Solihull news

• Burglar who absconded Lancashire prison could be in Midlands

  11-08-2016 22:45
  
  Police say William Tams could be in Wolverhampton or Staffordshire after walking out of HMP Kirkham
  
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• Neighbours in shock after man found dead at Netherton house

  11-08-2016 22:34
  
  Police treating death as 'suspicious' after body discovered at property in Cradley Road
  
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• Schoolgirl 'abused by more than 100 men' linked to swingers website

  11-08-2016 22:00
  
  Brave Birmingham victim speaks of child sexual exploitation ordeal for first time
  
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• Solihull builder charged with assault after 'road rage' incident - Solihull Observer

  11-08-2016 21:11 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Solihull builder charged with assault after 'road rage' incident
  Solihull Observer
  Solihull builder charged with assault after 'road rage' incident Road Rage on Gressell Lane, Kitts Green has left a man in a critical condition. Written by Aisling Kiely. Published 8:00 pm, Aug 11, 2016. Updated: 5:17 pm, Aug 11, 2016. 0 shares. 0 ...
  
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• Family pays tribute to Wolverhampton teenager killed in scooter crash

  11-08-2016 20:10
  
  Daniel Harper, 19, died after the accident on Lichfield Road in Cannock
  
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• WATCH: The £1m parking jam as FIVE Lamborghinis block city street

  11-08-2016 19:30
  
  Supercars spotted in busy Hurst Street as drivers attended nearby wedding
  
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• BRUMMIES 2016: Judges select the ten winners of Birmingham's big awards night

  11-08-2016 19:09
  
  Winners range from 11 to 91 years old as the city honours its unsung heroes
  
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• Labour mayor candidate promises 3,000 affordable houses a year for the West Midlands

  11-08-2016 19:00
  
  Just days after winning Labour nomination Sion Simon is joined by Labour deputy leader Tom Watson as he unveils his new housing policy in Dudley
  
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• Cross Keys stabbing: Thug who slashed drinker's throat in Erdington pub fight jailed for ten years

  11-08-2016 18:44
  
  James Lee's victim suffered 'catastrophic' blood loss after drink-fuelled knife attack
  
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• Digbeth robbery 'which led to murder was joint exercise,' court told

  11-08-2016 18:29
  
  Family man Akhtar Javeed died after being shot in throat during February 3 raid
  
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• The crucial dognapping numbers you need to know for Birmingham

  11-08-2016 17:40
  
  How Birmingham compares to the rest of the country and which breeds are at risk
  
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• Too Good To Go app allows you to buy cheap restaurant food in Birmingham

  11-08-2016 17:28
  
  You can order left over food from these restaurants in the city
  
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• Solihull Group's 4th Amnestea held on on July 31st - Amnesty International UK

  11-08-2016 16:55 via amnesty.org.uk
  
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  Solihull Group's 4th Amnestea held on on July 31st
  Amnesty International UK
  The tea party, which is held in a lovely garden in Olton, has now become a popular event. We provided a large selection of homemade cakes and also some savoury snacks. Information about the group's activities was displayed and we collected signatures ...
  
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• Tom Watson predicts 'early election' and Tories might win 'bigger majority'

  11-08-2016 16:18
  
  Here's Tom Watson's prediction for the next general election
  
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• Watch: Moment gunmen raid Digbeth business before owner Akhtar Javeed shot dead

  11-08-2016 15:59
  
  Akhtar Javeed murder trial continues
  
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• Law 'should stop employers seeing the names of job applicants' to prevent bias

  11-08-2016 15:44
  
  Employers are less likely to offer an interview to applicants if they have a name which suggests they come from an ethnic minority, say MPs
  
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• Hollyoaks star breaks into his own flat after locking himself out

  11-08-2016 15:33
  
  James Sutton's been having a bad day
  
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• Mail readers reject calls for red light zone in Birmingham

  11-08-2016 14:48
  
  More than half say no to a designated area for prostitutes
  
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• Troubled pub to say open, despite police fears over drug dealing and crime

  11-08-2016 14:02
  
  Licensing bosses making ruling despite police bid to shut it down
  
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• Pub to stay open despite drug dealing and gang crime fears

  11-08-2016 14:02
  
  Licensing bosses making ruling despite police bid to shut it down 
  
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• 13 West Midlands firms named and shamed for failing to pay minimum wage

  11-08-2016 13:28
  
  More than £54,000 was owed to staff who were paid less than the legal minimum
  
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• Police probe 'suspicious' death of man in Netherton

  11-08-2016 13:23
  
  Road cordoned off as man in his 40s found dead at address Cradley Road
  
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• Damning verdict on Aldi Great Barr store plan

  11-08-2016 13:17
  
  Planning report says proposed store is badly designed and should not be built on open green space
  
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• Football clubs among nearly 200 employers named and shamed for failing to pay minimum wage

  11-08-2016 12:58
  
  The Government published the biggest ever list of its kind, with more than £466,000 owed in arrears by employers ranging from football clubs, hotels and care homes to hairdressers and a gun club.
  
