Solihull news

• Why your favourite chocolate bar is about to get smaller

  05-02-2017 22:27
  
  Mars bars, Kit Kits and Dairy Milks all look set to lose some of their size
  
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• This is the number of Brummies who are returning to A&E due to alcohol

  05-02-2017 22:26
  
  The region saw 1,564 such emergency admissions between July 2013 and June 2016
  
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• The universities where students are most likely to drop out after a year in the West Midlands

  05-02-2017 22:24
  
  The university welcomed 4,175 new full-time first degree entrants in 2013/14, figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) show
  
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• How many Birmingham cyclists are involved in accidents while undertaking

  05-02-2017 22:22
  
  The figures are collected from police reports by Department for Transport and were analysed by the Mail
  
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• This job will PAY you to go shopping in Birmingham

  05-02-2017 22:21
  
  Bare International is looking for people in Birmingham to become mystery shoppers
  
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• Coronation Street spoiler: Ken Barlow to be KILLED OFF?

  05-02-2017 22:10
  
  Bill Roache could be facing the chop, it has been reported
  
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• Why IKEA's furniture has such bizarre names - and how they came to be

  05-02-2017 22:09
  
  The Swedish furniture giant owns and operates nearly 400 stores in almost 50 nations
  
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• Warning over laundry capsules which could BURN children's eyes

  05-02-2017 22:09
  
  Experts are now warning they are becoming an increasing menace to young children aged three to four
  
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• These are the Kodi hacks you NEED to know about

  05-02-2017 22:08
  
  The streaming craze shows no sign of slowing down - and, if you're looking to get the best possible experience, we're here to help
  
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• Michael Buble's three-year-old son Noah's cancer "has gone" according to aunt

  05-02-2017 22:08
  
  The revelation, made on a programme called ‘Nosotros a la mañana’ on TV station El Trece, received widespread coverage overnight in Argentina
  
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• Defibrillator installed in Solihull town centre - Solihull Observer

  05-02-2017 21:10
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  Defibrillator installed in Solihull town centre
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  HELP is at hand for anyone suffering a cardiac arrest in Solihull town centre in the form of the first 24-hour public access defibrillator. The life-saving device has been provided in partnership involving the Lions Club of Solihull, West Midlands ...
  
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• When does the new £1 coin come into circulation? All you need to know

  05-02-2017 19:23
  
  The new £1 pieces are rolling off the production line at a rate of 4,000 a minute in preparation
  
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• Elderly woman dies following blaze at Handsworth home

  05-02-2017 18:48
  
  Investigations are being carried out by police and fire crews to establish the cause           
  
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• Linda Nolan: I've been TRANSFORMED by my £6,000 facelift

  05-02-2017 18:04
  
  And she even laughs that she now looks younger than CBB winner sister Coleen!
  
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• Prisoner released from jail three weeks ago by MISTAKE

  05-02-2017 18:00
  
  The 22-year-old was released from Norwich prison
  
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• Revealed: This is the REAL reason you're tired all the time

  05-02-2017 17:44
  
  The exhaustion epidemic sweeping the country shows no sign of slowing down
  
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• Watch: Boys' football team looks at plastics factory inferno in horror

  05-02-2017 17:23
  
  Huge fire breaks out - spreading toxic fumes across area
  
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• Woman finds SAME silver Ford Kuga with SAME number plate in SAME car park

  05-02-2017 16:10
  
  Police reveal car had been cloned
  
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• Simon Cowell dashes to help collapsed contestant at city audition

  05-02-2017 14:48
  
  Young singer was performing 'my way' when overcome
  
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• Man shot in leg after violence breaks out at Second City Suite

  05-02-2017 14:14
  
  Four men being questioned after serious disorder incident in city centre
  
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• Uncovered: Hidden Netflix codes that unlock full list of films and TV shows

  05-02-2017 13:58
  
  The codes open up a whole new world of documentaries and films from dozens of different genres on the popular entertainment platform
  
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• Police targets cycle 'close pass' drivers in UK policing first - Solihull Observer

  05-02-2017 09:16
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  Police targets cycle 'close pass' drivers in UK policing first
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  A West Midlands Police road safety initiative designed to protect cyclists from the danger of 'close-pass' drivers is set to be rolled out across the country. The #GiveSpaceBeSafe scheme was launched by the force last September and sees plain clothes ...and more »
  
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• Watch: Law on what you can do if burglar confronts you explained

  05-02-2017 07:00
  
  Householders who want to know just how far they can go should watch this video
  
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• Watch: Horror BMW and bus crash caused by road rage driver

  05-02-2017 07:00
  
  Motorist jammed on brakes and stopped in MIDDLE LANE
  
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• Wanted - for murder, robbery and theft - police hunt city suspects

  05-02-2017 07:00
  
  Region's most wanted criminals - can you help police?
  
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• Four arrested after shots fired in city centre disorder  

  05-02-2017 00:00
  
  Four men have been arrested after a man was shot in the leg following reports of disorder in Birmingham last night (Saturday 4 February). A 30-year-old man was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition after police were called to an event at a club in Sherlock Street at the junction of Hurst Street just after 9pm. Two men, aged 18 and 22, were arrested on suspicion of assault and two more, aged 26 and 31, remain in custody on suspicion of firearms offences. The imme
  
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• Face-to-face with the ‘cutters’ − officer to speak of African odyssey as force launches FGM campaign 

  05-02-2017 00:00
  
  A West Midlands Police officer has taken on one of the world’s toughest mountain climbs to raise money for a charity supporting survivors of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).DC Gill Squires − the force’s expert on FGM − climbed Kilimanjaro during a trip to Africa where she came face to face with a group of ‘cutters’ who perform the barbaric procedure on young girls.The trip raised £15,000 for The Divinity Foundation − a charity that runs a rescue ce
  
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• Appeal for witnesses after pensioner dies in collision  

  05-02-2017 00:00
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after the passenger of a car died following a collision in Brierley Hill on Friday afternoon (3 February).
   
  Officers were called to Pedmore Road, at the traffic light junction with The Gateway at around 2pm to a collision between a black Ford Focus ST and a blue Ford Mondeo.
   
  The 74-year-old passenger in the Mondeo was taken to hospital with severe head and spinal injuries but later died from her injuries. The driver, her 85-year-old husband, also r
  
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