Solihull news

• Girl airlifted to hospital after branch smashes through car windscreen in Staffordshire

  25-07-2016 23:28
  
  Medics say trio 'incredibly fortunate' to escape serious injury after freak accident in Rugeley Road, Cannock Chase
  
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• M42 blocked near Birmingham due to police incident

  25-07-2016 23:17
  
  Motorway shut both ways near junction with M6 while Central Motorways Police Group officers attend the scene
  
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• Alton Towers Smiler survivor Vicky Balch poses in stunning photoshoot

  25-07-2016 22:30
  
  Former dancer, 21, lost part of right leg in theme park rollercoaster accident
  
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• New lane closures spark huge queues on Aston Expressway

  25-07-2016 22:08
  
  Misery set to continue for SIX weeks after outbound carriageway towards M6 reduced to just two lanes
  
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• Charlie Dunn tragedy: Fundraising appeal launched for funeral of Tamworth schoolboy

  25-07-2016 21:24
  
  GoFundMe page set up to help pay towards funeral costs after five-year-old drowned in lake in Leicestershire
  
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• Watch: Police chase and arrest boy racers in new clampdown

  25-07-2016 19:00
  
  Officers seize number of vehicles including Audi R8 supercar
  
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• Man hurled dog to its death from seventh floor of tower block

  25-07-2016 19:00
  
  Owner of bulldog cross Zeus had pleaded with thief to give dog back
  
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• Bullring plunge: Shopping centre in major safety review after horrific fall

  25-07-2016 18:15
  
  Man, aged 40, remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital
  
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• You won't believe what the kids from Outnumbered look like today

  25-07-2016 17:36
  
  Karen, Jake and Ben are looking very different these days
  
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• Acocks Green explosion: Evacuated residents face second night away from homes

  25-07-2016 17:30
  
  Fire gutted the property causing tremors and 'floor to shake'
  
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• Mystery donor gives £5,000 to save Wolverhampton's gay pride festival

  25-07-2016 16:47
  
  Donation was made anonymously to secure the future of the popular LGBT event
  
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• Watch: Deadly array of guns and knives taken off city's streets

  25-07-2016 16:19
  
  String of convictions secured in police swoops
  
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• Dover delays have left the Calais Port chief feeling ashamed

  25-07-2016 16:13
  
  Delays for travellers heading towards the Channel crossing have eased but motorists have been warned to expect some disruption for weeks to come.
  
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• More pollution-busting buses coming to Birmingham after Government awards cash to National Express and city council

  25-07-2016 15:12
  
  Bus company and Birmingham City Council get massive Department for Transport grants to get more low emission buses on the roads
  
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• Ex-Aston Villa assistant manager Ray Wilkins tells a court: 'I am an alcoholic'

  25-07-2016 15:04
  
  Former England star banned from the roads after being found three times the limit
  
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• Theresa May adviser wants to cut workers’ rights and wages in poorer areas, city MP warns

  25-07-2016 14:32
  
  Government policy guru believes staff at new companies should have no employment rights and that minimum wage rate should be set regionally
  
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• Teen drug dealer jailed after 70mph police chase near city centre

  25-07-2016 14:03
  
  Josiah Johnson 'panicked' as he delivered cannabis, court told
  
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• Riddle of dead dog found in pond at Erdington old folks' home

  25-07-2016 13:06
  
  Warning: Upsetting image. Animal's body was badly injured and had been in water for weeks
  
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• Volunteer Georgia is helping young girls to have body confidence

  25-07-2016 12:50
  
  Teenager talks to guiding groups about self image
  
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• Revealed: The story behind 'The Pies' graffiti along the M6

  25-07-2016 12:47
  
  Wonder no more as the story behind this graffiti is finally revealed
  
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• There's a new ATM scam - here's how to keep hold of your cash

  25-07-2016 12:15
  
  Barclays issue warning about new scam - and how to beat it
  
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• Brummie Awards: Why The Brummies will be the most emotional night in Birmingham

  25-07-2016 11:20
  
  The Mail's new look awards celebrating unsung heroes in Birmingham is set to wow the city
  
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• Charlie Dunn tragedy: Man and woman bailed by police

  25-07-2016 10:20
  
  Pair were believed to be Tamworth five-year-old's mother and stepfather
  
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• Morning news headlines: Ex-BHS owner Sir Philip Green Branded '

  25-07-2016 10:03
  
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• Watch: Explosion rips roof off building in Broad Road, Acocks Green

  25-07-2016 09:22
  
  Fire crews race to scene as street is sealed off
  
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• Historic Solihull house goes up for sale - Solihull Observer

  25-07-2016 08:40 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Historic Solihull house goes up for sale
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  AN HISTORIC part of the borough is set to go into private ownership as Solihull College has put Tudor Grange House on the market. Used as a hospital in the Second World War and the former home to the founding members of Bird's Custard Company, the ...
  
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• Bodybuilder who boasted her training wasn't tough enough admits £40k disability benefits scam

  25-07-2016 07:30
  
  Shamed Maria Hughes, 45, competed in competitions as Maria Glazowska
  
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• Hall Green Stadium campaigner to mount legal challenge

  25-07-2016 06:00
  
  Fight not over to save historic greyhound track as former manager says lawyers are looking at the arguments to have planning permission thrown out
  
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• WMP keeps pressure on armed crooks – four jailed and guns seized

  25-07-2016 00:00
  
  More armed crooks are starting long stretches behind bars after becoming the latest targets to feel the force of West Midlands Police’s offensive against firearms.Drug dealers Jayden Lemathy and Rowan Youngsam (pic left to right) were found with two loaded shotguns – plus lock knives and wraps of crack cocaine and heroin – when the stolen vehicle they were travelling in was stopped by armed police in Aston.Lemathy (23), from Holt Road in Aston, was jailed for six years and
  
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• New child abuse campaign launched

  25-07-2016 00:00
  
  ‘Child abuse. If you suspect it, report it’ is the message from West Midlands Police, as the summer holidays arrive and the daily eyes of teaching professionals are off children until September.Launched at the beginning of the school holidays, the aim of the campaign is to speak to people who may have worries about a child but may not want to report them for fear of interfering or becoming involved in someone else’s business.Heading the campaign is a video following the life of
  
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• Five sentenced for burglaries in Coventry

  25-07-2016 00:00
  
  Five people have been sentenced after a burglary network was smashed by detectives in Coventry earlier this year. 
  The four men and a woman appeared at Warwickshire Justice Centre on Thursday (21 July) after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary at an earlier hearing.
  Detectives started probing a spike in the number of break-ins across Coventry and Warwickshire late last year. 
  On 10 December 2015 they raided a property in Cromwell Street, Paradise − which was the home
  
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• Appeal update: 14-year-old robbed in Castle Vale

  25-07-2016 00:00
  
  Last week West Midlands Police launched an appeal after a 14-year-old was dragged into wasteland and mugged in Castle Vale on 3 July.An 18-year-old man handed himself in at a police station after seeing the appeal online. He has been bailed pending further enquiries. Officers are still trying to identify a second person as part of the investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Constable Emma Howes at Sutton Coldfield police station on 101 or email co
  
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