Solihull news

• Kate Garraway shares new update on husband as he fights for life

  14-05-2020 22:59
  
  Kate has been inundated with messages from fans and viewers
  
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• Two arrested as human remains found in TWO suitcases - what we know so far

  14-05-2020 22:54
  
  The car had been travelling on the A4136 near Coleford and was located by officers a short time later, with two people spoken to
  
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• Body found near Tamworth and Lichfield

  14-05-2020 21:23
  
  The man’s age and further details have not been released
  
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• Bomb squad at industrial estate in Manchester as fire crews on stand-by

  14-05-2020 20:36
  
  Cops discovered a suspicious item inside a car
  
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• Soap stars set to do their own hair and make-up as they plan return

  14-05-2020 20:18
  
  Filming of EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale set to resume in June
  
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• Police hunt gun gang after shot fired at pizza shop and windows smashed

  14-05-2020 20:09
  
  Masked men attacked K2 Pizza and Peri Peri restaurant in Caldmore Green this afternoon (May 14)
  
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• Niall Horan's blistering attack on 'smug and slippery' Matt Hancock

  14-05-2020 19:43
  
  The singer posted his stinging criticism of Matt Hancock to his 39 million Twitter follower
  
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• Cops scour woodland as 'human torso found in suitcase'

  14-05-2020 19:32
  
  Images have now surfaced showing cops scouring woodland near the Forest of Dean, in Glos, after the incident unfolded
  
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• Police scour woodland after 'human torso found in suitcase'

  14-05-2020 19:30
  
  Police scour woodland after 'human torso found in suitcase'
  
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• Crisp fan branded 'nutter' after collecting 14,000 empty packets

  14-05-2020 19:22
  
  Gary Key, 57, and his family munch their way through 100 bags a week
  
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• West Midlands Railway asks passengers to stay away unless travel is necessary

  14-05-2020 18:59
  
  New signage and social distancing measures are being put in place at the city's railway stations to help passengers to try to keep away from each other
  
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• Government wants you to stay off trains, buses and metro as you return to work

  14-05-2020 18:22
  
  Walk, cycle or drive a car to work, urges Transport Secretary Grant Shapps
  
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• Woman fighting for her life after stabbing in city house

  14-05-2020 18:08
  
  Police are appealing for anyone who heard a disorder, or a man fleeing the scene of the attack on Quarry House Close.
  
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• The new social distancing measures introduced in Kings Heath

  14-05-2020 18:05
  
  Humps, barriers and new line markings have been launched on Kings Heath High Street to encourage pedestrians to maintain social distancing
  
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• Man charged over gun found at Birmingham Airport appears in court

  14-05-2020 17:13
  
  John Nolan, aged 38, was arrested by cops after a package was discovered at the transport hub, situated near Solihull
  
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• Family's bicycle-based fruit and veg delivery business booms in Brum

  14-05-2020 17:13
  
  Jasdeep Sandhu and Carl Mourillon started trading as Pedalling Pantry on April 18 using their trusty delivery bike "Babs"
  
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• Video shows what a socially distanced Brum classroom will look like

  14-05-2020 17:07
  
  Wheelers Lane Primary School in Kings Heath is preparing for the potential return of pupils next month
  
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• Wedges Bakery in Solihull remakes hundreds of loaves - British Baker

  14-05-2020 16:57 via bakeryinfo.co.uk
  
  Wedges Bakery in Solihull remakes hundreds of loaves  British Baker
  
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• Bakers rise to the challenge as prover fail causes chaos - British Baker

  14-05-2020 16:57 via bakeryinfo.co.uk
  
  Bakers rise to the challenge as prover fail causes chaos  British Baker
  
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• Beacon Park tennis court refurb starts in Lichfield

  14-05-2020 16:47
  
  Diggers moved in for the first phase of the refurbishment work this week
  
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• People share 15 things they'll actually miss when lockdown ends

  14-05-2020 16:42
  
  There have been slivers of joy found amongst the many difficulties – and we might just miss some of them when a new normality emerges
  
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• Burntwood town centre gets funding boost

  14-05-2020 16:42
  
  Funding will enable a research project exploring opportunities and options for redevelopment
  
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• Vicious woman threatened to set newborn baby on fire in street

  14-05-2020 16:38
  
  A new mum and her baby were threatened by a woman on Paddock Lane
  
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• Firefighters 'rescue man' from canal

  14-05-2020 16:13
  
  The fire service got him out of the water
  
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• Nazir Afzal condemns MPs sharing far-right smears about Keir Starmer

  14-05-2020 16:11
  
  Ms Dorries re-tweeted the clip of an interview with the Labour leader in which he appeared to be listing a series of reasons for not bringing charges
  
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• Porsche driver rumbled speeding past police car at 144mph

  14-05-2020 16:03
  
  The officer followed the driver for nine miles between Blackburn and Burnley, Lancs
  
