Solihull news

• Watch: EU immigration caused massive school place shortage, Gisela Stuart tells TV debate

  21-06-2016 22:47
  
  Birmingham MP Gisela Stuart was told "you should know better" as she clashed with fellow Labour politician Sadiq Khan in TV EU debate
  
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• Joey Essex wannabe Sam Barton gets ELECTROCUTED on TV show

  21-06-2016 22:00
  
  Sam Barton to star in Channel 5 programme set to shock
  
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• Cross Keys pub stabbing: Security increased after alleged dancefloor attack

  21-06-2016 21:15
  
  New licence conditions imposed after police forced venue to close after the stabbing 
  
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• BMW driver who killed war veteran to appeal his sentence

  21-06-2016 19:30
  
  Harvinder Ubbey was 'showing off' in new car when he knocked down Reginald Morris, 88
  
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• Police launch appeal after schoolgirls assaulted in Bromsgrove

  21-06-2016 18:47
  
  Police appealing for witnesses after girls aged 10 and 11 targeted by two men in alleyway
  
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• Handsworth park murder victim named as Umesh Parekh

  21-06-2016 18:40
  
  The 34-year-old found with fatal stab wounds in Waverhill Park on Sunday
  
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• Brave teen cheerleader's final Birmingham show before life-changing operation

  21-06-2016 18:00
  
  Carys Price, 15, to perform at Birmingham’s Barclaycard Arena on July 2 before surgery
  
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• Two escape severe house fire in Sparkbrook

  21-06-2016 17:22
  
  Thirteen firefighters battle blaze started by unattended candle
  
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• Kenichi Phillips murder: Police name 'key suspect' wanted for questioning

  21-06-2016 17:04
  
  Public warned not to approach Isaiah Wright-Young, 36, and from Birmingham
  
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• Seven times the floods failed to dampen Brummie spirit

  21-06-2016 17:00
  
  So, we've had a bit of weather - but as is often the case, a bit of adversity brings the best out in people. Here, we look back at some of the lighter points of the Birmingham floods
  
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• Man taken to hospital after car smashes into Tipton house

  21-06-2016 16:43
  
  Driver escapes serious injury after car collides with porch of house in Leslie Drive
  
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• EU referendum: Former BNP member donates £600,000 to Vote Leave campaign

  21-06-2016 16:07
  
  Woman from Sutton Coldfield who used to be in the BNP makes massive donation to official anti-EU campaign
  
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• RIP Bash: Friends await funeral date for Basharat Ali after much-loved dad dies in lorry crash

  21-06-2016 15:22
  
  Pal says taxi driver is 'gone but never forgotten'
  
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• Midlands Engine boss:Brexit threatens foundations of our plans

  21-06-2016 15:05
  
  Sir John Peace, chairman of the Midlands Engine, outlines why leaving the European Union would be a gamble the region could ill afford
  
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• Midlands Engine boss: Brexit threatens foundations of our plans

  21-06-2016 15:05
  
  Sir John Peace, chairman of the Midlands Engine, outlines why leaving the European Union would be a gamble the region could ill afford
  
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• Costa Del Solihull beach returns to Touchwood for 2016 - Birmingham Mail

  21-06-2016 14:41 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Costa Del Solihull beach returns to Touchwood for 2016
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  And the fact it's so far makes the sea and sand more tempting than ever, so Brummies are big beach lovers. More: Birmingham's nearest beaches - the best places to enjoy a day at the seaside. But now there's an even closer, but temporary, contender for ...
  
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• Watch: Dashcam footage shows Solihull car park taken over by traveller caravans - Birmingham Mail

  21-06-2016 14:01 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Watch: Dashcam footage shows Solihull car park taken over by traveller caravans
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  This was the scene in a popular Solihull car park after more than a dozen traveller caravans moved onto the site. Dash-cam footage showed the number of mobile homes on the council-run Monkspath Hall Road facility on Tuesday morning. Nearby residents ...and more »
  
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• Watch: Dashcam footage shows Solihull car park taken over by traveller caravans

  21-06-2016 13:58
  
  Residents complain over congestion and rubbish fears
  
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• Man dies in Birmingham hospital after Glastonbury fire horror

  21-06-2016 13:10
  
  Tragedy happened ahead of massive music festival
  
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• Father guilty of murdering six-year-old daughter 11 months after winning custody battle

  21-06-2016 13:03
  
  Jobless Ben Butler, 36, facing life in prison after inflicting horrific head injuries on daughter
  
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• Opinion: Police and security services need the European Union

  21-06-2016 13:02
  
  Labour Shadow Police Minister Jack Dromey and David Jamieson, the Labour West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, say the EU helps fight crime
  
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• Watch: Pablo the Penguin p-p-predicts EU referendum result

