Solihull news

• Tributes paid to dad-of-three killed in Lichfield crash

  23-01-2017 23:22
  
  Andrew Dennis died after suffering cardiac arrest following two-car collision on Tamworth Road
  
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• Elderly couple tied up and robbed at knifepoint in terrifying house raid

  23-01-2017 22:04
  
  Police hunting for two men after thieves robbed couple in their own home in Stirchley
  
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• Cheryl Cole’s baby bump revealed in behind-the-scenes clip

  23-01-2017 21:15
  
  The singer looks relaxed and radiant during the photoshoot
  
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• Niantic Pokémon Go Generation 2: Legendary is coming soon

  23-01-2017 21:12
  
  The developer has reportedly sent out a new message teasing the next big update
  
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• Samsung blames battery faults for Galaxy Note 7 phone explosions

  23-01-2017 21:06
  
  Following a recall and reissue, the second set of batteries used still had a manufacturing defect that led to the same issue
  
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• Pirate Bay users warned as internet providers clamp down on illegal torrents

  23-01-2017 21:06
  
  New warnings will be issued to anyone using torrent sites like the Pirate Bay or KickassTorrents
  
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• These are the legal add-ons for Kodi - and the ones to avoid

  23-01-2017 21:05
  
  Kodi is  constantly being modified and upgraded by hundreds of coders around the world
  
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• The staggering amount we are wasting on gym memberships

  23-01-2017 21:05
  
  More than one in 10 people claimed they hadn’t stepped foot inside their gym for a whole year
  
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• Nicola McLean shocks Celebrity Big Brother with Kim Woodburn baby slur after stillbirth

  23-01-2017 21:05
  
  The star refused to hold back on the Channel 5 reality show on Monday night
  
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• These SIX X Factor flops will battle to represent the UK at Eurovision

  23-01-2017 21:04
  
  They include Danyl Johnson and Lucie Jones, who both got to the final of the ITV show in 2009, and Salena Mastroianni, Holly Brewer, Olivia Garcia and Nate Simpson
  
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• Olympian Duncan Goodhew launches swimathon at Solihull's Marie Curie Hospice - Solihull Observer

  23-01-2017 20:43
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  Olympian Duncan Goodhew launches swimathon at Solihull's Marie Curie Hospice
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  OLYMPIC gold medalist Duncan Goodhew visited the Marie Curie Hospice, West Midlands ahead of the launch of Swimathon 2017 – the world's biggest annual fundraising swim which help raise vital funds for the charity. Duncan spent the afternoon at the ...
  
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• Who is in Celebrity Big Brother 2017? All the stars from Jedward to Jamie O'Hara

  23-01-2017 20:30
  
  Channel 5 reality series returns with a dramatic twist on the old format
  
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• What happens when the Queen dies? From days of mourning to stock exchange shutdown

  23-01-2017 20:30
  
  There was a fake media report over the festive season suggesting that the monarch had died
  
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• TWO plastic £5 notes featuring Jane Austen worth £50,000 STILL haven't been found

  23-01-2017 20:30
  
  They are the real-life equivalent of the famous Willy Wonka ‘Golden Tickets’
  
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• This is the royal family's surname - so why don't they use it?

  23-01-2017 20:30
  
  These days, when members of the royal family need to use a surname, they'll have a few choices
  
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• Pokemon Go Gen 2 is coming - here's what to expect from Legendary features and more

  23-01-2017 20:30
  
  Here's everything we know so far about Gen 2 including new characters, rumours and hopes for a GPS fixture
  
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• People who watch pirate TV could be about to get a shock in the mail

  23-01-2017 20:30
  
  Virgin Media, TalkTalk, Sky and BT, among others, will begin sending out letters
  
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• People who misuse Kodi could be about to receive some significant mail

  23-01-2017 20:30
  
  BT, Sky, Virgin Media and TalkTalk to contact users over illegal streaming when they detect that a broadband connection has been used to watch pirated TV shows or film
  
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• How much are Celebrity Big Brother 2017 housemates getting paid?

  23-01-2017 20:30
  
  Some stars are, perhaps unsurprisingly, paid more than others
  
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• Find out how £6.99 Lidl cling film could save you as much as £100 this winter

  23-01-2017 20:30
  
  We're spending millions extra on heating our properties during the winter months
  
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• Danielle Lloyd launches scathing web attack against CBB's Jamie O'Hara

  23-01-2017 20:30
  
  Jamie is currently in the Celebrity Big Brother house alongside Danielle's rival Nicola McLean
  
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• CBB's Jamie O'Hara reveals how much Danielle Lloyd gets in maintenance

  23-01-2017 20:30
  
  But former Molineux midfielder Jamie O'Hara finds two more female shoulders to cry on
  
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• Birmingham's dogging hotspots - the Midlands' public sex venues revealed

  23-01-2017 20:30
  
  And you can read the reviews
  
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• Former 'legal highs' Black Mamba and Spice reclassified under new law

  23-01-2017 19:42
  
  Police warn users they could be prosecuted after change in legislation
  
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• Bouncer punched by clubber ran him down on pavement

