Solihull news

• Missing teen who got train to Birmingham New Street found

  28-04-2020 22:53
  
  Focus of hunt for missing Leeds youngster switches to Birmingham after 100 officers search woodland
  
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• BBC issues update on Eastenders resuming filming

  28-04-2020 22:50
  
  The BBC has been showing two episodes of EastEnders a week to make the already filmed shows last as long as possible
  
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• Young sisters help NHS after losing great-uncle to Covid-19

  28-04-2020 21:52
  
  Kind-hearted Lucy and Libby Garmston have spent hours stitching together personal protective equipment (PPE) at their Wednesbury home
  
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• App which could be key to lifting lockdown will be ready in two weeks

  28-04-2020 21:26
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock, speaking at the daily Downing Street press conference, said the app would be available from "the middle of May"
  
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• Dramatic dashcam moment speeding teen drives over stinger in police chase

  28-04-2020 21:24
  
  Jordan McGrath-Coulstock drove at three times the speed limit during the pursuit through East and West Malling in Kent
  
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• British Airways makes 12,000 staff redundant amid coronavirus crisis

  28-04-2020 21:21
  
  The airline, which employs 42,000 people, has suffered from the global collapse in passenger numbers caused by the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Can Universal Credit cover your mortgage? This is how DWP decides if you qualify

  28-04-2020 21:20
  
  Those who are furloughed, on reduced pay or have lost their jobs during the coronavirus lockdown are asking questions about how the benefit system can help with their expenditure
  
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• How fraudsters using cute puppy pictures to con buyers

  28-04-2020 20:57
  
  West Midlands Police say puppy and kitten buyers are handing over up to £400 for pets that do not exist
  
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• 'My whole future has been ripped away' - tribute to murder victim

  28-04-2020 20:18
  
  Karl Gallagher was allegedly stabbed to death outside West Cross Shopping Centre in Mallin Street, Smethwick
  
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• £40k raised in 24hrs for tragic dad who wants to cuddle newborn

  28-04-2020 19:46
  
  Huge fundraising effort for Sutton Coldfield PE teacher Jamie Hunter, his family and baby Hunter
  
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• Government 'are looking at' ending the lockdown faster in some regions

  28-04-2020 19:42
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the Downing Street press conference that Ministers are considering a regional approach
  
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• First 10 days of Ramadan 2020 - what must be done in first ashra of holy month

  28-04-2020 19:21
  
  These are the dua (prayers) for each 10 days or Ashra of Ramadan
  
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• Police up patrols after fatal stabbing and machete attack

  28-04-2020 19:15
  
  There is an increased police presence in the area after two serious incidents took place within a matter of days
  
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• Arrest after break in at Walsall Leather Museum

  28-04-2020 18:54
  
  The museum in Littleton Street - which has been closed since mid March due to the coronavirus crisis - was targeted just before 1am on April 28
  
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• Footage of consultant who died last week will be shown in BBC's Life and Birth

  28-04-2020 18:51
  
  The family of the revered Birmingham Women's Hospital and Children's Hospital neonatologist Dr Vishna Rasiah have agreed to let him appear posthumously in the TV series Life and Birth
  
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• Coronavirus tests to be rolled out to over 65s with symptoms

  28-04-2020 18:36
  
  Carers, care home residents and all those who have to leave their homes for essential work will have access to testing along with pensioners
  
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• Mum poses huge question to Matt Hancock on when schools will open

  28-04-2020 18:35
  
  Heath Minister was asked when schools would reopen by working mum, Amanda from Hull
  
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• Local cocktail stars launch service delivering cocktails to your door

  28-04-2020 18:34
  
  City cocktail specialists Cocktail Bros has launched a home delivery service in south Birmingham
  
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• Coronavirus tests for every care home resident and worker

  28-04-2020 18:26
  
  213 care home residents died of coronavirus in the West Midlands county in just two weeks
  
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• Man remains critical after being found with head injuries in Smethwick alleyway

  28-04-2020 18:13
  
  The injured 38-year-old was discovered near the Tollgate Shopping Precinct in High Street by a passer-by on Tuesday, April 14
  
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• Outrage after memorial bench and sculpture trashed at beauty spot

  28-04-2020 18:02
  
  Locals want to launch a fundraising effort to repair or replace the bench at the Lickey Hills beauty spot
  
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• Baby hopes for Life and Birth couple after six miscarriages

  28-04-2020 17:56
  
  In the second episode of the Life and Birth series set in the maternity wards of three city hospitals a mum learns her attempt to a baby at the seventh attempt is high risk
  
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• Woman who threatened to kill NHS nurse and burn down A&E department jailed

  28-04-2020 17:55
  
  Abigail Forder, of Essex Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court
  
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• Firefighters tackle blaze after lorry bursts into flames on M42

  28-04-2020 17:53
  
  The inside of the lorry was gutted in the blaze on Tuesday morning
  
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• Dangerous man who spike friend's coffee with prescription drugs jailed

  28-04-2020 17:53
  
  Christopher Connolly, 30, used a grinder to crush up medication and added it to her sweetener several times a day
  
