Solihull news

• Boris Johnson needs to release cash 'urgently' to kickstart West Midlands

  01-05-2020 22:12
  
  West Midlands will be 'worst hit by Covid-19' - so region needs to be flooded with cash support
  
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• 291 care homes in West Midlands 'have current outbreaks of coronavirus'

  01-05-2020 22:06
  
  The impact of coronavirus on care homes in the region continues to bring misery
  
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• This is when you can now visit Birmingham cemeteries and crematoria

  01-05-2020 21:25
  
  New weekend opening hours have been announced in Birmingham to allow more people to visit the last resting places of loved ones.
  
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• Police appeal as man still fighting for his life after Handsworth bus crash

  01-05-2020 21:24
  
  Police urge witnesses of Hamstead Road crash to come forward as driver remains in a critical condition in hospital
  
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• Pony recovering from savage dog attack at Sandwell Valley

  01-05-2020 21:07
  
  Rocky was attacked as he grazed in a paddock outside Sandwell Park Farm on Monday, April 27
  
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• West Midlands Police suspend cop over two 'excessive violence' claims

  01-05-2020 20:49
  
  The officer was filmed in a violent altercation with a 15 year old boy in an alleyway in Newtown
  
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• BBC gets over 1,200 complaints for Horizon special on food and exercise

  01-05-2020 19:16
  
  BBC2 special illustrating the calorific content of food saw 20 diners eating while a team burned off the equivalent calories in a gym
  
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• Gun raids in Solihull and Edgbaston revealed as police target gangs during lockdown - Birmingham Live

  01-05-2020 19:15
  
  Gun raids in Solihull and Edgbaston revealed as police target gangs during lockdown  Birmingham Live
  
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• Gun raids in Solihull and Edgbaston revealed as police target gangs

  01-05-2020 19:15
  
  West Midlands Police seized deadly firearms across the region as officers redeployed from CID, traffic and local policing areas to crackdown on gangs
  
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• Erdington high street police patrols stepped up to move on 'nuisance drinkers'

  01-05-2020 19:02
  
  West Midlands Police warned alcohol-fuelled yob behaviour during lockdown would not be tolerated
  
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• Solihull Hospital to become 'coronavirus-free' centre - BBC News

  01-05-2020 18:49
  
  Solihull Hospital to become 'coronavirus-free' centre  BBC News
  
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• Inside giant JLR plant as staff condemn social distancing measures

  01-05-2020 18:35
  
  The manufacturing giant defended the safety precautions and confirmed production would resume at the Lode Lane site on May 18
  
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• This is what they are going to do with the old Irish Centre

  01-05-2020 18:29
  
  City developer Court Collaboration is behind the project
  
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• More than 120,000 coronavirus tests are now taking place every day

  01-05-2020 18:22
  
  Critics accused the Government of a slow start but it's now ramped up testing dramaticallt
  
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• Dudley father appears in court charged with murdering baby daughter

  01-05-2020 18:05
  
  Philip Peace was arrested eight months after his five-month-old daughter died in September 2017
  
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• Baker set to bring Carole Baskin case inspired by Tiger King to Birmingham

  01-05-2020 18:05
  
  Verity Malinowska, 33, spent two days made the detailed bust of the Big Cat campaigner - and said it was some of her finest work
  
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• The best chips shops in the Black Country which are still open

  01-05-2020 17:58
  
  You can still get your chippy fix despite the UK lockdown
  
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• Solihull Hospital to become coronavirus-free facility - expressandstar.com

  01-05-2020 17:55
  
  Solihull Hospital to become coronavirus-free facility  expressandstar.com
  
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• Solihull Hospital to become coronavirus-free facility Birmingham - expressandstar.com

  01-05-2020 17:55
  
  Solihull Hospital to become coronavirus-free facility Birmingham  expressandstar.com
  
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• JLR staff pay £10k to keep Covid-19 patients in touch with family

  01-05-2020 17:47
  
  Employees at the Midlands car giant are supporting patients and staff in Birmingham and Solihull hospitals through a £10,000 donation
  
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• Teen accused of Karl Gallagher's murder appears at crown court

  01-05-2020 17:36
  
  Tyrell Harris, 19, has been charged with the murder of 31-year-old Karl Gallagher
  
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• People dump rubbish 'anywhere' in Wolverhampton city streets

  01-05-2020 17:34
  
  While tips stay closed, thoughtless few continue to dump rubbish on roads and green spaces
  
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• Chemist delivers free face masks and medicines in surprise care parcels

  01-05-2020 17:23
  
  Community worker Chris Hoare from the Birmingham South West Group joined forces with pharmacist Noordin Ladha to donate emergency medical provisions to elderly and vulnerable people in the Ladywood area
  
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• Zakat 2020 - How to calculate it and give to charity during Ramadan lockdown

  01-05-2020 17:20
  
  Many worshippers are used to giving cash at their local mosque so how can you carry on with the acts of charity that are an essential part of Ramadan?
  
