Solihull news

• Saltley scrap yard fire could cause 60,000 homes to lose power

  29-03-2016 19:57
  
  Fire chiefs warn thousands could be without electricity as pylons run close to site of huge recycling centre blaze
  
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• Artist brightens up daily commute for passengers by turning Sparkhill bus stop into gallery

  29-03-2016 19:02
  
  Passengers using this Sparkhill bus stop welcomed the art - but the pieces have already been vandalised.
  
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• What would you do if you ran Birmingham City Council? Find out with our interactive game

  29-03-2016 19:00
  
  Councillors face an unenviable task of cuts to education, social services and care - create your own virtual budget for Birmingham and see how it compares to the real thing
  
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• Watch: Drone footage shows crews battling huge fire at Saltley scrap yard

  29-03-2016 18:55
  
  Video captures firefighters battling severe blaze at recycling centre while pictures show smoke seen for miles around
  
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• Saltley scrap yard fire sees 800 tonnes of recycling waste go up in flames

  29-03-2016 18:26
  
  More than 100 firefighters on scene at EMR recycling centre in Clarel Avenue
  
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• Family man killed by his friend after drinking game goes wrong

  29-03-2016 17:59
  
  Patrick Ryan killed his neighbour after he punched hard him on his head as they drank together
  
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• Three Birmingham MPs received donations from education firm which paid 'second salary' to headteacher Liam Nolan

  29-03-2016 16:28
  
  The firm which helped Perry Beeches superhead Liam Nolan receive a 'second salary' also made donations to city MPs or their local parties
  
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• Locked up in March: See our gallery of criminals banged-up last month

  29-03-2016 16:20
  
  See our gallery of offenders locked up by the courts during March.
  
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• 30 firefighters tackle blaze near Adderley Park station

  29-03-2016 15:41
  
  Six Birmingham fire crews in Clarel Avenue as large plume of smoke can be seen over city
  
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• Video shows man jumping into freezing canal after downing jagerbombs

  29-03-2016 15:13
  
  Video appears on Lad Bible showing man jumping into canal outside Mailbox and The Cube
  
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• Rail passengers facing long delays after man dies when he is struck by train

  29-03-2016 15:00
  
  Two hour delays following incident near Stafford
  
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• Horrified mum served raw burger at McDonald's

  29-03-2016 14:39
  
  She wins apology from restaurant
  
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• Perry Beeches head Liam Nolan set to keep his job despite 'second salary' finding

  29-03-2016 14:37
  
  A Birmingham academy “superhead” found to have received two salaries is expected to keep his job as a headteacher.
  
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• Towers fire in United Arab Emirates extinguished

  29-03-2016 14:29
  
  The towers are still being sprayed with water to cool down any remaining embers.
  
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• Hijacked EgyptAir plane forced to land at Cyprus airport: Update

  29-03-2016 14:09
  
  Hostage situation ends with arrest of man
  
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• Teenager left needing 20 stitches after being hit by a rock while leaving a party

  29-03-2016 14:00
  
  Police appeal for witnesses after horrifying incident young girl with horrific facial wounds after stone thrown at her in Birmingham suburb
  
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• Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling visits Midland football clubs in marathon cancer trek

  29-03-2016 13:30
  
  Rain and changeable weather fails to deter Sky marathon man
  
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• Parents caught scamming their kids into Birmingham schools - and how they did it

  29-03-2016 13:04
  
  Councils in the West Midlands have received more than 80 fraudulent school place applications in the past two years, new data shows
  
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• Cancer survival can be a postcode lottery, new figures show

  29-03-2016 13:04
  
  Brum has some of worst survival rates for bladder cancer
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at March 29 in years gone by

  29-03-2016 11:55
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on March 29.
  
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• Cruel fraudsters trick man out of almost £10,000

  29-03-2016 11:32
  
  They befriended vulnerable victim at sports centre
  
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• Birmingham link to body found in Scotland

  29-03-2016 10:49
  
  Woman may have travelled to her death via Birmingham
  
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• Hijacked EgyptAir plane: A number of passengers have been released

  29-03-2016 10:25
  
  An EgyptAir flight was forced to land in Cyprus by a hijacker thought to be wearing a suicide belt.
  
