Solihull news

• Man arrested in Birmingham over Syria-related terror offences

  26-05-2016 22:00
  
  Man held in Birmingham city centre while three others to appear in court
  
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• Benefits mum-of-six who has own gardener targeted by online trolls

  26-05-2016 22:00
  
  Five-times married Sue Moriarty went on TV to talk about claiming £1,700 per month from taxpayer
  
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• Sports open day encourages borough residents to keep active - Solihull Observer

  26-05-2016 21:10 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Sports open day encourages borough residents to keep active
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  A SPORTS open day at the North Solihull Sports Centre has encouraged older borough residents to stay fit and healthy. The day, organised by Solihull Active, saw more than 120 people take part in the annual 'Active for Life' event, which offered ...
  
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• Hero M6 coach fire driver saves 60 Oldbury school pupils from horror blaze

  26-05-2016 20:00
  
  'I didn't stop to think', says Paul Bingham after he helped Brandhall Primary party
  
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• Bin lorry driver delivers baby daughter in Asda car park

  26-05-2016 19:00
  
  Russell Moore turns midwife for SECOND time as little Maggie-Mae arrives
  
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• Children of Muslim convert who planned to bring them up under IS ‘with relatives’

  26-05-2016 18:45
  
  Decision about long term future to be made
  
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• Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley told to appear before MPs on June 7

  26-05-2016 18:22
  
  Business Select Committee has been trying to quiz Mr Ashley for months about Sports Direct's working practices
  
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• Expansion of Martineau Centre playing fields housing development approved

  26-05-2016 18:00
  
  Persimmon Homes can build an extra 13 properties on the former school site in Harborne
  
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• Yardley bus driver saves 11 kids from 20ft plunge as 220-year-old bridge collapses into river

  26-05-2016 17:50
  
  Ex-Rover worker Derek Trow's wheels were on the bridge seconds before it began to crumble
  
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• Pensioner suffers fractured skull after stone thrown through taxi window

  26-05-2016 17:48
  
  Seven other vehicles damaged after reckless thugs target string of passing taxis on Bellevue Road
  
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• UK asylum claims rise 38% to highest annual level since 2004

  26-05-2016 16:54
  
  Figures provided a fresh indication of the rising numbers of lone children seeking refuge in the country
  
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• Lorry crash victim Rachael Martin's daughter: 'Mummy saved my life'

  26-05-2016 15:04
  
  Poignant tribute after hero mum, 29, leapt into road to push little Keira out way of car transporter
  
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• Susan Whiting murder: Evil rapist Steven Beards jailed for life as killer wife awaits sentence

  26-05-2016 14:29
  
  Vulnerable adult Susan was lured to home of friend Julie Beards where she was drugged and killed
  
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• Birmingham Prison detainee jailed for slashing prisoner with razor blade

  26-05-2016 12:49
  
  Shallan Mohammed left victim needing 24 stitches
  
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• Head of BBC Birmingham takes on region-wide role

  26-05-2016 12:32
  
  Joe Godwin steps up to oversee both West and East Midlands while continuing to oversee BBC Academy
  
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• Chester FC: A look at promoted sides Solihull Moors and Sutton United - ChesterChronicle.co.uk

  26-05-2016 12:26 via chesterchronicle.co.uk
  
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  Chester FC: A look at promoted sides Solihull Moors and Sutton United
  ChesterChronicle.co.uk
  A total of six new clubs will arrive in the National League next season ready to do battle with Chester FC . Relegated Football League clubs York City and Dagenham & Redbridge replaced promoted sides Cheltenham Town and Grimsby Town, while Solihull ...
  Solihull Moors confirm ten pre-season friendlies ahead of Vanarama National League campaignSolihull Observerall 3 news article
  
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• Pregnant woman mugged in terrifying daylight attack in Moseley

  26-05-2016 11:33
  
  She was shoved against a wall and had a necklace ripped from her
  
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• Why lake and parkland are vital features of new centre to rehabilitate our injured troops

  26-05-2016 10:58
  
  Beautiful grounds at Defence & National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) at Stanford Hall are important
  
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• YOUR chance to quiz Michael Gove on EU referendum and future for Britain

  26-05-2016 10:50
  
  The Justice Secretary is ready to be quizzed by Birmingham Mail readers - find out how you can book your place at the event
  
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• How the Birmingham Evening Mail reported Aston Villa's 1982 European Cup win over Bayern Munich

  26-05-2016 10:30
  
  We look back on that special night in Rotterdam and how the Birmingham Mail broke the news
  
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• Jamar Walker murder: Mum's tearful plea over teenager's stabbing

  26-05-2016 10:18
  
  Boy of 15 was knifed in 2.20am attack last Christmas
  
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• The revamped Top Gear airs with a new line-up this Sunday on BBC

  26-05-2016 08:58
  
  The revamped series of Top Gear airs this Sunday with a new line-up of presenters and fronted by Chris Evans and Friends star Matt LeBlanc
  
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• Morning news headlines: World steel industry crisis high on agenda as G7 summit gets under way; Queen depicted in book to mark Winnie-the-Pooh's 90th birthday

  26-05-2016 08:26
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• Sister condemns Appeal Court decision to cut sentence of rapist brother