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• Appeal after angle grinder used in bike robbery bid at QE

  01-05-2020 17:15
  
  A man tried to remove the bike lock with an angle grinder and left in a white van, police said
  
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• Asda Tamworth responds to social distancing criticism

  01-05-2020 16:58
  
  It comes after the busy supermarket was criticised for what some perceive to be flaws in their measures they have implemented.
  
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• Easy recipes to make for when you break fast during Ramadan

  01-05-2020 16:57
  
  We've put together a list of delicious and simple recipes to make for your family's iftar.
  
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• Ventilators rushed to city ahead of coronavirus surge 'not safe'

  01-05-2020 16:52
  
  The ventilators were not used on patients so caused no harm, said Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals chief exec Toby Lewis
  
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• Packed high street could ban cars as social distancing is impossible

  01-05-2020 16:51
  
  Some residents have boycotted it due to confined spaces resulting in people 'queuing on top of each other' - while street drinkers are adding to the anxiety
  
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• Pregnancy clinic in Solihull ordered to improve after 'inadequate' rating - Birmingham Live

  01-05-2020 16:39
  
  Pregnancy clinic in Solihull ordered to improve after 'inadequate' rating  Birmingham Live
  
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• Hundreds of food parcels delivered as part of Solihull relief project - Birmingham Live

  01-05-2020 16:30
  
  Hundreds of food parcels delivered as part of Solihull relief project  Birmingham Live
  
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• Pregnancy clinic ordered to improve after 'inadequate' rating

  01-05-2020 16:17
  
  Specialist practice has been placed in special measures after regulator flags concerns
  
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• Hundreds of food parcels delivered as part of relief project

  01-05-2020 16:14
  
  Solihull Muslim Network is offering a lifeline to the most vulnerable during the Covid-19 crisis
  
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• Cocktail bar and bowling lane plan for Solihull town centre - Birmingham Live

  01-05-2020 16:11
  
  Cocktail bar and bowling lane plan for Solihull town centre  Birmingham Live
  
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• Tamworth youngster follows in his great-grandfather's footsteps at The Lamb

  01-05-2020 16:05
  
  Billy Ealing, who plays for the club’s under-8s, is the great-grandson of Bill Ealing, who played for the Lambs in the late 1940 and early 1950s.
  
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• Merry Hill owner intu to take 'robust action' over unpaid rent

  01-05-2020 15:47
  
  intu claim there are a number of "large, well-capitalised brands who have the ability to pay but have chosen not to"
  
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• Cocktail bar and bowling lane plan for Solihull town centre

  01-05-2020 15:45
  
  Proposals for new entertainment venue have secured planning permission
  
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• UK coronavirus death toll reaches 27,000 as 427 more people die

  01-05-2020 15:44
  
  The number of hospital deaths in England now stands at 23,363, but the number of people dying has fallen to 427
  
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• 'Solihull pulling together to help each other during Coronavirus pandemic' – Leader - Solihull Observer

  01-05-2020 15:14
  'Solihull pulling together to help each other during Coronavirus pandemic' – Leader  Solihull Observer
  
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• Resident 'covered in bleach' during terrifying home invasion in Birmingham

  01-05-2020 15:13
  
  The man and his family were subjected to a terrifying ordeal in the late-night burglary at their Edgbaston home
  
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• Live updates from the West Midlands weekly regional briefing on coronavirus

  01-05-2020 15:05
  
  Mayor Andy Street will be joined by Dr Rashmi Shukla, Director, of Midlands and East of England from Public Health England
  
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• Drone captures convoy giving thanks during Clap for Carers

  01-05-2020 15:03
  
  A fleet of lorries from Oasis Rescue were recorded making their way along Queslett Road in Great Barr at 8pm on Thursday
  
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• Car stung by police after dramatic chase through town

  01-05-2020 14:58
  
  A 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a stinger was deployed in The Parade, Dudley
  
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• Watch - zookeepers groove in energetic TikTok clip

  01-05-2020 14:40
  
  The popular attraction closed on Sunday, March 22.
  
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• Joe Biden accused of sexual assault by former staffer

  01-05-2020 14:40
  
  The statement is Mr Biden's first public comment on an accusation of sexual assault by his former Senate staffer, Tara Reade
  
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• 57 new homes and a refurbished villa plan in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter

  01-05-2020 14:38
  
  Birmingham City Council's planning committee will rule on an application which would see the 19th century Heaton House refurbished
  
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• Watch: Brave police officer in tears after vile thug spits in her face

  01-05-2020 14:28
  
  Shocking bodyworn footage shows moment PC Annie Napier was spat at in the eye after arresting a man following a disorder
  
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• 'We're with them, we'll hold their hand' - paramedic's emotional message

  01-05-2020 14:22
  
  Tasha Starkey says she and colleagues have come across 'really sad' incidents of elderly patients having falls and not wanting to dial 999 due to the coronavirus crisis
  
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• Solihull Hospital's minor injuries unit to close in coronavirus bombshell - Birmingham Live

  01-05-2020 14:21
  
  Solihull Hospital's minor injuries unit to close in coronavirus bombshell  Birmingham Live
  
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• Tower Bridge sealed off by armed police over 'suspicious package'

  01-05-2020 14:16
  
  The landmark, situated in the capital, has armed police in attendance at around 1pm
  
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