Solihull news

• Who is Banksy? Graffiti artist's identity may have been revealed by Goldie

  07-07-2017 21:00
  
  Rapper Goldie may have revealed his true identity, during an interview with spoken word poet Scroobius Pip
  
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• This is why you have flying ants everywhere all of a sudden

  07-07-2017 21:00
  
  It's a giant ant party, in many respects, with millions enjoying their "nuptial flight"
  
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• The UK's most valuable coins: You could have any of these in your pocket right NOW

  07-07-2017 21:00
  
  You might be richer than you think - see some of the coins which are worth rather more than they say
  
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• The National Lottery is going to change - here's how it will affect you

  07-07-2017 21:00
  
  Camelot, who organise Lotto, say ticket prices could be cut - and extra balls discarded
  
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• The most valuable plastic £5 notes have these serial numbers - have you got one in your pocket?

  07-07-2017 21:00
  
  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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• Is streaming on Kodi legal? Tips to help you avoid falling foul of the law

  07-07-2017 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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• Britain First: Who are the group and what do they stand for?

  07-07-2017 21:00
  
  West Midlands Police said there would be a “highly visible” police presence in the city on Saturday
  
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• Astral sex: The new trend that 'protects you from STDs and pregnancy'

  07-07-2017 21:00
  
  You can train yourself to experience an out-of-body moment when, er, in the moment
  
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• Are you allowed to drive in flip flops or barefoot? Here's all you need to know

  07-07-2017 21:00
  
  Is this legal - and what does the law state around driving in particular pieces of footwear?
  
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• Bartley Green stabbing: Boy, 16, charged with murder

  07-07-2017 19:12
  
  Teenager set to appear in court over fatal stabbing of Alex Leonard in Woodgate Gardens
  
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• Shocking week of crime in Birmingham: All we know so far

  07-07-2017 18:01
  
  Murders, carjackings and armed violence have all plagued Birmingham over the past seven days
  
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• The Top 10 Saturday morning children's TV shows we miss the most

  07-07-2017 18:00
  
  These kids' TV programmes were the only thing that got us out of bed on a Saturday morning
  
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• Emergency services attend to chemical incident at Regency Hotel - Solihull Observer

  07-07-2017 17:49 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Emergency services attend to chemical incident at Regency Hotel
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  A multi-agency chemical incident was reported at The Regency Hotel. Photo credit @solihullfire, Twitter. Emily Fish 29 mins ago Updated: 27 mins ago. FIRE crews have been in attendance at a multi-agency incident involving chemicals at The Regency Hotel ...and more »
  
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• Schoolgirl dies in Birmingham bus crash - what we know so far

  07-07-2017 17:15
  
  The teenager has died after a minibus carrying school pupils on a field trip collided with a council bin lorry
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman killed as she tried to cross A38 dual carriageway

  07-07-2017 17:04
  
  Victim suffered fatal injuries after being hit by a car near Burton-on-Trent, moments after leaving a van
  
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• Bradley Lowery dies after brave battle with cancer

  07-07-2017 16:57
  
  His death was confirmed on social media by his parents
  
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• Chelmsley Wood murder probe - what we know so far

  07-07-2017 16:48
  
  A network of roads were shut, including Arbor Way, Greenlands Road and Coralin Close
  
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• Jamie Roberts reveals what it takes to be selected for the British and Irish Lions

  07-07-2017 16:39
  
  Lions star from 2009 and 2013 tour gives insight to the iconic team set for third Test decider against the All Blacks
  
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• Comedian Joe Lycett has a bizarre reason why the Commonwealth Games should come to Birmingham

  07-07-2017 16:31
  
  Watch the comic's funny message to judges on why we should host the 2022 Games
  
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• Major Birmingham city centre street closed for emergency gas works

  07-07-2017 15:55
  
  The street is currently closed, from Cornwall Street to Lionel Street, with the public unable to access it
  
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• Window cleaner discovers his £1 coin is worth £3,000

  07-07-2017 15:52
  
  Coin mad Richard Bird, from Hull, discovered the new £1 coin last month which had 2016 on one side, and 2017 in micro-inscriptions around the edge
  
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• Charlie Gard 'to be given Vatican passport' by Pope so he can receive treatment

  07-07-2017 15:24
  
  Pope Francis will hand the terminally-ill 11-month-old a passport so he can be flown to Italy for treatment
  
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• Ex-teacher Domhnall Rooney jailed for threatening social worker with sulphuric acid in hate campaign

  07-07-2017 14:39
  
  He 'hated' victim and wanted to put 'fear of God' into her
  
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• 14-year-old killed in minibus on school field trip

  07-07-2017 14:35
  
  The lorry driver was uninjured and, along with the bus driver, is assisting the police investigation.
  
