Solihull news

• Speed camera facts: Speeding tickets, penalties and all you need to know

  28-02-2017 22:54
  
  Speed cameras are back in the region - we answer all the key questions
  
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• Plastic £5 note animal fat furore: New fiver to stay despite concerns

  28-02-2017 22:20
  
  The polymer note, which was rolled out across the country in September, contains a substance called tallow
  
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• Why tooth fillings could soon become a thing of the past

  28-02-2017 22:00
  
  A new treatment uses an Alzheimer's drug to effectively "grow back" teeth
  
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• This is why eating red meat could be harming your health

  28-02-2017 22:00
  
  Diet high in red meat linked to inflammatory bowel condition
  
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• Abbey Lewis: Missing teenager found safe and well

  28-02-2017 22:00
  
  Teenager was believed to have travelled to Birmingham after arranging meeting online but has now been found
  
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• Valuable Harry Potter books: One sells for £43,750 at auction - here's why your old ones could be worth THOUSANDS

  28-02-2017 21:30
  
  Many of the early editions of JK Rowling's book are worth thousands of pounds - here's a guide to spotting value
  
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• The £5 serial numbers which tell you if your plastic fiver is valuable

  28-02-2017 21:30
  
  Some of the new polymer fivers are selling for £200 and up - but what serial numbers should you be looking out for?
  
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• New £5 notes sold on eBay - plastic fivers fetching thousands of pounds

  28-02-2017 21:30
  
  Collectors are looking for five pound notes with the lowest serial numbers as these attract the highest bids
  
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• Most valuable Lego sets: These are selling for thousands - raid your loft!

  28-02-2017 21:30
  
  Some rare Lego sets are currently on sale for as much as £3,800 a time – with an army of enthusiasts lining up to snap up the popular toys
  
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• Can people get in trouble for misusing Kodi? This is what the experts say

  28-02-2017 21:30
  
  The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) said about half of its current investigations concerned the devices
  
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• Drug-crazed passenger terrified fliers by shouting 'we are going to crash' during flight

  28-02-2017 19:23
  
  Geori Tenchev was jailed for 18 months at Birmingham Crown Court for Affray
  
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• Why will Sir Philip Green pay £363m BHS pension scheme, and is it enough?

  28-02-2017 18:59
  
  Sir Philip Green has stumped up £363 million to settle the pension schemes of collapsed retailer
  
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• J.K. Rowling backs bid to find missing teen who met Birmingham man online

  28-02-2017 18:54
  
  Harry Potter author boosts appeal to trace Abbey Lewis
  
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• Birmingham Council Tax to rocket by FIVE per cent - but leader says it's nowhere near enough

  28-02-2017 18:53
  
  Labour leader says it's like using a sticking plaster on a gaping wound
  
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• Hospital trust in A&E crisis after THREE WEEKS of trolley wait breaches

  28-02-2017 18:00
  
  Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust announces emergency measures
  
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• Solihull Moors v Torquay United - BBC Sport - BBC News

  28-02-2017 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Solihull Moors v Torquay United - BBC Sport
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  Live coverage of Tuesday's National League game between Solihull Moors and Torquay United.
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  Why Torquay United must repair the damage at Solihull Moors ...Devon Liveall 7 news articles »
  
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• Travellers invade Tesco Extra car park at giant West Bromwich shopping centre

  28-02-2017 17:40
  
  They have 24 hours to quit the site
  
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• Solihull school girls 'told trousers are too tight' - BBC News - BBC News

  28-02-2017 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Solihull school girls 'told trousers are too tight' - BBC News
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  Parents say 75 girls were stopped from entering when their uniforms were inspected.
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  Parents claims MORE girls sent home from Solihull college in slim-fit ...Birmingham Mailall 5 news articles »
  
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• Solihull school girls 'told trousers are too tight' - BBC News

  28-02-2017 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Solihull school girls 'told trousers are too tight'
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  Parents have criticised a school following reports 75 girls were stopped at the entrance because their trousers were "too tight" or skirts too short. Parents reacted to the action at Smith's Wood Sports College, Solihull, on Monday, Birmingham Mail said.
  Parents fume as school sends home 75 girls as their trousers are TOO TIGHT and 'putting the boys off studying'Daily Mail
  Parents claims MORE girls sent home from Solihull col
  
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• Not all paedophiles should be jailed, says police chief

  28-02-2017 17:24
  
  Police forces cannot cope says senior British police officer
  
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• Birmingham MP Jess Phillips says it's too soon to think of standing as Labour leader

  28-02-2017 17:05
  
  Jess Phillips says she's could consider standing as Labour leader if the party 'came up with me as its answer'
  
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• Birmingham’s only official traveller site under-occupied - as caravans repeatedly set up camp elsewhere

  28-02-2017 17:00
  
  The site in Tameside Drive, Castle Vale, has 20 caravan pitches
  
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• Tunisia victims' families to sue TUI over deaths at hands of Islamic extremists

  28-02-2017 16:44
  
  Inquests ruled 30 Britons murdered on the Mediterranean coast in Sousse  were unlawfully killed
  
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• Midlands cat affected by pet food 'which could make animals fit'

  28-02-2017 16:26
  
  The recall comes amid reports of animals experiencing sudden collapses and spasms
  
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• Resident in posh city street 'attacked neighbour with walking stick', court told

  28-02-2017 16:24
  
  Alleged victim says she has suffered a decade of misery at Julie Rankine's hands
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother star Kim Woodburn reveals sexual abuse at the hands of her own father during Loose Women interview