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• Solihull Moors maintain impressive start to life in National League after Woking comeback seals a point - Solihull Observer

  11-08-2016 12:42 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Solihull Moors maintain impressive start to life in National League after Woking comeback seals a point
  Solihull Observer
  On a bitterly cold Tuesday evening, Moors could have gone ahead in the opening seconds but Ryan Beswick's low shot from 20 yards out was beaten away and on seven minutes Omari Sterling James steered his shot towards the corner of the net but the post ...and more »
  
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• Your chance to tell the West Midlands mayor how we need to protect the environment

  11-08-2016 12:25
  
  We're going to elect a West Midlands mayor, so what should they do to improve the environment we live in?
  
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• Guests evactuated from Birmingham hotel in blaze drama

  11-08-2016 11:24
  
  Night-time blaze began in linen store
  
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• Bartley Green stabbing: Appeal continues as victim recovers in hospital

  11-08-2016 11:23
  
  Man released without charge following knife attack
  
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• Midland canoe hero Joe Clarke is Olympic golden boy

  11-08-2016 10:30
  
  Family and friends delighted for the Staffordshire 23-year-old
  
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• Man remanded over murder of Birmingham mum 35 years ago

  11-08-2016 10:04
  
  He is charged following cold case review of case by police
  
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• Meet the girl who has allergic reactions to nothing

  11-08-2016 09:54
  
  Student suffers swelling and rash in rare medical condition
  
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• Bizarre - the girl with an allergic reaction..to nothing!

  11-08-2016 09:54
  
  Student suffers swelling and rash in rare medical condition
  
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• Historic divers help Team GB to most successful day yet of Rio Olympics

  11-08-2016 09:34
  
  Duo Jack Laugher and Chris Mears secure Britain's first ever Olympic diving gold
  
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• Morning news headlines: Team GB Olympians power up the Rio medals table; Tennis teen Gabriella Taylor in Wimbledon poisoning probe

  11-08-2016 09:02
  
  The latest news from Britain and around the world
  
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• Woman hurt in two car crash in Birmingham

  11-08-2016 09:00
  
  It happened near the Fort Dunlop complex
  
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• Firefighters battle to free driver trapped in overturned car

  11-08-2016 08:28
  
  They use cutting gear in rescue operation
  
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• Cannabis plants worth £22m seized in Birmingham and West Midlands

  11-08-2016 07:30
  
  Almost 200 per day have been recovered and destroyed in one year
  
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• Quick to complain but unwilling to help: This attitude to fly-tipping needs to change

  11-08-2016 06:30
  
  A few months ago green charity Hubbub dropped a plastic bottle on New Street and filmed 952 people walk past before one community spirited chap picked it up and put in the litter bin a couple of yards away. That public spirited gesture earned the guy a little goodie bag.
  
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• Why the UK needs more ARMs

  11-08-2016 06:00
  
  Business Growth Fund's regional director Gavin Petken assess the impact of the sale of tech firm ARM
  
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• Crisis for future of Birmingham's history

  11-08-2016 06:00
  
  'Lack of council support' leaves policy to protect history in ruins according to heritage campaigners
  
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• Police appeal for information to trace missing teenager

  11-08-2016 00:00
  
  Police are asking for your help to find a missing teenager from Birmingham.Hannah Patton has not been seen since yesterday (10 August) when she left her home in Hawkesley to visit a friend.The 13-year-old is described as a white girl, of slim build, 4ft 9ins tall, with long straight brown hair.She was last seen wearing a grey jacket, a short black vest top, black jeans and black and grey Adidas trainers.Officers are appealing for Hannah to make contact with them, or for anyone who sees her to ca
  
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• Man’s body found in Netherton

  11-08-2016 00:00
  
  A man has been found dead in Netherton and his death is being treated as suspicious.Police were called to an address on Cradley Road at around 9.40am today by the ambulance service. An investigation was launched after a man in his forties was pronounced dead at the scene.Officers have cordoned off part of Cradley Road and an area of Bodmin Road, pending a forensic examination.Detective Inspector Warren Hines, from the West Midlands Police’s Homicide Team, said: “I am keen to hea
  
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• Key witness sought after Kingswinford collision 

  11-08-2016 00:00
  
  Police are appealing for a key witness to come forward following a serious collision in Kingswinford this morning (11 August). Officers were called to Stream Road at around 5.30am following reports that a car had hit a lamppost.A man - believed to be in his 40s - was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition. Sergeant Paul Hughes from the Regional Collision Investigation Unit, said: “I urgently want to trace the driver of a silver saloon style car that was overta
  
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• Coventry man charged with funding terrorism 

  11-08-2016 00:00
  
  A Coventry man who was arrested on Tuesday (9 August) on suspicion of Syria related terrorism offences has been charged. Nadeem Hussain, aged 35, from Threadneedle Street, Coventry is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court tomorrow (Friday 12 August)He faces three counts of being concerned in arrangements to make money available for the purposes of terrorism.The offences, contrary to s.17 of the Terrorism Act 2000, were allegedly committed in April 2016.A 25-year-old man who was als
  
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• 10 years jail for pub knife attacker

  11-08-2016 00:00
  
  A man who slashed a drinker’s throat with a Stanley knife during a fight in a Birmingham pub has been jailed for 10 years.James Lee lashed out with the blade at Erdington High Street pub The Cross Keys on June 3, severing his 41-year-old victim’s carotid artery and leading to “catastrophic” blood loss.Doctors later said the man – who’d earlier been punched by an associate of Lee – would have bled to death had he not received swift medical attention by pa
  
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