Solihull news

• Police officer claims he took seized lager cans home for 'medicinal purposes'

  09-06-2016 21:00
  
  Officer tells misconduct hearing he took cans of Carling home because he had been suffering from depression
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Clarkson's 'Top Fear' To Cause “Suicides in Solihull” EU Commission Staffer - Heat Street

  09-06-2016 19:59 via heatst.com
  
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  EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Clarkson's 'Top Fear' To Cause “Suicides in Solihull” EU Commission Staffer
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  Heat Street broke the exclusive news that a top staffer paid by the European Commission with your tax pounds was lobbying for Remain during purdah. Once caught, the European Commission's Communications Director, Roy Dickinson, deleted his true ...
  
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• Teenager was stabbed on No14 bus for refusing to shake hands

  09-06-2016 19:00
  
  Thug, 16, narrowly avoids jail after stabbing victim in the leg and back
  
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• Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood backs EU 'remain' campaign

  09-06-2016 18:33
  
  City MP says anti-EU campaigners are focusing on "race and colour" to frighten to voters
  
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• MP Spellar throws spanner into launch of West Midlands Combined Authority

  09-06-2016 18:31
  
  New authority cannot be formally launched at landmark International Convention Centre event because Warley MP raised objection
  
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• Watch: Cyclist's incredible near miss with POLICE VAN

  09-06-2016 18:30
  
  Frightening incident as driver only manages to stop just before collision
  
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• Firefighters - storm which hit Birmingham was WORST rain ever

  09-06-2016 18:30
  
  Devastating floods saw more than 999 emergency calls from panicked residents
  
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• Amputee: Train staff told me to 'start walking' at station

  09-06-2016 18:18
  
  Alton Towers Smiler crash victim Vicky Balch blasts disabled help staff
  
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• Jailed police officer who made fake terror 999 call is sacked by force

  09-06-2016 17:35
  
  Disgraced PC Amar Tasaddiq Hussain was earlier sentenced to seven years prison
  
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• This character home is in a dream Solihull location - Birmingham Post

  09-06-2016 17:31 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
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  This character home is in a dream Solihull location
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  The accommodation at this beautiful detached house in Solihull is spread over three floors, providing all the space that any family could wish for. Located in sought-after Widney Manor Road, the character property has an imposing frontage which gives a ...
  
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• Harborne housing estate finally approved

  09-06-2016 17:06
  
  Councillor accuses landowner of 'deliberately' fencing off fields to make them ripe for redevelopment as a housing estate
  
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• Birmingham university student banned from London after stalking yoga instructor

  09-06-2016 15:30
  
  Krystian Czekaj followed Emily Lacy to capital and also sent her teddies and flowers
  
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• Birmingham student banned from London after stalking yoga instructor

  09-06-2016 15:30
  
  Krystian Czekaj followed Emily Lacy to capital and also sent her teddies and flowers
  
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• Jamie Vardy lookalike jets off to Euros from Birmingham and says: Don't join Arsenal

  09-06-2016 14:45
  
  England striker could be in line for big money move
  
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• Mystery Birmingham canoeist revealed as hero who saved a driver from her submerged car

  09-06-2016 14:29
  
  Karl Styles, who was filmed paddling down a Birmingham street, rescued a woman from her submerged car, it emerges
  
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• Incredible footage shows living room destroyed by floods - with sofa, tables and washing under water

  09-06-2016 13:52
  
  Homeowner's video reveals how floods ravaged his home - leaving furniture and even his washing under water
  
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• Lichfield hotel tragedy: Woman found dead in room is named as Leanne Jones

  09-06-2016 13:50
  
  Death of 28-year-old, from Burntwood, is not being treated as suspicious
  
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• Watch: Men distract newsagent as accomplice steals £20,000

  09-06-2016 12:12
  
  Shopkeeper kept busy by host of questions about items on sale
  
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• Bungling prisoner escapes police by jumping off bridge - and lands on barbed wire!

  09-06-2016 12:03
  
  Suspect fled out of City Hospital window before suffering broken arm in plunge
  
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• Tributes to Birmingham D-Day hero who fought on after being shot three times

  09-06-2016 10:58
  
  Ex-servicemen and civilian spoke of the debt owed to D-Day veteran Ralph Cox after the funeral of the 101-year-old
  
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• WATCH: Man CANOES down street after it was deluged by floods

  09-06-2016 10:41
  
  Travel by car became impossible on a Great Barr street - so one innovative man took another route
  
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• A SIXTH school closes as West Midlands counts cost of floods

  09-06-2016 09:50
  
  Another school in Birmingham and the Black Country has closed after impact of torrential rain
  
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• Solihull Moors boss Marcus Bignot begins summer recruitment drive as five seniors sign on - Solihull Observer

  09-06-2016 09:16 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Solihull Moors boss Marcus Bignot begins summer recruitment drive as five seniors sign on
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  Jack Byrne, Akwasi Asante, Andy Brown and club captain Theo Streete have all signed new deals, while new signings Nathan Vaughan and Jamey Osborne are also on board with further team announcements expected shortly. Moors have also confirmed the ...
  
