Solihull news

• Kate Thornton reveals what saved her from life of dysfunctional eating

  21-05-2020 22:56
  
  Thornton told Laura Whitmore’s Castaway podcast she had “huge respect” for talking therapies, because of the positive effect they had had on her life
  
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• Kate Garraway's hopeful new update on husband's coma fight

  21-05-2020 22:53
  
  The former Labour advisor is in a coma and unable to have any of his family visit him in intensive care
  
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• Revealed: how many Covid and untested hospital patients sent to city care homes

  21-05-2020 21:12
  
  A fierce debate is raging about whether infection was unwittingly taken into care homes in the first weeks of the pandemic - for the first time we can tell you the numbers involved
  
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• New instant COVID-19 test being trialled

  21-05-2020 20:56
  
  The swab test can give results in 20 minutes
  
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• Citizen Khan star Adil Ray's message on celebrating Eid 'at difficult time'

  21-05-2020 19:35
  
  The Birmingham comedian and writer got together with others to record a special message about Eid al-Fitr during the coronavirus crisis
  
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• Woman sought 12 months after pensioner attacked at cash machine

  21-05-2020 19:33
  
  West Midlands Police are still appealing to trace Bianca Haralampie
  
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• Woman 'purposefully' coughed on medics while being treated for Covid symptoms

  21-05-2020 19:18
  
  Nicola Tilstone was charged with four counts of assaulting an emergency worker after coughing on three officers and a paramedic
  
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• Here's what Robbie Savage asked at the Downing Street press conference

  21-05-2020 18:59
  
  Footballer and broadcaster asked politicians why it's okay to train for tennis - but not football
  
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• NHS fee for migrant healthcare workers dropped by Boris Johnson in climb-down

  21-05-2020 18:45
  
  The PM had faced a barrage of criticism after saying 'it was the right way forward'
  
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• List of confirmed school reopening dates in Birmingham

  21-05-2020 18:43
  
  The government has told schools, colleges and nurseries to prepare for some year groups to return as early as Monday, June 1
  
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• Fewer loungers by the pool will be available in Spain, Greece and Turkey

  21-05-2020 18:42
  
  New social distancing rules from TUI will make it harder for holidaymakers to grab a sunbed by the pool
  
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• Tributes paid to former Handsworth and Lozells councillor Don Brown

  21-05-2020 18:33
  
  Council leader Ian Ward said Don Brown was 'incredibly passionate' about the city he served. Others described him as "very well respected" by the community
  
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• Tamworth's MP: 'Time to take the next steps in path to recovery'

  21-05-2020 17:56
  
  There is an ongoing exchange of viewpoints online at the moment when it comes to how best for the UK to proceed next when it comes to the current lockdown and restrictions put on residents up and down the country.
  
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• New LPG filling station APPROVED as city prepares for CAZ

  21-05-2020 17:47
  
  Supergaz Ltd gained approval from the city council's planning committee for its LPG filling station in Ward End
  
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• Ryanair's full statement after complaints over refund delays

  21-05-2020 17:40
  
  Airline Ryanair said the 'process time for cash refunds is taking longer as they are having to process 10,000 times the usual volume of cancellations
  
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• Fury at 'dust cloud' from Worcestershire building site

  21-05-2020 17:34
  
  Work to build 33 new homes in Hallow, near Worcester, restarted on Monday
  
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• New management at 'inadequate' Erdington special school

  21-05-2020 17:33
  
  Queensbury School in Erdington was ordered to become an academy by the Government in 2018
  
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• Pubs face bankruptcy if they have to follow proposed strict new rules

  21-05-2020 17:31
  
  The chief of Adnams Brewery, situated in Southwold, in Norfolk, voiced his fears over the future for British pubs
  
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• Collapsed sewer creates huge sinkhole in street

  21-05-2020 17:24
  
  Officers have closed off Stafford Street while engineers work in Stafford Street, Walsall
  
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• Heartbreaking scenes as Ruth Langsford sobs on Loose Women

  21-05-2020 16:57
  
  The This Morning presenter, who hosts the ITV1 show along with her husband Eamonn Holmes each Friday, was left emotional during her appearance
  
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• More city primary schools announce their plans for reopening after half term

  21-05-2020 16:50
  
  Colebourne Primary School in Hodge Hill, Firs Primary School in Castle Bromwich , Nelson Mandela School and City of Birmingham Schools reveal their plans
  
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• Two men knifed by gang wearing balaclavas in park

  21-05-2020 16:43
  
  Emergency crews swooped to Short Heath Park in Willenhall after the stabbing
  
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• Police need help to identify man found dead in street

  21-05-2020 16:28
  
  The man's body was discovered near a shop in Great Bridge on Wednesday, April 15
  
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• Solihull Council issues new advice for kids going back to school - Birmingham Live

  21-05-2020 16:24 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Solihull Council issues new advice for kids going back to school  Birmingham Live
  
