Solihull news

• Owner of rat-infested Sparkbrook cafe handed suspended jail sentence

  01-04-2016 22:00
  
  Farej Hussein taken to court after Adal Cafe in Stratford Road posed 'clear threat' to customers
  
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• Easter eggs galore at Birmingham Children's Hospital - Solihull Observer

  01-04-2016 21:04 via
  Easter eggs galore at Birmingham Children's Hospital
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  Mrs Jeanette Husselbee, who is a funeral arranger at William H Painter, on Pike Drive, joined forces with pupils from Windy Arbour Primary School, on Woodlands Way, and manged to collect a whopping 230 eggs for the cause. Mrs Husselbee then joined ...and more »
  

• Hit and run driver jailed after ignoring seriously injured victim lying in wreckage

  01-04-2016 21:00
  
  Callous Gavin Reid-Honeyghan fled Hockley crash after shunning help pleas from Dilip Singh Verdi
  
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• Street sex banned in Birmingham city centre as jail threat issued

  01-04-2016 20:00
  
  New powers also ban abusive behaviour, skateboards and drug taking from Eastside and Dale End
  
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• Police seize more than 100 'legal highs' from Dudley shop

  01-04-2016 18:47
  
  Substances seized from property in joint operation by police and Trading Standards
  
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• Kings Heath terrorist Junaid Hussain gave bomb tips to extremist planning UK attack

  01-04-2016 17:00
  
  Junead Khan scouted US air bases as he exchanged chilling messages with now dead fanatic
  
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• Remember these Birmingham fun runs?

  01-04-2016 16:54
  
  Race back in time to see how we did charity running events in previous decades - can you spot yourself in our archive images?
  
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• Dealer caught with £250k of heroin on Spaghetti Junction after being stopped for speeding

  01-04-2016 16:53
  
  Kamal Choudhury, 23, pulled over by officers who discovered huge drugs haul in bag
  
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• Asda recalls kids Disney crisps and biscuits as they could be contaminated

  01-04-2016 12:52
  
  The Food Standards Agency said that if you have bought bags of the Disney crisps and biscuits at Asda, to return them for a full refund
  
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• Police seize £2million of cannabis in just one month

  01-04-2016 12:33
  
  Raids included at former Al-Hira school building in Clifton Road, Balsall Heath.
  
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• Saltley scrapyard fire started by stray spark from car battery or metal

  01-04-2016 12:24
  
  More than 100 firefighters tackled the blaze which caused power cuts to nearby homes
  
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• This Morning's Denise Robertson dies aged 83: tributes paid to much-loved agony aunt

  01-04-2016 12:05
  
  Fellow host Holly Willoughby said Robertson was "quite simply one of life's good ones"
  
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• Solihull's iconic Prancing Horse to be replaced...with a hamster - Birmingham Mail

  01-04-2016 12:01 via
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  Solihull's iconic Prancing Horse to be replaced...with a hamster
  Birmingham Mail
  From a horse to a hamster – that's the plan for a new landmark statue in Malvern Park honouring Solihull old boy TV presenter Richard “The Hamster” Hammond. The plans would see the iconic Prancing Horse And Man sculpture removed and a large bronze ...and more »
  

• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at April 1 in years gone by

  01-04-2016 11:29
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on April 1.
  
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• Black Country memories: Nostalgic pictures of long lost days gone by

  01-04-2016 11:25
  
  Today there are few reminders of the black and sooty past that gave rise to the area dubbed the Black Country.
  
