Solihull news

• Amazing transformation as student drops SIX dress sizes after ditching takeaways

  19-05-2016 22:00
  
  Sian Robinson, 23, lost more than eight stone in weight after refusing a gastric band
  
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• Robbery rampage gang jailed for more than 100 years after string of raids across the Midlands

  19-05-2016 21:30
  
  Ten men from Birmingham among gang who stole property worth more than £1m in series of violent robberies
  
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• Bierkeller wins Broad Street booze licence despite police objections

  19-05-2016 19:45
  
  New venue will create 80 jobs after a £2million transformation of the former Brannigans bar
  
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• Sainsbury's worker sexually assaulted woman in city before laughing and running away

  19-05-2016 19:00
  
  Zeeshan Rashid, 35, put on sex offender register after groping victim as she walked near underpass
  
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• WATCH: Walker rescued by disabled ramblers using mobility scooter!

  19-05-2016 18:15
  
  Paul Lane, from Bournville, was walking in Cornwall when he fell and broke leg
  
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• WATCH: Birmingham paramedics in video Thriller during Running Man challenge

  19-05-2016 18:00
  
  Erdington ambulance staff give police officers a run for their money with zombie-style moves
  
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• WATCH: Motorbike stuntman banned from performing tricks in Black Country car parks

  19-05-2016 15:50
  
  Police release video of biker who has now been warned to stay away from some public areas
  
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• Couple who complained that Birmingham air passengers 'looked like terrorists' were 'Brummies'

  19-05-2016 15:39
  
  White 'English couple' refused to fly after man became 'agitated', says fellow traveller
  
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• Will our Andy Burnham please stand up?

  19-05-2016 14:52
  
  Political big guns coming out for London and Manchester mayoral elections - but where are ours.
  
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• Heartbroken parents win inquest into baby son's death at just ten weeks old

  19-05-2016 14:30
  
  Baby Ralphie Plant died eight days after being discharged from hospital
  
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• Walsall FC fan Jake Martin dies 24 hours before League One play-offs

  19-05-2016 14:04
  
  String of tributes to much-loved 22-year-old; club urged to overturn 3-0 deficit in his memory
  
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• Daniel Craig 'done with James Bond'

  19-05-2016 13:19
  
  48-year-old is said to have turned down £68 million offer from MGM Studios to return to 007 for two more films
  
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• Watch: Fighting breaks out among fans at key non league play-off match

  19-05-2016 12:51
  
  Video shows police struggling to keel supporters apart after penalty shootout
  
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• Ex-girlfriend tells of fight to save 'love of her life' in Bataclan massacre

  19-05-2016 12:40
  
  Helen Wilson tried to shield Nick Alexander from the bullets as Islamic State gunmen opened fire in Paris terrorist atrocity last November
  
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• Black Country further education colleges join forces to deliver a high standard of education

  19-05-2016 11:17
  
  Seven colleges unite to form the Black Country Colleges (BCC) Group
  
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• Woman cheats death in bridge crash as car left dangling at crazy angle above canal

  19-05-2016 10:02
  
  Emergency crews pulled her through the back window after Tamworth accident
  
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• Missing passenger plane has crashed, say Egyptian authorities

  19-05-2016 08:50
  
  Aircraft carrying 66 passengers, including one from Britain, was lost from radar at 2.45am on Thursday morning
  
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• MP Julian Knight saddles up for annual Go Green Fair - Solihull Observer

  19-05-2016 08:42 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  MP Julian Knight saddles up for annual Go Green Fair
  Solihull Observer
  SOLIHULL MP Julian Knight enjoyed meeting a wide variety of volunteers, activists, and entrepreneurs at Solilhull's Go Green Fair. The event, now in its seventh year, was held as usual in Mell Square in the town centre. A keen cyclist, Julian ...
  
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• Morning news headlines: Briton on board missing Egyptair jet; New deal agreed to end junior doctors' dispute

  19-05-2016 08:30
  
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• Watch: Birmingham street turned into illegal dumping ground for mountains of rubbish

  19-05-2016 07:30
  
  Angry dad Sajid Mahmood has urged council to act against flytippers blighting area
  
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• The prescription drugs that could put you over the drink drive limit

  19-05-2016 07:30
  
  Number of motorists charged with drug driving has more than doubled since last year
  
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• The most dangerous roundabouts in Birmingham - according to you

  19-05-2016 07:30
  
  Junctions in Sutton Coldfield, Acocks Green, Small Heath and in Birmingham city centre were among those identified as hotspots by readers
  
