Solihull news

• Suzanne Van Hagen inquest: Mum had 'pressure' applied to neck before her death

  28-04-2016 22:15
  
  Her body and that of her partner John Worton were found at their Frankley home
  
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• Watch: Moment gambling addict fraudster landlord is evicted - by one of his victims

  28-04-2016 18:45
  
  Glen Austin, who has been jailed, left clients homeless and used money for £600k betting spree
  
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• Anthony Joshua wanted to buy my £600,000 Rolls Royce Phantom limo

  28-04-2016 18:45
  
  The world heavyweight boxing champion wanted to buy luxurious limousine
  
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• Anti-terrorism police searching Birmingham house after arrest in London

  28-04-2016 18:37
  
  Met Police questioning 21-year-old on suspicion of planning to travel to Syria for terrorism purposes 
  
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• Watch: Drivers escape injuries after car ends up on roof after crash

  28-04-2016 18:12
  
  Aftermath of smash in Ridgacre Road, Quinton captured on dashcam
  
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• ICL Top of the Class at Solihull School - Pitchcare

  28-04-2016 17:04 via pitchcare.com
  
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  ICL Top of the Class at Solihull School
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  Solihull School's history can be traced all the way back to 1560 when the chantry revenues of the Chapels of St. Mary and St. Katherine, in the Parish Church of St. Alphege, were used to establish the Foundation. In 1882, the school moved to its ...
  
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• Birmingham Airport blunder couple to enjoy dream Las Vegas trip - thanks to Virgin Holidays

  28-04-2016 16:53
  
  Travel firm steps in after Richella Heekin booked flights for her and boyfriend from Birmingham, Alabama
  
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• Six things we learned from the Birmingham International Marathon launch - including switching to the half-marathon during the race

  28-04-2016 16:51
  
  Birmingham International Marathon 2017 was announced today
  
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• Midland steel tycoon's son jumped to his death as his children played nearby

  28-04-2016 16:24
  
  Caparo bos wracked with guilt over company's job losses, inquest told
  
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• 27-storey Masshouse tower block plans approved

  28-04-2016 15:52
  
  But councillor calls for a more imaginative design
  
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• Steam train company back on track after safety suspension ends

  28-04-2016 15:34
  
  Tyseley-based Vintage Trains, the firm behind the Shakespeare Express, can finally take bookings again
  
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• Watch: Firefighters rescue duckling trapped down a drain

  28-04-2016 15:03
  
  Alert was raised after tiny yellow bird fell down hole near river 
  
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• Ken Livingstone suspended by Labour party in anti-Semitism row

  28-04-2016 14:57
  
  Party is launching an investigation into the former London mayor's conduct
  
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• Police seal off country lane as body found

  28-04-2016 14:45
  
  Officers treating death as unexplained
  
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• Dead body discovered in Wythall sparking Middle Lane closure

  28-04-2016 14:45
  
  Officers treating death as unexplained
  
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• Hillsborough families to sue West Midlands and South Yorkshire Police for £19m

  28-04-2016 14:36
  
  News comes after inquest rules 96 football fans unlawfully killed
  
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• MP defends his criticism of 'machine gun' banner at Vaisakhi festival

  28-04-2016 13:39
  
  Khalid Mahmood praises "united, peaceful and warm" Vaisakhi event but defends criticism of a controversial banner.
  
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• Pensioner dies after crash with fire engine

  28-04-2016 13:16
  
  Police appeal for witnesses after collision in Kingstanding Road, Oscott
  
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• Green Party Leader impressed by Solihull students' interest during borough visit - Solihull Observer

  28-04-2016 13:12 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Green Party Leader impressed by Solihull students' interest during borough visit
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  GREEN PARTY leader Natalie Bennett believes Solihull students provide a very powerful argument to lower the age restriction for voting in the UK to 16. As part of her visit to Solihull, the politician spoke to a group of students from years nine and 12 ...and more »
  
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• Ayesha Ahmed: Judge RIGHT to jail lying BMW driver over speeding scam, say Mail readers

  28-04-2016 13:01
  
  Narrow majority back jail term - as sentence sparks fierce debate
  
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• Lawyers for Hillsborough families to press ahead with legal action against police

  28-04-2016 13:00
  
  Firm representing Hillsborough Families Support Group are to pursue legal action against South Yorkshire and West Midlands forces
  
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• Birmingham Labour MP demands action against Ken Livingstone in anti-Semitism row

  28-04-2016 12:39
  
  MP Jess Phillips wants senior Labour politician Ken Livingstone suspended from the party over his comments about anti-Semitism
  
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• Nintendo NX: What you need to know about the new console that will take on Playstation 4 and XBox One

  28-04-2016 12:22
  
  The Nintendo NX console will be available in 2017. Here's everything we know so far
  
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• Tears for loving dad who married his childhood sweetheart

  28-04-2016 12:20
  
  John Dyer, 44, died in rush-hour road crash
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at April 28 in years gone by

  28-04-2016 11:48
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on April 28.
  
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• Look: Ginger beer row launched Peaky Blinders' legend

  28-04-2016 11:35
  
  The brutal beginnings of notorious gangsters, the Peaky Blinders.
  
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• How a row over ginger beer launched Peaky Blinders' legend

  28-04-2016 11:35
  
  Find out more about the brutal beginnings of the real notorious gangsters, the Peaky Blinders.
  
