Solihull news

• Tycoon Zahid Khan given £250k FERRARI by US rapper Mr Capone-E

  01-07-2016 21:15
  
  Super car handed to multi-millionaire businessman after music video link-up
  
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• Lord Aleem victim of racist attack on way to Friday prayers

  01-07-2016 20:30
  
  Solihull entrepreneur, 21, says thug verbally abused him while in his Rolls Royce
  
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• Somalian rapist allowed to stay in UK after earlier attack struck again twice

  01-07-2016 19:11
  
  'Danger to the public' Dahir Ibrahim is jailed for life
  
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• Caught in the act! Secret camera catches white van man dumping 21 bags of rubble

  01-07-2016 18:45
  
  Duane Greenaway ordered to pay almost £2,000 after admitting offence
  
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• Fire crews find two cannabis factories on same road after Acocks Green house blaze

  01-07-2016 18:35
  
  Two sites found in Acocks Green producing drugs worth nearly £115k
  
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• Watch: Former Midlands Today newsreader breaks down describing horrific racial abuse

  01-07-2016 18:21
  
  Disturbing details from the frightening ordeal have emerged after radio personality Trish Adudu speaks out
  
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• Love Your Neighbour: A Birmingham grass roots campaign to build bridges after Brexit

  01-07-2016 18:00
  
  These are 'confusing and bewildering times'says Bishop of Birmingham as community and faith groups join forces on new grass roots campaign         
  
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• Large group of travellers move on to recreation ground in Birmingham

  01-07-2016 17:48
  
  Councillor hopes notice of eviction will be served today
  
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• Bimingham marks Somme centenary: 'Today we remember a wounded and shattered generation.'

  01-07-2016 17:01
  
  Hundreds attend service at Birmingham Cathedral while others watch on big screen in the park
  
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• Labour leadership challenge on Corbyn 'likely in next few days'

  01-07-2016 16:30
  
  Shadow chancellor John McDonnell appealed to party's MPs to "calm down" and settle Labour's differences through democratic process
  
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• The Somme: How Birmingham newspapers reported the battle 100 years ago

  01-07-2016 16:21
  
  On the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme #WeAreHere
  
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• Watch: Moment man lights Molotov cocktails before firebomb attack on Halal butcher

  01-07-2016 16:09
  
  Police release clear CCTV showing attacker in two tone blue hooded top
  
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• Sickness bug found after customer POOS in Northfield swimming pool is so rare, says boss

  01-07-2016 15:43
  
  Infection found in water at two leisure centres weeks apart
  
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• Solihull MP Julian Knight backs Theresa May for Conservative leader MP Julian Knight. - Solihull Observer

  01-07-2016 15:17 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Solihull MP Julian Knight backs Theresa May for Conservative leader MP Julian Knight.
  Solihull Observer
  SOLIHULL MP Julian Knight has thrown his support Theresa May in her bid to become the new leader of the Conservative Party. Pledging his support for the current Home Secretary, Julian said her six years worth of experience in the Home Office – what he ...and more »
  
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• Pub bombings - a difficult and emotional task ahead

  01-07-2016 14:42
  
  Families of victims have a right to truth
  
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• Ryan Giggs to leave Manchester United after 29 years - reports

  01-07-2016 14:30
  
  Welsh winger made record 963 appearances for the club but is set to leave after arrival of Jose Mourinho
  
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• Jamelia road rage probe: Police officer did NOT racially abuse star, says force

  01-07-2016 13:50
  
  West Mercia Police says it has quizzed 56-year-old man but he is not an officer
  
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• Birmingham police and politicians meeting to fight rise in hate crime and racism

  01-07-2016 13:38
  
  City MP Shabana Mahmood was victim of abuse in EU referendum campaign.
  
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• Watch: The boy nearly expelled from school who now advises headteachers!

  01-07-2016 13:30
  
  Birmingham youngster went off the rails for a while when his dad died, but now, just three years on, he’s officially an inspiration
  
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• Crisis-hit Baverstock Academy set to close within a year

  01-07-2016 13:28
  
  Parents face scramble for alternative school places after shock announcement
  
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• Tunisia terror attacks: "People are travelling the world to fulfil Joel's bucket list dreams"

  01-07-2016 12:23
  
  People are buying Smile for Joel wristbands and posting pictures of themselves wearing them across the globe in memory of Midland victims
  
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• Watch: Man with guitar steals DEFIBRILLATOR from New Street station

  01-07-2016 12:11
  
  Police say life saving device had previously been used to save three people
  
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• Somme remembered with #wearehere as WWI soldiers hand out cards carrying names of the dead

  01-07-2016 11:44
  
  Commuters amazed as troops march through New Street station
  
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• Rush hour chaos as M42 roadworks over-run

  01-07-2016 10:36
  
  Work should have been cleared by 5am
  
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• Somme remembered 100 years on from bloodiest day in British military history

  01-07-2016 08:52
  
  The British Army suffered almost 60,00 casualties on the first day alone and more than a million men would be killed or wounded on both sides over the course of the 141-day offensive.
  
