Solihull news

• 'Unscrupulous' visits sparked concern as £1million cannabis factory found

  18-04-2020 20:29
  
  Traders in the local area said they were concerned
  
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• Public health probe into higher Covid-19 risks and deaths among ethnic groups

  18-04-2020 18:30
  
  Public Health England has been commissioned to do research into the effect of Covid-19 on black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities after concerns were raised
  
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• Dudley DJ holds virtual house party to raise money for the NHS during lockdown

  18-04-2020 18:03
  
  DJ Stuart Ojelay, who runs Word of Mouth Events, is holding the online house party on Saturday night and live streaming it into people's homes with proceeds going to NHS charities
  
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• Councils ordered to reopen parks and cemeteries to the public

  18-04-2020 18:03
  
  Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick has made it clear to councils that all parks must remain open after some were locked to public access in recent weeks
  
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• 'Lucky escape' as KA rolls over and overturns in crash

  18-04-2020 17:45
  
  The badly-damaged Ford was left balancing upsidedown with the occupants inside following a collision
  
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• Midlands coronavirus deaths rise to 160 - including these Birmingham NHS trusts

  18-04-2020 17:42
  
  Wolverhampton and Dudley trusts recorded further deaths on April 17 with University Hospitals Birmingham trust having the biggest death toll to date in the region
  
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• Man found hiding behind wall after attempted bakery break-in

  18-04-2020 17:40
  
  The Wheatmill Bakery in Lapwood Avenue was targeted just after 10pm on Friday, April 18
  
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• Small Heath mosque's temporary mortuary - how community is pulling together

  18-04-2020 17:25
  
  The car park of the mosque in Small Heath has been turned into a morgue during the coronavirus crisis
  
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• People warned to keep distance from others as cemeteries reopen

  18-04-2020 17:01
  
  All cemeteries and crematoriums in Sandwell will be open daily from 9am to 7pm
  
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• Live updates - M5 partly closed in both directions amid police incident

  18-04-2020 16:12
  
  Traffic was stopped on the south and northbound carriageways on Saturday afternoon
  
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• Critical gowns shortage in city's hospitals - supplies could run out 'by Monday'

  18-04-2020 15:38
  
  Concerns are mounting about a dire shortage of gowns for staff and patients in hospitals. It's the latest instalment of the saga over access to protective equipment for frontline staff.
  
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• Police release details of gun raids in Handsworth and Northfield

  18-04-2020 15:31
  
  Police said they have seen a 33 per cent drop in firearms discharges just two days after a 19-year-old was shot in Alum Rock
  
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• Coronavirus latest UK figures bring death toll to 15,464 after rise of 888

  18-04-2020 15:19
  
  The Department of Health added that, as of 9am on Saturday, 357,023 people have been tested for Covid-19, of which 114,217 tested positive
  
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• City telecoms workers abused over 5G conspiracy theory

  18-04-2020 14:53
  
  Councillor Beverley Momenabadi urged people to challenge the "baseless conspiracy theories" linking Covid-19 to 5G
  
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• Man arrested after Nissan Juke overturns in crash

  18-04-2020 14:38
  
  Emergency services - including the Midlands Air Ambulance - were called to the scene in Wolverhampton Street, Darlaston, on Friday afternoon (April 17)
  
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• 'Charismatic' British Transport Police officer dies of coronavirus aged 53

  18-04-2020 14:12
  
  Detective Constable John Coker, who worked at Euston's criminal investigation department, had been receiving critical treatment for Covid-19 in an intensive care unit
  
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• Man stabbed in 'serious targeted' attack at house

  18-04-2020 13:53
  
  Police need witnesses to come forward as they continue to hunt for the knifeman
  
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• Topshop boss could close over 100 Arcadia group stores amid coronavirus impact

  18-04-2020 13:04
  
  Sir Philip Green's retail group is in discussion with landlords but it has not been confirmed how many stores or which of Arcadia's brands, which include high street giants Topshop and Topman, could be affected
  
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• Double stabbing as two teens found with knife wounds

  18-04-2020 12:59
  
  Five men from Coventry and Ruby were arrested after a boy, aged 17, and an 18-year-old man were knifed in a disturbance
  
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• Queen's 94th birthday will not have gun salutes because of Covid-19 pandemic

  18-04-2020 12:40
  
  A Buckingham Palace source said the Queen's birthday will not be marked in any special way, adding that any calls with family will be kept private
  
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• Man charged over blaze that tore through Birmingham family home

  18-04-2020 12:38
  
  David White was charged with arson with intent to endanger life
  
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• Coronavirus prison release scheme halted after six inmates let out by mistake

  18-04-2020 11:52
  
  The Government early release scheme was designed to avoid thousands of often cell-sharing inmates becoming infected and is due to resume next week after being suspended after an error saw six offenders let out too soon
  
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• Inside huge £1million cannabis warehouse - raided by police

  18-04-2020 11:35
  
  An astonishing 1,000 cannabis plants were uncovered inside the unit during a Friday night raid
  
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• The Archers to repeat classic episodes as recording delayed by coronavirus

  18-04-2020 11:25
  
  Three weeks of themed episodes from the archives will be broadcast while producers work on getting cast set up to record new instalments from their own homes
  
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• The nursing student on coronavirus frontline at Birmingham hospital

  18-04-2020 06:30
  
  Nursing student Abbie Turner never thought she'd be spending her final year of university fighting a pandemic
  
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• Teachers show off sport skills with loo roll to make pupils smile

  18-04-2020 06:30
  
  Wednesbury Oak Academy in Tipton has put a video together to make children and parents alike laugh as they get used to staying at home
  
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• Stalker battered woman and posted nude picture to her brother

  18-04-2020 06:30
  
  Denver Holt, from Northfield, battered mum-of-three, knocking out two teeth
  
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• Speeding driver hit three cop cars but avoids jail due to coronavirus

  18-04-2020 06:30
  
  Mohammed Hamzabutt, 20, hit speeds of 70pm in chase through residential streets of Birmingham
  
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• Roger Rabbit inspires Digbeth brewery to launch home deliveries

  18-04-2020 06:30
  
  New Imperial Stout drink is set to give Dig Brew Co a lift as the two-year-old Digbeth brewery looks to the home delivery market to grow its business
  
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• Murder trial halted, jurors in isolation: Brum courts and coronavirus

  18-04-2020 06:30
  
  Jury trials abandoned because of social distancing, while some court rooms deep cleaned
  
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• It hurt to breathe but no one would test me for coronavirus

  18-04-2020 06:30
  
  Community Reporter Kirsty Card shares her story of being refused testing after suffering from an infection she was told 'looks viral'
  
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• How PIP claimants could get extra £4,600 cash from HM Revenue and Customs

  18-04-2020 06:30
  
  Personal Independence Payment is a benefit for those with a long term health problem or disability - and there may be extra cash available
  
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• Doctor reveals how he beat suspected coronavirus to get back to work

  18-04-2020 06:30
  
  Dr Ron Daniels described the almost sinister way that COVID-19 attacks the body
  
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• Bike security team protecting city centre streets during lockdown

  18-04-2020 06:30
  
  Security officers working for Retail BID in Birmingham city centre are reacting faster than ever thanks to old-fashioned pedal power
  
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