  26-05-2016 07:30
  
  Louise Palmer was abused by Richard Davenport while growing up in Jehovah's Witness family
  
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• Sandwell College student Matthew Doleman designs logo for Jamrock Catering in West Bromwich

  26-05-2016 07:30
  
  Multi media student Matthew Doleman's logo will be used on all branding for company that wanted to stand out
  
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• Record-breaking numbers of international visitors to Birmingham last year

  26-05-2016 07:30
  
  City achieves record numbers of visitors in 2015 with largest growth
  
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• MP Jess Phillips launches campaign to end sexist bullying on the internet

  26-05-2016 07:30
  
  Birmingham MP wants change after Twitter users send 10,000 sexist Tweets attacking women as "sluts" or "whores"
  
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• Mid-life crisis? Today's teens will earn £1 MILLION before they hit 50

  26-05-2016 07:30
  
  And 18-year-olds starting work today could rake in £2m before they retire
  
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• Hospitals waste £1.2 million a month on patients that don't need treatment

  26-05-2016 07:30
  
  Official spending watchdog issues warning as cash-strapped hospitals are forced to keep patients in beds when they could go home
  
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• WMP opens second state-of-the-art custody suite 

  26-05-2016 00:00
  
  West Midlands Police has today (Thursday 26 May) opened its second state-of-the-art dedicated custody suite.The Perry Barr custody suite is a sister site to the Oldbury facility which opened in March this year.
  The opening of these two buildings represents a significant investment in the force’s custody facilities.They are designed to promote a safer environment for detainees, partners and staff and more effective working practices which should ultimately release more police officers on to
  
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• Three charged with terror offences

  26-05-2016 00:00
  
  West Midlands Police Counter Terrorism officers have charged three men with Syria-related terror offences.The men, all arrested last week, will appear before Westminster Magistrates Court tomorrow (Friday 27 May).Two of the men, Aras Mohamed Hamid, aged 26, of no fixed abode, and Shvan Haydar Aziz, aged 21, from Washington Road, Sheffield, are charged with preparing for acts of terrorism contrary to Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.A third man, 19-year-old Ahmad Ismail, from Portwrinkle Avenu
  
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• Pensioner injured as stones thrown at Birmingham taxis

  26-05-2016 00:00
  
  A pensioner was injured and seven cars were damaged after a reckless group of people threw stones at taxis travelling along a Birmingham street last night (25 May).The woman, who is in her 70s, was travelling along Bellevue Road at around 10pm when a stone smashed through a window of the taxi, hitting her on the head. She was taken to hospital where she was treated for a fractured skull.Seven other cars were also damaged after the gang threw stones at passing taxis.Police have vowed to take acti
  
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• Inmate jailed for blade attack – latest success for police prison team

  26-05-2016 00:00
  
  A detainee at HMP Birmingham will spend more time behind bars for slashing a fellow inmate with a makeshift knife – the latest success for West Midlands Police’s prison-based investigation team.Shallan Mohammed (pictured) left the prisoner needing 24 stitches in his cheek after attacking him with what detectives suspect was a razor blade melted into the end of a toothbrush.The 35-year-old Iraqi national – being held in the Winson Green facility on immigration matters – la
  
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• Family of murdered teenager Jamar Walker make fresh appeal

  26-05-2016 00:00
  
  The family of a murdered teenager have released new photographs of the 15-year-old and urged any witnesses who have not yet contacted police to come forward.It has been more than five months since Jamar Walker was stabbed during a disorder in Smethwick and although several people have been charged, nobody is currently accused of killing him.Today (26 May) Jamar’s mum, who has asked not to be named, said: “This is a desperate appeal for witnesses to please come forward with any inform
  
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• Couple found guilty of death of Susan Whiting

  26-05-2016 00:00
  
  A couple who drugged and killed a vulnerable young Walsall woman, before hiding her body under a bed, have been found guilty.Susan Whiting, aged 20, was attacked with a blunt object and discovered with a fractured skull, her wrists bound and a plastic bag over her head at the home of her attackers on 18 August last year.Steven Beards, aged 34 of Rowland Avenue, Bentley, and his wife Julie, 35, of Heather Close, Dudley Fields, had invited Susan to dinner and stay the night, before drugging and ki
  
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• Blanket ban on legal highs comes into force 

  26-05-2016 00:00
  
  West Midlands Police will use new powers to tackle ‘legal highs’ - with suppliers warned they face jail under fresh legislation launched today (Thursday 26 May). A blanket ban on the production, supply and importation of new psychoactive substances has been introduced as part of the law. Officers will be able to search suspects and vehicles with the power to seize and destroy the substances - commonly known as ’legal highs’. Through the new Psychoactive Sub
  
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• Appeal for witnesses after a pregnant woman is attacked and robbed

  26-05-2016 00:00
  
  We are appealing for witnesses after a heavily pregnant woman was attacked and robbed in Moseley.The woman, aged 35, was walking along Queensbridge Road when she was approached by two men at around 2.55pm on Monday 9 May.One of the men snatched a gold necklace from her and shoved her into a wall causing severe pain.The woman received medical treatment for her injuries; luckily her unborn baby was not harmed during the attack.One of the suspects has been described as a dark skinned black man, age
  
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