Solihull news

• Millionaire boxer Floyd Mayweather 'romancing Dudley shop girl'

  18-02-2016 23:00
  
  World champ took a shine to 19-year-old New Look worker Rmarni Eliss after meeting her during “victory tour” of UK
  
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• Bartons Arms gun gang rioters could appeal after Supreme Court ruling

  18-02-2016 21:30
  
  Seven men sentenced to a total of 170 years after shooting at police helicopter
  
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• Crews tackle severe fire at Bromford car parts unit

  18-02-2016 21:23
  
  Almost 100 firefighters sent to the scene on Wingfoot Way after blaze broke out on Thursday evening
  
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• Calls demanding 20mph limits near schools backed by Solihull MP - Solihull Observer

  18-02-2016 21:03 via
  Calls demanding 20mph limits near schools backed by Solihull MP
  Solihull Observer
  CALLS demanding 20mph speed limits near borough schools have been backed by a Solihull MP. Julian Knight has been putting pressure on Solihull Council to take stronger action to ensure the safety of children on school roads by making them more ...
  

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• Married love rat took revenge on mistress by posting sex video on Facebook

  18-02-2016 20:00
  
  Handsworth Wood cheat Ashish Thamman posted footage after lover left him
  
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• Sacked police officer was already under investigation for a second alleged assault

  18-02-2016 19:00
  
  Disgraced ex police sergeant Mark Cooley, who was sacked in November was also under investigation for an alleged assault inside a police cell
  
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• More delays as Midland Metro will not arrive at New Street until May

  18-02-2016 19:00
  
  Conservative transport spokesman hits out at further delays to Birmingham City Centre Metro extension
  
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• Revealed: Yardley's most popular petitions - what you asked MPs to debate

  18-02-2016 18:24
  
  What people in Yardley, Acocks Green, Sheldon and Stechford have been asking MPs to debate
  
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• Revealed: Sutton Coldfield's most popular petitions - what you asked MPs to debate

  18-02-2016 18:24
  
  What people in Four Oaks, Boldmere, Wylde Green and Sutton Coldfield have been asking MPs to debate
  
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• Revealed: Selly Oak's most popular petitions - what you asked MPs to debate

  18-02-2016 18:24
  
  What people in Selly Oak, Bournville and Stirchley have been asking MPs to debate
  
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• Revealed: Perry Barr's most popular petitions - what you asked MPs to debate

  18-02-2016 18:24
  
  What constituents in Perry Barr, Handsworth and Lozells have been asking MPs to debate
  
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• Revealed: Northfield's most popular petitions - what you asked MPs to debate

  18-02-2016 18:24
  
  What people in Kings Norton, Longbridge, Weoley and Northfield have been asking MPs to debate
  
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• Revealed: Ladywood's most popular petitions - what you asked MPs to debate

  18-02-2016 18:24
  
  What people in Aston, Nechells, Ladywood and Birmingham city centre have been asking MPs to debate
  
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• Revealed: Hodge Hill's most popular petitions - what you asked MPs to debate

  18-02-2016 18:24
  
  What people in Washwood Heath, Shard End, Bordesley Green and Hodge Hill have been asking MPs to debate
  
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• Revealed: Hall Green's most popular petitions - what you asked MPs to debate

  18-02-2016 18:24
  
  What people in Moseley, Kings Heath, Sparkbrook, Springfield and Hall Green have been asking MPs to debate
  
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• Revealed: Erdington's most popular petitions - what you asked MPs to debate

  18-02-2016 18:24
  
  What people in Kingstanding, Gravelly Hill, Castle Vale and Erdington have been asking MPs to debate
  
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• Revealed: Edgbaston's most popular petitions - what you asked MPs to debate

  18-02-2016 18:24
  
  What people in Harborne, Bartley Green, Quinton and Edgbaston have been asking MPs to debate
  
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• Revealed: Birmingham's most popular petitions - what you asked MPs to debate

  18-02-2016 18:24
  
  Syria and the NHS feature in the campaigns being backed by Birmingham
  
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• Martial arts expert jailed for 12 years for killing ex-soldier Charles McInally

  18-02-2016 17:00
  
  Troy Ktori, 27, went on run for six days after stabbing former military man to death
  
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• Birmingham school hit with £1 MILLION bill to remove asbestos

  18-02-2016 17:00
  
  The school has had to close part of its building and teach pupils in temporary classrooms
  
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• The European Union referendum guide

  18-02-2016 15:56
  
  Our guides explain everything you need to know about the EU referendum
  
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• EU Referendum: Why should we stay in the European Union?

  18-02-2016 15:56
  
  Why should the UK stay in the European Union? Issues include trade, investment and peace.
  
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• EU referendum: Why should we leave the European Union?

  18-02-2016 15:56
  
  Why should the UK leave the European Union? Issues include immigration and the single currency.
  
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• EU Referendum: What is the European Union?

  18-02-2016 15:56
  
  What is the European Union and what does the European Union do?
  
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• EU referendum: What is the EU referendum?

  18-02-2016 15:51
  
  What is the European Union referendum and who can vote in it?
  