  21-06-2016 12:58
  
  Pablo the Penguin and his friends at the Sea Life Centre in Birmingham appear to know nothing about football - but we are confident they know the upshot of the referendum
  
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• Rain-soaked Birmingham now set for HEATWAVE during flaming June

  21-06-2016 12:36
  
  Temperatures to rocket as hot Mediterranean air sweeps in
  
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• Former West Midlands Chief Constable warns we're safer from crime in the European Union

  21-06-2016 12:35
  
  Campaign to remain in the EU backed by one of the nation's top police officers, as he warns that quitting would help criminals go free
  
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• Boris Johnson 'profoundly unhappy' with Farage immigration poster

  21-06-2016 11:44
  
  Comments hint at deepening rift between different parts of the pro-Brexit camp
  
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• Teen vandal ruined park in DUMPER TRUCK wrecking spree

  21-06-2016 11:15
  
  Scott Beaman tore through beauty spot in rampage during lotto-funded upgrade
  
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• 50 West Midlands scientists warn leaving Europe will stifle innovation and jobs

  21-06-2016 09:49
  
  The esteemed names, from Birmingham, Aston and Warwick universities among others, signed a joint statement warning of the dangers of leaving the EU
  
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• Brussels shopping centre closed amid reports of a man with an explosive belt

  21-06-2016 09:37
  
  Belgian broadcaster RTL broadcaster said all shops were evacuated because police were warned of a man with an explosive belt.
  
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• Car overturns and smashes into Pershore Road office in horror rush hour crash

  21-06-2016 09:25
  
  Two-vehicle pile-up left driver trapped
  
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• Morning news headlines: Quitting EU 'would hit voters hard in the pocket'; Briton accused of Donald Trump murder plot faces US court in shackles

  21-06-2016 09:20
  
  QUITTING EU 'WOULD HIT VOTERS HARD IN THE POCKET'
  
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• Briton in a US court accused of Donald Trump murder plot

  21-06-2016 08:29
  
  The 20-year-old, who was in America without permission, later told police he wanted to kill the presumptive Republican nominee, according to the Secret Service.
  
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• Tobacco fraudsters escape prison sentence after £60k scam

  21-06-2016 07:30
  
  Trio of West Midlands men set up a counterfeiting plant in Bromsgrove
  
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• Tobacco fraudsters escape prison sentence after £600k scam

  21-06-2016 07:30
  
  Trio of West Midlands men set up a counterfeiting plant in Bromsgrove
  
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• Hero police officer who disarmed axeman to receive bravery award

  21-06-2016 07:30
  
  Paul Hopley placed himself in harm's way to protect the community, says boss
  
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• Birmingham Waterstones loses almost 1,000 books after being hit by flooding

  21-06-2016 07:30
  
  Harborne author Mike Gayle jokingly checks weather forecast before preparing second attempt to launch new novel, Hope Family Calendar
  
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• Birmingham Waterstones loses £9,000 worth of books after flooding

  21-06-2016 07:30
  
  Harborne author Mike Gayle jokingly checks weather forecast before preparing second attempt to launch new novel, Hope Family Calendar
  
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• Gridlock warning as Small Heath Bridge closed for up to EIGHT months

  21-06-2016 06:50
  
  110-year-old iron road bridge in need of major repair says council contractor Amey
  
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• Calls for new tax to put a halt to Birmingham floods

  21-06-2016 06:50
  
  Birmingham has been deluged by three major floods and it requires “drastic” action, according to a Birmingham academic
  
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• Most read: Tributes to dad hit by lorry, travellers facing eviction, EU referendum odds

  21-06-2016 06:00
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Monday, June 20
  
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• 7,000 from West Midlands sign petition to cut foreign aid

  21-06-2016 06:00
  
  Aspirational Sutton Coldfield, Meriden and Solihull were the most strongly opposed to foreign aid
  
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• Wanted: Isaiah Wright-Young

  21-06-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives have named a key suspect wanted in connection with the murder of Kenichi Phillips.He is 36-year-old Isaiah Wright-Young of no fixed address from the Birmingham area.The public are urged not to approach Wright-Young if seen but to call 999 immediately.Detective Inspector Jim Munro, from Force CID, said: “Two people have been charged in relation to the shooting of Kenichi Phillips on 17 March but this is investigation is still very active.“It’s important we locate Isai
  
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• Man arrested in Handsworth murder investigation

  21-06-2016 00:00
  
  A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Birmingham man Umesh Parekh.The 34-year-old was fatally stabbed in Waverhill Park, Handsworth on Sunday 19 June.A forensic post mortem revealed that he died as a result of stab injuries.And today (21 June) a 26-year-old man was arrested in the Handsworth area on suspicion of murder.Detective Inspector Harry Harrison, said: “Today’s arrest is significant but this is still very much an active investigation and we continue to appe
  
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