Solihull news

• Opinion: Stop playing with people's lives and just tell EU migrants they can stay

  09-07-2016 23:00
  
  It's shameful that the Government's refuses to confirm that people who came here legally from other parts of Europe can stay
  
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• Campaigners stage protest march in Birmingham for dead dad-of-three Kingsley Burrell

  09-07-2016 18:28
  
  It follows death of Kingsley Burrell in 2011
  
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• Thousands of Birmingham parents missing out on free childcare

  09-07-2016 18:00
  
  Figures from the Department for Education show that only 58 per cent of eligible two-year-olds in the city are claiming what they are due
  
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• I fear Oscar Pistorius will commit suicide in jail, says Midland pal

  09-07-2016 17:30
  
  Charity campaigner Mike Kendrick fears for the shamed friend he has come to know well
  
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• Fund for families of tragic five nears £20,000

  09-07-2016 17:08
  
  But it may cost up to £5,000 for each victim to be returned to Gambia
  
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• Demi Rose Mawby 'dumped' by Kylie Jenner's ex Tyga amid engagement rumours

  09-07-2016 17:05
  
  Sutton Coldfield model's love affair could be over as photograph suggests Kylie Jenner and Tyga could be getting married
  
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• Watch: The shocking moment 'drunk' woman makes child CRY in unprovoked rant at Wolverhampton bus stop

  09-07-2016 17:00
  
  The woman shouted and swore repeatedly in the face of an innocent bystander
  
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• Watch: The shocking moment 'drunk' woman makes child CRY in unprovoked rant

  09-07-2016 17:00
  
  The woman shouted and swore repeatedly in the face of an innocent bystander
  
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• Speeding drivers who lie - West Midlands Police double their number of investigations

  09-07-2016 15:39
  
  Penalty point dodgers warned they will face court and possibly jail
  
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• Updates - Solihull Moors v Oxford United - Oxford Mail

  09-07-2016 15:01 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
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  Updates - Solihull Moors v Oxford United
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  David Pritchard, Chief Sports Reporter covering Oxford United. Follow us on twitter: @oxfordmailoufc. Call me on 01865 425458 @OxfordMailOUFC. U's back in action two months after winning promotion. New signings all set for debuts; Jake Wright has left ...and more »
  
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• Solihull teachers protest against government decision to cut education funding - Solihull Observer

  09-07-2016 14:50 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Solihull teachers protest against government decision to cut education funding
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  ANGRY TEACHERS in Solihull demonstrated against Government plans to reduce funding for education by holding strikes on Tuesday (July 5). More than ten schools across the borough were disrupted by the organised strikes – and in some cases closed ...
  
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• Riot squad officers sent into Winson Green prison

  09-07-2016 13:17
  
  West Midlands Police deny incident linked to “unexplained” death of prisoner in a different wing at G4S controlled prison
  
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• Petrol prices rising: 10 tips to make your fuel go further

  09-07-2016 13:00
  
  Fuel prices are on the rise in the West Midlands - but the RAC has issued advice on how to keep your bills down
  
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• Endangered African wild dogs join the Dudley Zoo collection

  09-07-2016 13:00
  
  Our friends at Dudley Zoo bring you all the latest news about their animals.
  
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• Cheapest petrol and diesel prices in Birmingham now - and where you find them

  09-07-2016 13:00
  
  Fuel prices are on the rise - so we have tracked down the 10 cheapest places to fill up in the region
  
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• Birmingham petrol and diesel prices soar by 10p in four months

  09-07-2016 13:00
  
  The good times are officially over for West Midlands drivers after sub-£1 fuel on offer in the winter after a rise in oil prices
  
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• Scam victims urged to overcome embarrassment and report suspects

  09-07-2016 11:25
  
  Annual cost of fraud to UK citizens is £9.7 billion
  
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• RSPCA West Midlands: After a very sad start to life these animals deserve a loving forever home

  09-07-2016 11:00
  
  Charity trying to find homes for those at its Animal Centre at Newbrook Farm, Frankley Green.
  
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• Watch: Masked scrambler bikers pull wheelies in Hall Green street

  09-07-2016 07:30
  
  Incident is latest in series of lawbreaking antics from riders in Birmingham
  
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• Boozed up Fast & Furious supercar racer who killed Oldbury student loses appeal for lighter sentence

  09-07-2016 07:30
  
  Sales rep had been drinking when he ploughed into bus stop in Quinton, killing Rebecca McManus
  
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• Police takes tough stance against lying speeders 

  09-07-2016 00:00
  
  Deceitful drivers are being targeted by West Midlands Police following a surge in speedsters trying to swerve penalty points.Officers have already launched 45 investigations into drivers who are suspected of perverting the course of justice so far this year − compared to 24 throughout the whole of 2015.The most common excuses given by motorists include they were not driving, that the number plate had been cloned, or they never received a ticket in the post. Officers have already pursu
  
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• Knife robber comes off second best after burgling brothers 

  09-07-2016 00:00
  
  A “one-man crime wave" who robbed shops armed with a bread knife met his match when breaking into the home of two brothers − and is pictured in police custody hours later sporting scars from the bruising encounter.Kyle Copson held-up a staff member at knifepoint in Sai News, in Coventry’s Binley Road, on 4 December before fleeing with cash.Just two days later he stole a Ford Fiesta left running unattended in Longfellow Road and then used it to get away from another shop robbery
  
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• Appeal to find missing Birmingham pensioner

  09-07-2016 00:00
  
  Police are appealing for help to find Alphonso Worrell who has gone missing from the Small Heath area of Birmingham.Alphonso, who has been missing before, was last seen at around Midday on Friday 8 July. He was reported missing to officers just after midnight.The 90-year-old suffers with dementia and can easily become confused. In the past he has taken to the bus network when he has gone missing and we would ask anyone who has seen him to call us as soon as possible.He is described as
  
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