Solihull news

• Choppers - last of TV's PG Tips chimps - dies at Twycross Zoo at 48

  21-04-2016 20:01
  
  Medics unable to save chimpanzee who played Ada in the famous TV adverts
  
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• Nadeem Asghar tragedy: Grief-stricken cousin postpones wedding

  21-04-2016 20:00
  
  Groom said he could not bear to celebrate so soon after fatal crash
  
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• Is this the most pointless election ever?

  21-04-2016 20:00
  
  Voters will be choosing a police commissioner who will be out of work in 18 months
  
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• Double tragedy as devoted daughter kills herself after finding beloved mum dead

  21-04-2016 20:00
  
  Pamela Dunn could not go on after losing her mother Audrey
  
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• Bag snatch thief caught by firefighter weeps in court

  21-04-2016 19:00
  
  Kevin Bishop was previously filmed in tears after passers-by tackled him after he tried to steal woman's bag
  
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• Kenichi Phillips shooting: Teenager arrested on suspicion of murder

  21-04-2016 18:32
  
  Seventeen-year-old detained in Smethwick over fatal gun attack
  
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• Statue for Frank Foley, the quiet Midlands hero who saved thousands from the Nazis

  21-04-2016 17:34
  
  Frank Foley's neighbours knew him as a quiet man who loved gardening, but he was also a hero who saved thousands from Nazi death camps
  
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• All about open day at Solihull College & University Centre

  21-04-2016 16:25
  
  Try out Royal Navy flight simulator, motor vehicle workshops and much more
  
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• Hairdresser barricaded himself inside Birmingham bar over £10k protection money demand, court told

  21-04-2016 16:24
  
  Victim also beaten up in his salon for refusing to pay up, jurors hear
  
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• No wonder our six-year-olds are stressed out

  21-04-2016 16:10
  
  Even parents are struggling to complete tests designed for young children
  
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• Teenager stabbed in broad daylight on Aston University campus

  21-04-2016 15:54
  
  He suffered leg and back wounds in parkland knifing
  
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• Teenager stabbed in broad daylight near Aston University

  21-04-2016 15:54
  
  He suffered leg and back wounds in parkland knifing
  
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• Mum accused of killing toddler daughter says 'my eldest son did it'

  21-04-2016 15:43
  
  Kandyce Downer is standing trial accused of murder of little Keegan
  
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• Solihull boxers Elise Glynn and Joshua Hamilton win national junior titles in Gateshead - Solihull Observer

  21-04-2016 15:30 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Solihull boxers Elise Glynn and Joshua Hamilton win national junior titles in Gateshead
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  YOUNGSTER Elise Glynn is all smiles after being crowned the new England ABA Junior National Champion in Gateshead. The 14-year-old, from Solihull, returned to the scene of her semi-final victory at Birtley Boxing Club and went one better last Sunday by ...
  
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• How Birmingham's Lord Mayor, 73, will take on football legends and an Olympic medallist

  21-04-2016 15:19
  
  Lord Mayor Coun Raymond Hassall reveals sporting ambitions
  
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• More than 30 traveller caravans move onto Pype Hayes Park

  21-04-2016 15:15
  
   Council says a court order has been served giving camp 24 hours to move
  
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• More than 30 traveller caravans more onto Pype Hayes Park

  21-04-2016 15:15
  
  Councilsays a court order has been served giving camp 24 hours to move
  
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• Man dies in fall from bridge over M6

  21-04-2016 14:46
  
  Casualty was pronounced dead at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital
  
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• Commons debate about how great the Queen is ends four hours early - as MPs stay away

  21-04-2016 14:36
  
  No Birmingham MP took part in a debate paying tribute to the Queen
  
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• Lloyds to axe 600 jobs and offshore IT to India

  21-04-2016 12:48
  
  Back office staff in Wolverhampton among those offices affected by shock announcement from high street banking giant
  
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• The night Britain's biggest collection of Shakespeare's work went up in flames

  21-04-2016 12:44
  
  On the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death, the Library of Birmingham launches its own exhibition in his honour
  
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• Victory for residents as Boundary Commission goes back to the drawing board

  21-04-2016 11:53
  
  Birmingham's political map to be redrawn for a second time following thousands of complaints from residents
  
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• New Street train services hit as car careers onto rail line

  21-04-2016 11:33
  
  Man miraculously escapes unhurt after plunge leaves Audi on tracks
  
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• Government steps in over Perry Beeches rooftop playground school plan

  21-04-2016 10:44
  
  City planners surprised by Government intervention over proposed primary school
  
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• Footballer Ched Evans to face rape retrial after winning conviction appeal

  21-04-2016 10:44
  
  27-year-old was convicted in 2012 of raping woman in North Wales hotel
  
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• Bungling robber made balaclava out of old pair of TROUSERS for shop raids

  21-04-2016 10:27
  
  Paul Bartlett and Adam Breen jailed for raids in Sutton Coldfield
  
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• £25,000 cannabis, three machetes, baseball bat and CLOWN MASK seized from car

  21-04-2016 09:56
  
  Police make drugs bust while on operation in Saltley
  
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• Birmingham set to be hit by arctic chill as weather system hits area

  21-04-2016 09:10
  
  Risk of wintry showers and chance of sleet as temperatures plunge
  
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• Queen's birthday celebrations will have gun salutes and a thousand beacons

  21-04-2016 08:49
  
  In the evening of the Queen's milestone anniversary, the newly 90 monarch will light a beacon - the first in a chain of more than 1,000 across Britain and the world.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Six foot corn snake discovered in Solihull town centre toilet - Solihull Observer

  21-04-2016 08:33 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  EXCLUSIVE: Six foot corn snake discovered in Solihull town centre toilet
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  CHARITY shop volunteer Peter Edge had the shock of his life when he nipped to the toilet – a six-foot long snake had beaten him to it. The 30-year-old, who works at the Blue Cross animal charity store in Station Road, Solihull town centre, first ...
  
