Solihull news

• WATCH: Woman gets locked in shop at Birmingham Airport just minutes before her flight

  10-08-2016 22:22
  
  Holidaymaker was trapped behind steel shutters before security came to her aid - minutes before she was due to fly to Greece
  
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• Patients suing doctor from TV's Embarrassing Bodies in compensation deadline warning

  10-08-2016 22:00
  
  Affected patients of surgeon Arackal Narayan Manu Nair told compensation deadline
  
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• Cocktail evening will raise money for Solihull Marie Curie Hospice - Solihull Observer

  10-08-2016 21:11 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Cocktail evening will raise money for Solihull Marie Curie Hospice
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  A FUN-FILLED charity cocktail evening in aid of Solihull Marie Curie Hospice will be held at Solihull Cricket Club later this month with dozens of fundraisers expected to attend. Hosted on Friday (August 19), the event will raise vital funds for the ...
  
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• Former Big Brother star in amazing transformation

  10-08-2016 21:00
  
  Solihull's Alex Rose Lee says she went under the knife after being shamed by TV looks
  
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• Single mum-of-eight to ditch benefits and launch own business as mechanic

  10-08-2016 20:30
  
  Marie Buchan, 33, is aiming to start new mobile mechanic firm for women
  
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• Labour leadership candidate Owen Smith wants 25,000 new homes a year in West Midlands

  10-08-2016 19:42
  
  Labour leadership candidate promises new homes and reveals he's asked Labour to extend the contest for two weeks in major interview.
  
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• Police patrols demanded after prostitute and customer clash over £2 offer

  10-08-2016 19:30
  
  Plea for greater policing following alleged sex worker and customer fight video
  
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• Robber flees in stolen car with husky on back seat

  10-08-2016 19:17
  
  Police hunting man who robbed woman in Ward End before stealing another man's car with his dog sat inside
  
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• Digbeth business boss Akhtar Javeed died after being shot in throat, court told

  10-08-2016 18:25
  
  CCTV cameras caught his desperate bid for freedom, leaving a trail of blood behind him
  
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• WATCH: Man falls onto tracks in shocking brawl at Jewellery Quarter station

  10-08-2016 18:12
  
  British Transport Police issue CCTV footage after man knocked unconscious in violent flare-up
  
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• Freshers Guide: 15 great things to do if you're a student in Birmingham

  10-08-2016 16:30
  
  As Birmingham universities get ready to welcome the new intake, here's our essential student guide to things to do in the city
  
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• Last thing business needs is to stand still in uncertain times

  10-08-2016 16:04
  
  Gavin Petken, regional director with the Business Growth Fund, offers calming words following the Brexit vote
  
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• Birmingham train station sculpture 'based on rail tragedy which cost 112 lives'

  10-08-2016 15:48
  
  Rail expert claims Big Art sculpture is based on 1952 smash  - Britain's worst rail disaster
  
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• Travellers return to Birmingham park for THIRD time

  10-08-2016 15:00
  
  Residents are furious as latest caravan convoy arrives in Stirchley
  
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• Evil rapist told victims assaults were "their secret"

  10-08-2016 14:42
  
  He will be deported after serving his sentence
  
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• Evil Birmingham rapist jailed for 16 years

  10-08-2016 14:42
  
  He will be deported after serving his sentence
  
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• Opinion: Blairism is good and Labour should embrace it

  10-08-2016 14:35
  
  Labour's tragedy is that it's ashamed of its recent past
  
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• Drug-dealer tried flying from airport with heroin in baggage

  10-08-2016 14:30
  
  He is rumbled trying to board flight at Birmingham Airport
  
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• Nearly 150 holidaymakers hit by food poisoning in Mexico

  10-08-2016 13:54
  
  British public health bosses warn tourists to beware of dangers
  
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• Birmingham's Commonwealth Games bid backed by neighbour Coventry

  10-08-2016 13:41
  
  Ricoh Arena could be rugby venue if Birmingham  hosts 2026 Commonwealth Games
  
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• Donald Trump is a 'complete a*****e' says Birmingham MP

  10-08-2016 13:27
  
  Erdington MP Jack Dromey slams US presidential candidate over 'gun threat' to rival Hilary Clinton
  
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• Tourist bosses in a flap after Henry the eagle escapes

  10-08-2016 13:12
  
  He has a 6ft wingspan and people shouldn't approach him
  
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• Dismay and disgust as Trump ignites new storm with 'gun backers might stop Clinton' comment

  10-08-2016 12:49
  
  Democratic Party members accuse billionaire Republican of openly encouraging violence against election opponent
  
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• Jess Phillips isn't impressed as Labour chooses men for mayor candidates across the country

  10-08-2016 12:33
  
  Labour's candidate to be mayor of the West Midlands is a man - and the same is true in Manchester and Liverpool. Birmingham MP Jess Phillips isn't impressed.
  
