Solihull news

• General Election 2017: Who is standing in The Wrekin?

  24-05-2017 23:36
  
  Mark Pritchard faces competition from five other candidates on June 8
  
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• General Election 2017: Who is standing in Telford?

  24-05-2017 23:29
  
  It was a very tight contest last time round - with fewer than 1,000 votes in it
  
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• General Election 2017: Who is standing in Shrewsbury?

  24-05-2017 23:22
  
  It was a Labour seat in the Blair years, but times have changed
  
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• General Election 2017: Who is standing in North Shropshire?

  24-05-2017 23:16
  
  It has only had Conservative MPs so far
  
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• General Election 2017: Who is standing in Ludlow?

  24-05-2017 23:10
  
  It is traditionally a Tory stronghold - but there are three others vying for the seat
  
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• Why Manchester attack victim Martyn Hett went viral after he gave his mum this gift

  24-05-2017 22:51
  
  Kind-hearted Martyn, upset that his mum was sad, tweeted a photograph of her Christmas craft stall
  
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• Mum of Bradley Lowery reveals he 'hasn't got long left to live'

  24-05-2017 22:51
  
  His mum Gemma, 33, posted the heartbreaking message on Facebook
  
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• Kodi crackdown continues as Facebook BANS sales of pirate streaming devices

  24-05-2017 22:51
  
  The social network has updated its Commerce Policy, which governs sales of products and services on Facebook
  
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• EastEnders viewers spot epic gaffe in new trailer for BBC One soap

  24-05-2017 22:51
  
  Fans of the long-running soap experienced this first-hand on Tuesday when the spotted a sizeable gaffe
  
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• Why experts are saying Kodi users are at risk of HACKING

  24-05-2017 22:50
  
  The subtitle files are often corrupted with malware, which the software is unable to detect
  
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• Revealed: The most dangerous countries for British tourists to holiday

  24-05-2017 22:45
  
  January is a popular month to book that summer flight - but are you picking the right place?
  
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• These are all the UK laws that changed in 2017 - from smoking to car seats

  24-05-2017 22:44
  
  These are the laws it's imperative you know about over the course of 2017
  
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• Frozen planet 40 light years away may have once been habitable, astronomers say

  24-05-2017 22:37
  
  The outermost planet, Trappist-1h, is currently an ice ball
  
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• You are less likely to get cancer living in the West Midlands

  24-05-2017 22:35
  
  The West Midlands had the second lowest rate of cancer registrations for women and the third lowest for men
  
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• This is how much disposable income the average Brummie has

  24-05-2017 22:35
  
  A normal household in Birmingham has less spare cash than the UK average
  
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• Driver claims he was blinded by 'bright light' before hitting tragic teen Zoe Shapiro on crossing

  24-05-2017 20:30
  
  Neel Balu, 43, said he did not see Zoe Shapiro before he hit her on a pedestrian crossing
  
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• Nurse claims Snobs door stamp left her BRANDED with chemical burn

  24-05-2017 20:13
  
  Emily Butler says she suffered the painful reaction after birthday night out at the Birmingham club
  
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• Watch Manchester bomb victim Olivia Campbell singing her favourite song - which will now play at her funeral

  24-05-2017 19:43
  
  Heartbroken relatives of Manchester suicide bomb victim have released poignant footage of 15-year-old
  
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• See pictures of Peaky Blinders filming in Dudley - with Shelby family reunited

  24-05-2017 19:35
  
  Cillian Murphy dons shades in the heat and Helen McCrory swelters in a fur-trimmed coat
  
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• Police discover 186 cannabis plants with street value of £148,000 following Selly Oak raid

  24-05-2017 19:08
  
  When they broke into the property they discovered 186 plants along with various cannabis making equipment
  
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• DogwatchUK Fun Dog Show to take place this weekend - Solihull Observer

  24-05-2017 18:53 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  DogwatchUK Fun Dog Show to take place this weekend
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  DOG LOVERS will be able to show their four-legged companions just how much they mean to them at the upcoming DogwatchUK Fun Dog Show. The event will be the second of two events organised by the group and will take place at Damson Lane ...
  
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• Birmingham Pride and city concert venues to be patrolled by hundreds of extra Ministry of Defence police

  24-05-2017 18:49
  
  Chief Constable Alex Murray said extra armed and unarmed police would be at all concert venues this weekend
  
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• Coronation Street spoiler: Ken Barlow flashbacks set to reveal attacker

  24-05-2017 18:42
  
  His memory of the fateful night he was pushed down the stairs started to return this week
  
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• Peaky Blinders - cast, soundtrack, quotes and everything you need to know

  24-05-2017 18:41
  
  Everything about the BBC2 drama starring Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy
  
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• When does Big Brother 2017 start? Housemates, theme and everything you need to know about Channel 5 show

  24-05-2017 18:26
  
  Emma Willis and Rylan Clarke will return to present the hotly anticipated show.
  
