Solihull news

• Suzanne Van Hagen inquest: Partner 'refused to call ambulance' during Birmingham mum's dying moments, court hears

  29-04-2016 22:00
  
  The body of Suzanne Van Hagen and that of her partner John Worton were found at their Frankley home
  
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• Crash blocks A34 underpass in Perry Barr

  29-04-2016 20:00
  
  Multi-vehicle collision one of numerous accidents to hit key routes around Birmingham ahead of Bank Holiday weekend
  
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• Birmingham businessman to scoop £72k from £11 bet if Leicester City win title!

  29-04-2016 20:00
  
  Foxes fan Martin Davies will be in the money if his team beat Man United at Old Trafford
  
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• Watch: Amazing time travel film shows 200 years of Victoria Square

  29-04-2016 18:00
  
  Images show historic location as it changes to the current day
  
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• New image of Masshouse apartments as £100m funding deal agreed

  29-04-2016 17:58
  
  Developer Nikal seals deal with LaSalle Investment Management for leasehold of more than 600 city centre apartments
  
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• Video: Central Library demolition reaches new milestone

  29-04-2016 17:26
  
  The museum has been hidden from the Broad Street area since the early 1970s but that area is set to be opened up
  
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• Harborne High Street fire: Probe underway after three properties damaged by blaze

  29-04-2016 17:22
  
  The blaze started in one house, spread to two others and left the High Street closed for over four hours
  
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• What will happen to little Henry in The Archers?

  29-04-2016 17:00
  
  We look at the legal reality of the fight for custody in the shocking Rob and Helen storyline
  
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• Three brothers jailed after victim stabbed in Birmingham pub

  29-04-2016 17:00
  
  Marvin, Ashley and Darren Trevis chased victim around Yardley Arms before he was stabbed in chest
  
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• Pensioner battled in vain to save neighbour from Stetchford house blaze

  29-04-2016 16:25
  
  Graham Lewis, 77, was beaten back by smoke and flames as he tried to save Sandra Sargent, 55
  
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• May Bank Holiday: 10 strange things that people used to do in Birmingham and beyond

  29-04-2016 16:00
  
  What is May Day and why do people dance round the maypole? And was there once a giant maypole on the site of a Birmingham pub?
  
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• Go ahead for Newman University campus expansion

  29-04-2016 16:00
  
  Car park, halls of residents and teaching blocks be redeveloped and expanded as part of £70 million upgrade of Bartley Green based university
  
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• Married couple formed 'suicide pact' after being charged with child sex offences, says coroner

  29-04-2016 15:41
  
  David and Cheyevette Cooke also tried to kill their dog but the pet survived, inquest is told
  
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• Robert Loach tragedy: Girlfriend's tribute to 'doting father' who left two young children

  29-04-2016 14:50
  
  Biker, 27, killed in crash on Monday
  
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• Labour leadership favourite: "No place for anti-Semitism in our party"

  29-04-2016 14:37
  
  Dan Jarvis MP comments on Ken Livingstone suspension while on local election campaign trail in Northfield
  
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• Birmingham men in court charged with funding Brussels 'man in the hat' Mohamed Abrini

  29-04-2016 14:28
  
  Mohammed Ali Ahmed, 26 and Zakaria Boufassil, 26, accused of meeting Abrini at Small Heath Park
  
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• Inmate on the run after jail breakout

  29-04-2016 13:34
  
  He escaped from HMP Hewell on Wednesday
  
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• Labour to consider new rules banning anti-Semitism, says Deputy Leader Tom Watson

  29-04-2016 12:23
  
  Black Country MP Tom Watson reveals Labour is working with Jewish representatives to fight prejudice.
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at April 29 in years gone by

  29-04-2016 11:38
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on April 29.
  
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• When Sloggers wreaked terror on Birmingham's streets

  29-04-2016 11:28
  
  The gangs who terrorised Birmingham in the days before razor-capped thugs, The Peaky Blinders.
  
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• Bus passenger stabbed in Yardley after row with fellow traveller on number 11 service

  29-04-2016 10:56
  
  Victim staggered home with blood pouring from his wounds
  
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• Bus passenger stabbed after row with fellow traveller

  29-04-2016 10:56
  
  Victim staggered home with blood pouring from his wounds
  
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• Harborne roads closed as 20 firefighters tackle house fire

  29-04-2016 10:50
  
  Blaze took hold in the roof space of end terrace home in Harborne High Street
  
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• Watch: Rush-hour chaos as car smashes into house wall and overturns in Streetly

  29-04-2016 09:33
  
  Massive traffic problems as busy main road is closed in 3.30am smash
  
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• Global manufacturer sets up home in Solihull - Insider Media

  29-04-2016 09:07 via insidermedia.com
  
  Global manufacturer sets up home in Solihull
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  A global appliance maker with an annual turnover of €3bn (£2.33bn) has launched its UK head office in the West Midlands. Germany-headquartered Vorwerk will operate from a 1,700 sq ft base in Balsall Common. It comes ahead of the launch of its latest ...
  
