Solihull news

• Two escape serious injury in dramatic city centre crash

  29-07-2016 23:17
  
  One vehicle had windscreen broken by force of airbag after collision in Cheapside, Digbeth
  
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• Big Brother's Rylan Clark and Sam Barton call in police over 'hate crime' abuse

  29-07-2016 22:30
  
  Troll allegedly sent homophobic message when pair posed together for picture on Facebook
  
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• Police hunt man over sex attack at Birmingham city centre hotel

  29-07-2016 22:20
  
  Images released of suspect after woman assaulted at Nite Nite complex in Holliday Street
  
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• University fashion graduate who makes porn - with blessing of her MUM

  29-07-2016 22:00
  
  Jade, 23, is to reveal all about her secret life for BBC documentary         
  
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• 'Bad weather' delays Solihull speed camera switch-on - Solihull Observer

  29-07-2016 21:05 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  'Bad weather' delays Solihull speed camera switch-on
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  THE BIG switch-on of Solihull's new speed cameras has been cancelled at the last minute after bad weather delayed work. Eight new cameras across Solihull and Birmingham were set to be switched on on Monday, July 18, but that had to be postponed after ...
  
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• Watch: Man dashes from shower as car bursts into flames on drive

  29-07-2016 21:00
  
  Horrified Robert Byrne dashes out wearing towel as Vauxhall Astra catches light
  
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• Look: Horrifying video shows moment gunman opens fire in takeaway

  29-07-2016 18:45
  
  Footage shows staff fleeing as masked man takes out sawn-off shotgun in fried chicken shop
  
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• Watch: THIS hilarious video lands student £14,000 scholarship

  29-07-2016 17:37
  
  Advertising students were given a brief in which they had to set themselves an impossible task
  
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• Is this the worst parking in Birmingham?

  29-07-2016 17:30
  
  Some of the worst parking our staff have come across on their travels across the West Midlands, along with some images sent in by readers
  
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• Midland Metro trams halted near New Street after 'suspicious package' discovered

  29-07-2016 17:09
  
  Police confirm incident 'resolved' after alert which saw trams halted between Grand Central and St Paul's
  
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• There's a trick to getting Heinz ketchup out of the bottle - but only 11% of people know it

  29-07-2016 17:00
  
  We even road tested the technique for you to make sure it works
  
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• Birmingham Metro city centre extension closed for three weekends - just TWO MONTHS after it opened

  29-07-2016 16:39
  
  Trams will stop at Snow Hill over the next few weekends due to engineering works
  
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• Watch: Fleeing drug dealer biker smashes into 4x4 after going through red light

  29-07-2016 16:12
  
  Josiah Johnson tried to outrun police as he delivered cannabis in the city centre
  
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• Watch: Help police identify the people caught on CCTV in Birmingham **MUST EXPIRE 1 WEEK AFTER PUBLISHING**

  29-07-2016 16:11
  
  Do you recognise any of the people captured in these CCTV images?
  
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• Why you can't watch Rio Olympics on a big screen in Birmingham's public squares

  29-07-2016 16:00
  
  TVs for city rivals Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Bristol and EVEN Coventry but not Brum
  
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• Final Burger Bar Boys gang member jailed over gun-running

  29-07-2016 15:11
  
  Kumran Ghalib was part of group led by feared 'godfather' Nosakhere Stephenson
  
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• Policeman hailed for keeping calm in city centre street preacher row

  29-07-2016 14:52
  
  Officer recorded trying to defuse tension during New Street confrontation
  
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• Thugs behind £100k wine heist battered trucker in 4am raid

  29-07-2016 14:08
  
  They stole almost 30 pallets of booze
  
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• City centre street row: 'Street preacher swore at woman for wearing tight jeans' claim

  29-07-2016 12:41
  
  Video of exchange involving a policeman came after 999 call was made
  
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• Backbenchers and junior officials still feeling unloved and out of the loop in Birmingham City Council's brave new world

  29-07-2016 12:19
  
  A report surfaced this week suggesting there is still much work to do for council bosses
  
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• Sporting talent in Solihull to be celebrated at prestigious awards - Solihull Observer

  29-07-2016 12:00 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Sporting talent in Solihull to be celebrated at prestigious awards
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  A CEREMONY to celebrate and recognise some of Solihull's brightest sporting talent took place at The Core earlier this month where a collection of prestigious awards were handed out. Top stars from the borough's primary and secondary schools were ...
  
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• Watch: Cop and street preacher in tense Birmingham city centre stand-off

  29-07-2016 10:12
  
  West Midlands Police investigating footage showing row
  
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• M6 lanes blocked for three hours between J7 at Great Barr and J6 at Spaghetti Junction

  29-07-2016 09:32
  
  Broken-down lorry blocks two lanes during morning rush hour
  
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• Cheers! Police track down £100k of stolen WINE within 15 minutes

  29-07-2016 08:56
  
  Almost 30 pallets of booze swiped by crooks
  
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• Is this person the first to catch all the Pokemon Go characters in UK?

