Solihull news

• The horrifying reason you should never wear contact lenses in the shower

  07-09-2017 23:21
  
  Incredibly, half of all patients who are seen first time by an optometrist need some sort of vision correction
  
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• EastEnders fans despair after Johnny SHOT as lives hang in balance

  07-09-2017 22:56
  
  Thursday night's show caught up with the disarray on Albert Square, showing Johnny lay unconscious and bleeding on the floor
  
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• CCTV appeal after thousands of pounds worth of jewellery stolen in Kingswinford house raid

  07-09-2017 22:27
  
  Police release image of car they wish to trace in connection with burglary in Chandler Drive
  
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• Police appeal for witnesses after man seriously injured in Winson Green collision

  07-09-2017 19:25
  
  Car seized as detectives investigate circumstances which led to man being found injured in Nineveh Road
  
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• Spitfire flypast as Battle of Britain hero is laid to rest

  07-09-2017 19:08
  
  Hundreds of people had gathered to pay their respects to one of the last remaining Battle Of Britain fighter pilots from Solihull
  
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• Thug urinated on woman in hotel room after she had been abused by his friend

  07-09-2017 18:07
  
  Charles Bates, 22, had consensual sex with the victim after meeting her in a Reading nightclub
  
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• Counter-terror cops arrest two men at Birmingham Airport

  07-09-2017 17:44
  
  Duo arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after getting off flight from Istanbul
  
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• Adorable raccoon dog found in Birmingham school playground

  07-09-2017 17:39
  
  The RSPCA were in disbelief and told the head teacher it was probably a 'mangy cat' or badger
  
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• Pregnant mum shielded daughter, 1, in hit-and-run - and unborn baby survived too

  07-09-2017 17:30
  
  She was in the Royal Stoke University Hospital for nine days, while her daughter was discharged after a week-long stay
  
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• Anger as BBC dubs Commonwealth Games win a 'bad day for Liverpool'

  07-09-2017 17:27
  
  The news broke on Thursday morning, after which the BBC revealed the news on their Sport Facebook page
  
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• Former Birmingham police station being turned into Muslim community centre after auction sale

  07-09-2017 17:11
  
  Perry Barr station, on Walsall Road, sold for almost THREE TIMES more than guide price
  
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• 'We will make the Commonwealth proud' - Birmingham reacts to bid success

  07-09-2017 17:08
  
  Birmingham's political, business and sporting leaders hail the city's success in winning UK nomination to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games
  
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• Birmingham International Marathon T-shirt design unveiled

  07-09-2017 16:25
  
  Local student wins competition to design the all-important finishers' T-shirt which will be handed to hardy runners who complete 26.2-mile course
  
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• Premier League clubs vote to close summer transfer window early

  07-09-2017 16:24
  
  The January transfer window will remain open as normal though
  
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• Greggs Bakery robberies: Man appears at court and denies five raids

  07-09-2017 15:45
  
  Paul Bogle is alleged to have forced staff to hand over more than £8,000 in cash from the tills
  
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• Council house fraudsters sipped Champagne on sunshine break after lying about being homeless

  07-09-2017 15:45
  
  Mkhululi Mpofu and his wife Vanessa were shamed on national TV
  
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• What the weather will be like for October half term 2017

  07-09-2017 15:30
  
  Here's the weather forecast for October half term 2017 in Birmingham
  
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• Travellers invade popular city park days before family festival

  07-09-2017 15:30
  
  The group descended on the land inside Witton Lakes on Wednesday
  
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• Revealed: The name Prince George will be known by at school

  07-09-2017 15:25
  
  Kate had hoped to join the Duke of Cambridge on the school run but is suffering from severe morning sickness
  
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• Shocking moment woman gives birth by roadside and didn't even know she was PREGNANT!

  07-09-2017 14:30
  
  BBC TV series Ambulance reveals moment woman gives birth in back of a car and how friend helps to save her baby
  
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• West Midlands Police investigating TEN sex attack claims against its officers

  07-09-2017 14:04
  
  News follows jailing of PC Steve Walters last year for sexually assaulting two 'vulnerable' women
  
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• Cannabis oil 'saved' cancer survivor's life - after she was told incurable tumour would kill her

  07-09-2017 14:01
  
  She is now pushing “for the reform of the current prohibitive laws around the use of cannabis for medication”
  
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• Watch: Man 'mutilated' by police dog after travellers pitch up at old North Worcestershire Golf Course in Northfield

  07-09-2017 13:58
  
  Officers were investigating the alleged theft of roof tiles
  
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• Hundreds expected to attend funeral of Battle of Britain Spitfire ace Ken Wilkinson

  07-09-2017 13:41
  
  The heroic pilot, who died on July 31 aged 99, will be honoured with a fly past of one of the iconic planes he commandeered
  
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• This is why Birmingham won the Commonwealth Games nod

  07-09-2017 13:13
  
  If the 2022 Commonwealth Games comes to the UK, it will come to Birmingham
  
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• New gin bar is raided by thieves before grand opening in Tamworth

  07-09-2017 13:00
  
  The incident is believed to have taken place late at night on Sunday, September 4
  
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• Can a school legally send your child home for wearing the wrong uniform? These are your rights

  07-09-2017 12:45
  
  Can state schools ban children for wearing the wrong uniform?
  
