehman, from Charles Road, Small Heath, was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court today (Tuesday 16 February) for causing death by careless driving after he mounted the kerb in Heybarnes Lane on 6 September 2013. 
  
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