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• Brummie Awards: Why Virgin Trains is proud to back The Brummies for a third year

  10-08-2016 12:33
  
  West Coast Mainline operator reveals its very important reasons for supporting the Mail's new look awards celebrating the pride of Birmingham
  
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• Pub bombings: Home Secretary urged to announce decision on inquest funding plea

  10-08-2016 12:31
  
  "It is time to deliver something"- MP Khalid Mahmood\n
  
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• Man, 19, stabbed in street attack in Birmingham

  10-08-2016 10:47
  
  44-year-old man is questioned as victim recovers in hospital
  
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• Sexual harassment in the workplace at shameful levels

  10-08-2016 10:43
  
  The TUC said its study showed that the problem was worse for younger women, with almost two-thirds of 18 to 24-year-olds saying they have suffered sexual harassment at work.
  
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• Emergency doctor shortage is leading to crisis in A&E departments

  10-08-2016 10:30
  
  The NHS Providers boss said costs rise between 3.5% and 4% every year due to population growth and the cost of new treatments but the health service has only received a 1% funding rise between 2010 and 2020.
  
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• Man charged with murder of Birmingham woman 35 years ago

  10-08-2016 10:19
  
  Body of Norva Welsh was discovered in a cupboard in 1981
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover sales continue to break records

  10-08-2016 09:41
  
  Luxury car maker sees sales surge again
  
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• Morning news headlines: Swimmers give Team GB silver service; Access to EU single market 'virtually meaningless', new IFS report suggests

  10-08-2016 09:30
  
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• Wolves fans left rival with life-changing injuries after 'vicious attack' court hears

  10-08-2016 09:21
  
  Attack was 'quite unprovoked' jury is told
  
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• Duke of Westminster, UK's third richest man, dies suddenly aged 64

  10-08-2016 09:00
  
  Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, a close friend of the Royal family, died on Tuesday afternoon, having suddenly taken ill
  
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• Labour name elected mayor candidate for West Midlands Combined Authority - Solihull Observer

  10-08-2016 08:32 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Labour name elected mayor candidate for West Midlands Combined Authority
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  THE LABOUR Party has named its elected mayor candidate for the West Midlands Combined Authority. Siôn Simon, Labour MEP for the West Midlands, has been chosen as the official Labour candidate to stand for the newly created metro mayor position.and more »
  
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• Young mechanic killed in motorbike crash was travelling at 70mph

  10-08-2016 07:30
  
  Excessive speed blamed for crash, inquest told
  
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• Sajid Javid: We'll back the West Midlands in challenging times

  10-08-2016 07:30
  
  Central and local government must work together as the West Midlands faces big challenges and big opportunities, says Communities Secretary Sajid Javid
  
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• Inquiry launched as fears 11,700 delayed X-rays could include some urgent scans

  10-08-2016 07:30
  
  Crisis-hit hospital Trust calls in independent review team as concerns over extent of backlog deepen
  
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• Government pledges to fight Brexit hate crime in the West Midlands

  10-08-2016 07:30
  
  Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid says EU referendum vote 'revealed tensions in our society'
  
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• Thief flees scene in getaway car – with husky on back seat

  10-08-2016 00:00
  
  A thief robbed a woman in Ward End this afternoon (10 August) then got away from the scene in another man’s car along with the victim’s Siberian husky, which was sat inside.Officers are now hunting this suspect following the offence at around 12.45pm.It happened outside the Natwest Bank on Washwood Heath Road when a man opened the passenger door of a blue BMW 520 and tried to snatch the driver’s bag from the passenger seat.She tried to stop the offender by holding onto the bag,
  
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• Police appeal for information to trace missing Birmingham man

  10-08-2016 00:00
  
  Police are appealing for information to help trace a man who disappeared from his Birmingham home on Sunday (7 August).Gene Thomas, 32, was staying at an address on Reservoir Road in Erdington and was reported missing after failing to return from the shops.Officers have been searching the area and visiting known addresses for Gene and are now appealing to anyone with information of his whereabouts to contact them.He is described as a black man, around 5ft 11ins tall, clean shaven with a shaved h
  
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• Man charged in cold case murder enquiry  

  10-08-2016 00:00
  
  Police investigating the death of a Birmingham woman 35 years ago, have charged a man with her murder. Nova Welsh, aged 24, a mother of two, was found dead in a utility cupboard at flats in Lighthorne Avenue, Birmingham on 18 August, 1981.A post mortem revealed she died from pressure to the neck.Osmond Bell, aged 59 from Handsworth, Birmingham will appear before Birmingham Magistrates Court this morning (Wednesday 10 August). 
   
  
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• Drug dealer with gun under his bed jailed for 12 years

  10-08-2016 00:00
  
  A bungling Birmingham drug dealer has been jailed for 12 years after trying to get through Birmingham Airport with a wrap of heroin in his cabin baggage. Detectives from West Midlands Police believe Majid Hussain simply forgot about the Class A drugs in his carry-on bag as he tried to board a flight to Pakistan in February. He was rumbled after a scrupulous member of security staff made the find during a routine check. Following his arrest, officers searched the 41-year-old’
  
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• Birmingham man jailed for non-recent rape

  10-08-2016 00:00
  
  A Birmingham man has been jailed for 16 years for raping two young girls in his care. Dwayne Kesto from Parkfield Avenue, Harborne, was convicted of the non-recent offences at Wolverhampton Crown Court after an eight day trial on 20 July and sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on Monday (8 August). The 40-year-old abused his position of trust and assaulted the young girls on several occasions from when they were both just seven years of age. The abuse continued for a number of years un
  
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