Solihull news

• Who is in the live semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent?

  27-05-2017 22:20
  
  Have Miss Treats with Birmingham singer Bambi got through?
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn is right - creating chaos in foreign countries has made us less safe at home

  27-05-2017 21:00
  
  Jeremy Corbyn's speech following the Manchester terror attacks contained a lot of wisdom
  
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• Three cars wrecked in crash near Oldbury town centre

  27-05-2017 18:36
  
  Vehicles badly damaged but occupants walked away from the wreckage
  
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• Top Birmingham grime star charged with supplying crack cocaine and heroin

  27-05-2017 18:00
  
  Saphan Robinson’s music regularly played on Radio 1 and he has performed at sell-out shows across country
  
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• British Airways cancels all flights today from Heathrow and Gatwick

  27-05-2017 15:44
  
  Its global computer systems have allegedly crashed after an apparent cyber attack
  
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• British Airways cancels all flights before 6pm from Heathrow and Gatwick

  27-05-2017 15:44
  
  Its global computer systems have allegedly crashed after an apparent cyber attack
  
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• Terror threat level reduced says PM

  27-05-2017 15:14
  
  But public must remain alert as an attack is still highly likely
  
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• Man with knife arrested in Sainsbury's in Blackheath near Oldbury

  27-05-2017 15:12
  
  West Midlands Police are understood to have resolved the situation
  
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• Police swoop to recover stolen cars in Bordesley Green

  27-05-2017 14:08
  
  They say the vehicles were used in offences across the city
  
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• Kings Heath High Street CLOSED after woman hit by lorry

  27-05-2017 13:30
  
  Elderly woman in collision with a lorry in Kings Heath
  
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• The number of Brummies going to hospital because of CIGARETTES

  27-05-2017 13:07
  
  Across England, people were hospitalised because of smoking nearly 520,000 times  in 2015-16
  
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• This is the law on leaving your dog in a hot car

  27-05-2017 12:56
  
  In 2016, the RSPCA's emergency hotline received 7,187 calls about animals in hot environments - the majority of which were regarding dogs
  
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• What really happened to the Take Me Out Brummie girls on the Isle of Fernando's

  27-05-2017 11:00
  
  Did Shelley and Hannah find love on their romantic dates?
  
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• Bombing alert - the major Bank Holiday events which are going ahead

  27-05-2017 10:29
  
  Fresh arrests in Manchester in hunt for bomber accomplices
  
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• Cat Deeley reveals her biggest regret - and it's a tearjerker

  27-05-2017 09:00
  
  The Brummie presenter also talks about missing her mom
  
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• Solihull Bid Excellence awards set to shine light on shining borough businesses - Solihull Observer

  27-05-2017 08:59 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Solihull Bid Excellence awards set to shine light on shining borough businesses
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  ENTHUSIASTIC employees and creative companies will be honoured at this year's Solihull BID Excellence Awards. From talented young apprentices to businesses showing smart management and innovative thinking, the Solihull Business District (BID) ...
  
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• General Election 2017: Health Service candidate says main parties have let Redditch down

  27-05-2017 07:00
  
  Neal Stote aims to cause a ballot box shock
  
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• Revealed: Which are the WORST mobile phone providers?

  27-05-2017 01:01
  
  Consumers have voted for the companies which have disappointed them the most
  
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• West Midlands Police response to change in threat level

  27-05-2017 00:00
  
  Following a COBRA meeting this morning (Saturday) Prime Minister Theresa May has announced the national threat level has been reduced from critical to severe, meaning an attack is highly likely.
   
  However, she also said that Operation Temperer resources will remain in place over the Bank Holiday weekend. West Midlands Police will maintain the current policing levels over the coming days before a planned scale back of extra resources from Tuesday.
   
  There will remain a highly visible po
  
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• Prince’s Trust team rally to spruce up police memorial

  27-05-2017 00:00
  
  A memorial garden in honour of fallen West Midlands Police officers has been spruced up thanks to the hard work of community-spirited young people.The Smethwick Memorial Garden − in the grounds of Smethwick Police Station − was created in tribute to PC Robert Dallow who was killed in a car crash during a police pursuit in 1995.  Over the decades it has been expanded into a peaceful plot to remember other former police officers that have passed away. Over the years, the
  
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• Men sentenced following brutal murder in Coventry

  27-05-2017 00:00
  
  Two men who beat another man to death following an argument have been convicted of murder and given life sentences in prison following a trial at Warwick Crown Court. 
   
  Drew Thorpe, aged 19 of Hollis Road, Stoke, Coventry and Stephen Weeks, aged 48, of Hugh Road, Stoke, Coventry were handed 12 years and 16 years sentences respectively, with minimum parole, after pleading not guilty to the murder of Lee Brooks on Wednesday 24 May.Lee, aged 36, was attacked at Stephen Weeks home on the
  
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• Man arrested after arson at Sainsbury’s

  27-05-2017 00:00
  
  A man has been arrested after a fire was set in toilets at Sainsbury in Blackheath around midday today (Saturday 27 May).Armed officers responded after the man was seen running from the store in possession of a knife. He was located and arrested nearby.The store was evacuated and road closures were put in place while forensic investigators conducted enquiries.Force Incident Manager, Chief Inspector Paul Minor said: “The store remains closed while we examine the scene and assess the cause o
  
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