Solihull news

• The Chase viewers are all saying the show just aired its best episode ever

  22-03-2020 23:20
  
  The show, fronted by Bradley Walsh, the former Coronation Street actor and current Doctor Who star, aired on Mother's Day
  
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• Harvey Weinstein 'tests positive for coronavirus' - reports

  22-03-2020 22:40
  
  The disgraced movie mogul, who was jailed earlier this month after being found guilty for a string of depraved attacks on women, reportedly tested positive in jail
  
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• Girl, 9, has lifeline op under threat because of coronavirus

  22-03-2020 22:28
  
  Eva Williams, from Wrexham, was diagnosed with a high-grade diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) two months ago
  
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• Idris Elba claims coronavirus is world’s response to ‘damage’ by humans

  22-03-2020 22:16
  
  The star of BBC drama Luther, 47, revealed he had tested positive for the virus on Tuesday and has since been in self-isolation with his wife Sabrina Dhowre
  
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• Emmerdale's Cain Dingle actor Jeff Hordley breaks silence on his future

  22-03-2020 22:16
  
  The 50-year-old, who made his debut as bad-boy Cain in 2000, said he had not read the scripts so he could not say whether ITV planned to call time on his part
  
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• Emirates cuts number of passenger flights from 145 to just 13

  22-03-2020 21:29
  
  The state-owned carrier said it will still fly to the UK, the US, Japan, Australia and Canada
  
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• Angela Merkel quarantined after her doctor tests positive for coronavirus

  22-03-2020 21:28
  
  Steffen Seibert said Ms Merkel had received a precautionary vaccine Friday against pneumococcal infection
  
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• Disney+ makes huge change to UK streaming service before launch

  22-03-2020 21:25
  
  Disney+ will be home to films and shows from Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic, as well as Disney, when it launches in the UK on Tuesday
  
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• Girl, 7, stabbed to death by 'stranger' in Bolton park in 'random attack'

  22-03-2020 21:16
  
  The suspect, aged 30 and not known to the child's family, was detained by a member of the public at the scene in Queen's Park in Bolton
  
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• Boris Johnson March 22 coronavirus briefing - everything you need to know

  22-03-2020 19:11
  
  Speaking in Downing Street, the Prime Minister gave the latest updates and said there could be tougher measures to restrict people's movements if people did not act responsibly
  
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• Food parcels to homes as 1.5m 'most at risk' told to stay inside

  22-03-2020 19:04
  
  Boris Johnson announced the NHS is writing to 1.5 million people deemed 'most at risk' to ask them to stay indoors
  
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• Food parcels for up to 1.5m people 'most at risk' from coronavirus

  22-03-2020 19:04
  
  Boris Johnson announced the NHS is writing to 1.5 million people deemed 'most at risk' to ask them to stay indoors
  
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• ITV to stop broadcasting Lorraine and Loose Women

  22-03-2020 18:35
  
  News comes after filming of other major TV shows stopped because of coronavirus
  
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• UK coronavirus deaths rocket to 281 - up 48 in just 24 hours

  22-03-2020 18:13
  
  Cases of people having the virus have also rocketed to more than 5,700
  
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• Arrest after gang tried to steal pizza delivery motorbike

  22-03-2020 18:06
  
  Police say youth was part of gang involved in attempted robbery in Castle Vale
  
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• Cornavirus patient dies at local hospital

  22-03-2020 17:29
  
  The patient died at Sandwell Hospital after testing positive for Covid-19
  
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• ITV axe Emmerdale and Coronation Street filming til further notice

  22-03-2020 17:25
  
  ITV bosses are closing production on both soaps - to prevent the spread of deadly COVID-19
  
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• Primark closes all 189 UK stores including Birmingham branch

  22-03-2020 16:19
  
  Fashion made announcement as country faces lockdown over coronavirus
  
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• National Crime Agency warn criminals are exploiting coronavirus

  22-03-2020 15:32
  
  NCA said it was also increasing work to protect children from abuse and exploitation online
  
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• 'Keep fighting, our dear friend' - support for coronavirus nurse

  22-03-2020 15:12
  
  Mum-of-three Areema Nasreen, a staff nurse at Walsall Manor Hospital, is critically ill after attracting coronavirus
  
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• Universal Credit eligibility - how much savings are you allowed to have?

