Solihull news

• Conservative Party Conference: Give us a better devolution deal Mrs May and we will deliver says West Midlands

  28-09-2016 23:00
  
  West Midlands Combined Authority  chairman Bob Sleigh makes the plea in an open letter to the Prime Minister ahead of the Tory party conference in Birmingham.
  
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• Watch inside the world of two men who choose to live as a puppy and his master

  28-09-2016 22:56
  
  Lucky, 35, lives with Oz, and they met at Birmingham Pride
  
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• Tamworth schoolgirl bullying video: Two teenagers bailed in connection with attack

  28-09-2016 21:56
  
  Staffordshire Police say inquiries continue as 15-year-old girl and 13-year-old boy released
  
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• Yuusuf Warsame grenade attack death: Funeral held for Sparkhill boy killed in Sweden

  28-09-2016 21:02
  
  The eight-year-old was killed during gangland attack in Gothenburg
  
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• Listen as homeless man reveals how men urinated on him in Birmingham city centre

  28-09-2016 20:47
  
  Nightclub revellers performed the humiliating act on a man named James
  
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• Akhtar Javeed murder: Family in emotional plea to track down final suspect in Digbeth robbery

  28-09-2016 20:40
  
  Tahir Zarif is believed to have fired the shots which killed Digbeth businessman in botched raid
  
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• Land Rover takes wraps off new Discovery

  28-09-2016 20:30
  
  Luxury car maker has packed new model with latest technology and aims to offer a lighter and greener car
  
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• Sick prank as reports of body found in Dudley

  28-09-2016 19:41
  
  But all is not quite what it seems
  
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• These eBay sellers have listed the plastic £5 for thousands

  28-09-2016 19:33
  
  Brummies with a plastic fiver are hoping to cash in - and make a huge profit
  
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• Muhammad Ghafoor funeral: Prayers said for wheelchair-bound boy who fell down stairs at school

  28-09-2016 18:43
  
  The 15-year-old boy was blind and had severe learning disabilities
  
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• Pensioner has cash stolen during trip to the Post Office to collect his pension

  28-09-2016 18:29
  
  CCTV pictures released of man and woman police want to speak to
  
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• A5 blocked in Staffordshire after jack-knifed lorry leaks diesel onto road

  28-09-2016 18:29
  
  Carriageway closed for several hours after crash caused spill near Weeford
  
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• The 'Bicester Village of the Midlands' outlet store gets go-ahead

  28-09-2016 18:05
  
  Mill Green Designer Outlet Village hopes to attract the likes of Ralph Lauren and Lacoste to the region
  
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• Solihull is getting a Santa express train for Christmas - Birmingham Mail

  28-09-2016 17:48 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Solihull is getting a Santa express train for Christmas
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  The summer Solihull Express Train - the festive train will be similar to this but much more Christmassy! A special festive train is shunting into Solihull as part of the town's Christmas celebrations this year. The train will start off in Mell Square ...
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn tells Labour: Be ready to fight an election and win power in 2017

  28-09-2016 17:42
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn insists he can and will be Prime Minister, as he promises more housing and better rail services
  
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• The happiest part of the West Midlands revealed

  28-09-2016 17:34
  
  When researchers looked into the wellbeing of people in the area, they found something of a north-south divide
  
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• Tamworth schoolgirl bullying video: Second teenager arrested

  28-09-2016 17:27
  
  A 13-year-old boy is being questioned by officers after the video appeared on Facebook
  
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• Cannabis plants seized in Solihull drugs raid - Birmingham Mail

  28-09-2016 17:18 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Cannabis plants seized in Solihull drugs raid
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  More than 70 plants have been seized following a drugs raid in Solihull l ast night (Tuesday, September 27). Officers attended a property in Orchard Road near to the town centre and discovered 72 cannabis plants grown in four rooms. All of the plants ...
  
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• Cannabis plants seized in Solihull drugs raid

  28-09-2016 17:08
  
  41-year-old man arrested as house searched
  
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• Bogus emails offering tax refunds spark crackdown

  28-09-2016 16:36
  
  The scam duped victims into handing over their bank details by using .gov.uk emails - used by the Government
  
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• Mums share more horror stories after Aldi baby wipes concerns

  28-09-2016 16:29
  
  Parents report blisters and marks that look like burns on their baby's skin
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover death: Heartfelt tributes to Kieren Rowe who died during collision

  28-09-2016 15:46
  
  23-year-old Tamworth man was a devoted family man
  
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• Warehouseman who stole almost £39,000 from Royal Mail packages is jailed

  28-09-2016 15:24
  
  "Greedy" Steven Clifton targeted special delivery packages
  
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• Strike threat from West Coast Main Line staff over 'poverty pay'

  28-09-2016 14:59
  
  Rail union to ask West Coast Main Line catering staff whether they wish to strike over 'grinding down of pay rates'
  
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• Girl arrested over Tamworth schoolgirl bully attack

  28-09-2016 14:58
  
  Extra police patrols drafted in after assault
  
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• Mrs Brown's Boys fans conned into forking out for 'scam' theatre show

  28-09-2016 14:36
  
  Police and fraud investigators probe after theatre-goers fork out for tickets costing up to £35
  
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• Unite boss Len McCluskey didn't like Tom Watson's rousing conference speech

  28-09-2016 14:15
  
  Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey thought speech that bought Labour delegates to their feet was "extraordinary", but not in a good way.
  
