Solihull news

• Mum-of-eight Marie Buchan faces eviction from Selly Oak home over £4k rent arrears

  10-03-2016 22:00
  
  Single parent could be made homeless after Birmingham County Court hearing
  
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• Watch: Man attacked on own driveway by metal bar wielding thugs

  10-03-2016 19:45
  
  Terrifying footage shows victim kissing wife goodbye before being brutally beaten in carjacking
  
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• Man posted naked photos of ex on Facebook

  10-03-2016 19:45
  
  Jilted Luke Silvester also threatened to throw acid in former girlfriend's face
  
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• Twenty firefighters at Small Heath restaurant blaze

  10-03-2016 19:31
  
  Four assessed for smoke inhalation after fire in frying range at Coventry Road diner
  
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• Couple found dead next to their dog were the perfect neighbours, says devastated pal

  10-03-2016 18:58
  
  Bodies of Dave and Chev Cooke discovered in car on Wednesday
  
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• Bingo, arts cuts and new rail lines among five things we learned at council watchdog hearing

  10-03-2016 17:34
  
  Council leader John Clancy and colleagues appeared before the Government appointed Birmingham Independent Improvement Panel
  
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• Dave and Chev Cooke named as Wolverhampton couple found dead in car

  10-03-2016 17:33
  
  Former neighbour pays tribute and says: 'Such sad news'
  
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• Matt's Mission Children's Charity opens new Solihull shop - Solihull Observer

  10-03-2016 16:59 via
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  Matt's Mission Children's Charity opens new Solihull shop
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  A MAN who has dedicated the last four years to raising money to grant extraordinary wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses is opening a special Shirley charity shop and sensory garden. Matt Denning, of Matt's Mission Children's Charity, has ...
  

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• Why Cyrille Regis and Tom Ross are launching a Ding Dong Derby Cup at the Great Birmingham 10K Run

  10-03-2016 15:50
  
  Footie legend and pundit call for clubs across Midlands to take up challenge - in partnership with Great Birmingham Run
  
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• Anger after Stirchley mural vandalised with spray paint

  10-03-2016 15:49
  
  Offers flood in to help replace much loved mural
  
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• Watchdog criticises George Osborne for cutting police funding after he promised not to

  10-03-2016 15:06
  
  The Chancellor said there would be "no cuts in the police budget at all" but government funding for the police was actually cut
  
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• Sutton Coldfield restaurant attack: Man charged with attempted murder and arson

  10-03-2016 15:06
  
  Ahmed Dincer set to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court
  
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• How little Ruby Turner O'Connor is battling undiagnosed condition

  10-03-2016 14:37
  
  Six year-old's quality of life aided by chair bought by charity - in partnership with Central England Co-op
  
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• Police say Bushbury double deaths are 'not suspicious'

  10-03-2016 13:18
  
  Bodies of a man, 42, and woman, 46, were found in a secluded site, near Wolverhampton
  
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• Clumsy Swan pub attack victim in coma after beating

  10-03-2016 13:11
  
  He suffered five broken ribs and punctured lung
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at March 10 in years gone by

  10-03-2016 12:36
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on March 10.
  
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• Three Horseshoes pub drinker battered with hammer in horrific attack

  10-03-2016 12:30
  
  He suffered head injuries in unprovoked beating
  
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• How the iconic Spitfire helped win the Battle of Britain

  10-03-2016 12:19
  
  Eighty years ago the first Spitfire took to the air for its maiden flight, we take a look back at its key role in winning the Battle of Britain
  
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• Rare works from Shakespeare to go on show in Birmingham for 400th anniversary

  10-03-2016 12:08
  
  Free family friendly exhibition at Library of Birmingham to be launched as part of cultural partnership with the British Library
  
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• Solihull gangster John Palmer 'killed over rumoured links to Hatton Garden heist' - Birmingham Mail

  10-03-2016 12:04 via
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  Solihull gangster John Palmer 'killed over rumoured links to Hatton Garden heist'
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  Notorious Solihull gangster J ohn “Goldfinger” Palmer may have been murdered over rumoured links to the Hatton Garden heist, a Crimewatch appeal is set to hear tonight. The notorious criminal was shot by a hitman in the garden of his country mansion ...and more »
  

• Solihull badminton star Kiara Henry gets England call-up - Solihull Observer

  10-03-2016 11:57 via
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  Solihull badminton star Kiara Henry gets England call-up
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  TEENAGER Kiara Henry is all smiles after receiving her third call-up to the England team. The 14-year-old has been selected to represent her country at the Home Countries badminton tournament, which takes place in Glasgow between April 28 and May 1.
  