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• Nine in ten hoverboards imported into Birmingham found to be unsafe

  18-02-2016 15:15
  
  Councillor describes the craze as a public nuisance and leads calls for action
  
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• More expansion for Jaguar's Castle Bromwich factory

  18-02-2016 14:48
  
  Unanimous backing from city planners for project to add two new warehouses for logistics and storage on massive site in north Birmingham
  
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• Birmingham & Solihull Bees beat Nuneaton to claim record fourth consecutive league win - Solihull Observer

  18-02-2016 13:55 via
  Birmingham & Solihull Bees beat Nuneaton to claim record fourth consecutive league win
  Solihull Observer
  WINNING is a habit and one that the Birmingham & Solihull Bees have seemingly acquired quite a taste for after they beat Nuneaton at home 17-7 to claim their fourth successive league win. The home side had the majority of possession in the first half ...
  

• New Year shootings killers may win appeals after shock Supreme Court ruling on 'joint enterprise' cases

  18-02-2016 13:41
  
  Marcus Ellis, Michael Gregory, Nathan Martin and Rodrigo Simms were jailed for killing teenagers Charlene Ellis and Letisha Shakespeare
  
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• Solihull Blossomfield edge rivals Beeston in thriller - Solihull Observer

  18-02-2016 13:39 via
  Solihull Blossomfield edge rivals Beeston in thriller
  Solihull Observer
  THEY may have made hard work of it but Solihull Blossomfield Ladies' first team edged Beeston 3-2 in a thrilling encounter to claim all three points. Bloss started their home game very strongly and went ahead in only the second minute through a Jenny ...
  

• Birmingham students create life-size PUB made entirely from cardboard and paper

  18-02-2016 13:30
  
  Students at Birmingham City University are behind the installation
  
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• Watch: Unqualified driver leads police on 150mph M6 Toll chase

  18-02-2016 13:26
  
  Thomas Alsopp, 24, only stopped because he ran out of petrol
  
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• Amateur boxers don their gloves to help three charities - Solihull Observer

  18-02-2016 13:00 via
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  Amateur boxers don their gloves to help three charities
  Solihull Observer
  AMATEUR BOXERS will don their gloves to raise funds for two causes as Solihull Rotary hosts their silver anniversary charity boxing night on Friday, March 4. Held at the National Motorcycle Museum on the Coventry Road, the evening will raise funds for ...
  

• Charity match held in memory of Solihull plane crash victim - Birmingham Mail

  18-02-2016 12:52 via
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  Charity match held in memory of Solihull plane crash victim
  Birmingham Mail
  Lewis Tonkinson, 50, and wife Sally, 44, died when their light aircraft smashed into woodland in atrocious weather. Their son George survived. Members of a Solihull football team gathered to remember former player and friend Lewis Tonkinson, who died ...
  

• Meningitis B vaccine Bexsero - everything you need to know

  18-02-2016 12:46
  
  How to spot the signs and symptoms of meningitis B and why there is a UK shortage of the vaccine?
  
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• Government changes to legal aid in domestic violence cases is flawed

  18-02-2016 12:35
  
  Three appeal judges have now ruled the changes "invalid" insofar as they require verifications of domestic violence to be given within a 24-month period before any application for legal aid
  
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• What you need to know about Meningitis B: The dangers, the symptoms and the vaccinations that are available for children

  18-02-2016 12:30
  
  Everything you need to know about Meningitis B and what you can do to prevent your child from getting it
  
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• Nurseries claim they 'can't afford' 30 hours free childcare for pre-school kids

  18-02-2016 12:00
  
  Shortfall in Government funding will see over half of nurseries refusing to increase free hours
  
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• Meningitis B: Desperate parents bombard surgery with 150 calls for vaccine in just 24 hours

  18-02-2016 11:56
  
  National shortage of Bexsero vaccine reported
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at February 18 in years gone by

  18-02-2016 11:49
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on February 18.
  
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• Look: Stars from the golden age of stage and screen whose roots began in Birmingham

  18-02-2016 11:39
  
  Take a look at six more stars of stage and screen whose roots started in Birmingham
  
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• Fuming parents launch Lumen Christi petition over Christmas holiday date change

  18-02-2016 10:56
  
  Families say they face 'utter nightmare' as schools will be closed until January 9
  
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• Akhtar Javeed murder probe: Man charged with conspiracy to commit robbery

  18-02-2016 10:43
  
  Sander Van Aalten, 50, due before magistrates on Thursday
  
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• NME Awards honour Coldplay and Bowie

  18-02-2016 09:20
  
  Wolf Alice and Coldplay win big at the NME Awards
  
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• Solihull photographer snaps rare solar phenomenon - Solihull Observer

  18-02-2016 08:38 via
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  Solihull photographer snaps rare solar phenomenon
  Solihull Observer
  Sandhya Kashyap contacted the The Observer claiming she had captured pictures of two suns in the sky over Acocks Green. Sending in the snaps she took at around 4pm on February 14, Sandhya said the phenomenon fell on the seventh day of the Hindu ...
  

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  18-02-2016 08:22
  
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• Small Heath School to close for THREE MORE DAYS of strikes

  18-02-2016 07:30
  
  Staff are protesting over the suspension of teacher Simon O'Hara
  
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• Mohammed Saleem murder: Daughter blames Donald Trump for rise in Muslims attacks

  18-02-2016 07:30
  
  Anti racism campaigner Maz Saleem urges people to come together against Islamaphobia
  
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• The BBC needs a digital revolution... and Birmingham is the place

  18-02-2016 06:50
  
  Agenda editor Graeme Brown, who has written a manifesto for the BBC in Birmingham, explains why it is the only place for a broadcaster of the future
  
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• Ring of cameras around city centre to target pollution

  18-02-2016 06:50
  
  Automatic number plate recognition cameras on key commuter routes will count high polluting lorries and buses passing through Birmingham city centre to pave way for clean air zone
  
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