Solihull news

• Little Boy Blue: How viewers reacted to heartbreaking Rhys Jones ITV drama

  24-04-2017 23:19
  
  Those watching the ITV fact-based drama were left seething at the injustice with 'painful but essential' viewing
  
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• Little Boy Blue: The heartbreaking true story of Rhys Jones' murder

  24-04-2017 21:59
  
  The fact-based drama will see Stephen Graham and Michael Moran star in the heartbreaking true story
  
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• You could be descended from Vikings if you have any of these surnames

  24-04-2017 21:25
  
  Almost one in three believe their roots can be traced back to the Scandinavian invaders
  
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• Instagram app goes DOWN - leaving users absolutely distraught

  24-04-2017 21:14
  
  Many were faced with an error message when they tried to access the platform from their mobile phones on Monday evening
  
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• M40 shut for four hours due to concerns over man on bridge

  24-04-2017 21:03
  
  Police confirm incident resolved after both sides of motorway closed for much of the afternoon
  
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• When is using Kodi illegal? Here's how to stay on the right side of the law

  24-04-2017 21:00
  
  A trader is being hauled to court in a landmark case over the legality of selling boxes loaded with Kodi
  
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• When is the deadline to stop spending the old £5 notes? All you need to know

  24-04-2017 21:00
  
  More than 300 million old £5 notes will be useless come May
  
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• Watching live football on Kodi? How the Premier League is planning to stop you BEFORE next season

  24-04-2017 21:00
  
  If you watch football on a Kodi box - you might not be for much longer
  
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• These plastic £5 notes have been selling for thousands of pounds on eBay

  24-04-2017 21:00
  
  Collectors are looking for five pound notes with the lowest serial numbers as these attract the highest bids
  
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• There could be ANOTHER Jane Austen £5 note worth £50,000 out there somewhere

  24-04-2017 21:00
  
  The special edition polymer banknotes are engraved with a tiny portrait of the famous author
  
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• The most valuable Harry Potter books: These ones have gone for big money

  24-04-2017 21:00
  
  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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• Sat nav laws: Are you allowed to have one on your windscreen?

  24-04-2017 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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• Pokemon Go creator Niantic has confirmed Legendary characters ARE coming

  24-04-2017 21:00
  
  The augmented reality app has gone down a storm with fans since its launch in the summer of 2016
  
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• New UK road tax rules: How much do YOU have to pay in 2017?

  24-04-2017 21:00
  
  Motorists across Birmingham and throughout the West Midlands will be required to change what they pay in a bid to keep their vehicles on the road
  
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• New UK road tax rates: Why those who drive a Lexus, Mercedes or Audi are hit hard

  24-04-2017 21:00
  
  It’s conventional hybrids that will be hit hardest
  
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• New UK laws in 2017 - from mobile phones to car seats and cigarettes

  24-04-2017 21:00
  
  These are the laws it's imperative you know about over the course of 2017
  
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• Kodi 17.1 update unveiled: How you can download it now

  24-04-2017 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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• How law on smoking and cigarettes will change: Everything you need to know

  24-04-2017 21:00
  
  Among the key changes are a new law which makes packs of 10 cigarettes no longer readily available
  
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• Hay fever: Pollen counts, nose spray and how to reduce your symptoms

  24-04-2017 21:00
  
  Feeling sniffly or woozy? Birch is main culprit for symptoms after warm spell led to 'furious release' of pollen on top of pollution
  
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• Forget the iPhone - your old iPod Classic could be worth HUNDREDS on eBay

  24-04-2017 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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• Five benefit cuts that could affect YOU - from child benefit to jobseekers' allowance

  24-04-2017 21:00
  
  Cuts introduced this week were announced by former Chancellor George Osborne last year
  
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• Dubai laws and customs: Everything you need to know

  24-04-2017 21:00
  
  After reports of a woman being arrested for sex outside marriage, the things that are illegal in Dubai
  
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• Downloading Kodi onto an Amazon Fire stick: Everything you need to know

  24-04-2017 21:00
  
  Kodi essentially turns any computer, smartphone or tablet into a digital set-top box or streamer
  
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• Do you drive a diesel? Government 'set to introduce' £20 a DAY new tax

  24-04-2017 21:00
  
  Birmingham reportedly part of plans from Andrea Leadsom to tackle pollution
  
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• Can you drive a car without an MOT? Here's what the law says

  24-04-2017 21:00
  
  Worryingly, a third of drivers admit to driving their cars without a valid certificate
  
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• Chernobyl youngsters set for summer recuperative holiday in Solihull - Solihull Observer

  24-04-2017 20:28 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Chernobyl youngsters set for summer recuperative holiday in Solihull
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  A GROUP of deserving teenagers from Chernobyl will be welcomed to Solihull this summer for a four week recuperative holiday. Youngsters aged between 13 and 15 from the Chernobyl Children's Project (CCP) are in remission from cancer and will travel ...
  