• Solihull gangster John Palmer 'killed over rumoured links to Hatton Garden heist'

  10-03-2016 11:51
  
  Crimewatch to hear how notorious criminal was shot by hitman in garden of his mansion
  
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• M6 and M42 crashes and Crufts cause motoring mayhem for drivers

  10-03-2016 11:40
  
  Three vehicle pile up near Great Barr causes long delays
  
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• Look: Smoke billows from train as passengers evacuated

  10-03-2016 11:25
  
  Arriva Cross Country service abandoned due to fault
  
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• Junior doctors' start second day of strike action

  10-03-2016 10:13
  
  Junior doctors are providing emergency care only until the end of the strike at 8am on Friday. Two further 48-hour strikes are planned from 8am on April 6 and April 26.
  
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• Doctor who called for all Tory MPs to be shot apologises

  10-03-2016 09:56
  
  Dr Usman Ahmed who worked at Birmingham Children's Hospital ranted on Facebook
  
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• The morning news headlines: Probe urged over 'Queen backs Brexit' leak; Competition watchdog 'to set cap for low-income household energy costs'

  10-03-2016 09:22
  
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• Birmingham terrorist Junaid Hussain's Islamic State papers leaked

  10-03-2016 09:00
  
  21-year-old who was killed in drone strike was married to Sally Jones who abandoned two sons to join terror group
  
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• 'Would you rather be a sausage or an egg?' Police faced with bizarre questions in live Facebook Q&A

  10-03-2016 07:30
  
  Read some of the daft questions posed to West Midlands Police in new real-time Q&A session
  
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• How many of us would buy cannabis if it was sold in high street shops?

  10-03-2016 07:30
  
  Liberal Democrats are considering whether cannabis should be sold openly in the high street. How many people in the West Midlands take cannabis and other drugs?
  
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• Revealed: The £300,000 cost to open up M6 Toll Road during crisis

  10-03-2016 06:50
  
  Senior councillor slams Highways England after it decided not to trigger deal with M6 Toll despite total gridlock on West Midlands motorway network
  
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• Arson attack caused 10,000 minutes of train delays for Brum passengers

  10-03-2016 06:50
  
  Vandal attack between Coventry and Birmingham was, after Cumbria floods, worst incident on Britain's railways last autumn
  
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• Most read: Bodies found in car in Wolverhampton, Burger Bar Boys 'Godfather' jail term increased, £30k crash-for-cash scam

  10-03-2016 06:00
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Wednesday, March 9
  
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• Tens of thousands make #WMPLive a huge success on Facebook

  10-03-2016 00:00
  
  Tens of thousands of people joined in with West Midlands Police’s first ever #WMPLive Facebook event last night.Throughout the afternoon and evening the force used the new Facebook Live feature to broadcast live video while out on patrol.The videos put Facebook followers in the back of a police car with Superintendent Kerry Blakeman and Special Constable Lee Page as they responded to incidents across the region - including during two ‘blue light’ runs in response to 999 calls.
  
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• Police appeal after pub disorder leaves man in coma

  10-03-2016 00:00
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a man sustained serious injuries following a disorder at a Yardley pub.
   
  The incident happened on Thursday 25 February at around 11pm in the Clumsy Swan pub on Stoney Lane.
  
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• Investigation into deaths of man and woman found in a car, not being treated as suspicious

  10-03-2016 00:00
  
  Police continue to investigate the circumstances around the deaths of a man and woman who were found in a car in Wolverhampton yesterday (Wednesday 9 March).Post mortem examinations will take place this afternoon (10 March) to establish the cause of death but police are not treating the discovery as suspicious.
  
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• Appeal for man who requires urgent medical treatment

  10-03-2016 00:00
  
  Police are searching for a man who requires urgent medical treatment.Martin McDonagh was last seen by ambulance staff at his home in Doidge Road, Erdington at approximately 12.30pm this afternoon (Thursday 10 March).
  
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