Solihull news

• Ex-boyfriend jailed for sharing revenge porn pictures of former partner on WhatsApp

  27-04-2016 22:00
  
  Michael Heffernan sentenced to 16 weeks prison and hit with three-year restraining order
  
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• Where is the trendiest place in the Midlands? Find out with this simple search

  27-04-2016 20:22
  
  Like your avocado crushed, your beards long and your spectacles large? You should try this new tool.
  
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• Bouncer killed 'kindest soul on planet' with one punch

  27-04-2016 18:34
  
  Nicolas Salhan brutally attacked father-of-three Inderjit Dhariwal at charity event
  
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• Lying BMW driver Ayesha Ahmed's life 'in ruins' over jail term for speeding scam, says sister

  27-04-2016 18:00
  
  High-flying graduate now 'languishing in prison with crackheads'
  
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• Time to kick noblemen out of the House of Lords, say MPs

  27-04-2016 16:11
  
  There are still people helping to make laws because their ancestor did a favour for the King hundreds of years ago.
  
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• Pub bombings campaigners: Hillsborough "a fantastic day for truth and justice"

  27-04-2016 15:35
  
  They want inquests into the death of 21 Brummies re-opened
  
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• Government plans 'policing on the cheap' with volunteers replacing cops

  27-04-2016 15:13
  
  West Midlands police boss and a senior MP condemn plans to give volunteers similar powers to trained police.
  
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• Police catch 130 drivers on mobile phones in motorway crackdown

  27-04-2016 14:46
  
  Officers also catch 138 for not using their seatbelts
  
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• Couple lose £1,200 Las Vegas break after booking flights from WRONG Birmingham

  27-04-2016 13:56
  
  Devastated couple told at airport their flights were departing from Alabama
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at April 27 in years gone by

  27-04-2016 12:59
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on April 27.
  
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• Biker left for dead in hit-run crash

  27-04-2016 12:46
  
  Driver urged to 'do the right thing' and hand themselves in
  
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• Nostalgia: 35 years since Birmingham was hit by five inches of April snow

  27-04-2016 12:45
  
  Arctic blast sweeps into region sparking memories of big chill from years ago
  
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• Public to get chance to 'pilot' driverless cars

  27-04-2016 11:00
  
  Autonomous driving vehicles to hit the streets next year
  
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• Second day of junior doctor strike

  27-04-2016 10:37
  
  The strikes are the first time doctors have stopped providing emergency care in the history of the NHS.
  
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• Graduate jailed for lying to police over BMW speeding rap

  27-04-2016 09:46
  
  She claimed someone else was driving her car when she was clocked twice in five minutes
  
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• Solihull Hospital prepares for second day of junior doctor strikes - Solihull Observer

  27-04-2016 08:34 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Solihull Hospital prepares for second day of junior doctor strikes
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  SOLIHULL Hospital is preparing for the second day of all-out strikes by junior doctors. As part of the ongoing dispute between the Government's Department of Health and the British Medical Association (BMA) junior doctors will not be working in A&E for ...and more »
  
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• Two national champions on fine day for city triathletes in Solihull - The Visitor

  27-04-2016 07:39 via thevisitor.co.uk
  
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  Two national champions on fine day for city triathletes in Solihull
  The Visitor
  It was a successful day in Solihull for four City of Lancaster Triathlon members at the British Modern Triathlon Championships. The first result of the day was from 12-year-old Larissa Hannam competing in the U15 category which consisted of a 100m swim ...
  
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• Measles alert: More parents urged to vaccinate children with MMR jab

  27-04-2016 07:30
  
  Health bosses calls for more kids to be vaccinated to prevent potential outbreak
  
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• Birmingham shisha bars: Pollution levels dossier to be presented to Government

  27-04-2016 07:30
  
  Report by researchers from University of Birmingham is first of its kind
  
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• Give Birmingham more powers to impose road charging or ban cars, says inquiry

  27-04-2016 06:30
  
  Birmingham is already due to impose road charging on high-pollution vehicles but MPs say it should be allowed to do more.
  
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• Most read: Vaisakhi banner row, car vandal video, Jamelia vs Piers Morgan

  27-04-2016 06:00
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Tuesday, April 26
  
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• Glastonbury revellers to enjoy pints from Birmingham-made steel cups

  27-04-2016 06:00
  
  Hockley-based APS Metal Pressings will supply 200,000 reusable pint pots crafted from British stainless steel to famous arts and music festival
  
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• "Speeding fine liars risk prison" - police warning as graduate jailed 

  27-04-2016 00:00
  
  A university graduate has been jailed for perverting the course of justice by lying to police over a speeding fine…and all to avoid three points on her licence.Ayesha Ahmed, from Baptist End Road, Netherton, was caught speeding in her BMW twice inside five minutes by the same mobile camera parked near her home in St Peter’s Road.But rather than accept a driver awareness course, a fine and a three-point endorsement she paid £450 to a man who claimed he could exploit a “le
  
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• Police search continues for missing Walsall woman.

  27-04-2016 00:00
  
  Police are urging anyone who has seen or has information about missing Ruth Anne Smith to get in touch.The 42-year-old woman has been missing for nearly two weeks now and officers are growing increasingly concerned for her welfare.Ruth was last seen at her Aldridge home on Friday 15 April at around 10:20am.Officers have been working around the clock to find her safe and well. Friends and family have been spoken to and a number of addresses visited. Posters have been put up around the town in the
  
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• Distracted drivers caught during motorway police crackdown 

  27-04-2016 00:00
  
  More than 130 motorists were caught using their mobile phone at the wheel in a police crackdown on distracted motorway driving. Officers from Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) used an unmarked HGV cab to help spot drivers committing traffic offences and risking accidents in the West Midlands region. The three-week operation to tackle bad driving behaviour saw 274 vehicles stopped on the M5, M6 and M42 - of which 207 were HGVs - by motorway police. There were a total of 310 offe
  
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• Bouncer jailed for one-punch killing at charity event

  27-04-2016 00:00
  
  A bouncer has been jailed for assaulting guests at a charity event and punching one man dead with a single blow.Nicolas Salhan (pic red top) was among security staff hired for the party in Samsons Banqueting Suite, Oldbury, thrown by organisers on 21 November last year to raise funds for a fire-damaged temple.But instead of keeping order Salhan and fellow doorman Jonathan Davies were shown on CCTV cameras lashing out at guests they deemed were hanging around and not leaving the venue quickl
  
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• Appeal for information after motorcyclist is left for dead

  27-04-2016 00:00
  
  Police are appealing for information after a motorcyclist was "left for dead" in a Birmingham hit-and-run earlier this month.It is believed that a green Volvo C70 hit the motorcyclist on a mini roundabout in Hoggs Lane, Northfield at around 1.20pm on 11 April.The driver did not stop and left the motorcyclist lying injured in the road.The 23-year-old sustained life changing injuries and continues to be treated in hospital for a serious leg injury.Shortly after the collision the Volvo was found bu
  
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