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• The morning news headlines: White House: Barack Obama will back remain campaign; Queen's 90th birthday: Monarch becomes UK's first nonagenarian sovereign

  21-04-2016 08:28
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• TB case confirmed at Birmingham grammar school - testing offered to 1,000 pupils and staff

  21-04-2016 07:30
  
  Screening took place at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls after student tested positive
  
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• How West Bromwich Albion fan's memory is saving lives

  21-04-2016 07:30
  
  Tragedy inspires loving family to help others
  
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• Greater Birmingham mayor and council 'might be a failure'

  21-04-2016 07:30
  
  The National Audit Office, an official independent watchdog, has doubts about new West Midlands mayor and council
  
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• As Queen Elizabeth II turns 90, see her life in pictures through the years

  21-04-2016 07:00
  
  Her Majesty turns 90 today and as she marks this milestone, look at her life in pictures from when she was a little girl to now
  
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• Most read: Nightclub bouncer attack, underage driver jailed, Ice Cave

  21-04-2016 06:00
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Wednesday, April 20
  
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• Al fresco dining as two new Birmingham city centre restaurants revealed

  21-04-2016 06:00
  
  Developer unveils plans for two new venues to open opposite the £500 million Paradise scheme as Birmingham's city centre renaissance continues
  
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• 6,000 homes to be built on Birmingham's green belt

  21-04-2016 06:00
  
  Birmingham Development Plan receives green light from government inspector but is likely to cause controversy with plan to rip up acres of countryside
  
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• Cadbury revamps Roses chocolates - and some favourites are changing!

  21-04-2016 01:01
  
  Hazelnut and Coffee varieties are revamped and wrapping altered
  
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• WMCTU given more time to question three terror arrest suspects

  21-04-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives have been given more time to question three people arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences last week.Two men, aged 26, and a 29-year-old woman were all arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. They will be questioned in the West Midlands for a further seven days after detectives secured warrants of further detention this afternoon (Thursday).A fourth man – Fazal Sajjad Younis Khan, aged 40 from Small Heath,
  
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• Street racers warned they could lose car, job or liberty

  21-04-2016 00:00
  
  Street racers are being warned they could lose their car, their job or even their liberty if they take part in a car cruise in the Black Country.An injunction is in force banning people from taking part in a car cruise anywhere within the four Black Country boroughs – Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton – or from promoting, organising or publicising such an event.And the authorities are warning they won't hesitate to take action against anyone who breaches it.The injunction,
  
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• Second person arrested on suspicion of murdering Kenichi Phillips 

  21-04-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives investigating the death of Birmingham teenager Kenichi Phillips in March have arrested a second person on suspicion of his murder.Police detained the 17-year-old at around 7am this morning at an address in Smethwick and he currently remains in custody.Kenichi, aged 18, was shot dead as he sat in a black Seat Leon on St Marks Crescent in the Ladywood area of the city just before 7pm on Thursday 17 March.A 22-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder the day after the shootin
  
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• Pants balaclava helps police trap shop robber

  21-04-2016 00:00
  
  A bungling robber used fabric from a pair of pants to fashion a homemade balaclava – but was rumbled when police found the one-legged trousers hidden at his home.Paul Bartlett used his DIY mask to carry out three shop raids in as many days in Sutton Coldfield where, alongside accomplice Adam Breen, he made off with cash, cigarettes and alcohol.During one robbery Bartlett (pictured left), from Kemble Drive in Castle Vale, referred to Breen by name in front of shop staff and spent several mi
  
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• Man arrested in connection with armed robbery

  21-04-2016 00:00
  
  A man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Walsall yesterday morning (Wednesday 20 April).The 34-year-old was arrested on The Bridge, in Walsall yesterday afternoon just before 4pm by officers investigating an armed robbery at a Co-op in Pelsall.The man has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
  Detective Constable Neil Cunnington, from Walsall Police, said: "We would still like to hear from anyone who was in the area of the Co-op on Wednesday morning."No-one
  
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• CCTV appeal leads to arrest over attempted rape in Birmingham

  21-04-2016 00:00
  
  Police investigating an attempted rape at a Birmingham city centre hotel have today (21 April) arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with the offence.He was detained at around 4pm this afternoon following information received as a result of a CCTV appeal which was issued by detectives yesterday afternoon.The attack happened in the early hours of Sunday 17 April at around 1.30am, after the woman returned to her hotel room following a night out with friends.Officers would like to thank those wh
  
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