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• Acid attack on defenceless blind man

  29-03-2016 10:01
  
  Victim has acid squirted in his eyes
  
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• Hijacked Egyptair plane lands in Cyprus

  29-03-2016 09:29
  
  Negotiations with the hijacker of an EgyptAir flight in Cyprus has resulted in the release of all the passengers, except for the crew and four foreigners, the airline said.
  
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• 83 boys charged with firearms offences in West Midlands since 2013

  29-03-2016 09:27
  
  "Chilling statistics" need investigating - Birmingham MP
  
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• Morning news headlines: Nicky Morgan fears for 'Lost generation' if UK voters back Brexit; Britain 'Hangs out welcome sign' to criminals, pro-brexit group claims

  29-03-2016 09:23
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• Solihull Council sets out changes to future of care in the borough - Solihull Observer

  29-03-2016 08:40 via
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  Solihull Council sets out changes to future of care in the borough
  Solihull Observer
  SOLIHULL is set to see some of the biggest changes to adult social care in more than 60 years. The borough Council has developed an 'offer' which sets out its commitment to residents when delivering care and support to adults. The changes follow the ...
  

• Solihull runner first to take on 310-MILE desert run for charity - Birmingham Mail

  29-03-2016 07:32 via
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  Solihull runner first to take on 310-MILE desert run for charity
  Birmingham Mail
  Gavin Sandford, who works at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Birmingham, will take on 310-mile desert challenge. A former soldier from Solihull will become the first man to take on a gruelling 310-MILE run in the blistering 55 degree desert heat to ...
  

• Solihull runner first to take on 310-MILE desert run for charity

  29-03-2016 07:30
  
  Ex-soldier Gavin Sandford will pound the Sahara for 12 days in gruelling task
  
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• Education chief tells Perry Beeches schools bosses to consider positions after financial 'scandal'

  29-03-2016 07:30
  
  Birmingham cabinet member Brigid Jones hits out at news 'superhead' Liam Nolan paid £160k on top of £120k per year salary
  
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• 19-month commuter nightmare ends - after eight-week bridge repairs are finally carried out

  29-03-2016 06:50
  
  Work didn’t even start until 18 months after the Aston Bridge, which carries traffic out of the city over the Aston Expressway, was closed
  
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• New plans for 200 Birmingham city centre apartments

  29-03-2016 06:00
  
  Developer behind long-running regeneration of the old Masshouse Circus site has unveiled the latest plans for the city centre plot
  
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• Witness appeal after man shot in the leg in Handsworth Wood

  29-03-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives have launched an investigation after a man was injured in the street when a shot was fired from a vehicle on Weeford Drive, Handsworth Wood just after 5am yesterday morning (Monday 28 March). A bullet has been recovered from the 27-year-old’s leg and he remains in hospital in a stable condition. It is believed that the man was deliberately targeted.
  
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• Police appeal following acid attack in Halesowen

  29-03-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives have released CCTV and are appealing for information after a blind man was subjected to an acid attack in Halesowen.The 54-year-old was being guided to the passenger seat of a car parked on Belgrave Road when a man squirted a liquid substance into his eyes. The liquid immediately caused a painful burning sensation.
  
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• Man jailed for killing his friend in brutal game

  29-03-2016 00:00
  
  A man has been jailed for killing his friend after a drinking game went tragically wrong. Phillip Evans died of a single blow to the head in the early hours of 11 October last year - paramedics were called but nothing could be done to save him. 
  
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• Fraudsters jailed for conning vulnerable man

  29-03-2016 00:00
  
  Two fraudsters who befriended and conned a vulnerable man out of £9500 pounds have been jailed.Mohamoud Said, aged 21, from Chadsmoor Terrace, Nechells was sentenced on 23 March to 16 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to defraud at Birmingham Crown Court on 14 February. A charge of conspiracy to steal is to remain on file. 
  
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