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• Union slams West Midlands police commissioner over deputy's suspension

  01-04-2016 11:22
  
  Unite says details of allegations against Yvonne Mosquito should not have been made public before disciplinary action
  
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• Britain could be as warm as Barcelona this weekend

  01-04-2016 11:10
  
  Temperatures could reach 18C
  
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• Train sex pest snared by texting teenager who feared he was stalking her

  01-04-2016 10:11
  
  Cleaning supervisor targeted same teenager three times
  
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• Aww, watch this! Baby rhino takes its first steps

  01-04-2016 09:15
  
  The white rhino is the first born at West Midlands Safari Park for 10 years
  
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• Terror threat: more armed police for Birmingham

  01-04-2016 08:56
  
  City to get share of 400 extra officers
  
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• Solihull man who set wife on fire sentenced to life in jail - Solihull Observer

  01-04-2016 08:35 via
  Solihull man who set wife on fire sentenced to life in jail
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  A MAN who killed his wife by setting her on fire has been convicted of murder and jailed for a minimum of 25 years. Muhammed Hammad, aged 30, set fire to Nazia Aktar after pouring white spirit on her during a row while decorating at their home in Fox ...
  

• The morning news headlines: Sajid Javid to meet Port Talbot steelworkers amid heavy criticism, experts say fifth of humans could be obese by 2025

  01-04-2016 08:00
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• MP calls Donald Trump 'irresponsible' for saying he could nuke Europe

  01-04-2016 07:30
  
  Black Country MP John Spellar isn't happy that US Presidential candidate Donald Trump won't rule out using nuclear weapons against European countries.
  
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• 'KGB style' shopping parade rejected by councillors for a THIRD time

  01-04-2016 06:30
  
  Controversial proposals for Erdington High Street finally thrown out at third time of asking
  
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• New restaurants coming to Walsall Waterfront project

  01-04-2016 06:00
  
  Latest plans will see four new venues built at regeneration scheme which will finally complete 17-acre development
  
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• Most read: Starbucks lift shaft fall, children hurt in M6 crash, prison protest

  01-04-2016 06:00
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Thursday, March 31
  
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• Vision for rooftop desert oasis at heart of Birmingham city centre revealed

  01-04-2016 01:01
  
  The area will be kitted out with palm trees, 20 tonnes of sand imported from Dubai’s idyllic beaches and a central lagoon filled with tropical fish
  
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• King Kong statue to return outside the Library of Birmingham

  01-04-2016 01:01
  
  A larger version of the legendary statue, which previously stood outside the Bullring, is to become our Angel of the North
  
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• "We won’t tolerate trouble" police warn ahead of protest 

  01-04-2016 00:00
  
  West Midlands Police has finalised plans ahead of a protest by Pegida UK tomorrow (Sat 2 April) - and warned it will come down hard on anyone intent on causing trouble.The force has been negotiating with organisers for several weeks and agreed a protest site in Birmingham International Business Park a short walk from Birmingham International railway station.Protestors will muster at the station car-park between 1-2pm before walking to the demo point in nearby Starley Way; it’s anticipated
  
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• Three to appear in court charged with taking Tipton bus

  01-04-2016 00:00
  
  Three men will appear in court this morning (1 April) to hear claims they stole a bus from a Tipton yard on Wednesday night.Peter Loveland, aged 39 from Dale Close in Tipton, and Thomas Tibbs, aged 20 of Clinic Drive in Lye, were charged with aggravated vehicle taking and bailed to appear at Sandwell Magistrates Court today.
  
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• Legal highs seized from shop in Dudley

  01-04-2016 00:00
  
  Police and trading standards officials have seized more than 100 ‘legal highs’ in a joint operation in Dudley today (Friday 1 April). It followed reports that New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) were being sold from a ‘head shop’ in the town, causing young people to suffer significant health issues.Officers visited the premises at around 1pm, secured the building and carried out a search. It led to the seizure of more than 100 products which are now due to be test
  
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• Birmingham heroin supplier busted after speeding on the M6

  01-04-2016 00:00
  
  A drug dealer who was found with more than a quarter-of-a-million pounds worth of heroin on the back seat of his car has been jailed for five years four months.Officers from the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) stopped Kamal Choudhury for speeding up the M6 in his Volkswagon Passat on 22 February.They pulled the 23-year-old over near Spaghetti Junction and, following routine checks, seized his car for not having the correct insurance.As the traffic officers helped Choudhury and his female pa
  
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