Solihull news

• CCTV footage released of attempted robbery at Hockley jewellers

  04-04-2017 22:17
  
  Police seeking man in connection with failed raid in Birmingham and three other incidents in Wolverhampton
  
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• Why your old iPod Classic could be worth HUNDREDS of pounds on eBay

  04-04-2017 21:00
  
  While the much-anticipated new phone will set you back £599, it’s just possible an iPod they stopped making can sell for more
  
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• When does Britain's Got Talent 2017 start? Everything you need to know about the next series

  04-04-2017 21:00
  
  Singers, dance troupes, impressionists, performing dogs, magicians and other variety acts audition for the judges, hoping to beat the buzzer
  
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• What are the laws on having a sat nav on your car windscreen?

  04-04-2017 21:00
  
  Worryingly for some drivers, placing it on certain sections of your windscreen could be seen as a breach of the highway code
  
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• Want to download Kodi on your Amazon Fire stick? This is how to do it

  04-04-2017 21:00
  
  Kodi essentially turns any computer, smartphone or tablet into a digital set-top box or streamer
  
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• The cost of European holidays has shot up since Brexit

  04-04-2017 21:00
  
  Tourists looking for a sun-kissed break on the continent are shelling out 35 per cent more
  
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• £2 MILLION in flight delay compensation 'unclaimed' - could you be due a refund?

  04-04-2017 21:00
  
  August saw 4,000 flights cancelled and over 120,000 delayed across Europe
  
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• Kodi v17.1 update: How you can download it now

  04-04-2017 21:00
  
  A lot of questions have been raised with regards to the service, but plenty of people are raving about it - and, best of all, it's totally free
  
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• Heading to Dubai? Laws and customs you need to know about before you travel

  04-04-2017 21:00
  
  After reports of a woman being arrested for sex outside marriage, the things that are illegal in Dubai
  
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• ANOTHER rare Jane Austen fiver worth £50,000 may be in circulation

  04-04-2017 21:00
  
  The special edition polymer banknotes are engraved with a tiny portrait of the famous author
  
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• Suspected chemical attack kills dozens in Syria

  04-04-2017 20:42
  
  Hours after the attack, a small field hospital in the region was struck and destroyed, according to a civil defence worker in the area.
  
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• Spanish naval vessel ordered out of British territorial waters off Gibraltar

  04-04-2017 20:04
  
  The incident came at a time of heightened tension between the UK and Spain over Gibraltar due to Brexit.
  
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• Police hunting teen gangs behind Birmingham's carjacking 'epidemic'

  04-04-2017 19:40
  
  Detectives believe youths behind string of at least 26 carjackings and robberies in six months
  
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• Midland Metro murder victim Tony Banting was 'simple man with simple pleasures'

  04-04-2017 18:58
  
  Police still hunting suspect over motiveless stabbing
  
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• Schoolgirl, 12, raped by stepfather and 'forced to act as surrogate mother'

  04-04-2017 18:46
  
  Victim's own mother 'actively encouraged her to become pregnant'
  
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• Baby narrowly escapes injury as brick smashes window of bus on Coventry Road

  04-04-2017 18:30
  
  Police release footage of attack on X1 bus in Sheldon and images of three people they wish to identify
  
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• Tobacco smuggler jailed for TEN YEARS after being caught red-handed

  04-04-2017 18:28
  
  Phillip William Hall, 56, arrested with bootleg tobacco and cash months after jail release
  
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• West Midlands mayor election is neck and neck, says top polling expert

  04-04-2017 17:59
  
  Tories and Labour are neck and neck in the West Midlands and it will be a huge blow for Jeremy Corbyn if Labour loses, says expert
  
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• Winson Green stabbing: Everything we know about the Soho Benson Road tram stop murder so far

  04-04-2017 17:37
  
  A killer is still on the loose after a middle aged man was stabbed - here is the latest
  
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• Aston Expressway death: Declan Sullivan named as man who fell from bridge

  04-04-2017 17:30
  
  Tributes have flooded in for the much-loved 20-year-old, who once had trials for Blues
  
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• Birmingham business leaders don't think the Cadbury Easter egg row is funny

  04-04-2017 17:26
  
  Attacking Cadbury could discourage investment in the region, says Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
  
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• Solihull exhibit marks Range Rover's 50th birthday - BBC News

  04-04-2017 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  The 50th anniversary of the Range Rover is being marked by the opening of an exhibition tracing its history. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said the Range Rover Story showcases the engineering story behind the car built at its Solihull plant in the West Midlands.
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• Record visitors boost Birmingham's tourism economy

  04-04-2017 16:29
  
  City welcomes all-time high as international cricket and Conservative Party Conference among events which underpin record 2016
  
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• Woman arrested on suspicion of wounding after man stabbed in head at caravan site

  04-04-2017 16:04
  
  The victim, aged in his 50s, is in a stable condition in hospital following the incident on Alvecote Lane, Tamworth, on Monday afternoon
  
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• Cadbury and National Trust have NOT dropped the word Easter from its egg hunts - despite what Theresa May says

