Solihull news

• Customers fuming at Post office in Solihull for selling hand sanitiser at £19.99 a bottle - Birmingham Live

  19-03-2020 23:33 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Customers fuming at Post office in Solihull for selling hand sanitiser at £19.99 a bottle  Birmingham Live
  
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• Universal Credit contingency fund payment - the new rules for emergency cash

  19-03-2020 22:51
  
  Families and individuals are asking about the UCCF and how it works - this is where you can get it and what help is available elsewhere
  
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• Landlord evictions banned over next three months

  19-03-2020 22:19
  
  Renters in private and social accommodation will be safe from new evictions thanks to emergency legislation being introduced to ease financial pressure on households across the UK
  
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• Mums' misery at FOUR WEEK wait for supermarket deliveries

  19-03-2020 21:47
  
  Some say they've had grocery orders cancelled at the last minute due to lack of supplies or that when deliveries have been made, they've arrived with up to 20 items unavailable
  
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• Irresponsible horse owner fined after pony's collar embeds into head

  19-03-2020 20:58
  
  Patrick Eagle of Deans Road, Wolverhampton, was also handed a 12-week suspended sentence
  
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• UK coronavirus deaths rise to 144 as more than 64,000 people tested

  19-03-2020 20:44
  
  According to Department of Health figures, at 1pm on Thursday March 19, there had been 3,269 confirmed cases
  
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• British tourists taken off India flight amid coronavirus fears

  19-03-2020 20:37
  
  Patrick Hodgson, from Gloucestershire, said a male traveller had previously been taken to one side at the departure gate at Cochin airport
  
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• Robber banned from town centre after terrifying Co-op staff with 'HIV syringes'

  19-03-2020 19:59
  
  Oneil Briscoe has been given a jail term and banned from the centre of Handsworth after terrorising staff at Co-op and Farmfoods supermarkets and Applegreen petrol station
  
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• 'Miss Hitler' contestant convicted of being member of banned far-right group

  19-03-2020 19:48
  
  Gang included Garry Jack, of Birmingham, who was labelled a 'foot soldier' who had only joined the group a few months before it was outlawed
  
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• Cashpoint robbery gang are sentenced for £200k crimewave

  19-03-2020 19:37
  
  Shaun Bates, 26, Michael Bowen, 31, Karl Hastings, 46, and Oliver Higgins, 33 were all jailed while Shawn Bancroft, 27, escaped imprisonment
  
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• Coronavirus latest: updates and news from UK and around the globe

  19-03-2020 19:12
  
  Here are the key questions from the UK and further afield as Italy confirms it has recorded more cases than anywhere else in the world
  
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• West Midland Safari Park closes amid coronavirus fears

  19-03-2020 19:03
  
  The Spring Road-based attraction will close from today (March 19)
  
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• Boris Johnson calls for 'collective, resolute action'

  19-03-2020 19:03
  
  'I'm very confident we'll get this thing done and beat coronavirus but it depends on collective, resolute action'
  
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• Plans to buy thousands of coronavirus tests - Boris Johnson

  19-03-2020 18:50
  
  The test, thought to be as 'simple as a pregnancy test', could potentially help to save thousands of lives and help people get back to work
  
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• First UK patient to trial anti-coronavirus drug

  19-03-2020 18:43
  
  Prime Minister says new antibody test would be a 'game-changer' in battle to stop spread of virus
  
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• Boris Johnson says 'we can turn tide' on coronavirus in 12 weeks

  19-03-2020 18:29
  
  Prime Minister said there was great scientific progress being made on 'where the virus is'
  
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• IKEA is closing ALL of its stores due to coronavirus

  19-03-2020 18:12
  
  "These are extraordinary times and our absolute priority is to ensure the health and safety of our customers and co-workers"
  
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• The Queen's full statement on coronavirus

  19-03-2020 17:51
  
  "Now more than any time in our recent past, we all have a vitally important part to play as individuals - today and in the coming days, weeks and months"
  
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• Black Country coronavirus deaths rise to 20

  19-03-2020 17:33
  
  More than 120 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19
  
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• Solihull Minor Injuries unit to close at night as staff redeploy to fight coronavirus - Solihull Observer

  19-03-2020 17:29 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Solihull Minor Injuries unit to close at night as staff redeploy to fight coronavirus  Solihull Observer
  
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• Nearly 400 staff report coronavirus symptoms at council in Sandwell

  19-03-2020 17:21
  
  The numbers were announced at an almost deserted emergency committee meeting
  
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• Martin Lewis unveils £1m fund to help charities dealing with coronavirus

  19-03-2020 16:56
  
  The money saving guru said examples could include foodbanks, charities engaged in community aid, financial advice help and more
  
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• List of supermarket opening hours for elderly to beat panic buying

  19-03-2020 16:39
  
  Sainsbury’s, Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury, Aldi, Lidl and Waitrose opening up especially for OAPs and the vulnerable
  
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• Birmingham supermarkets holding dedicated shopping hours for elderly

  19-03-2020 16:39
  
  Sainsbury’s, Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury, Aldi, and Waitrose helping OAPs and the vulnerable
  
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• Eight new deaths from coronavirus confirmed in West Midlands

