Solihull news

• Hospital apology after dying mum pleaded 'please help me' during final days on ward

  03-05-2016 21:15
  
  Family claim Caroline Fellows, 77, was ‘neglected and forgotten’ before she died at Sandwell Hospital
  
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• Boyfriend proposes with barmy BROCCOLI treasure hunt across Birmingham

  03-05-2016 20:00
  
  Matthew Jones wanted to pop the question in a way sweetheart would never forget
  
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• Birmingham elections 2016: What the leaders say

  03-05-2016 19:30
  
  With 40 council seats up for grabs, Birmingham's party leaders each tell us why you should support them on Thursday
  
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• Porsche crash drama: Man, 40, charged after three cars and house hit in Hall Green

  03-05-2016 18:39
  
  Mohammed Mir, of Shirley Road, Acocks Green, bailed to appear before magistrates later this month
  
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• This many Brummies have not registered to vote on May 5

  03-05-2016 17:43
  
  Changes to voter registration blamed as more than one in ten adults fail to register for the council and police commissioner elections on Thursday
  
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• Mum-of-four Kandyce Downer battered 18 month old toddler to death

  03-05-2016 17:37
  
  Little Keegan Downer was found to have suffered over 200 external and internal injuries to her tiny body
  
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• Police officer sparked massive terror alert over fake colleague kidnap plot

  03-05-2016 16:53
  
  Pc Amar Tasaddiq Hussain convicted of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice
  
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• Watch: Shocking moment man run over by van in Kings Norton

  03-05-2016 16:22
  
  Pedestrian stepped out into road between parked cars giving driver no chance
  
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• Birmingham elections 2016 voting battlegrounds: Is your councillor under threat?

  03-05-2016 15:30
  
  Forty seats are up for grabs on Birmingham City Council - but which are the prized targets for the three main parties?
  
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• Green Party's Patrick Cox: We need to create a modern affordable public transport network

  03-05-2016 15:22
  
  Electing a first Green councillor would mean a strong voice for good quality, affordable housing for all.
  
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• Cannabis worth £20,000 found in police swoop in Bartley Green

  03-05-2016 15:04
  
  Latest in a string of big-money busts in Birmingham
  
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• Birmingham's walk-in centres under closure threat again

  03-05-2016 14:42
  
  A consultation has been launched putting the life-saving centres under threat for a second time in three years
  
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• Meet Leicester City's happiest fan - as title win nets £73,000 payout

  03-05-2016 14:27
  
  And five pals of Birmingham businessman also piled in - bashing the bookies for another £60,000
  
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• Government looks to cut the cost of Birmingham's HS2 high speed rail line

  03-05-2016 14:00
  
  The UK's top civil servant is looking for ways to cut the cost of HS2 before construction begins in 2017.
  
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• Violence at Wolves vs Blues: New appeal to find seven men

  03-05-2016 13:37
  
  Police say suspects involved in either bottle throwing or disorder after final whistle
  
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• Terrorist Sally Jones in chilling threat to return to UK and issues warning to US military

  03-05-2016 13:25
  
  Former punk rocker and mum-of-two used Twitter to send latest messages of hate
  
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• MP Jess Phillips issues blunt verdict on Channel 4's Sex Box

  03-05-2016 13:09
  
  Birmingham MP is not impressed by the controversial TV show which features people having sex
  
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• UKIP's Keith Rowe: we will hold local referendums to give people their say

  03-05-2016 13:00
  
  UKIP councillors will get the city moving and allow bright children to excel
  
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• Lib Dem Jon Hunt: We'll bring back free garden waste collections

  03-05-2016 13:00
  
  Our prioritites are tackling flytipping, boosting recycling and building strong neighbourhoods
  
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• Labour's John Clancy: The Tories have it in for Birmingham

  03-05-2016 13:00
  
  Birmingham's Labour leader will protect libraries and parks, invest in care for the elderley and roll out more free school meals
  
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• Conservative Robert Alden: Labour has given us four years of failure in Birmingham

  03-05-2016 13:00
  
  Birmingham should be a city where everyone can receive a decent education and has opportunity to succeed says Tory leader
  
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• Man arrested as Porsche smashes into row of parked cars in Hall Green

  03-05-2016 12:39
  
  Pile-up in Solihull Lane happened late on Monday
  
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• Brummie parents vote overwhelmingly against SATS for youngsters in Mail poll

  03-05-2016 11:51
  
  Just one in 20 respondents to a Birmingham Mail poll agreed with Year Two children sitting the tests.
  
