Solihull news

• Air ambulance called after elderly man seriously injured in Shirley crash

  24-08-2017 21:07
  
  Car driver rushed to hospital after collision with lorry on Haslucks Green Road
  
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• Coroner criticises Al-Hijrah School over death of Mohammed Ismaeel Ashraf

  24-08-2017 20:30
  
  Inquest jury concludes neglect played a part in death of nine-year-old schoolboy
  
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• GCSE results day 2017: Joy for star pupils around the Midlands

  24-08-2017 19:34
  
  Schoolchildren celebrate as GCSE results announced - check out some of the success stories from around the region
  
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• Yardley helps Warwickshire avoid County Cup relegation - Solihull Observer

  24-08-2017 19:12 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Yardley helps Warwickshire avoid County Cup relegation
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  TENNIS: STAR newcomer Summer Yardley has reason to be cheerful after helping a depleted Warwickshire Women's side avoid relegation from the Aegon County Cup. The Midlanders, who were without Alannah Griffin or Emily Smith, started with a fresh ...
  
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• Driver arrested after 13 men found inside lorry at service station

  24-08-2017 19:02
  
  Several men taken to hospital after being found inside insulated lorry at Mangrove Service Station on A45 near Rugby
  
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• New TV comedy series with Guz Khan to be filmed in Birmingham

  24-08-2017 18:30
  
  Man Like Mobeen will be filmed in Birmingham for BBC3
  
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• Brummie's fury as Come Dine With Me winner’s kitchen company vanishes after complaints

  24-08-2017 18:29
  
  Birmingham resident Keith Batcheltor claims he forked out £1,383 for new kitchen units - and was furious with what arrived
  
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• The most luxurious apartments in Birmingham just for STUDENTS

  24-08-2017 18:23
  
  You won't believe how student accommodation has changed
  
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• Vicky McClure says there was no gender pay gap on Line of Duty

  24-08-2017 18:16
  
  McClure, one of the main stars of the hit BBC police drama, was asked for her views on the gender pay gap debate
  
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• Schoolboy who battled brain tumour gets FOURTEEN A*s in his GCSE exams

  24-08-2017 18:15
  
  Schoolboy Hassan Akram now hopes to be the first in his family ever to go to university
  
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• Warning over new birthing practice which may be doing 'more harm than good'

  24-08-2017 17:37
  
  The practice is becoming increasingly popular with parents whose child has been delivered via cesarean
  
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• Man whose child died reveals heartbreaking 10 things he has learned

  24-08-2017 17:35
  
  The unnamed dad - who lost his son Hughie - has been praised on social media after a list of his lessons was widely shared on Twitter
  
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• Nurse supplied drugs to vulnerable pensioner while working at Queen Elizabeth Hospital

  24-08-2017 17:27
  
  Birmingham Crown Court was shown CCTV of Sarah Papachristophorou also stealing cash from the man’s wallet when he left the room
  
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• The number of GCSE students taking French and German is plummeting

  24-08-2017 17:01
  
  Figures show that languages traditionally taught in secondary schools, such French and German, are continuing to lose popularity with UK teenagers
  
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• Liam Payne and Cheryl cosy up in rare selfie together

  24-08-2017 16:30
  
  The One Direction singer, 23, and the former Girls Aloud star, 34, appeared in the loved-up selfie on Payne's Instagram page
  
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• CCTV catches bungling thief swiping Subway charity collection tin - leaving trail of banknotes in his wake

  24-08-2017 16:22
  
  Police hunt criminal who escaped with donations destined for Heart Research UK
  
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• Love Island conspiracy theory as fans say Chris Hughes and Olivia Attwood knew each other for YEARS

  24-08-2017 16:19
  
  Eagle-eyed social media followers of the pair reckon they've stumbled upon one of the biggest scandals of the year
  
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• Channel 4 drama The State lauded for 'important' insight into ISIS

  24-08-2017 16:17
  
  The four-part series created by Peter Kosminsky follows a group of British men and women who have been radicalised and travel to Syria to join Islamic State
  
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• Jeff Astle's daughter calls for Premier League wage levy to fund dementia care

  24-08-2017 16:01
  
  The England striker, who also played for West Brom, died of a degenerative brain condition in 2002, aged 59
  
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• GCSE success for Manchester bomb survivor who took exam from SOFA

  24-08-2017 16:00
  
  Millie Robson told her mother almost straight after coming out of surgery that she still wanted to sit the exam
  
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• 'No students' will lose out over Romeo and Juliet GCSE exam blunder

  24-08-2017 15:44
  
  An exam paper confused the two warring families - the Capulets and the Montagues - in the famous tragedy about two star-crossed lovers
  
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• 'Missed chances' to help son who killed his sister and knifed mum before stabbing himself 80 times

  24-08-2017 15:44
  
  Melvin James said he was brainwashed by clown who told him: 'Kill or be killed'
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn says Donald Trump state visit 'not a priority' under Labour

  24-08-2017 15:42
  
  Mr Corbyn has previously suggested that any presidential visit should be postponed until after Mr Trump gives up his ban on entry to the US
  
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• Millions of Brits classed as problem or at-risk gamblers

  24-08-2017 15:41
  
  The report found that 1.4% of gamblers, 400,000 people were classed as problem gamblers - or 0.8% of the population
  
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• Drunken killer Steven Wilson sent back to jail for throttling OAP in early-morning horror

  24-08-2017 15:34
  Victim was scared he had taken his 'last breath'
  
