Solihull news

• Firearms, weapons and drugs recovered during police swoops across Midlands

  03-04-2020 22:00
  
  Chief Inspector Phil Cape from the force Gangs team said 'This is a great result overnight which has resulted in removing a number of potentially deadly weapons from our streets'
  
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• 'Don't head out in the sun'- police warning as temperatures set to hit 17C

  03-04-2020 20:27
  
  Police forces are pleading with the public not to be tempted to go and enjoy themselves as temperatures are set to rise to around 17C this weekend
  
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• Number of intensive care beds going up 400% at city hospitals to cope with spike

  03-04-2020 20:08
  
  City Hospital chief executive Toby Lewis reveals the massive operation under way to prepare for 'hundreds' more Covid-19 cases
  
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• Why your local takeaway can stay open - and what you must know to use it

  03-04-2020 19:57
  
  When Boris Johnson put the country on coronavirus lockdown on March 23, he left the door open for takeaways to continue trading - there's are the essential rules
  
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• Dovehouse Fish Bar reopens after owner 'crawled up walls'

  03-04-2020 19:55
  
  Val Georgiou closed his Solihull chippy last week, but after three days of reading all of the government guidelines he has decided to reinvent the chip at Dovehouse Fish Bar
  
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• Ex-Wolves captain pays for and delivers 300 food parcels to hospital

  03-04-2020 19:40
  
  The defender was working for charitable causes arriving at Stoke City from Wolves via Middlesbrough
  
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• Postman parrot bringing a smile to everyone's faces through pandemic

  03-04-2020 19:25
  
  In the wake of a mass applause for all our essential workers, a Redditch postie did his rounds dressed in a colourful parrot costume
  
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• 'No evidence' that wearing face masks stops coronavirus, says UK Government

  03-04-2020 19:10
  
  Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam added there was no plan to add loss of taste and smell to the list of symptoms people should watch for
  
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• Nursing chief's tribute to Areema Nasreen - 'I worry there is going to be more'

  03-04-2020 18:37
  
  Chief nursing officer Ruth May has paid tribute to medics who have died after contracting coronavirus when she spoke at the Downing Street daily briefing
  
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• 'Mindless' suspected torching of 5G mast after Covid-19 claims condemned

  03-04-2020 18:35
  
  Birmingham's public health boss has rubbished the conspiracy theory that telecommunications or radio frequencies can cause coronavirus
  
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• First picture of 'much-loved' teacher who died from coronavirus

  03-04-2020 18:25
  
  Kate Fox taught at Thorns Collegiate College, in Quarry Bank, for more than 20 years
  
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• First picture of 'much-loved' teacher who died after contracting coronavirus

  03-04-2020 18:25
  
  Kate Fox taught at Thorns Collegiate College, in Quarry Bank, for more than 20 years
  
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• 'You must stay at home this weekend even if the sun is shining'

  03-04-2020 18:20
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock has a warning for the public as forecasters predict a warm weekend
  
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• Live updates from coronavirus daily news conference

  03-04-2020 18:03
  
  Follow our live updates from the briefing as Boris Johnson remains at home
  
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• A deserted Northfield during the coronavirus lockdown

  03-04-2020 17:25
  
  More pigeons than people can be seen on desolate streets of the south Birmingham town
  
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• A 'certainty' that more frontline staff will die after death of nurse

  03-04-2020 17:06
  
  The warning came as 36-year-old Areema Nasreen became the sixth frontline worker to be killed by the virus.
  
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• Dark 5G coronavirus theory 'busted' by mobile network operators

  03-04-2020 17:05
  
  West Midlands Fire Service said eight firefighters attended an incident on Thursday evening
  
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• David Beckham leaves fans utterly baffled with bizarre dinner pairing

  03-04-2020 16:56
  
  The former Manchester United right-sided midfielder took to Instagram to share a snap of his dinner
  
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• Chris Packham loses HS2 court bid to prevent work on ancient woodlands

  03-04-2020 16:47
  
  Packham applied for the order as part of an attempt to bring a legal challenge over the Government's decision to give the green light to HS2
  
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• Police seek extradition of man from Sweden after pensioner's death

  03-04-2020 16:37
  
  Staffordshire Police had been called to an address in Tunstall Road in the Knypersley area of the city at 7.05pm
  
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• Police issue warning to city MP over funeral gathering

  03-04-2020 16:37
  
  City MP Tahir Ali has received a formal warning for  a 'suspected breach of coronavirus restrictions' after attending a funeral with up to 100 mourners.
  
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• Rishi Sunak speaks out over companies rehiring staff just to furlough them

  03-04-2020 16:32
  
  Sunak said that there is nothing in the rules to prohibit companies from bringing staff back, even if they have not been made redundant
  
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• Air stewardess scarred for life by drug driver wanted by cops

  03-04-2020 16:29
  
  Attaf Mahmood was jailed for three years over horrific crash in Small Heath
  
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• Kate Garraway's husband Derek Draper in intensive care with coronavirus

  03-04-2020 16:15
  
  Derek Draper is receiving emergency hospital treatment after Garraway was forced to self-isolate after she showed symptoms for the virus
  
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• ADVERTORIAL: Six ways dogs are bringing comfort in isolation

  03-04-2020 15:47
  
  Birmingham Dogs Home's dedicated team of carers are working round the clock throughout the coronavirus crisis to help abandoned and homeless dogs in our region - see how a small gift from you can help
  