  29-07-2016 08:30
  
  Father-of-four loses two stone catching all the UK available Pokemon Go characters
  
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• Morning news headlines: Government delays Hinkley Point nuclear power station until autumn; Poles continue to be welcome in UK, Theresa May insists during Warsaw trip

  29-07-2016 08:22
  
  The latest news from Britain and around the world
  
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• CBB contestants enter the house and spend first night together, but who are they?

  29-07-2016 08:16
  
  As they get to know each other, here is what you need to know about them
  
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• Vile rapist gets life for sex attack on frail OAP in her own home

  29-07-2016 07:30
  
  Pensioner's relative said she wished sex fiend had been hanged
  
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• Ski instructor hurt in French coach crash that killed Alvechurch teacher wins six-figure payout

  29-07-2016 07:30
  
  Steve Ratherham from Yardley Wood remains in constant pain and cannot return to work
  
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• Look who's coming to The Brummie awards to celebrate unsung heroes of Birmingham

  29-07-2016 07:30
  
  More big names announced for Birmingham Mail's new-look awards celebrating pride of Birmingham
  
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• How to get tickets to The Brummies - the Mail's awards ceremony celebrating the unsung heroes of Birmingham

  29-07-2016 07:30
  
  Come and celebrate the unsung heroes of Birmingham at the Mail's new look awards ceremony hosted by Eastenders' actress Charlie Brooks and music from ELO legend Bev Bevan
  
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• The plastic £5 note: When it launches and all you need to know

  29-07-2016 06:50
  
  Everything you need to know about why we’re getting a new fiver which will be introduced in a matter of months
  
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• £10m Centenary Square revamp set for go ahead

  29-07-2016 06:00
  
  New-look square outside Library of Birmingham is due to open by summer 2018 if planning permission is granted next week
  
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• Street preacher in court to face racist abuse charge

  29-07-2016 00:00
  
  A street preacher has been charged with public order offences for allegedly shouting verbal abuse at a woman in Birmingham city centre and swearing at her “for wearing tight jeans”.An officer was called to New Street at around 5.30pm on Monday 4 July following a 999 call from a 38-year-old woman claiming she feared for her safety following a verbal confrontation.A video later appeared on social media channels of the West Midlands Police officer trying to speak to local man Krissoni H
  
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• Police appeal for help to find vulnerable missing man

  29-07-2016 00:00
  
  Police are searching for a vulnerable pensioner from Hamstead, who has been missing since yesterday (Thursday 28 July).Roy Foster, aged 79, has Alzhiemers and left his home in Greenfield Road at around 4pm.Inspector Akeel Najib, from Sandwell Police, said: "We are becoming increasingly concerned for Mr Foster’s welfare as he has now been missing overnight."We would ask anyone who has seen him to get in touch with us urgently."Mr Foster is black and stocky, 5ft 6ins tall with short grey hai
  
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• Officers gear up for annual Birmingham Mela

  29-07-2016 00:00
  
  Police are preparing to join the community for the fun-filled Birmingham Mela this weekend. Officers will be supporting the annual Eid celebration - which now marks its 16th year - at Cannon Hill Park on Sunday.Thousands are expected to attend the cultural festival which celebrates the diversity of the city’s South Asian community through a showcase of its culture, food, art, sport and entertainment.Officers will be on hand throughout the event from 1-8pm to ensure the safety of famil
  
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• Last member of Nosa Stephenson’s gun supply gang jailed

  29-07-2016 00:00
  
  The last member of a Birmingham-based gang that dealt illegal guns and ammo to criminals is now behind bars after spending more than a year trying to evade justice by going to ground in Pakistan.Kumran Ghalib stayed in hiding abroad while his 18 accomplices - including the now notorious Nosakhere Stephenson – were jailed for a combined total of more than 200 years.But on 26 January 2016, just a day after the last few sentences were handed down to his three remaining co-conspirators, the 36
  
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• Investigation after lorry is stolen and recovered within minutes

  29-07-2016 00:00
  
  We have launched an investigation after a haulage driver’s lorry was stolen on Kenrick Way, just off Union Street in Sandwell, this morning (29 July).He was in the cabin at around 4.25am when a man approached the window to say that someone had been messing with the trailer.As the driver got out to take a look three men kicked and punched him to the ground before jumping into the truck and driving off.Within 15 minutes officers tracked the lorry down to an industrial estate in Aldridge and
  
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• Coventry stand-off enters second day 

  29-07-2016 00:00
  
  Police in Coventry are thanking members of the community for their patience as a stand-off between a man on the roof of a house and officers on the ground enters a second day. It began when a PC went to make a routine arrest at around 1pm yesterday afternoon (28 July) on William McKee Close in Willenhall but escalated when the 23-year-old locked himself in the attic. He later made threats to stab officers who were trying to detain him and then emerged on the roof of the house holding a
  
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• Coventry stand-off comes to an end

  29-07-2016 00:00
  
  Police in Coventry have thanked members of the community for their patience after a 21-hour stand-off between police and a man on the roof of a house came to an end this morning (July 29).
  A 23-year-old man has been arrested on recall to prison, criminal damage and assaulting a police officer.
  It began when a PC went to make a routine arrest at around 1pm yesterday afternoon (28 July) on William McKee Close in Willenhall but escalated when the 23-year-old locked himself in the attic.It’s a
  
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