  04-04-2017 15:10
  
  The word Easter still appears prominently on both the National Trust’s branding and on sponsor Cadbury’s own website
  
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• Park robber threatens schoolboy with EIGHT INCH knife before stealing bike

  04-04-2017 15:03
  
  Victim, 14, was targeted by thug in Sheldon Country Park on Saturday
  
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• Birmingham Central Mosque to host tea party to combat EDL's 'division and hate'

  04-04-2017 14:43
  
  Venue to be clad in Union flag and bunting
  
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• This is how many Brummies are having accidents while commuting

  04-04-2017 14:05
  
  The worst individual year for Birmingham was 2013, when there were 437 collisions
  
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• This is how many people get less than 30 minutes exercise a week

  04-04-2017 14:03
  
  NHS Digital's annual review of obesity in England also found high levels of obesity among adults and children
  
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• These are the West Midlands sectors most affected by Brexit

  04-04-2017 14:01
  
  Official figures show 47% of exports from the West Midlands currently end up in the EU
  
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• Jail for drunk who threatened to 'do a 9/11' on city-bound flight

  04-04-2017 14:01
  
  Jason Clarke terrorised fellow passengers on Ryanair service
  
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• How high doses of vitamin C could help treat cancer

  04-04-2017 14:00
  
  Vitamin C infusions up to 1,000 times higher than recommended intake levels selectively targeted tumour cells, increasing their death rate
  
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• Parents warned over nappy sacks as experts blame plastic bags for baby deaths

  04-04-2017 13:54
  
  According to campaigners, at least 16 infants aged under 12 months have suffocated or choked on the bags
  
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• Gang attacked 86-year-old man in wheelchair at New Oscott Village in Erdington

  04-04-2017 13:25
  
  When the pensioner was asked by the crooks to open the gates but refused, the gang climbed over the railings and 'pinned him down'
  
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• Why the US version of Love Actually sequel is set to be VERY different

  04-04-2017 13:13
  
  The classic romantic comedy starring Grant, Colin Firth and Keira Knightley returned for a 10-minute sequel during Comic Relief's annual fund-raising event
  
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• Sky News presenter sacked for calling student 'gay' on TV

  04-04-2017 13:13
  
  Latham was fired after a discussion with with co-presenter Ross Cameron on-air
  
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• Why huge booze discounts could be coming back to ferries and airports

  04-04-2017 13:12
  
  Leaving the EU may mean ferries are once again allowed to sell cigarettes and alcohol at huge discounts
  
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• Crayola has just SCRAPPED one of its crayon colours - and the internet is not happy

  04-04-2017 13:12
  
  The company announced plans to remove the colour from all its boxes on National Crayon Day
  
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• This is the amazing new trailer for Game of Thrones season seven

  04-04-2017 13:10
  
  Iconic character Jon Snow - played by Kit Harington - walks through a candle-lit castle
  
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• These are the tell-tale signs a child is being groomed by a predator

  04-04-2017 13:06
  
  There were 2,598 child sex offences recorded in the West Midlands last year
  
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• Royal Mint launch new Peter Rabbit 50p coins - here's where to get one

  04-04-2017 13:05
  
  The printed colour designs on the silver proof 50p coins have been created to capture the hand-painted style of Potter's original illustrations
  
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• How drivers face paying HUNDREDS more for insurance - if they tick this box

  04-04-2017 13:02
  
  More than 50 per cent of drivers are shelling out over the odds by signing up to expensive monthly instalments
  
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• Winson Green stabbing: CCTV appeal after Soho Benson Road murder

  04-04-2017 12:58
  
  The appeal follows a frenzied attack on a 57-year-old man at the Soho Benson Road tram stop in Winson Green.
  
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• Women cheat death as car plunges from bridge and overturns

  04-04-2017 12:57
  
  Peugeot left wedged between trees
  
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• Wife of Westminster terror attack victim targeted by trolls as she smiles from hospital bed

  04-04-2017 12:56
  
  Sick internet trolls have blasted Melissa for smiling "when she has just lost a husband" and have even claimed a GoFundMe page, set up to raise money for her children, is a scam for cash
  
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• Hundreds of cars are deliberately being set on fire in Birmingham

  04-04-2017 12:40
  
  The stats have been revealed days after a van belonging to former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather went up in flames in Birmingham
  
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• Theresa May mocked for Cadbury Easter egg comments

  04-04-2017 12:35
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May came under fire on Twitter after she condemned 'ridiculous' Cadbury for supposedly omitting references to Easter from egg hunts
  
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• The gender of the next Doctor Who has finally been revealed

  04-04-2017 12:27
  
  Many have been suggesting BBC bosses could be lining up a female for the role
  
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• How this 'game-changing' new menopause drug can cut hot flushes drastically

  04-04-2017 12:27
  
  Scientists hope the early-stage study will lead to the first effective non-hormonal treatment for the unpleasant symptom
  
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• Hope for cancer sufferers as patients beat survival odds with new treatment

  04-04-2017 12:27
  
  On average, only 1% to 4% of people diagnosed with the highly aggressive disease are still alive five years later
  
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