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• Swarm of bees invade Birmingham garden for SECOND time

  24-04-2017 19:55
  
  The family had gone out for a few hours before returning to find the swarm on their fence in Ley Hill Farm Drive, in Northfield, on Sunday afternoon
  
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• Roads chaos as M40 closed for 'police incident' at bridge - Solihull Observer

  24-04-2017 19:31 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Roads chaos as M40 closed for 'police incident' at bridge
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  The region's roads were thrown into chaos this rush hour as police dealt with an incident involving 'the safety of a man' who is currently on a bridge ' near to junction 16. The motorway was shut both ways between the M42 and junction 16 for Henley in ...and more »
  
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• This is how Liam McDonald reacted to keeping Solihull Moors up - Birmingham Mail

  24-04-2017 18:58 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  This is how Liam McDonald reacted to keeping Solihull Moors up
  Birmingham Mail
  Liam McDonald told his players before kick-off that it was the biggest game in Solihull Moors' history. And how they responded to secure Moors' status in non-League's top tier with a 2-0 home victory over Eastleigh. A goal-of-the-season contender from ...and more »
  
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• Watch: Foul mouthed dad attacks 14-year-old at skate park - but martial arts expert fights back

  24-04-2017 18:26
  
  Shocking video shows moment of attack on youngster - but attacker gets more than he bargained for
  
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• Birmingham dad Adrian O'Kane killed in Magaluf stag do tragedy

  24-04-2017 18:00
  
  Much-loved father knocked down in Spanish party resort
  
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• Birmingham's first Disney pub crawl brings fairytale movie magic to Broad Street bars

  24-04-2017 17:26
  
  This is why there were loads of Snow White, Alice in Wonderland and Minnie Mouse lookalikes in Birmingham at the weekend
  
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• General Election: It's John Hemming vs Jess Phillips in re-run of Yardley grudge match

  24-04-2017 17:01
  
  Lib Dem John Hemming aiming to take back Birmingham MP seat he lost to Labour's Jess Phillips in 2015
  
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• David Bradley on Doctor Who rumours - "You didn't hear it from me!"

  24-04-2017 16:43
  
  The Midland actor addresses reports he will return to play the first Doctor
  
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• Poppy seller who survived Auschwitz to celebrate 100th birthday

  24-04-2017 16:34
  
  "Ron is a true ambassador, such a character and a real gentleman."
  
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• Freezing night forecast as Midlands braced for ARCTIC blast

  24-04-2017 16:19
  
  Minus one overnight and risk of hail and thunder on Tuesday
  
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• IM Properties leases Solihull office - Property Week

  24-04-2017 16:11 via propertyweek.com
  
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  IM Properties leases Solihull office
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  IM Properties has signed up tech innovator SOTI to its Mell Square office scheme in Solihull. mell square. SOTI will occupy all three floors, totalling 9,142 sq ft, at St Alphege Place, relocating from Cranmore. St Alphege is the first new build ...and more »
  
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• IM Properties leases Solihull office | Online | Property Week - Property Week

  24-04-2017 16:11 via propertyweek.com
  
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  IM Properties leases Solihull office | Online | Property Week
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  IM Properties has signed up tech innovator SOTI to its Mell Square office scheme in Solihull.and more »
  
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• Conservative Government won't scrap HS2 says mayor candidate

  24-04-2017 15:58
  
  Conservative mayoral candidate dismisses back bench calls to scrap HS2 
  
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• Woman arrested on suspicion of terror offences in Birmingham

  24-04-2017 15:09
  
  The 21-year-old was arrested on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism
  
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• Community activist Tariq Jahan blasts louts who torched piles of rubbish in Winson Green

  24-04-2017 14:28
  
  Shocking video footage shows the refuse ablaze just off Winson Street, in Winson Green, in the early hours of Monday morning
  
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• Cross City line teenagers in train passenger knife robbery spree

  24-04-2017 14:09
  
  Kieran Jones and Reece Timby have been sentenced to a total of seven years in a young offender institution
  
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• Five arrests over Villa Park pitch invasions during Aston Villa v Birmingham City derby

  24-04-2017 14:08
  
  Three others detained over trouble at pub at previous Blues match
  
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• The Townhouse shines after major refurbishment - Solihull Observer

  24-04-2017 14:06 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  The Townhouse shines after major refurbishment
  Solihull Observer
  NUMBER 16 Church Street is one of Stratford's most recognisable buildings. It has a long and rich history but is now very much the home of the newly renamed boutique hotel The Townhouse – formerly The Church Street Townhouse – which Has just ...and more »
  
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• This area of Birmingham will be WORST hit by Tory housing benefit cut for youngsters

  24-04-2017 13:20
  
  Charities have already warned the policy, which came into force this month, could force youngsters onto the streets
  
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• London Marathon 'Good Samaritan' says helping exhausted athlete more important than finishing time

  24-04-2017 13:13
  
  Matthew Rees, 29, encountered the staggering racer, believed to be called David Wyeth, as the pair rounded the final stretch of The Mall
  
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• Ferne McCann says she's pregnant with Arthur Collins' baby - but confirms split

  24-04-2017 13:13
  
  Ferne's ex-boyfriend Arthur has been charged in relation to a nightclub acid attack in London
  
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• Why making speeders pay week's wages is a GOOD thing - charities

  24-04-2017 13:00
  
  Motorists smashing the road's limit now face massive fines
  
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• Tattoo Fixers is BACK - and here's how to apply to be on the E4 show

  24-04-2017 12:55
  
  The programme features people with ink ranging from embarrassing to downright monstrous
  
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• Madeleine McCann 'snatched by slave traders for rich family', detectives fear

  24-04-2017 12:38
  
  Ex-Scotland Yard officer demands probe over Mauritania link
  
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