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• M6 motorists face rush-hour nightmare as lorry crash closes three lanes between Junction 9 and 10

  24-05-2017 18:19
  
  Emergency services are on the scene after crash and a fuel spillage
  
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• Inmates return to wings damaged by prison riots at HMP Birmingham after £2million refit

  24-05-2017 18:08
  
  The jail, run by security firm G4S, holds sentenced, remand and recall inmates as well as a sex-offender wing and prisoners on life or indeterminate sentences
  
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• Jazz festival and children's charities honoured by Birmingham's Lord Mayor

  24-05-2017 18:04
  
  Outgoing Lord Mayor Carl Rice handed out four awards before passing on his chain of office
  
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• Shocking 'schoolgirl bully' video that victim's mother wants everyone to see

  24-05-2017 18:00
  
  Teenage victim is punched in head and pushed into bush after returning from local park
  
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• Grinning drug kingpin and his gang jailed after swamping Devon with £2 million of cocaine from the Midlands

  24-05-2017 17:31
  
  The street value of each delivery is estimated at almost £150,000, meaning the total value of the operation could have been close to £2.4 million
  
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• Be vigilant, but carry on and don't let peddlers of evil win

  24-05-2017 17:29
  
  David Jamieson, who will be marching at Birmingham Pride on Saturday, pays tribute to emergency services and calls for people to go about their daily lives
  
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• Sorrel Leczkowski, 14, named as victim of Manchester terror attack

  24-05-2017 17:23
  
  She died in hospital while her mum and grandma were by her side
  
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• Watch: Dramatic arrest of man near Birmingham Cathedral

  24-05-2017 17:16
  
  Police out in force in city centre as terror threat level raise to critical
  
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• First picture of Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi

  24-05-2017 17:05
  
  The 22-year-old named as the suicide bomber behind Monday's terror attack
  
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• Green light given by planning chiefs for JLRs LOC - Solihull Observer

  24-05-2017 16:40 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Green light given by planning chiefs for JLRs LOC
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  Controversial plans to build at LOC at JLR have been given the green light by Solihull Planning chiefs. Sarah Mason 24th May, 2017. CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a new Logistics Operations Centre (LOC) at Jaguar Land Rover have been approved by ...and more »
  
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• Father of alleged Manchester terror attacker Salman Abedi says son is innocent

  24-05-2017 16:20
  
  Ramadan Abedi said he spoke to his 22-year-old son Salman Abedi five days ago
  
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• Tributes after Britain's 'most exceptional working mum' dies following short cancer battle

  24-05-2017 16:06
  
  Carol Fittes died on Sunday at Wolverhampton’s Compton Hospice surrounded by her family, aged 45
  
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• National Crime Agency officers raid Sutton Coldfield home

  24-05-2017 16:01
  
  Officers carry out dramatic dawn swoop over alleged drug smuggling and money laundering
  
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• Drug users abandon their dealers and go online to order from the 'darknet'

  24-05-2017 16:00
  
  Many of us are in the habit of going online and ordering what we want, and drug users are no exception
  
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• St Philip’s Cathedral closed in wake of Manchester attack - after staff say they can't guarantee public safety

  24-05-2017 15:53
  
  It is the first time the cathedral has closed in response to a threat level
  
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• Watch: Mum desperately reverses as masked carjackers swarm towards her

  24-05-2017 15:40
  
  Teacher targeted by three masked attackers carrying weapons as she arrived home
  
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• Off-duty female police offer named among Manchester terror attack victims

  24-05-2017 15:38
  
  Her husband is critically injured after attending Ariana Grande concert
  
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• Royal Star and Garter residents meet Shetland pony - Solihull Observer

  24-05-2017 14:47 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Royal Star and Garter residents meet Shetland pony
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  SOLIHULL veterans living with dementia have been handed a much needed boost – thanks to the aid of some four legged friends. The veterans – all residents at the Royal Star and Garter Homes in Solihull – we're treated to a visit of a miniature Shetland ...
  
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• General Election 2017: Quiz the Edgbaston candidates

  24-05-2017 13:37
  
  University of Birmingham and the Birmingham Mail team up for election debate
  
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• 'Middle class' Glastonbury Festival slammed by Fatboy Slim

  24-05-2017 13:15
  
  The DJ, whose real name is Norman Cook, also said the event is running out of decent headline acts
  
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• How eating junk food and smoking could cause dementia in CHILDREN

  24-05-2017 13:15
  
  Unhealthy diets and tobacco ages children's brains by six years by the time they reach middle age
  
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• Night-time temperatures set to soar this week

  24-05-2017 13:13
  
  The temperature will be 5C hotter than the average day-time value for the West Midlands in May - which was just 11C (52F)
  
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• Manchester attack: 'Wonderful and iconic' Martyn Hett named as latest victim

  24-05-2017 13:09
  
  He was Coronation Street superfan who appeared on TV shows
  
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• Police arrest 'man with knife' near Buckingham Palace

  24-05-2017 12:53
  
  A police van arrived with lights flashing and drove him away
  
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• Jobs available in Birmingham NOW where no experience is required

  24-05-2017 12:49
  
  Find a new role in the West Midlands with our help
  
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