  19-03-2020 16:29
  
  Three deaths were confirmed in Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell and Birmingham on Thursday as national toll increased
  
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• Hopes cinema screenings will bring in film buffs in Solihull - after coronavirus crisis - Birmingham Live

  19-03-2020 16:26 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Hopes cinema screenings will bring in film buffs in Solihull - after coronavirus crisis  Birmingham Live
  
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• Another 29 coronavirus deaths reported in England

  19-03-2020 16:25
  
  People who died were between 47 and 96-years-old, and all of the fatalities had underlying health problems
  
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• OAP slams panic buyers for putting elderly at risk of coronavirus

  19-03-2020 16:21
  
  'Selfish and inconsiderate' people are forcing pensioners most at risk of COVID-19 to travel around multiple supermarkets
  
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• Hopes cinema screenings will bring in film buffs after virus crisis

  19-03-2020 16:04
  
  Plans to upgrade theatre kit and unveil new programme of black and white, Bollywood and independent movies
  
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• Health chief who had to self-isolate for months offers Covid advice

  19-03-2020 15:52
  
  Deborah Harkins, Dudley’s director of public health, says 'the response of people in the town  is wonderful'
  
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• Solihull Hospital's minor injuries unit to close overnight to help stretched A&E departments - Birmingham Live

  19-03-2020 15:50 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Solihull Hospital's minor injuries unit to close overnight to help stretched A&E departments  Birmingham Live
  
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• Cancellations, closures and the coronavirus impact to key Solihull services - Birmingham Live

  19-03-2020 15:50 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Cancellations, closures and the coronavirus impact to key Solihull services  Birmingham Live
  
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• Man arrested for 'deliberately coughing on workers'

  19-03-2020 15:43
  
  The 57-year-old man was taken into police custody following the assault in High Street, Dudley
  
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• 'Coronavirus sufferer' arrested for 'deliberately coughing on workers'

  19-03-2020 15:43
  
  The 57-year-old man was taken into police custody following the assault in High Street, Dudley
  
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• Atherstone and North Warwickshire rallies amid virus crisis

  19-03-2020 15:43
  
  North Warwickshire MP Craig Tracey: "I think it says a lot about our area that in times of adversity, people rise to the challenge"
  
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• Memorial plan to honour those fallen in Staffordshire and Mercian Regiment

  19-03-2020 15:42
  
  'A wonderful gesture to present our town with such a fitting memorial to the Staffordshire Regiment'
  
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• Cancellations, closures and the latest changes to key services

  19-03-2020 15:39
  
  How coronavirus is impacting on the running of the council and day-to-day operations in the borough
  
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• Tamworth man in China: 'UK can get through coronavirus'

  19-03-2020 15:37
  
  Phil Clamp, aged 46, from Glascote, has been in Changzhou, east China since August 2019
  
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• Solihull Hospital's Minor Injuries Unit to temporarily close overnight

  19-03-2020 15:37
  
  The move has been made to allow medics to work at other accident and emergency departments as the spread of coronavirus affects staff
  
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• Family unveil defibrillator in memory of beloved Tamworth dad

  19-03-2020 15:29
  
  Father-of-two Richard Burgess died unexpectedly aged just 50 last summer.
  
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• Some bus services in Birmingham cut from March 25

  19-03-2020 15:28
  
  Operator National Express said it was trying to minimise any disruption by taking buses off some more frequent routes
  
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• Mum-of-11 is third member of same family to die from coronavirus

  19-03-2020 15:26
  
  Grace Fusco, 73, did not know her son Carmine had died from condition and daughter Rita also passed away days before in New Jersey, USA
  
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• Kind-hearted mum sets up Facebook group to help the vulnerable

  19-03-2020 15:21
  
  Susan Franklin, a sales assistant from Dudley, launched the Share to Those in Need group so residents in need could request help and those who are able to could offer assistance
  
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• Watch - huge checkout queue at packed Asda

  19-03-2020 15:15
  
  Shelves stripped bare and long queues stretched across the store with customers waiting up the aisles as coronavirus panic buying continued
  
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• Special needs pupils 'at more risk' if forced to stay at school

  19-03-2020 15:01
  
  Birmingham headteachers warn of 'catastrophic consequences' for some of most vulnerable kids
  
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• More policework to be done by phone as force reacts to coronavirus

  19-03-2020 15:01
  
  The changes also include more online reporting and a focus on violence and social harm
  
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• The Queen leaves Buckingham Palace in social distancing move

  19-03-2020 14:52
  
  Monarch is moving to the sanctuary of her historic Berkshire home a week earlier than she normally would at this time of year
  
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• Fake face masks warning in Solihull as crooks cash in on Covid-19 crisis - Birmingham Live

  19-03-2020 14:46 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Fake face masks warning in Solihull as crooks cash in on Covid-19 crisis  Birmingham Live
  
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• Windrush generation let down by Home Office 'failings'

  19-03-2020 14:39
  
  Department demonstrated “institutional ignorance and thoughtlessness”, but actions did not satisfy all features of institutional racism
  
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• Daughter of university fall victim pays loving tribute

  19-03-2020 14:39
  
  Igor Malka, aged 62, suffered serious injuries and later died in hospital, after falling from a scissor lift at the University of Birmingham earlier this year
  
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