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• Woman dies in Stechford house blaze

  29-04-2016 08:54
  
  Fire crews at the scene throughout Thursday night
  
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• Morning news headlines: Labour anti-semitism row piles pressure on Jeremy Corbyn to take further action; New South Yorkshire police chief offers to step down amid conduct probe

  29-04-2016 08:31
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• When are the council tips open in Birmingham over May Bank Holiday?

  29-04-2016 07:30
  
  Find out the opening hours of the council tips and recycling centres in Birmingham this bank holiday
  
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• West Bromwich Albion star says London 2 Paris bike ride cured his knee injury

  29-04-2016 07:30
  
  Goalkeeper Ben Foster cycled 500km in four days just two months after injury
  
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• Protection racket gang attacked victim at Chinatown karaoke bar after £10k demand

  29-04-2016 07:30
  
  Min Fu, 38, jailed for 10 years after thugs also beat up hairdresser at his salon         
  
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• New Birmingham clinic for Syndrome Without A Name

  29-04-2016 07:30
  
  The SWAN clinic, takes place at Birmingham Children’s Hospital monthly
  
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• World Monuments Fund boost to Moseley Road Baths campaign

  29-04-2016 06:50
  
  Century-old pool is identified as one of 50 global sites of international importance which are under threat
  
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• Green Belt plans must not vandalise Sutton Coldfield, says MP

  29-04-2016 06:50
  
  Birmingham City Council plans to build at Langley and Peddimore have been given the green light by planning inspectors
  
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• UPDATE- Three charged with terrorism offences

  29-04-2016 00:00
  
  UPDATE- Two men and a woman from Birmingham have appeared before Westminster Magistrates today (Friday) 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 were remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on 13 May.They are charged as follows:Mohammed Ali Ahmed and Zakaria Boufassil on or before 7 July 2015 entered into an arrangement a
  
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• Police search for wanted Coventry man

  29-04-2016 00:00
  
  Police are searching for a Coventry man who is wanted for burglary. Kyle Davies, aged 25, was last known to be living in the Woodend area when he failed to appear at court to answer charges for a burglary in a garage at a property on Milner Crescent in December. Davies is also wanted for assault and officers are asking for anyone with information to get in touch. They advise not to approach him but to call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. 
   
  
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• Police appeal for witnesses following a fatal collision in Coventry

  29-04-2016 00:00
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision in Coventry yesterday, between a car and a pedestrian.
  The pedestrian, an elderly man, was taken to hospital but sadly died following the crash which happened on Sewall Highway at the junction of Sullivan Road at around 1:30pm yesterday (Thursday 28 April). His family have been informed.The driver of the car, a 41-year old man was spoken to at the scene by officers and is assisting the enquiry.
  Sergeant Adam Green from the Regional C
  
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• Driver injured in early morning collision

  29-04-2016 00:00
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorist was seriously injured during a collision in Streetly this morning (Friday 29 April). A 27-year-old was travelling in his black Vauxhall Astra along Thornhill Road  approaching the junction of Manor Road heading towards Little Aston just before 3.30am when his vehicle left the road on the nearside and collided with garden walls causing the vehicle flip onto its roof. The motorist has received injuries described as critical and con
  
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• Brothers jailed after brutal pub attack

  29-04-2016 00:00
  
  Three brothers have been jailed for a vicious assault on a man in a Birmingham pub which left him with a ruptured spleen.A row between the group resulted in Marvin, Ashley and Darren Trevis chasing the man around the Yardley Arms on 26 June last year and carrying out a sustained attack with one of the brothers stabbing him to his chest, arm and leg. He was admitted to hospital for three days as a result of his injuries.The youngest of the brothers, 26-year-old Marvin Trevis, of no fixed address,
  
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• Appeal to trace bus knifeman who stabbed a passenger

  29-04-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives are appealing for information after a man was stabbed on a Birmingham bus following a row with a fellow passenger.The 22-year-old was travelling on the number 11 bus in Church Road, Yardley, when he got into an argument with a man who stabbed him in the arm with a knife.Police and paramedics were called to his home shortly after the incident − which occurred just before 9pm on Friday 8 April − and he was rushed to hospital by paramedics.He suffered two deep lacerations and
  
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