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• Adorable penguin chicks hatch at West Midland Safari Park

  21-05-2020 16:23
  
  The trio - named Indiana, Ivory and Izzy - have been born during lockdown, and plans are being drawn up for when you could be able to see them in person
  
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• Live updates as massive sinkhole appears in middle of road

  21-05-2020 16:12
  
  Part of Stafford Street, Walsall, is currently closed off
  
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• The haunting abandoned buildings in Worcestershire trapped in the past

  21-05-2020 16:05
  
  The perfect spots for ghosts to hide
  
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• Man charged with burglary offences following double murder probe

  21-05-2020 15:58
  
  Hisham Lewis, of Grove Lane, Selly Oak, was charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary
  
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• Another four Worcestershire people have died with coronavirus in hospital

  21-05-2020 15:38
  
  The total hospital deaths for the county is now 269
  
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• UK coronavirus death toll reaches 36,000 as 240 more people die

  21-05-2020 15:29
  
  The latest hospital deaths take the country's toll close to 36,000
  
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• 'No more hot food donations' plead hospital

  21-05-2020 15:29
  
  The hospital had been inundated with free food for workers since the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Urgent appeal after biker struck by car

  21-05-2020 15:21
  
  The driver stopped at the crash site and is helping police with their enquiries, a spokesman said
  
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• Worcester café boss hangs shower curtains to protect customers from coronavirus

  21-05-2020 15:05
  
  Francini Osorio, 48, has spent £2,000 on 35 curtains and air purifiers in the hope it will make customers feel more confident about returning
  
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• 10 cottages so beautiful you'll want to sell your house immediately

  21-05-2020 15:04
  
  There's no harm in swooning over them ...
  
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• Birmingham day-by-day weather forecast for bank holiday and half-term

  21-05-2020 15:01
  
  Temperatures hit as high as 26C in the city on Wednesday, May 20, but cloud cover today sees the mercury drop a little to a high of 20C
  
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• Birmingham health boss: 'no vaccine before end of the year'

  21-05-2020 14:47
  
  Dr Justin Varney also gave more information on how the government's track and trace app might work
  
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• Holly Willoughy warns to stop 'pooing outside' as public loos stay shut

  21-05-2020 14:37
  
  On the hottest day of the year so far yesterday, Brits flocked to coastal towns and resorts to enjoy the sunshine
  
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• Police seal off park after two men found seriously injured

  21-05-2020 14:19
  
  Police and paramedics swooped on Short Heath Park in Willenhall at 10pm on Wednesday, May 20
  
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• Police seal off park after double stabbing

  21-05-2020 14:19
  
  Police and paramedics swooped on Short Heath Park in Willenhall at 8pm on Wednesday, May 20
  
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• "Fearful" airport staff worry crisis could cost them their jobs

  21-05-2020 14:14
  
  Furloughed staff anxious over future amid warnings flights will remain at a low level for some time
  
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• Key workers duped in heartless scam

  21-05-2020 14:13
  
  The scammers changed a dot to a dash after intercepting email correspondence.
  
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• Extended opening hours at Handsworth Cemetery for Bank Holiday weekend

  21-05-2020 14:13
  
  The cemetery will be open from 12pm to 8pm on Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday to allow Muslims celebrating Eid, to visit their loved ones. Strict social distancing will be in place
  
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• Police appeal for witnesses to crash which left woman seriously injured

  21-05-2020 14:03
  
  Drivers with dashcam footage are being urged to get in touch
  
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• Police appeal for witness to Worcester crash which left woman seriously injured

  21-05-2020 14:03
  
  Drivers with dashcam footage are being urged to get in touch
  
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• Phil forced to stop Spin to Win as producers scramble behind scenes

  21-05-2020 13:58
  
  The ITV1 daytime programme, hosted by Phil and Holly, 39, aired from 10am on Thursday, May 21
  
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• Tamworth teenager clocks up miles to raise funds for the NHS

  21-05-2020 13:55
  
  Adam Masefield ran 50k in seven days to give something back to the hospital where he was born prematurely
  
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• Universal Credit work allowance rules - how to get more benefits to top up wages

  21-05-2020 13:53
  
  These are the two key reasons you can keep more of your Universal Credit before the Government applies deductions because of earnings
  
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• First pictures of Moseley Railway Station as final plans submitted

  21-05-2020 13:29
  
  Transport chiefs are working to reopen the Camp Hill line to passengers for first time since WWII
  
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• Teen who stabbed student Andre Bent, 21, at rap concert jailed

  21-05-2020 13:27
  
  Vasilios Ofogeli, 17, stabbed 21-year-old Andre Bent with a large hunting knife amid violent scenes following a MoStack rap concert in Maidstone, Kent, in August last year
  
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• One in eight Solihull residents already behind with council tax payments - Birmingham Live

  21-05-2020 13:27 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  One in eight Solihull residents already behind with council tax payments  Birmingham Live
  
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