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• Wayne Rooney to 'QUIT drinking alcohol' - but only if Coleen gives up something too

  07-09-2017 12:40
  
  The 31-year-old reportedly wants Coleen to quit spending money on holidays
  
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• How Birmingham green belt land is drastically shrinking

  07-09-2017 12:40
  
  Only seven other councils agreed to reduce their green belt - and two of those were by negligible amounts
  
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• Owner of house where rubbish dumped served enforcement notice to CLEAN IT UP

  07-09-2017 12:35
  
  Neighbours told of their horror at the festering piles of filth which had been dumped on the drive at the empty home in Church Lane which include car parts, tyres and household rubbish
  
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• Fuming car owner drives new motor BACK INTO showroom in refund wrangle

  07-09-2017 12:24
  
  Mail reader shared her experience after driver's Mercedes row
  
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• Coronation Street spoiler: Bethany Platt faces new threat as Nathan attempts to escape justice

  07-09-2017 12:18
  
  Dramatic scenes in June episodes saw Bethany finally see through Nathan as he attempted to sex traffic her to Belgium
  
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• New Birmingham Conservatoire 'last of its kind'

  07-09-2017 12:00
  
  Stark statement from principal Julian Lloyd Webber as he officially opens new music school following two-year building programme
  
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• 'Lucky escape' as wall collapses near Powergen site - Solihull Observer

  07-09-2017 11:43
  'Lucky escape' as wall collapses near Powergen site
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  A FAMILY with young children says it had a lucky escape when a brick wall collapsed in the garden during the school holidays. The wall separates the family's garden from the former Powergen site on Stratford Road, Shirley, which is being demolished by ...
  
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• Behind-the-scenes at Prince George's new school Thomas's Battersea

  07-09-2017 11:29
  
  The four-year-old Prince is joining one of three reception classes at private, co-educational day school
  
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• Pregnant Kate Middleton misses Prince George's first school run due to morning sickness

  07-09-2017 11:23
  
  The prince will be known as George Cambridge to his classmates, the palace said
  
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• Coronation Street fans fuming as Andy misses chance to escape Phelan

  07-09-2017 11:07
  
  Fans were left baffled when Andy Carver did not shout out for help
  
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• US WON'T punish United over passenger-dragging controversy

  07-09-2017 11:06
  
  Mr Dao was filmed in a video which went viral online being pulled from his seat and dragged down the aisle of the jet
  
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• Lotto jackpot to hit £16.9MILLION after Wednesday rollover

  07-09-2017 11:06
  
  The winning numbers were 52, 50, 16, 30, 34, 53 and the bonus number was 46
  
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• Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley on filming Eva and Aidan's wedding disaster

  07-09-2017 11:06
  
  Fans of the ITV soap will already be expecting drama on Eva Price's big day
  
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• Report paints 'disturbing' picture of young Muslim discrimination at work

  07-09-2017 11:05
  
  Research by the Social Mobility Commission found young Muslims are being held back
  
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• Hurricane Irma: Fears second major storm could hamper aid efforts

  07-09-2017 11:05
  37 million people could be affected by the historic hurricane that has left at least seven dead and thousands homeless
  
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• Cancer patients forced to attend A&E after failing to get GP appointments

  07-09-2017 11:05
  
  More than a third (37%) of the 250 GPs and nurses asked said workforce pressures were leaving cancer patients with nowhere else to go
  
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• Florida on high alert as Hurricane Irma wreaks havoc in Caribbean

  07-09-2017 11:04
  The storm destroyed nearly all buildings on the island of Barbuda on Wednesday
  
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• ALL new Jaguar Land Rover vehicles to be electric from 2020

  07-09-2017 11:00
  
  The company's first fully electric model will be the Jaguar I-Pace, which will go on sale next year
  
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• The shoes sparking controversy at school where 150 pupils have been put in isolation

  07-09-2017 10:48
  
  A school has sparked headlines after parents claimed schoolchildren not wearing shoes an exact match to the uniform policy were being placed in isolation
  
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• Birmingham wins Government backing for Commonwealth Games bid

  07-09-2017 10:41
  
  Brum beats Liverpool in race to become English bid for the 2022 Games.
  
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• Car EXPLODES in B&Q car park as cigarette accidentally ignites air freshener

  07-09-2017 10:21
  
  An Essex County Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said the accidental blast followed a build-up of gases from an aerosol
  
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• Furious diner outraged at paying £7 for 'pathetic' vegan breakfast

  07-09-2017 09:56
  
  She claimed she was 'royally ripped off'
  
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• Police hunt white van driver who tried to lure Tamworth boy inside

  07-09-2017 09:36
  
  He fled in terror and raised the alarm
  
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