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• The battle to become Greater Birmingham Mayor is already becoming brutal

  19-05-2016 07:30
  
  There's a year to go before we elect a regional West Midlands or "Greater Birmingham" mayor - but the fighting has already begun
  
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• Birmingham firm invests in digital sign to air complaints about council

  19-05-2016 07:30
  
  Local authority threatens legal action over claims made on a digital sign broadcast to thousands ever day
  
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• Battle to be Greater Birmingham Mayor is already becoming brutal

  19-05-2016 07:30
  
  There's a year to go before we elect a regional West Midlands or "Greater Birmingham" mayor - but the fighting has already begun
  
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• Labour leader Clancy finds places for both friends and foes in his first cabinet

  19-05-2016 06:50
  
  Local government correspondent Neil Elkes casts his eye over the new-look city council cabinet
  
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• Birmingham businesses owe £40m in unpaid rates

  19-05-2016 06:00
  
  Calls for city council to tackle companies as aggressively as its does residents to claw back missing cash
  
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• Two loaded handguns found in Tipton raid

  19-05-2016 00:00
  
  Police have recovered two loaded handguns and live ammunition from a house in Tipton. Officers raided the property on Victoria Road at around 2.45am today (19 May) following intelligence that firearms were inside the property.One weapon was found under floorboards in the bathroom; the other was hidden under a bed.A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of firearms and ammunition, as well as possession of Class A drugs, after a wrap of what is believed to be heroin was
  
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• Robbers jailed for string of shop raids – #OpBlueSteel strikes again at heart of Coventry crime gangs

  19-05-2016 00:00
  
  Three robbers who held up 13 shops over five months armed with swords, hammers and crowbars have been jailed for a total of more than 40 years following a West Midlands Police investigation.Coventry gang members Anthony Collier, Darren Irwin and Thomas Rawbone (pic left-right) struck at convenience stores across Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire making off with tens of thousands of pounds in cash and cigarettes.Their crime spree began on the night of 22 December 2014 when two masked men &ndash
  
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• Police investigate after body of man found in Sandwell

  19-05-2016 00:00
  
  Police are investigating after the body of a man was discovered at a flat in Thompson Road, Warley yesterday (Wednesday 18 May). Officers were called to the address around 12.40pm and discovered the body of the 32-year-old man, who is not being named at this stage.The flat remains sealed off today while forensic examinations continue to take place.A post mortem examination will take place later today to establish the cause of death.Detective Chief Inspector Martin Slevin, from Force CID, sa
  
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• Man who died in Coventry collision named

  19-05-2016 00:00
  
  The family of a man who died in a Coventry collision have paid tribute to their loved one.Leonard Steptoe, 73, was struck by a car on Sewall Highway near to Sullivan Road at around 1.30pm on Thursday 28 April. He was taken to hospital but sadly died.  His family have paid a touching tribute to Leonard: “A much loved dad, granddad, great-granddad and brother, also a friend to many, taken from us so tragically, is going to be missed greatly. “We would like to express our many
  
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• Man charged with murder after body found in Warley

  19-05-2016 00:00
  
  A man will appear before magistrates tomorrow charged with murder after a body was discovered at a flat in Thompson Road, Warley yesterday (18 May).Unemployed Darren Lander, aged 28, of no fixed address, has been remanded in custody and is due before Sandwell Magistrates Court in the morning.The victim has been named as 32-year-old Richard Groves, of Thompson Road.Detective Chief Inspector Martin Slevin is appealing for witnesses. He said: “I am particularly keen to hear from anyone w
  
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• Euro fraud and burglary arrests as #OpTrivium nets overseas crooks

  19-05-2016 00:00
  
  More than 100 vehicles have been seized in the West Midlands and 39 people arrested in the first few days of a concerted offensive against overseas criminals.Operation Trivium sees West Midlands Police working with continental cops and UK partner agencies from a Birmingham HQ to target Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) operating or taking shelter on these shores.The arrests include a Polish man (44) picked up at an address in Maple Grove, Lozells, on Tuesday and a 62-year-old Czech man stopped y
  
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• Arrests made following burglaries across east Birmingham 

  19-05-2016 00:00
  
  Police investigating a spate of burglaries across east Birmingham over the last few months have today (19 May) made a number of arrests which include three members of the same family.Officers carried out a series of swoops at properties in Dalewood Croft, Chestnuts Avenue and Aldershaw Road in Sheldon, as well as Arthur Street in Small Heath, at around 6am.Stolen goods and drugs were recovered during the raids which saw suspects arrested for offences including burglary, assisting an offender and
  
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