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• University of Birmingham student’s Beyonce tweet goes viral over nude ‘condom’ dress

  03-05-2016 11:11
  
  The singer caused a complete Twitter meltdown with her daring latex 'naked' gown
  
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• Alton Towers hit by new ride drama as thrillseekers stuck in mid-air

  03-05-2016 11:02
  
  Galactica attraction came to a halt in pouring rain
  
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• Met Gala 2016: Celebrities stun in metallic gowns on the red carpet

  03-05-2016 09:48
  
  Kim Kardashian, Rita Ora, Gigi Hadid, Kylie Jenner, Taylor Swift, Kate Upton, Naomi Campbell and more opted for futuristic looks at this year's Met Gala
  
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• Britain will be hotter than the Med this weekend, say forecasters

  03-05-2016 09:32
  
  Sunshine will be marked change after washout Bank Holiday in many parts of the country
  
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• Pupils set to strike in school protest over exams for six-year-olds

  03-05-2016 09:11
  
  The petition, signed by more than 40,000 people, added: "We want our kids to be kids again and enjoy learning for learning's sake, not for Ofsted results or league table figures.
  
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• Morning news headlines: Leicester fiesta as City pays homage to fantastic foxes; Jeremy Corbyn plays down Labour anti-semitism row ahead of elections

  03-05-2016 08:57
  
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• Bank of Mum and Dad propping up a quarter of 2016 mortgages

  03-05-2016 08:45
  
  Parents set to lend their children £5 billion in order to help their children on to property ladder
  
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• From despair to their dream day: Mail Win a Wedding couple's remarkable journey

  03-05-2016 07:30
  
  Their lives were turned upside down last July when they lost son Noah and twin Oscar was left fighting for his life
  
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• Brexit threatens Jaguar Land Rover's tie to Birmingham, MP warns

  03-05-2016 06:50
  
  Former Home Secretary says the car giant might face a 14 per cent tariff to export to the European Union within a matter of two years if the UK was to leave
  
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• Birmingham's legal aid bill jumps to £31.5m

  03-05-2016 06:50
  
  The cost of paying lawyers to defend people in criminal at Birmingham Crown Court has risen in the past year, after falling due to Government cuts
  
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• Woman jailed for baby murder

  03-05-2016 00:00
  
  A woman who violently abused an 18-month-old baby girl in her care has been jailed for life, to serve a minimum of 18 years, after being found guilty of her murder.Kandyce Narielle Downer, aged 34 from Beckbury Road, Selly Oak, inflicted months of physical abuse on defenceless Keegan Shi-Anne Downer, who had been placed with Downer following a special guardianship order.Downer, an extended family member of Keegan, was convicted following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court.At the time of her death
  
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• Woman found guilty of baby murder

  03-05-2016 00:00
  
  A woman who violently abused an 18-month-old baby girl in her care has today been found guilty of her murder.Kandyce Narielle Downer, aged 34 from Beckbury Road, Selly Oak, inflicted months of physical abuse on defenceless Keegan Shi-Anne Downer, who had been placed with Downer following a special guardianship order.Downer, an extended family member of Keegan, was convicted following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court today.At the time of her death, Keegan was found to have suffered over 200 exte
  
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• PC convicted after false call caused UK security alarm

  03-05-2016 00:00
  
  A police officer who sparked a major national security alert by falsely claiming a West Midlands Police colleague was to be kidnapped has today (Tuesday 3 May) been found guilty of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.Amar Tasaddiq Hussain (pictured left), aged 29 from Birmingham, admitted making the anonymous hoax call to West Midlands Police on 8 December 2014.Hussain gave the 999 operator information which suggested a Muslim police officer was about to be kidnapped
  
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