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• Ex-Sandwell College campus gutted in 1am blaze

  01-07-2016 08:41
  
  Third fire at the site in barely a year
  
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• Morning news headlines: Nation falls silent to honour Somme sacrifice; Top Tories back leadership favourite Theresa May

  01-07-2016 08:38
  
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• Two sixth-place for finishes for teenager Liam Delves at Knockhill - Solihull Observer

  01-07-2016 08:27 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Two sixth-place for finishes for teenager Liam Delves at Knockhill
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  THE DIFFICULT wet conditions at Knockhill had a negative impact on Solihull's Liam Delves after he was made to settle for a brace of sixth-place finishes in the HEL Performance Motostar British championships on Sunday. The Smiths Wood Sports college ...
  
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• Families who were helped by nurse rally round to raise cash for her dying husband

  01-07-2016 06:50
  
  Pete Clohessey has Motor Neurone Disease and cannot walk since diagnosis
  
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• Child poverty is 'challenge to Birmingham's political class' says city leader

  01-07-2016 06:50
  
  Labour leader John Clancy also pledges to act on child poverty commission report in full - including more free school meals and no homeless plea
  
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• Inquiry slams West Midlands devolution deal for forcing the region to have a mayor

  01-07-2016 06:00
  
  The West Midlands devolution deal was meant to give the region more freedom - but it's been forced to accept a mayor
  
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• Deliveroo is launching in Solihull and here's what's on the menu - Birmingham Mail

  01-07-2016 04:39 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Deliveroo is launching in Solihull and here's what's on the menu
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  Hungry but don't fancy going out to a restaurant? Then this will be the answer to your prayers. Shares; Comments. Get What's On news by email. A beef short rib dish from Zizzi, which is among the restaurants included. Fantastic news if you want ...and more »
  
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• Rapist jailed for life after attacking two women in Birmingham

  01-07-2016 00:00
  
  A rapist has been jailed for life – to serve a minimum of 10 years – after brutal attacks on two vulnerable women as they walked through the streets of Birmingham. Dahir Ibrahim, 31, dragged them into dark alleys, threatened them with weapons and then sexually assaulted and beat them in the early hours of the morning in September and October 2014.Dahir IbrahimThe first assault happened on Friday 3 September in Villa Road, Perry Barr and the second on Saturday 18 October in Ludga
  
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• Officers mark 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme

  01-07-2016 00:00
  
  Officers placed Poppies at Aldridge Cenotaph to mark the 100 year anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.Today at 7.28am, we placed a spray of poppies at Aldridge Cenotaph to mark the 100 year anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. Pc Ian Mason and Jaqui Barber with others at the CenotaphThe battle, in Northern France, was one of the bloodiest battles of World War One. On the first day - 1 July 1916 - over 19,000 British soldiers lost their lives and almost 40,000 were injured. T
  
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• Man charged over pensioner robbery

  01-07-2016 00:00
  
  A man is set to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (July 1) after being charged with robbing a 74-year-old woman in Handsworth.Michael Ossen Edwards, of Antrobus Road in Handsworth, is accused of stealing her handbag in Rookery Road on  14 June.The 39-year-old will also face separate allegations of an attempted robbery at a shop in Rookery Road when it’s alleged he threatened a staff member with a knife, plus a theft in Grove Lane when a purse was snatched from a 34-year-old
  
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• CCTV shows arsonist lighting petrol bombs – do you recognise him?

  01-07-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives investigating an arson attack at a Walsall shop have released CCTV footage of a man igniting two petrol bombs moments before they are hurled through the entrance.The clip shows the suspect – wearing a distinctive two-tone blue hooded top – lighting the bottles at a bus shelter in Wednesbury Road, Pleck, at 5.25pm on Monday (27 June) before running off camera.Since the attack – that saw a halal meat store suffer extensive fire damage – investigators have said th
  
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