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• Sky Betting puts its money on Solihull developer - Insider Media

  09-06-2016 09:16 via insidermedia.com
  
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  Sky Betting puts its money on Solihull developer
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  CORE Gaming specialises in the development of HTML5 real money games to casino operators and websites. The acquisition by Sky Betting provides an exit for investor Steve Murray while its management team, led by managing director Justin Chamberlain, ...
  
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• Muhammad Ali's friends, family and fans to attend funeral rites

  09-06-2016 08:30
  
  The Jenazah will take place at the Freedom Hall in his home town of Louisville, Kentucky and his life will be celebrated with a traditional Islamic prayer service.
  
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• 100 'vulnerable' Birmingham homes count cost of major flood damage

  09-06-2016 08:30
  
  Residents in Great Barr and Perry Barr used empty wheelie bins and buckets to bail out their homes after the flash flood
  
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• Morning news headlines: Health at heart of Brexit battle as senior Tory MP switches sides; Bernie Sanders under pressure to quit as Democrats look to unite

  09-06-2016 08:17
  
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• Almost 200 operations axed at Birmingham's Royal Orthopaedic Hospital over infection scare

  09-06-2016 07:30
  
  Bosses apologise to patients as specialist cleaning programme is launched
  
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• Could Moseley to Birmingham trains return to end commuter hell?

  09-06-2016 06:50
  
  The Camp Hill Chords rail line has been open solely to freight traffic for decades but welcoming people could cut traffic hell
  
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• What is the West Midlands Combined Authority?

  09-06-2016 06:00
  
  All you need to know about the Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton combined authority as it launches on June 10
  
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• 'We still have a long way to go' says Greater Birmingham chief on eve of launch

  09-06-2016 06:00
  
  West Midlands Combined Authority needs to prove itself if Greater Birmingham and the Black Country is to get genuine devolution says chief executive
  
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• WATCH: YOUR pictures and videos of flooding chaos around the Midlands

  09-06-2016 00:00
  
  Check out our video gallery and clip collection after sudden downpours wreak havoc around Birmingham and the West Midlands
  
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• Walsall man charged with possession of a firearm

  09-06-2016 00:00
  
  A man has been charged with possession of a prohibited firearm after a handgun was found at an address on Horton Close in Darlaston yesterday (8 June).Daoud Musa, aged 27, of Emery Street in Walsall, was remanded in custody to appear at Walsall Magistrates Court today (9 June).
  
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• Three arrested for digital TV piracy in Coventry raids

  09-06-2016 00:00
  
  Three men have been arrested for fraud after warrants were executed in Coventry on Monday (6 June). Officers from Coventry Police assisted colleagues from Trading Standards and the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) at a commercial premises in Stoke and three residential addresses.A number of items were seized in relation to the sale and distribution of fraudulent digital TV packages. Officers have also unearthed a cannabis cultivation set-up at one of the residential premises s
  
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• Man arrested for Syria-related terrorism offences in Kent

  09-06-2016 00:00
  
  Officers from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit have today (Thursday 9 June) arrested a man on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences. The man, aged 31, was arrested at an address in Margate, Kent on suspicion of preparing for terrorist acts, contrary to Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.Officers from the force’s counter terrorism unit travelled to Kent to make the arrest and are this morning continuing to carry out searches at the address, assisted by colleagues from
  
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• Hoax terror PC sacked by Chief Constable

  09-06-2016 00:00
  
  Disgraced West Midlands PC Amar Hussain was sacked by Chief Constable Dave Thompson today (9 June) who described his crime as one of the most disgraceful acts committed by an officer in the history of the force.At a Special Case Hearing held at Tally Ho! in Edgbaston, PC Hussain, who did not attend the proceedings, was dismissed without notice for gross misconduct.It follows his conviction and seven year jail sentence last month for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, after he made an a
  
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• Concerns grow for missing Birmingham man

  09-06-2016 00:00
  
  Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of an elderly man missing from Small Heath.Alfonzo Worrell, aged 90, has not been seen since he left his home in Burlington Road at 10am yesterday morning (Wednesday 8 June). He has not been in contact with his family and they are worried for his safety.Mr Worrell, who has a West Indian accent, is described as around 5ft 4ins tall, of slim build, with white hair and brown eyes. He wears glasses, is clean shaven and uses a walking stick.
  
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• Appeal after burglars target Wednesbury newsagent

  09-06-2016 00:00
  
  Police have released CCTV footage of men they want to trace in connection with a distraction burglary at a Wednesbury newsagent.Five men entered Park Lane newsagents on Park Lane at approximately 10.35am on 24 May.Four of them distracted staff by asking questions about different items while the fifth man raided an upstairs flat.Cash and items of jewellery with a combined value of over £20,000 were stolen during the robbery.Investigating officer DC Matthew Brotherton said: "We want to warn
  
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