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• Secret Celebrity Big Brother eviction as housemate leaves BEFORE Friday final

  24-08-2017 15:00
  
  CBB's Bit On The Side presenter Rylan Clark-Neal confirmed the backdoor eviction on social media
  
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• Bloor Homes' housing plan set for rejection again

  24-08-2017 15:00
  
  City councillors expected to throw out plans to redevelop 80-acre golf club site which closed down last year
  
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• BBC1 series Ambulance screens shocking moment man is brought back to life

  24-08-2017 15:00
  
  The incredible footage is to be shown on new BBC1 series Ambulance, featuring West Midlands paramedics
  
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• Police appeal after driver hit over the head with HAMMER and dragged out of vehicle in carjacking

  24-08-2017 14:43
  
  Two men on a motorbike then pulled up next to the victim before one of them started smashing the driver’s side window with a hammer
  
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• Chyna Crew drugs runner offered 'ten bags of crack' in hunt for rival

  24-08-2017 13:46
  
  She mixed narcotics as brutal gangsters raped and tortured woman
  
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• Brave teen who sat GCSEs the day after being told brother tragically died in Manchester Arena attack gets 11 A*s

  24-08-2017 13:34
  
  'Martyn always used to joke I was bad at maths. I think he would have been quite proud of me'
  
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• BBC gender pay gap 'only part of the story' says director

  24-08-2017 13:25
  
  Charlotte Moore said the annual report revelations about the pay of the highest earners was only part of the picture
  
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• BBC director explains why Great British Bake Off exit to Channel 4 was 'necessary'

  24-08-2017 13:24
  
  Charlotte Moore said she felt responsible for the way she spent licence fee payers' money and said she "can't put all my eggs in one basket"
  
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• Bank Holiday weekend weather: Forecast for favourite resorts at home and abroad

  24-08-2017 13:17
  Latest outlook for top destinations in the UK and overseas from Friday August 25 to Monday August 28.
  
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• Coronation Street fans fume as soap is cancelled TWICE next week

  24-08-2017 13:06
  
  Controversially, ITV confirmed the popular show has been bumped from the schedule from its usual weekday slots
  
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• How many Brummies shave money off council tax bills by challenging them

  24-08-2017 13:00
  
  This year moving down from Band D to Band C in Birmingham would save you £159.83
  
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• Grenfell Tower teenager scores A in exam sat hours after blaze

  24-08-2017 12:56
  
  Ines Alves, who lived with her family on the 13th floor, fled the burning tower block in the middle of the night
  
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• Woman who set fire to council house on Christmas Day avoids jail

  24-08-2017 12:52
  
  The fire resulted in her semi-detached neighbour needing to be rescued by firefighters
  
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• 50,000 English and maths GCSEs awarded new highest grade

  24-08-2017 12:24
  
  Just over 2,000 teenagers in England scored a clean sweep, gaining 9s in English, English literature and maths
  
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• Students at Solihull School celebrate GCSE results - Solihull Observer

  24-08-2017 12:21 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Students at Solihull School celebrate GCSE results
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  SOLIHULL School is celebrating 90 per cent of this year's GCSE grades at A* to B. The independent school saw 52 pupils achieve eight or more A*/A grades, while 14 pupils celebrated eight A*s and eight pupils achieved ten A*s. Solihull also received ...and more »
  
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• Spectre of NEW bins strike as council faces money meltdown over union deal

  24-08-2017 12:16
  
  Warning that flood of legal claims could spell financial disaster
  
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• Richard Madeley sparks Good Morning Britain chaos by 'losing it' with Cycling UK guest

  24-08-2017 11:08
  
  The veteran presenter slammed the guest for "not answering the question" and shouted at him to "stop playing games"
  
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• Katy Perry says time was right to put Calvin Harris spat to bed

  24-08-2017 10:46
  
  The pair have collaborated on Feels, a song which also features Pharrell Williams and US rapper Big Sean
  
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• Schoolgirl, 13, 'hanged herself in bedroom after argument with mum during holidays'

  24-08-2017 10:15
  
  13-year-old Chole Morris had a minor argument with her mother Alison Alford over the course of the break from school
  
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• Charlotte Crosby's breaks down live on TV interview over Gaz Beadle's baby news

  24-08-2017 10:15
  
  The Geordie Shore star sobbed as she reacted to the news, which comes just 16 months after her own ectopic pregnancy which nearly claimed her life
  
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• GCSE results day 2017: Pass rates DOWN after grades shake-up

  24-08-2017 10:14
  
  Under the overhaul, traditional A* to G grades are being gradually replaced in England with a 9 to 1 system
  
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• Harriet Harman: 'If I had stood for Labour leader in 2010, I would have got it'

  24-08-2017 10:07
  
  The former deputy leader said she "definitely would have got it"
  
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• Family of man reunited with brother on Long Lost Family pay tribute after his sudden death

  24-08-2017 10:07
  
  Steve Belshaw, who met his half-sibling, Rob Hall, for the first time on Long Lost Family, featured on an episode just two weeks ago
  
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• Lockdown as police arrest six teenagers in gun alert

  24-08-2017 10:02
  
  Young men aged 17-19 taken into custody as police swoop on scene
  
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• Watch: Harrowing final moments of man 'hunted down' by knife-wielding thug outside party

  24-08-2017 09:48
  
  Lauric Lebato can be seen attempting to protect himself with a fire extinguisher, before the fatal wound was inflicted
  
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