  22-03-2020 15:06
  
  Many more people are now looking to Universal Credit and other benefits to help them out in the coronavirus crisis but are wondering if they are entitled to the new benefit - here are the eligibility rules
  
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• Madness! Shoppers 'putting lives at risk' as panic buying escalates

  22-03-2020 14:36
  
  Shoppers crowding together in huge numbers in Dudley as NHS worker reveals they cannot buy food
  
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• First coronavirus death confirmed at Warwick Hospital

  22-03-2020 13:51
  
  The man was in his 80s and had underlying health conditions, the hospital confirmed
  
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• Eerie images of a deserted Broad Street on Saturday night

  22-03-2020 12:56
  
  Pubs and bars in Broad Street forced to close as country urged to use social distancing to avoid killer virus
  
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• Royal aide caught coronavirus while Queen was at Buckingham Palace

  22-03-2020 12:48
  
  Royal Household staff members were forced to self-isolate after a colleague contracted Covid-19 shortly before Queen went to Windsor Castle
  
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• Coronavirus: Man dies at Warwick Hospital - Solihull Observer

  22-03-2020 11:54 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Coronavirus: Man dies at Warwick Hospital  Solihull Observer
  
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• NHS frontline staff 'lambs to the slaughter' - Brum registrar

  22-03-2020 11:38
  
  Doctors' Association chairman Dr Rinesh Parmar has hit out over desperate shortage of safety gear for staff
  
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• NHS frontline staff 'lambs to the slaughter' - Brum consultant

  22-03-2020 11:38
  
  Doctors' Association chairman Dr Rinesh Parmar has hit out over desperate shortage of safety gear for staff
  
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• Police warn they'll close businesses who ignore shutdown advice

  22-03-2020 11:30
  
  Police have said powers are in place for those who refuse to accept the shutdown advice in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus
  
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• 'Fit and healthy' staff nurse fighting for life with coronavirus

  22-03-2020 11:10
  
  Mum-of-three Areema Nasreen, 36, is critically ill and on a ventilator after being diagnosed with the virus
  
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• John Lewis to temporarily close all 50 stores including Birmingham and Solihull - Birmingham Live

  22-03-2020 06:31 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  John Lewis to temporarily close all 50 stores including Birmingham and Solihull  Birmingham Live
  
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• Widower fined for using mum's blue badge to get coffee in city

  22-03-2020 06:30
  
  Mumtaz Mohammed, aged 49, from Sparkbrook, claimed he had not been given chance to buy a ticket before a council inspector approached
  
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• What it's like to catch coronavirus - from an NHS worker who has beat it

  22-03-2020 06:30
  
  Laura Jacobs, 31, is an NHS worker, who contracted the virus after her parents returned from Italy
  
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• Watch 'singing man of Northfield' cheer people up during coronavirus

  22-03-2020 06:30
  
  Arthur Cook is singing every moment he can - despite being 92 years old.
  
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• The Facebook samaritans helping vulnerable during coronavirus crisis

  22-03-2020 06:30
  
  Caring people across Sutton Coldfield have stepped in to help others affected by COVID-19
  
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• Obsessed thug tried to ram pregnant ex-girlfriend off city road

  22-03-2020 06:30
  
  Glen Hancox, from Bartley Green, carried out nine-month harassment campaign against former partner
  
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• Man kidnapped, covered in petrol and set on fire in 'torture' murder

  22-03-2020 06:30
  
  Tomasz Samel desperately knocked on doors for help after suffering fatal 75 per cent burns
  
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• How Blues soccer legend became a hero to the city's homeless

  22-03-2020 06:30
  
  Geoff Horsfield, 46, has dedicated his life to helping those living on the streets of Birmingham
  
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• Filth, faeces and fires - the reality of life in city tower block

  22-03-2020 06:30
  
  Furiousmum-of-two Kimberley Warr has slammed the state of ten-storey Alnwick House
  
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• Birmingham's Most Wanted: Have you seen these alleged crooks?

  22-03-2020 06:30
  
  Force releases 20 images of people they're trying to track down
  
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• All of Martin Lewis's coronavirus money-saving tips in one place

  22-03-2020 06:30
  
  Here are all his money tips amid the battle to contain the disease, as Brits' holidays, jobs and livelihoods are placed under threat
  
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