Solihull news

• Most shared this week: Birmingham 'better place to live than Dubai', schoolgirl in crash tragedy, Marvel Universe Live

  26-02-2016 23:30
  
  Check out our most shared content on the Birmingham Mail website from the last seven days
  
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• Man arrested after string of handbag thefts around Midlands

  26-02-2016 20:45
  
  Oldbury man held on suspicion of street robberies including one where pregnant woman was punched in the stomach
  
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• X Factor star Mason Noise's aunt stabbed in Winson Green

  26-02-2016 20:00
  
  Controversial singer says attack left his family 'devastated'
  
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• Man attacked three women in 15 minutes in city centre rampage

  26-02-2016 20:00
  
  Rehaan Akhtar was 'out of control' during string of incidents
  
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• Mail deliveries axed in Weoley Castle after postmen terrorised by out-of-control dogs

  26-02-2016 20:00
  
  Risk of attack is 'unacceptably high', says Royal Mail
  
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• Erdington football starlet aiming for the top after beating meningitis AND pneumonia

  26-02-2016 20:00
  
  Alfie Clarke, eight, impressed Aston Villa, Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion scouts
  
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• Moseley man arrested over rape of teenager in 1983

  26-02-2016 19:01
  
  60-year-old man arrested on suspicion of rape and kidnap more than thirty years after incident in Weston Super Mare
  
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• Road closed after major gas leak in Stourbridge

  26-02-2016 18:33
  
  Fire crews attend scene and small number of properties evacuated after leak reported on Hayes Lane
  
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• Suspected unexploded grenade found on Burntwood building site

  26-02-2016 17:27
  
  Bomb disposal experts called to the scene after device discovered off Milestone Way
  
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• Minister: 'Thank you Birmingham' for providing home for Syria refugees

  26-02-2016 17:02
  
  Home Office minister Richard Harrington visits Birmingham after city welcomes 38  'shocked and traumatised' victims of Syria war
  
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• Hundreds of convicted criminals apply for jobs in Birmingham schools

  26-02-2016 17:00
  
  Shocking figures reveal more than 300 people with records applied for classroom jobs
  
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• Radio star Ed James forced to wind up his PR business

  26-02-2016 16:44
  
  Award-winning radio presenter set to liquidate his business four years after it was established
  
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• Digbeth massage parlour closed down after police concerns over fire safety

  26-02-2016 16:16
  
  Blue Belle Suite ordered to make improvements after 'flouting fire safety rules'
  
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• Digbeth brothel closed down after police concerns over fire safety

  26-02-2016 16:16
  
  Blue Belle Suite ordered to make improvements after 'flouting fire safety rules'
  
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• Nightclub photographer Stuart Williams stabbed by gang who acted 'like a pack of wolves', court told

  26-02-2016 15:51
  
  He was injured by broken vodka bottle in New Year's Eve attack
  
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• Rail engineering works need to be quicker and faster says the Transport Secretary

  26-02-2016 15:34
  
  The Network Rail (NR), which manages Britain's rail tracks and many key stations, closed a number of major lines over Christmas to allow it to carry out work as part of its major investment plan
  
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• Hospitals having to remove thousands of children's decayed teeth

  26-02-2016 15:28
  
  More boys than girls needed teeth out as inpatients in 2014/15. There were over 14,000 cases among children aged five and under needing teeth removed.
  
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• Ringleader of Rotherham gang jailed for 35 years

  26-02-2016 15:16
  
  Arshid Hussain jailed for 35 years for grooming, raping and abusing teenage girls in Rotherham
  
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• Seven vehicle pile up on M6 sees southbound carriageway shut

  26-02-2016 15:07
  
  Lorries and vans involved in crash which is causing big delays
  
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• Drivers SUPPORT Solihull schools traffic ban - Birmingham Mail

  26-02-2016 15:07 via
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  Drivers SUPPORT Solihull schools traffic ban
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  Transport bosses acted after Solihull Council was inundated with complaints about mums and dads risking child safety by blocking driveways. Drivers and residents took to Facebook and Twitter after the authority announced a pilot car exclusion zone ...and more »
  

• Drivers SUPPORT Solihull schools traffic ban

  26-02-2016 15:01
  
  Controversial move would see roads around classrooms off-limits to cars
  
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• Police make arrest after gunman fired shots into lounge window

  26-02-2016 14:39
  
  Officers hold man on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence
  
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• Zoe Shapiro tragedy: Heartbroken mum speaks about loss of 'beautiful and fun-loving' daughter

  26-02-2016 14:05
  
  Devastated Jo Corbett-Weeks says she is 'numb' after schoolgirl died in road crash horror
  
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• Company left with big bill after travellers evicted from car park

  26-02-2016 14:02
  
  Bailiffs move in to evict caravans from site after complaints
  
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• Tributes paid to former Solihull resident following fatal crash - Solihull Observer

  26-02-2016 13:06 via
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  Tributes paid to former Solihull resident following fatal crash
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  Simon Worthington was killed while he was cycling along the B4452 Ufton Road, near Harbury outside Leamington around 10.15am last Saturday (February 21). Emergency services were called to the scene following the crash, which involved a Range Rover ...
  

• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at February 26 in years gone by

  26-02-2016 11:52
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on February 26.
  
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• Look: Memories of Birmingham's golden days of dance

  26-02-2016 11:36
  
  We take a look back at some of Birmingham's long-lost dance halls.
  
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• Keep the pink Paradise Forum sign for Birmingham's future

  26-02-2016 11:19
  
  Councillor says the sign is a piece of Birmingham's recent history worth saving
  
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• Watch: New dramatic footage of plane which swerved off Birmingham Airport taxiway

  26-02-2016 11:18
  
  Video emerges showing how flight made rough landing just before ending up on the grass
  
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• Watch: New dramatic footage of plane which swerved off Birmingham Airport runway

  26-02-2016 11:18
  
  Video emerges showing how flight made rough landing just before ending up on the grass
  
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• Police appeal after 12-year-old girl allegedly sexually assaulted on bus

  26-02-2016 10:10
  
  Officers release CCTV footage after incident on the number 74 bus
  
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• From rags to riches: Birmingham's 'black farmer' reveals dyslexia battle

  26-02-2016 10:00
  
  The farmer grew up in Small Heath and has gone on to success with his free range produce
  
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• Nurse turned up drunk for two night shifts at City Hospital

  26-02-2016 09:41
  
  Karen Hayden was under the influence of alcohol when she was responsible for patients
  
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• Police probe Birmingham visit of woman found dead on golf course

  26-02-2016 09:24
  
  Saima Ahmed is known to have travelled to city before her death
  
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• Car ban pilot near three Solihull schools approved - BBC News

  26-02-2016 09:03 via
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  Car ban pilot near three Solihull schools approved
  BBC News
  Motorists will be banned from driving near three schools during drop-off and pick-up times in a council trial. A pilot scheme was approved by Solihull Council on Thursday after complaints of parents blocking residents' drives and parking on grass verges.
  

• Two injured after serious crash treated at scene by off duty paramedic

  26-02-2016 09:01
  
  One of the drivers had to be freed from his car by firefighters
  
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• The morning news headlines: Lord Howard: Brexit vote would shake 'complacent' EU leaders; Rotherham brothers await sentence for rape, violence and prostitution

  26-02-2016 08:56
  
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• Don't build on our parks say Conservatives

  26-02-2016 08:00
  
  Opposition Tories call on council to scrap plans to develop eight acres of parkland a year
  
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• Top Birmingham independent and grammar school chain could take over struggling schools

  26-02-2016 07:30
  
  The King Edward VI Foundation is a charity well-known for its 450-year history of running top-performing schools in Birmingham
  
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• Teenager saved from anorexia - by a pet rabbit named Roary

  26-02-2016 07:30
  
  Now Ellie Taylor is to audition for a Disney role
  
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• School run traffic to be banned outside primary schools for two year trial period

  26-02-2016 07:30
  
  Inconsiderate parents blamed for risking safety of children and blocking driveways in Solihull
  
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• Expert calls for ban on 'immoral' BOGOF supermarket deals

  26-02-2016 07:30
  
  University professor speaks out at National Farmers' Union conference in Birmingham
  
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• Vintage Trains cancels more services after operator gets ban

  26-02-2016 06:50
  
  Tyseley-based Vintage Trains axed services but said it was hopeful of running its popular Shakespeare Express
  
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• Most read: Tributes to crash victim, gun blackmail millionaire to sell home, roadworks noise row

  26-02-2016 06:00
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Thursday, February 25
  
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• Robbery arrest: bag snatch suspect accused of punching pregnant woman

  26-02-2016 00:00
  
  West Midlands Police have arrested a man suspected of snatching handbags from women in Birmingham and the Black Country.The 35-year-old was detained at his home address in Oldbury yesterday (25 Feb) by officers investigating street robberies in Smethwick, Harborne and his home town.A woman has already been charged in connection with the robberies and appeared in court today.
  
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• Police appeal after sexual assault on no.74 bus

  26-02-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives investigating a sexual assault on the number 74 bus have released CCTV images of a man they need help identifying in connection with the incident. At about 3.45pm on 9 February; the suspect (pictured) boarded the National Express service travelling towards Birmingham in West Bromwich High Street and sat next to the victim - a 12-year-old girl - making her feel uncomfortable. 
  
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• Officers who tackled violent man commended in awards ceremony

  26-02-2016 00:00
  
  A student officer just out of training school who showed extreme bravery tackling a violent man in a Birmingham house has been commended for her actions.
   
  PC Alexandra Bliss had just graduated from training school and was on her first week of patrol duties, when she was called to attend a disorder at a house on Selborne Road, Handsworth Wood with her partner PC James Egan.
  
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• Dawn raid nets street shooting suspect

  26-02-2016 00:00
  
  A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting at an address in Moseley earlier this month when a gunman opened fire into a lounge window.West Midlands Police officers executed a firearms warrant at an address, also in Moseley, just after 5am this morning (Feb 26) and arrested a 34-year-old suspect. He is being held in police custody on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence while search teams examine his home address plus two addresses linked to him
  
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