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• ADVERTORIAL: 6 ways dogs are bringing comfort in isolation - and how to help dogs in need

  03-04-2020 15:47
  
  Birmingham Dogs Home's dedicated team of carers are working round the clock throughout the coronavirus crisis to help abandoned and homeless dogs in our region - see how a small gift from you can help
  
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• A distraction burglar stole money from a self-isolating OAP in Tamworth

  03-04-2020 15:47
  
  A man pretending to be a roofer entered the pensioners home in Dosthill and stole cash whilst she was self-isolating, amid the coronavirus outbreak
  
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• Yodel accused of 'coronavirus exposure as lack of driver protection'

  03-04-2020 15:46
  
  The GMB Union said drivers delivering to customers in Birmingham and Wolverhampton had no gloves, masks or hand sanitiser
  
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• Cemeteries have closed in Tamworth amid the coronavirus outbreak

  03-04-2020 15:46
  
  Until further notice, the town’s five borough council-operated cemeteries: Amington, Glascote, Wigginton, Wilnecote New and Wilnecote Old can only be accessed for funerals or burials
  
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• Birmingham council leader writes to Government over coronavirus

  03-04-2020 15:44
  
  The letter asks about food deliveries and states the allocated Covid-19 response cash has been spent 'twice over' already
  
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• Man arrested after police break up coronavirus lockdown house party

  03-04-2020 15:37
  
  Gloucestershire Police said officers were called on Thursday night to an address in Hatherley Road, Tredworth, Gloucester, after concerns were raised by a local resident
  
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• First look at student apartments and shop plan on unsightly land

  03-04-2020 15:37
  
  More than 60 apartments for students and retail space will be created in the new Wolverhampton city centre development
  
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• NEC coronavirus hospital opening date confirmed

  03-04-2020 15:33
  
  The new hospital at the NEC, near Solihull, is just part of a nationwide push to increase capacity on a huge scale
  
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• Dad gets a roasting on Facebook for cooking six-year-old beef

  03-04-2020 15:23
  
  Paul Smith, of Kent, obtained hundreds of hits online when he managed to transform frozen meat into Sunday lunch for his family
  
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• The Queen to make speech to nation amid coronavirus outbreak this Sunday

  03-04-2020 15:19
  
  It comes as a total of 3,605 patients have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK
  
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• City MP issues apology over funeral gathering row

  03-04-2020 15:09
  
  Hall Green MP Tahir Ali has issued an apology after being among a large funeral gathering in the city, amid mounting pressure
  
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• UK coronavirus death toll hits 3,605 after more than 600 patients die

  03-04-2020 15:06
  
  On Thursday, it emerged a further 561 people died of Covid-19 in England -  with 44 having no underlying health conditions
  
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• Ten city projects threatened by coronavirus delays

  03-04-2020 15:03
  
  The demolition of the Perry Barr flyover and the revamping of the Alexander Stadium are just two of the projects that could be delayed.
  
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• Boris Johnson urges Brits to resist 'temptation' of hot weather

  03-04-2020 14:58
  
  The Prime Minister said he understood "everybody may be getting a bit stir crazy"
  
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• "It's very cruel" - Tributes to Tamworth war veteran who died of coronavirus

  03-04-2020 14:51
  
  "It’s so heartbreaking after all he’d been through, literally dodging many a bullet, that this was his cause of death."
  
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• Darkest day as Midland hospitals record 60 coronavirus deaths

  03-04-2020 14:49
  
  University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust saw 18 deaths, with Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust recording 12
  
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• Boris Johnson forced to stay in isolation amid coronavirus battle

  03-04-2020 14:47
  
  Prime Minister urged the public to stick with social distancing and not be tempted to "hang out" in the warmer weather predicted for this weekend
  
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• Josie Gibson sobs as she compares coronavirus lockdown to Big Brother

  03-04-2020 14:33
  
  On This Morning today, Josie dialled in from her home to talk to Vanessa Feltz, Davina McCall and hosts Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes
  
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• 'Losing one of our own is beyond words' - hospital tribute to nurse

  03-04-2020 14:25
  
  Mother-of-three Areema Nasreen died at Walsall Manor Hospital after contracting coronavirus
  
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• How much is Universal Credit and who is entitled to it? All you need to know

  03-04-2020 14:25
  
  Many have had to turn the DWP for financial help after being left struggling during the coronavirus pandemic - but what exactly is Universal Credit and do you have to pay it back?
  
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• NHS nurse's daughter's heartbreaking tribute after death from coronavirus

  03-04-2020 14:03
  
  Mum-of-three Aimee O'Rourke worked at the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate, Kent
  
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• Manhunt after sex attack on teenage girl on bus

  03-04-2020 13:53
  
  Just after she boarded the service, a stranger with a 'Jamaican accent' sat beside her and inappropriately touched her
  
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• Phone mast up in flames after fake claims 5G linked to coronavirus

  03-04-2020 13:46
  
  Eight firefighters were called to the 70ft mast on Thursday night but emergency services are yet to confirm it was a deliberate attack
  
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• What to do with mysterious 'Dance of the Pope' WhatsApp message

  03-04-2020 13:45
  
  The warning has been doing the rounds on the messaging app
  
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• Police investigate Tamworth pub 'which has stayed open amid lockdown'

  03-04-2020 13:43
  
  As the Covid-19 outbreak continues across the UK, infecting many thousands of Brits, and claiming the lives of patients, Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared a lockdown
  
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