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• How close UK is to meeting five tests needed for lockdown to be lifted

  28-04-2020 17:50
  
  The first test is whether Britain has the capacity to look after those seriously ill with coronavirus - which can be measured by spare beds in intensive care
  
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• True crime fans can get paid £800 to watch creepy documentaries

  28-04-2020 17:47
  
  Among the documentaries you'll watch are Manson's Missing Victims, Tortured to Death: Murdering the Nanny, and Last Confessions of the Cannibal
  
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• April set to be sunniest on record - and the UK spent it in lockdown

  28-04-2020 17:34
  
  The Met Office said April is provisionally the sunniest on record for the UK since 1929
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after bike crashes into tree in Droitwich

  28-04-2020 17:30
  
  The 21-year-old was riding a Yamaha scooter along Primsland Way, Droitwich, when the collision happened
  
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• Solihull cyclist fighting for his life in intensive care after crash - Birmingham Live

  28-04-2020 17:14
  
  Solihull cyclist fighting for his life in intensive care after crash  Birmingham Live
  
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• Apartments for sale in a former chapel.

  28-04-2020 17:04
  
  The former Rubery Hill Hospital Chapel is now up for sale as a mixture of two and three bedroom apartments.
  
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• The tourist hotspots set to be off limits to Brits for 'some time'

  28-04-2020 17:03
  
  Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove told MPs that "at the moment and for some time to come" members of the public should not travel
  
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• Cyclist fights for life in intensive care after crash

  28-04-2020 17:03
  
  The rider, in his 70s, was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital with serious head and chest injuries
  
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• Shetland pony mauled by dog at country park

  28-04-2020 17:02
  
  WARNING - This article contains a photograph that some may find distressing
  
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• GP raises nearly £40k toward PPE for Midlands hospitals

  28-04-2020 16:51
  
  Dr Farhaan Shabir is now hoping to raise more money for staff at GP surgeries
  
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• NHS worker stabbed to death - after dad died from coronavirus

  28-04-2020 16:50
  
  David Gomoh, 24, was killed in Freemasons Road, Newham, east London, just before 10.30pm on Sunday
  
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• 44 urgent dental care centres open - how to get an appointment

  28-04-2020 16:50
  
  How to get relief from severe discomfort following the launch 44 Urgent Dental Care centres across the West Midlands
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover scaling up production of visors for NHS workers

  28-04-2020 16:46
  
  The Midlands car maker, with factories in Castle Bromwich, Solihull and Halewood, Merseyside, is producing visors for key workers
  
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• Universal Credit 2020 coronavirus rise 'should be be added to other benefits'

  28-04-2020 16:42
  
  An emergency increase in Universal Credit has not yet been extended to other out-of-work benefits such as Employment and Support Allowance, leaving millions without urgently-needed support
  
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• Lily Allen marks nine months of being sober with Instagram admission

  28-04-2020 16:34
  
  The singer, who has spoken openly about her battles with alcohol and substance abuse, also celebrated her achievements in fitness
  
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• RSPCA scramble to save badger stuck in mud at Birmingham canalside

  28-04-2020 16:28
  
  The RSPCA were called by a member of the public after they spotted the young creature trapped in a muddy bog on April 13
  
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• 20-metre high Tipton phone mast 'safe' developers say

  28-04-2020 16:27
  
  Developers have submitted health statements along with plans for the mast supporting six antennas and two microwave dishes
  
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• Royal Mail stops Saturday post deliveries across UK due to coronavirus

  28-04-2020 16:26
  
  As Covid-19 continues to claim the lives of hundreds of Brits every day, the country remains in lockdown
  
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• Pubs could be forced to limit customers to two pints after re-opening

  28-04-2020 16:18
  
  Prof Winter said drinkers would have to keep two meters apart and be limited to three drinks before  leaving to ensure there's room for others
  
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• How to do a virtual iftar during Ramadan

  28-04-2020 16:15
  
  To stay safe at home, here is how to do a virtual iftar for Ramadan 2020 during lockdown.
  
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• Baby being delivered early so dad can cuddle newborn

  28-04-2020 16:13
  
  Popular football coach and teacher Jamie Hunter is unlikely to 'celebrate his baby’s first birthday, teach them to ride a bike and learn to swim or be there for their first day at school'
  
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• BAME deaths 'shouldn't be a surprise' says city academic

  28-04-2020 16:00
  
  Professor Kehinde Andrews of Birmingham City University said the crisis has shed light on existing inequalities
  
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• Superheroes surprising and spreading cheer to youngsters near Tamworth

  28-04-2020 15:59
  
  Mr Incredible has been running through the village every night to cheer up kids on lock down.
  
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• Teen guilty of manslaughter after fatal Halloween stabbing

  28-04-2020 15:45
  
  Victim Cain Jackson sustained serious injuries and sadly died at the scene in Rugby
  
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• Birmingham key worker drove 250 miles to Cornwall with no insurance

  28-04-2020 15:38
  
  The driver, who left the West Midlands, drove down the M5 and either the A30 or A38, the busiest routes through Devon and Cornwall
  
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