  23-01-2017 18:59
  
  Doorman Ishtiaq Ahmed used car 'as weapon' after argument
  
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• Family of drug dealer ordered to hand over FOUR houses

  23-01-2017 17:40
  
   Alam Zeb Khan was convicted of being part of a £180 million money laundering gang
  
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• Stop talking rubbish, this tree is not an ISIS terror threat says business chief

  23-01-2017 17:30
  
  Westside business district manager Mike Olley says council should just say the historic London Plane Tree is ugly and in the way rather than blame the Metro or ISIS
  
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• Severe fog warning issued for Birmingham by the Met Office

  23-01-2017 17:13
  
  Birmingham is set to experience "dense and freezing" fog this week, forecasters predict
  
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• Brummie Let It Shine star Kyle reveals he's already been in a boyband

  23-01-2017 16:57
  
  The business analyst reached 46 in the charts with FTW
  
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• What's the difference between a hijab, niqab and burka?

  23-01-2017 16:53
  
  School found itself at the centre of the social media storm after a four-year-old Muslim girl was told she should not wear the hijab
  
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• Row breaks out after four-year-old told not to wear hijab to Catholic school

  23-01-2017 16:52
  
  Senior councillors in row over whether Christian faith school is allowed to impose no headwear policy on Muslim child
  
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• Using your phone while driving will land you with SIX points and £200 fine from March

  23-01-2017 16:43
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May said she wants to make using a mobile phone at the wheel as socially unacceptable as drink-driving
  
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• Mum humiliated in Sainsbury's for taking sample cup of squash for young son

  23-01-2017 16:32
  
  Mumsnet user has described the upsetting incident which left her red-faced to fellow mums
  
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• £150,000 Sutton Coldfield Library rescue plan put forward

  23-01-2017 16:23
  
  Sutton Coldfield Town Council to debate putting up cash to save the town centre library
  
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• Miracle escape as bus careers onto pavement and smashes car

  23-01-2017 15:49
  
  Lordswood Road in Harborne closed in both directions
  
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• Former Birmingham hospital on market for £1.2m

  23-01-2017 15:47
  
  Old skin hospital built in the 1880s is now on the market and could make a venue for a new bar or restaurant
  
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• Boreham Wood stalemate keeps breathing space between Solihull Moors and the relegation places - Solihull Observer

  23-01-2017 15:37
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  Boreham Wood stalemate keeps breathing space between Solihull Moors and the relegation places
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  FOOTBALL: THE SECOND ever meeting between Solihull Moors and Boreham Wood ended in a goalless stalemate which leaves Liam McDonald's side six points away from the National League relegation zone. A pitch inspection 90 minutes before the ...
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• Danielle Lloyd says she's tired of fame and wants a normal life

  23-01-2017 15:07
  
  She's taking photography and interior design courses instead
  
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• Taxi driver jailed - for delivering a loaded gun as a Christmas present

  23-01-2017 15:04
  
  Dad-of-seven paid £120 to hand over lethal weapon
  
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• Passenger storms off plane as Flybe flight delayed by fog

  23-01-2017 14:58
  
  Tempers fray as Birmingham to Amsterdam service is grounded
  
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• EastEnders spoiler: Bosses tease explosive scenes ahead of dramatic disaster storyline

  23-01-2017 14:48
  
  Clip shows the Queen Vic's roof caving in with pub's iconic Queen Victoria bust shaking and shattering
  
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• Theresa May's national industrial strategy has £500 million for the North but nothing for the Midlands

  23-01-2017 14:42
  
  Prime Minister accused of "kick in the teeth" for the West Midlands as 'national' strategy has massive cash windfall for the North
  
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• Labour accuses Theresa May's national industrial strategy of neglecting the West Midlands

  23-01-2017 14:42
  
  Prime Minister accused of "kick in the teeth" for the West Midlands as 'national' strategy has massive cash windfall for the North
  
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• Lifeline free emergency service AXED in latest costcutting drive

  23-01-2017 14:04
  
  Now city's most vulnerable residents targeted in money-saving bid
  
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• 43 Labour MPs condemn Theresa May's 'hard Brexit' plan

  23-01-2017 14:02
  
  Birmingham MP Jess Phillips is among MPs arguing that the UK must stay in the single market
  
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• Paramedic shames driver on Twitter for blocking A&E entrance

  23-01-2017 13:56
  
  Furious medic tweets picture of motor at Good Hope Hospital
  
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• Jet2 launches New York trips from Birmingham for £399

  23-01-2017 13:56
  
  Airline brings new holidays to coincide with Black Friday and the run up to Christmas
  
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• Amir Khan hints his FAMILY may have leaked 'sex tape' as revenge

  23-01-2017 13:21
  
  Former world champion boxer appeared to chat to Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby alongside wife Faryal Makhdoom
  
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• Pokemon Go Gen 2 is coming - what to expect from Legendary features and more

  23-01-2017 13:18
  
  Here's everything we know so far about Gen 2 including new characters, rumours and hopes for a GPS fixture
  
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• Masked raiders say SORRY as they hold up Wednesbury Greggs

  23-01-2017 13:15
  
  Crooks apologised before fleeing with cash
  
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