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• Gonorrhoea "superbug" as disease becomes untreatable

  07-07-2017 14:27
  
  According to WHO, the cases as it gave details of studies into highly drug-resistant forms of the sexually-transmitted disease
  
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• Hamster who hasn't moved in days taken to vet - who finds something bizarre

  07-07-2017 14:26
  
  The youngster had noticed that her beloved hamster had not moved from the side of its cage in three days and hadn't eaten or drank anything either
  
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• Former boss becomes assistant at Barrow - Vitalfootball

  07-07-2017 14:14 via solihullmoors.vitalfootball.co.uk
  
  Former boss becomes assistant at Barrow
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  Former Solihull Moors boss Micky Moore has this week become the new assistant manager at National League rivals Barrow. Moore was previously manager of Solihull Borough, before having a second spell as manager at Damson Park, this time ...and more »
  
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• Solihull Moors | Former boss becomes assistant at Barrow - Vitalfootball

  07-07-2017 14:13 via solihullmoors.vitalfootball.co.uk
  
  Solihull Moors | Former boss becomes assistant at Barrow
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  Former Solihull Moors boss Micky Moore has this week become the new assistant manager at National League rivals Barrow.and more »
  
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• Schoolgirl dies in minibus crash on Birmingham road

  07-07-2017 14:00
  
  A teenage girl died in the collision on Kingsbury Road
  
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• Charles Dance leaves viewers in tears during emotional Who Do You Think You Are?

  07-07-2017 13:50
  
  Viewers could not believe the luck of Dance's long-lost relatives who had only just discovered that they were related to him
  
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• Drug smuggling trio jailed for 83 years must now pay back £1.4m of 'illegal profits'

  07-07-2017 13:49
  
  Solihull man given three months to pay - or face more than five years in jail extra
  
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• School bus in major Birmingham crash: What witnesses have said

  07-07-2017 13:44
  
  John Taylor High School, in East Staffordshire, confirmed a number of their year nine and 12 students have been involved in the bus crash
  
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• Planned Margaret Thatcher statue could be axed due to vandalism fears

  07-07-2017 13:37
  
  Backers of the statue hoped the memorial to Britain's first female prime minister, reported to cost £300,000, would join the likes of Winston Churchill, Mahatma Gandhi and other political greats in Parliament Square.
  
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• Murder enquiry launched after man found stabbed in his car | The ... - Solihull Observer

  07-07-2017 13:30 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Murder enquiry launched after man found stabbed in his car | The ...
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  Police have arrested a woman on suspicion of murder after a man was found with stab wounds in his car in the early hours of this morning. Ambulance ...and more »
  
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• Tributes flood in for Cannock teenager Luke Barnett who died in Ibiza

  07-07-2017 13:15
  
  Spanish officials have suggested there were no obvious signs the death was alcohol or drugs-related
  
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• Watch: Dangerous drunk driver dodges cars on WRONG side of motorway

  07-07-2017 13:11
  
  Tony Chapman has been jailed for 19 months and banned from driving after shocking M40 incident
  
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• New Look SUSPENDS security guard after brawl with pregnant shoplifter outside Bullring

  07-07-2017 13:11
  
  New Look has told the Mail that they have suspended the store detective pending a full investigation
  
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• Birmingham is the only realistic option for Channel 4 relocation

  07-07-2017 13:10
  
  Stop paying lip service to our West Midlands neighbours - Birmingham is the only bid which adds up
  
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• Historic Erdington home with anti-slavery links to be restored as flats

  07-07-2017 13:00
  
  'Prestige building' Rookery House has been derelict for almost a decade
  
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• Victims of July 7th attacks will never be forgotten

  07-07-2017 12:54
  
  12 years since 52 people died and hundreds were injured in the worst single terrorist atrocity on British soil
  
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• Woman arrested after Chelmsley Wood murder investigation launched

  07-07-2017 12:45
  
  The victim, aged 65, died at the scene after paramedics were called to Alder Drive at around 1am
  
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• School confirms minibus transporting children involved in major crash in Birmingham

  07-07-2017 12:22
  
  Tragic update on A38 Kingsbury Road crash with multiple injuries
  
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• Chelmsley Wood murder investigation launched as streets sealed off

  07-07-2017 11:46
  
  West Midlands Police has confirmed the incident in Chelmsley Wood is a murder investigation
  
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• Crackdown on Kodi due this summer as seven million people stream shows or music illegally

  07-07-2017 11:45
  
  The Government office responsible for fighting piracy says illicit streaming is holding back legitimate businesses such as Netflix and Spotify
  
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• 'Multiple injuries' after major crash on Kingsbury road

  07-07-2017 11:14
  
  A large number of emergency services are in the scene and motorists are being asked to avoid the area
  
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• Congestion busting upgrades for Birmingham's worst traffic blackspots

  07-07-2017 11:14
  
  Almost £6 million will be spent to keep traffic moving across the region - here's where it will be spent
  
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• Air ambulance rushed to school fields to treat man with stab wounds

  07-07-2017 10:41
  
  Man with self inflicted stab wound in Sutton Coldfield
  
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• Charlie Gard's mum Connie describes family's 'living hell' in heartbreaking interview

  07-07-2017 10:14
  
  Connie Yates said support from the Pope and US President Donald Trump, as well as medics in America and the Vatican, had given the 11-month-old more time
  
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• Austin Powers star Mike Myers stops off at a Birmingham pub for a pint

  07-07-2017 10:02
  
  Austin Powers and Shrek star Mike Myers stunned film fans in the West Midlands this week - when he stopped off at a pub in Great Barr for a pint
  
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• Bradley Lowery is 'no longer responsive', heartbroken family say

  07-07-2017 09:48
  
  In the last few weeks the condition of the six-year-old Sunderland fan, who has the rare childhood cancer neuroblastoma, has deteriorated quickly
  
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