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• Surge in people wanting to write their wills - Solihull Observer

  14-05-2020 15:58 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Surge in people wanting to write their wills  Solihull Observer
  
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• Moment mum gives life-saving first aid to shot man in Costcutter

  14-05-2020 15:55
  
  Ines Freitas used bleed control kit at Great Hampton Row store to help shooting victim
  
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• Cops investigating 'torso in suitcase' given 36 hours to question suspects

  14-05-2020 15:48
  
  An investigation was launched after human remains were found by police just outside Coleford, in the Forest of Dean shortly after 11.30pm on Tuesday, May 12
  
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• Dudley double murder: Six men charged with burglary offences

  14-05-2020 15:32
  
  Six men have been charged with a range of burglary matters
  
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• Chelsie Dack's body found washed up on Sizewell beach in Suffolk

  14-05-2020 15:30
  
  Norfolk Police said that a Home Office post-mortem examination was carried out on Wednesday after the body was discovered at Sizewell beach on Monday.
  
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• Watch as stunned keyworker wins six-bed farmhouse raffled for £2

  14-05-2020 15:09
  
  Alison Bellamy, from Telford, won the six-bedroom property in a live draw - and the moment was caught on camera
  
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• Suspected burglar found hiding in a Wolverhampton loft

  14-05-2020 15:05
  
  A 46-year-old has been arrested after he was found in Swinford Road, Wolverhampton
  
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• Headteacher tells parents 'I'd rather kids retake a year than die'

  14-05-2020 15:02
  
  Mr Fisher has been left anxious about kids getting back to the classroom
  
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• Life-size Muhammad Ali statue plan to mark boxer's Birmingham visit

  14-05-2020 15:00
  
  The statue it set to be placed in the grounds of a brand new community centre where Ali visited in 1983
  
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• Police watchdog probe after viral video of man Tasered at petrol station

  14-05-2020 14:44
  
  Mobile phone footage of the incident was widely circulated on social media and prompted criticism of the police arrest of Desmond Ziggy Mombeyarara
  
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• Burglars snatch keys to luxury BMW during series of burglaries

  14-05-2020 14:37
  
  Police say four burglaries have took place in Penn in just two weeks
  
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• Corrie fans confused as new character appears - and Chesney is missing

  14-05-2020 14:29
  
  'Matt' appeared in the kebab shop but fan favourite Chesney was nowhere to be seen
  
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• England football icon sends message to little Brummie boy in isolation

  14-05-2020 14:24
  
  The soccer star scored a hit when he responded to the bucket list set up for eight year old Great Barr boy
  
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• Range Rover driver jailed after killing vet in head-on crash

  14-05-2020 14:21
  
  Vytautas Kiminius, 35, was driving a Range Rover Sport when he ploughed into the Ford Fiesta driven by 46-year-old Rachel Radwell
  
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• Thug who coughed at cop claiming to have coronavirus jailed for 26 weeks

  14-05-2020 14:16
  
  Body-camera footage showed the incident as 23-year-old Mark Wright was being arrested on Tuesday in Newcastle city centre
  
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• The Stockland Green teacher using music to raise spirits in her community

  14-05-2020 14:15
  
  Adele Hollis has played a different doorstep instrument and song every Thursday, after the clap for NHS
  
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• Britain's Got Talent star from Sutton Coldfield releases charity single

  14-05-2020 14:14
  
  Rosie O'Sullivan hopes her evocative song and powerful vocal will raise spirits
  
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• Nurse on Covid-19 ward 'gutted' by £800 furniture theft from her garden 'haven'

  14-05-2020 14:09
  
  Carla Lightwood, from Chelmsley Wood, said her garden had been her 'haven' after working 12-hour long shifts at Heartlands Hospital
  
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• Ramadan 2020 in third and final stage - what happens in last 10 days of month

  14-05-2020 13:56
  
  According to Islamic theology, the last 10 days of Ramadan are considered to be some of the best of days and the best of nights of the year
  
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• Stranded relatives reunited after mercy flights home from India

  14-05-2020 13:49
  
  Ill and elderly Brits stranded in India under lockdown have made it home safely - to the delight of families in Birmingham and Wolverhampton
  
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• Lichfield Camera Club announce latest winners of photography competition

  14-05-2020 13:49
  
  Members of the club have found a way of keeping themselves active in spite of the lockdown and have formed a photography league which allows them enter their images.
  
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• Police officer wins dream six-bedroom farmhouse raffled off for just £2

  14-05-2020 13:48
  
  Grafton Farm in Shropshire was won by Alison Bellamy
  
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• Police probe as vandals torch another phone mast in Birmingham

  14-05-2020 13:40
  
  The mast, on Water Orton Road, was set alight just before 11pm on Wednesday, May 13
  
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• What is the coronavirus antibody test and can I get one?

  14-05-2020 13:39
  
  The test reportedly shows up whether your body has developed antibodies to the antigen of Covid-19
  
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