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• Watch: Huge scramble as bargain-hunters queue TWO NIGHTS for £49 Thailand flights

  28-04-2016 11:13
  
  Tents spring up in Birmingham city centre as shoppers bid to save £300 on normal price
  
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• 26 tips for running the Birmingham International Marathon 2017

  28-04-2016 10:19
  
  Everything you need to know to make it your best-ever 26.2 miles
  
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• Hillsborough victims' families hailed at commemoration service

  28-04-2016 09:51
  
  Thousands unite at Liverpool's St George's Hall in wake of historic court ruling
  
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• Teen yob drunk on SEVEN PINTS of cider jumped into CANAL after smashing up cab

  28-04-2016 09:35
  
  Charlie Jones went berserk with a hammer and attacked police dog after being told to clean up his own vomit
  
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• Morning news headlines: Brexit poses 'Triple threat' to jobs, wages and prices, and warn PM and Ex-TUC chief; Labour donor urges party to 'stop the rot' amid anti-semitism row

  28-04-2016 09:30
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• Birmingham International Marathon: What makes a world-class marathon?

  28-04-2016 09:00
  
  See our guide to some of the world's best marathons to give you a taste of what to expect from Birmingham's new world-class event
  
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• Fifty firefighters at massive recycling blaze

  28-04-2016 08:50
  
  Early-morning fire as 200 tonnes of cardboard goes up in flames
  
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• Solihull's MPs vote against amendment to resettle 3000 more refugee children - Solihull Observer

  28-04-2016 08:36 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Solihull's MPs vote against amendment to resettle 3000 more refugee children
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  SOLIHULL'S MPs have both voted against plans to welcome 3,000 more unaccompanied refugee children into Britain – but say there is good reason, compassion and long-term vision behind the headline-grabbing Government decision. Julian Knight, MP for ...
  
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• When is the Birmingham International Marathon in 2017?

  28-04-2016 08:00
  
  Birmingham's new marathon launches for the first time next year
  
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• How to enter the Birmingham International Marathon 2017

  28-04-2016 08:00
  
  Think you can take on the challenge?
  
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• Birmingham International Marathon: The route for 2017

  28-04-2016 08:00
  
  Sporting landmarks, historic buildings and more along the new marathon route
             
  
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• Sutton Coldfield doctor suing Met Police for false arrest

  28-04-2016 07:30
  
  Rita Pal, a psychiatrist, says she was cuffed and driven 100 miles to London before charge later dropped
  
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• By George! Three generations of same family born on St George's Day

  28-04-2016 07:30
  
  Baby Corey Collins was born on Saturday and will share his birthday with Dad Paul, 37, and Grandad Darryl
  
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• University would back Birmingham Commonwealth Games bid

  28-04-2016 06:50
  
  Head of the University of Birmingham adds his voice to calls for the city to consider bid to host the 2026 Games
  
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• Grand Central 'showing its age already'

  28-04-2016 06:00
  
  Architect who originally designed landmark atrium but later walked out on the project says it is starting to 'sag' due to compromises
  
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• New Birmingham International Marathon to be held in city next year

  28-04-2016 01:01
  
  Birmingham International Marathon could be used for 2018 Commonwealth Games trials
  
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• Three charged with terrorism offences

  28-04-2016 00:00
  
  Two men and a woman from Birmingham have today (Thursday) been charged with terrorism offences.Mohammed Ali Ahmed, aged 26 of Heather Road, Small Heath, Zakaria Boufassil, aged 26 of Coventry Road, Small Heath, and 29-year-old Soumaya Boufassil, of Vann Close, Small Heath will appear before Westminster Magistrates Court tomorrow (Friday 29 April).They are charged as follows:Mohammed Ali Ahmed and Zakaria Boufassil on or before 7 July 2015 entered into an arrangement as a result of which money or
  
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• Historic sex offender jailed 

  28-04-2016 00:00
  
  A registered sex offender has been jailed for 18 years after admitting further historic sex offences.Christopher Astrauskas, aged 52 from Lindon Drive in Brownhills, pleaded guilty to four counts of indecent assault on a child between April 1998 and April 2000. He had previously served three years imprisonment for indecent assault on a young girl in 1995 in Wishaw in Scotland. Following his release from prison Astrauskas relocated to Walsall where he again came to police attention when they
  
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• Drunk taxi passenger jailed for attacking cabbie and kicking police dog

  28-04-2016 00:00
  
  A drunken taxi passenger who assaulted a cabbie and smashed up his car with a hammer after being asked to clean up his own vomit has been locked up for more than two years. Charlie Jones flew into a rage on the evening of 18 October last year when the driver pulled over in Bloxwich Road North, Short Heath, and insisted he help wipe down the rear seats. Jones, from Goscote Place in Coalpool, Walsall, reacted angrily and lunged at the 34-year-old man, swinging punches, before using a ham
  
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• Drugs ring crushed by West Midlands Police - members jailed for 30-plus years

  28-04-2016 00:00
  
  Members of a Coventry drugs ring have been jailed for more than 30 years - after their illegal empire was crushed by West Midlands Police.Drugs with a street value of £1.7 million were seized as the force continues its success in tackling organised crime in the city.Operation Blue Steel was launched in 2015 and has already seen scores of suspected gang members arrested - plus weapons, drugs and cash seized - during a series of raids.Four members of the ring were jailed for conspiracy to su
  
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• Appeal for witnesses following Kingstanding collision

  28-04-2016 00:00
  
  Traffic police are appealing for information following a collision between a car and fire engine in Kingstanding last month.An 85 year-old man, who was driving the Vauxhall Zafira, was taken to hospital from the scene on Kingstanding Road at around 9.30am on 11 March.He died last Thursday (21 April) and a post mortem will take place to establish the cause of death.PC Simon Frost, from West Midlands Police regional collision investigation unit, said: "We would ask anyone who saw the collision to
  
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