  28-02-2017 16:14
  
  Celebrity Big Brother star opened up about her horrific childhood
  
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• EastEnders viewers slam depiction of Muslims on BBC One soap

  28-02-2017 16:01
  
  Some eagle-eyed Muslims have noticed that characters like postman Maso Ahmed and Kush Kazema are regulars at the Queen Vic
  
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• Constant increases to the state pension age mean Birmingham men will DIE before they get it

  28-02-2017 15:58
  
  MPs want the Government to abandon generous increases to the state pension, because they say it's being paid for by putting up the pension age
  
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• This is how you know if your child car seat is breaking the law

  28-02-2017 15:46
  
  Hundreds of parents have found themselves asking ‘am I breaking the law?' recently
  
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• The holiday destinations where prices have PLUMMETED

  28-02-2017 15:45
  
  Could be good news for Birmingham holidaymakers ahead of the summer booking rush
  
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• Liam Payne and pregnant Cheryl celebrate first anniversary

  28-02-2017 15:41
  
  On this date in 2016, One Direction star Liam has confirmed his relationship with the former X Factor judge
  
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• Oxford's Randolph Hotel offers hospitality in best British tradition - Solihull Observer

  28-02-2017 15:40 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Oxford's Randolph Hotel offers hospitality in best British tradition
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  OXFORD has its share of great institutions and the Randolph Hotel is certainly one of them. The grand Macdonald-run five star hotel has been at the centre of town and gown life for 150 years, welcoming famous faces real and fictional – from former US ...and more »
  
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• David Walliams moves on from Nightly Show to star in Teletubbies

  28-02-2017 15:37
  
  Fresh from a mauling on ITV's Nightly Show, the comedian is lending his voice to the children's show
  
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• Mums are WAY more likely to be in charge of family money than dads

  28-02-2017 15:30
  
  The survey was carried out among 2,000 families with at least one child under 18 years old still living at home
  
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• Four ways the USA can get rid of Donald Trump

  28-02-2017 15:29
  
  His first few days as President have been controversial to say the least
  
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• This is what the new £1 coin, £10 note and £20 note look like

  28-02-2017 15:27
  
  Later this year, your wallet or purse will see a new £1 coin, not to mention new £2 coin and brand-new 50p design
  
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• These are the slang words and emojis parents don't know the meanings of

  28-02-2017 15:27
  
  85 per cent of mums and dads were unable to translate the real meaning of phrases such as MIA, KMS and the cryptic "99"
  
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• Horror at Longbridge rail station as woman falls on to tracks - but escapes injury

  28-02-2017 15:22
  
  Paramedics called to station after track accident drama at 1pm
  
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• That time Storm Ewan brought snow to Birmingham (sort of)

  28-02-2017 15:16
  
  Not quite as heavy as in Manchester
             
  
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• Watch: Illegal windscreen washer begs driver: 'Give me some change, sexy boy'

  28-02-2017 15:13
  
  Motorist records exchange on one of city's busiest streets
  
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• Watch: Police officer injured as 100 bikers go on the rampage

  28-02-2017 15:06
  
  Riders invade Collector Road and pull stunts while driving dangerously
  
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• Birmingham Airport to launch new Eastern European route

  28-02-2017 14:44
  
  Fly One will operate new thrice weekly route from Birmingham to Moldova
  
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• Girl, 16, missing after arranging online to meet man in Birmingham

  28-02-2017 14:43
  
  Police issue urgent appeal after Abbey Lewis was last heading for train station in Ayrshire
  
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• Tunisia terror inquests: Coroner rules British victims were 'unlawfully killed'

  28-02-2017 14:31
  
  Coroner Nicholas Loraine-Smith told the court the response by the police to the attack was 'at best shambolic, at worst cowardly'.
  
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• Why West Midlands schools are spending money on life-saving defibrillators

  28-02-2017 14:26
  
  The Department for Education set up a project to get the life-saving devices into schools in 2014
  
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• Revealed: How the benefit cap is hitting single parents in Birmingham

  28-02-2017 14:26
  
  New data from the Department from Work and Pensions suggests that of the 2,369 households in Birmingham affected between the cap being introduced in April 2013
  
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• Body shape can determine type-2 diabetes risk, experts say

  28-02-2017 14:23
  
  Their findings come after comparing gene variants in people with abdominal fat with those who carry weight around their hips and thighs
  
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• Parents claims MORE girls sent home from Solihull college in slim-fit trousers row - Birmingham Mail

  28-02-2017 14:12 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Parents claims MORE girls sent home from Solihull college in slim-fit trousers row
  Birmingham Mail
  PARENTS claim more pupils were sent home from a college for wearing 'slim fit' trousers this morning - a day after 75 girls were barred from classes in a uniform row. Mums and dads had slammed Smith's Wood Sports College yesterday after dozens of the ...
  Parents fume as school sends home 75 girls as their trousers are TOO TIGHT and 'putting the boys off studying'Daily Mailall
  
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• Dad told to 'bring baby into hospital at 4am' after tot is separated from breastfeeding mum

  28-02-2017 14:10
  
  Nurses told dad to bring in baby in the middle of each night to be fed
  
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• Parents claims MORE girls sent home from Solihull college in slim-fit trousers row

  28-02-2017 14:09
  
  But Smith’s Wood Sports College denies taking any more action in uniform crackdown
  
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