Solihull news

• Birmingham plane passenger caused flight terror by shouting 'Allahu Akbar' and 'Boom!'

  03-06-2016 22:00
  
  Court hears Shehraz Sarwar, 38, reduced fellow passengers to tears with 'obnoxious' behaviour
  
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• Arson-hit Sparkhill tyre boss back in business after £100k blaze

  03-06-2016 21:15
  
  Zahid Khan was also previous victim of gun thugs who demanded £10k ransom 
  
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• Closing National Grid store to host plant sale tomorrow - Solihull Observer

  03-06-2016 21:07 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Closing National Grid store to host plant sale tomorrow
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  Over 100 plants will be up for grabs – following the closure of the long-standing Solihull office. The lease on the branch – which has stood tall in Solihull for over 20 years – has expired and is not expected to be renewed. As a result of the sudden ...
  
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• Tragic mum's race to raise £150k for surgery to stop spine crushing her brain

  03-06-2016 20:30
  
  Jessica Kill, 38, has rare condition which is weakening neck and could lead to paralysis and death
  
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• Cosplay and board game fun open the NEC's tenth UK Games Expo

  03-06-2016 18:53
  
  Roll the dice... board games show attracts UK-wide audience to UK Games Expo at the NEC
  
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• Watch: Car smashes into shop front in Colmore Row

  03-06-2016 18:40
  
  Driver taken to hospital after car narrowly missed pedestrians before crashing into empty unit
  
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• Watch: Birmingham beauty blogger tipped for YouTube stardom

  03-06-2016 17:48
  
  Beauty guru Adriana currently has more than 44,000 subscribers on her channel
  
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• Taxi crashes into LOUNGE of house after 'attempted robbery'

  03-06-2016 17:30
  
  Police quiz suspect and owners left counting the cost following late-night smash
  
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• Watch: 'Drunk' woman FORCED off bus by enraged passenger

  03-06-2016 16:21
  
  The woman appears to slap a fellow passenger across the head before being ejected from the bus
  
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• Vote Leave and make England football team better, former Villa keeper says

  03-06-2016 16:20
  
  David James believes a Brexit – the UK leaving the European Union in the June 23 referendum – would make English footballers better
  
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• Sepp Blatter and other officials awarded themselves 80m over five years, Fifa says

  03-06-2016 16:19
  
  Evidence will be given to American and Swiss federal prosecutors who are investigating corruption implicating the world football body
  
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• 450 workers face the axe at two Midland hospitals

  03-06-2016 15:45
  
  Cuts at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Hospital Trust will be made in the autumn
  
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• Car suddenly explodes in suspected arson attack in Alum Rock

  03-06-2016 15:37
  
  Firefighters rushed to Tarry Road after explosion leaves vehicle a fire damaged wreck
  
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• Student abducted and raped after Snobs nightclub ejected her for being 'drunk'

  03-06-2016 15:07
  
  Judge attacks venue for 'abandoning' victim who was targeted by Zaheer Abbas and Sajad Hussain
  
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• The 50 top words and phrases that say you're from Birmingham or the Black Country

  03-06-2016 14:23
  
  We asked you for the top words and phrases used by people in Birmingham and the Black Country - and here's what you told us
  
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• Wooten Wawan death-crash driver was four times over the limit - Solihull Observer

  03-06-2016 13:46 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Wooten Wawan death-crash driver was four times over the limit
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  A DRINK driver who caused the death of a motorcyclist in Wootton Wawen was more than four times the legal limit and had taken cocaine. Craig Allen, age 35 of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to death by dangerous driving and death by excess alcohol at ...
  
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• Zombies on the trams! Commuters get scare as 'Walking Dead' invade Midland Metro

  03-06-2016 13:20
  
  Fundraisers drum up support for Zombie Walk in aid of  Birmingham Children’s Hospital 
  
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• Plastic £5 note featuring Winston Churchill will stand test of time, says Governor of the Bank of England

  03-06-2016 13:00
  
  Mark Carney said new note, which is being issued in September, paid tribute to the wartime prime minister's "bulldog spirit"
  
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• Stratford Road closed as two hurt in morning crash

  03-06-2016 11:34
  
  Part of the busy Stratford Road remains closed after accident
  
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• River Seine still rising in Paris as France floods leave 20,000 without power

  03-06-2016 10:55
  
  Country's environment ministry said the Seine had not reached such levels since 1982.
  