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• 17 things you only know if you've been to a Tory conference in Birmingham

  28-09-2016 13:44
  
  It’s the fifth time the party roadshow has rolled into town, so we thought it was time to bring you a list of the things you only know if you’ve been to a Tory conference in Brum.
  
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• Banned driver whose vehicle rammed two police cars is jailed

  28-09-2016 13:13
  
  Judge brands his driving "outrageous"
  
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• Mayor candidate: I want a better West Midlands, not a new football team

  28-09-2016 13:11
  
  Labour man Sion Simon stated that Manchester and Liverpool’s globally recognised football teams are a major advantage.
  
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• School condemns attack which left Tamworth teenager in hospital

  28-09-2016 13:08
  
  Footage of brutal beating was posted on Facebook
  
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• Landau Forte Academy Amington condemns attack which left Tamworth teenager in hospital

  28-09-2016 13:08
  
  Footage of brutal beating was posted on Facebook
  
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• Two bodies found in Cardiff city centre: All we know so far

  28-09-2016 12:51
  
  Detectives and forensic officers have been dispatched to the city's Queen Street after a man and a woman were found dead
  
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• Suspect bailed over Smethwick knife 'road rage' terror

  28-09-2016 12:00
  
  Father-of-four said he was confronted by armed driver as he drove his kids
  
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• Oldest tree in Brum - 500 sign petition to save it

  28-09-2016 11:03
  
  Add YOUR name to the petition and help save our natural heritage
  
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• Eight unnamed managers with Premier League experience alleged to have taken bribes

  28-09-2016 10:15
  
  Allegations come to light in wake of undercover investigation which cost England manager Sam Allardyce his job
  
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• Judge to rule on NHS contract row between Jeremy Hunt and junior doctors

  28-09-2016 09:56
  
  Junior doctors have complained that Mr Hunt wrongly imposed the contract on NHS employers.
  
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• Morning news headlines: Corbyn pledges to restore fund to help communities deal with immigration; Chief Rabbi pays tribute to Shimon Peres after death of former Israeli president

  28-09-2016 08:30
  
  The latest news from Britain and around the world
  
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• New Street in Birmingham is one of the UK's worst gambling hotspots

  28-09-2016 07:30
  
  The 'crack cocaine' of gambling Fixed Odds Betting Terminals are rife in the area
  
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• How Nell McAndrew will race against some of the UK's fastest athletes at the Great Birmingham Run

  28-09-2016 07:30
  
  Model Nell McAndrew reveals her hopes for the 13.1 mile race on Sunday, October 16
  
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• How Nell McAndrew will join some of the UK's fastest athletes at the Great Birmingham Run

  28-09-2016 07:30
  
  Model Nell McAndrew reveals her hopes for the 13.1 mile race on Sunday, October 16
  
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• Birmingham could see a White Christmas - as forecasters warn of four months of snow

  28-09-2016 07:30
  
  One forecaster claims UK could see heavy and persistent snow between November and February
  
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• Find Tahir Zarif: Police working with Interpol to track down Akhtar Javeed's possible killer

  28-09-2016 07:00
  
  Police want to trace man who fled to Pakistan over businessman murder
  
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• Expanding Birmingham Airport will be Labour mayor candidate Sion Simon's priority

  28-09-2016 06:30
  
  Labour mayor candidate Sion Simon sets out his vision for Birmingham and the West Midlands
  
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• New bar plans for Jewellery Quarter

  28-09-2016 06:00
  
  Another operator eyes Birmingham’s historic manufacturing district to launch a new venue in as the list of openings grows longer\n
  
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• Giants & Titans wins new clients to support city centre move

  28-09-2016 06:00
  
  Creative and digital agency is working with Nicola Adams and Merry Hill among others as it relocates from Digbeth to new city centre home
  
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• Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham backs pub bombing families

  28-09-2016 01:01
  
  MP who fought for Hillsborough victims says families fighting for justice need support
  
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• 'Universal Credit has helped me find a job I love - here's how it can support you too'

  28-09-2016 01:00
  
  Universal Credit is gradually replacing six existing benefits and tax credits with a single monthly payment, supporting people who are on low income or out of work
  
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• Illegal highs wiped from region’s high streets

  28-09-2016 00:00
  
  Police have found no trace of illegal psychoactive substances for sale in former ‘Head Shops’ across the West Midlands.Four months on from a change in laws which banned the sale of so-called legal highs, a sweep of the known premises which previously sold the substances has confirmed they are no longer trading.Officers visited over 30 ‘Head Shops’ across the region over the past week and found that the products were no longer openly on sale.Chief Inspector Simon Inglis le
  
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• Family appeal for missing Birmingham man to come home  

  28-09-2016 00:00
  
  The family of a missing 40-year-old man from Birmingham have issued an emotional plea for him to return home. Luke English, from Quinton, went missing on Thursday 15 September.The father-of-two has not made contact with any of his family since he went missing and they are now extremely worried for his safety and wellbeing.His mother, Jennifer, said: "These pictures show the happy, fun-loving son and brother we know. We want to do everything to get him to that happy state again, and as the a
  
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