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• Mum and tot saved by police from blazing home

  03-06-2016 10:50
  
  They snatched the terrified pair from an upstairs window
  
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• Arrest after mum and child saved by police from blazing home

  03-06-2016 10:50
  
  Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
  
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• 19 people refuse to help Hillsborough disaster police force inquiry

  03-06-2016 09:22
  
  They will not assist in probe into West Midlands Police role after the disaster
  
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• Plastics factory becomes inferno in huge blaze

  03-06-2016 08:36
  
  Roads closed and resident warned to shut windows in fire drama
  
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• Plastics factory become inferno in huge blaze

  03-06-2016 08:36
  
  Roads closed and resident warned to shut windows in fire drama
  
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• Huge fire at plastics factory melts £40,000 of stock in Great Bridge

  03-06-2016 08:36
  
  Roads closed and resident warned to shut windows in Tipton fire drama
  
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• Inquest into Birmingham Pub Bombings set to be reopened - Solihull Observer

  03-06-2016 08:31 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Inquest into Birmingham Pub Bombings set to be reopened
  Solihull Observer
  A NEW inquest into the 1974 Birmingham Pub Bombings has been opened by Birmingham and Solihull Coroner Louise Hunt. The tragedy claimed the lives of 21 people in two separate incidents at the Tavern in the Town and Mulberry Bush pubs in ...and more »
  
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• Morning news headlines: Brexit will hit UK's service industries, bosses warn

  03-06-2016 08:00
  
  Latest headlines from around the world
  
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• America's Got Talent sensation Tape Face coming to Solihull - Coventry Telegraph

  03-06-2016 08:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
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  America's Got Talent sensation Tape Face coming to Solihull
  Coventry Telegraph
  A comedian who stunned America's Got Talent judges is coming to Solihull later this year. Tape Face, who left Simon Cowell and his fellow panelists open-mouthed, will perform at The Core Theatre in September. The mime - real name Sam Wills - appeared ...and more »
  
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• Uber drivers to stage 24-hour strike after blaming firm for profits plunge

  03-06-2016 07:30
  
  Up to 1,000 drivers to take part in day of action next week after blasting global company
  
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• Transport bosses condemn plans to cut West Coast Main Line services

  03-06-2016 07:30
  
  Links between Birmingham and the rest of the West Midlands to be cut in West Coast Main Line shake-up
  
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• Roger Gower inquest: Doctors took two hours to reach heroic Birmingham helicopter pilot shot down by poachers

  03-06-2016 07:30
  
  Inquest hears rescuers hampered by bad weather and remote location as they battled to reach Edgbaston man after helicopter crash
  
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• Being in the EU made HSBC's 1,000-job Birmingham move possible, say campaigners

  03-06-2016 07:30
  
  The EU lets our financial industries succeed - and that benefits Birmingham, say pro-EU campaigners
  
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• Birmingham to need 30,000 new school places as pupil numbers soar

  03-06-2016 06:50
  
  Natural population growth and immigration set to put pressure on schools.
  
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• Most read: Bouncer jailed over machete attack, £200k cannabis haul seized, driving theory test quiz

  03-06-2016 06:00
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Thursday, June 2
  
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• CIL Watch: Solihull tops table for retail charges - PlanningResource (subscription)

  03-06-2016 01:10 via planningresource.co.uk
  
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  CIL Watch: Solihull tops table for retail charges
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  Solihull Council's adoption of its Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charging schedule in April means it will have the highest rate for retail developments in England and Wales, according to data compiled for Planning's CIL Watch bulletin. Solihull ...
  
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• Crime Commissioner ditches deputy post to name 24-year-old as new assistant

  03-06-2016 01:00
  
  David Jamieson has appointed Ashley Bertie - his former office researcher - to the key role.
  
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