Solihull news

• What Boris Johnson said about schools reopening in June at daily briefing

  24-05-2020 19:11
  
  Boris Johnson said the intention was for schools in the country to welcome back primary children on June 1 as he addressed the nation in Sunday's daily briefing
  
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• What Boris Johnson said about Dominic Cummings at briefing

  24-05-2020 18:51
  
  The Prime Minister gave a show of support for his top aide as he faced questions at Sunday's briefing
  
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• Live updates as Boris Johnson leads Sunday's coronavirus briefing

  24-05-2020 17:38
  
  The Prime Minister has stepped back into lead the 5pm Covid-19 update as he faces rising pressure to sack Dominic Cummings
  
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• Police appeal after Cradley Health salon raided

  24-05-2020 17:25
  
  West Midlands Police has released an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the raid in Halesowen Road
  
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• Police key worker reveals how he will celebrate Eid during lockdown

  24-05-2020 17:17
  
  West Midlands Police is running a series of features on the role of its key workers during lockdown
  
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• Police officers attacked as arrest made following domestic incident

  24-05-2020 17:15
  
  A female police officer was left needing hospital treatment for an injury above her eye
  
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• Dramatic photos of huge car fire in Stourbridge released

  24-05-2020 16:58
  
  Firefighters were called to a huge blaze in Springfield Avenue
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover is in talks with the government over £1b loan

  24-05-2020 16:31
  
  The firm, with plants in Solihull and Castle Bromwich, has seen a drop in sales because of the pandemic
  
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• Coronavirus death toll in hospitals rises to 25,691, says NHS England

  24-05-2020 16:00
  
  Patients were aged between 43 and 98 years old with the highest number of deaths recorded in the Midlands
  
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• Police car rammed during early morning pursuit with car in Wolverhampton

  24-05-2020 15:56
  
  A 43-year-old man has been charged with drink driving, failing to stop, aggravated vehicle taking and driving while disqualified
  
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• Major fire ravaged farm shop for more than 10 hours

  24-05-2020 15:51
  
  A team of 55 firefighters tackled the massive blaze at The Farm Shop in Ombersley
  
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• Watch - speeding driver caught doing more than 140mph on M6 Toll

  24-05-2020 15:45
  
  The dangerous driving was caught on camera by the Central Motorway Policing team
  
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• Man, 20, stabbed in the shoulder in Small Heath

  24-05-2020 15:09
  
  West Midlands Police were called to Kenelm Road, Small Heath, following the early hours attack
  
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• Shop worker struck with axe inside Small Heath newsagents

  24-05-2020 14:43
  
  Another man was sprayed in the face with an unknown substance
  
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• Where is the first ever winner of Big Brother now?

  24-05-2020 13:44
  
  Craig Phillips won the popular reality TV show a whopping 20 years ago
  
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• Summer holidays could be scrapped after schools reopen, says former Ofsted boss

  24-05-2020 13:16
  
  Former Chief Inspector of Schools In England and head of Ofsted from 2012 to 2016 said the UK could see a "lost generation" of young people as a result of the shutdown
  
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• 'My dad is dying but I can't visit him' - the agony of lockdown

  24-05-2020 12:43
  
  Lockdown restrictions on contact with vulnerable loved ones can be exceptionally difficult, especially as a semblance of normal life resumes. For some families, it's almost unbearable
  
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• Tributes paid to BBC journalist Natasha Bateman who has died at 32

  24-05-2020 12:38
  
  Natalie was a producer and presenter with BBC Digital Current Affairs
  
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• 24 of the best parks in the Black Country

  24-05-2020 12:36
  
  Our list of the Black Country's top beauty spots  from Walsall Arboretum to Priory Park and Sandwell Valley
  
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• 'Care home residents are dying of heartbreak' - the hidden impact of Covid-19

  24-05-2020 12:34
  
  A manager at a city nursing home has not lost a soul to coronavirus - but the pandemic has exerted a heavy toll on residents, relatives and staff
  
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• Shocking moment cyclist left lying in the street after van overtakes him

  24-05-2020 11:52
  
  As the motorist overtook, the cyclist fell from his bike
  
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• Boris Johnson under pressure to sack Dominic Cummings

  24-05-2020 11:24
  
  Shadow policing minister Sarah Jones said 'people are rightly feeling is it one rule for us and one rule for the people at the top'
  
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• Public toilets could get Covid-19 revamp with no separate loos for men and women

  24-05-2020 10:54
  
  Spending a penny will never be the same again, says industry boss calling for end to separate loos for men and women with one-way shared system, foot-pedal flushing and self-closing seats among ideas
  
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• Solihull Council grants £60k for domestic abuse caseworkers - Solihull Observer

  24-05-2020 10:45 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Solihull Council grants £60k for domestic abuse caseworkers  Solihull Observer
  
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• Wuhan lab boss says coronavirus leak claims are 'pure fabrication'

  24-05-2020 10:23
  
  US president Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have repeatedly said they suspect the virus that was first detected in Wuhan was somehow released from the laboratory
  
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• Bikers putting townspeople's health at risk claims former mayor - Solihull Observer

  24-05-2020 09:00 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Bikers putting townspeople's health at risk claims former mayor  Solihull Observer
  
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• Worker 'loses £60k redundancy' as firm goes bust in pandemic

  24-05-2020 06:30
  
  JLR supplier Arlington Automotive collapsed - and employee who agreed £74k redundancy package fears he'll only see £14k
  
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• What passengers on restored Camp Hill line will see on commute

  24-05-2020 06:30
  
  As new pictures emerge of the proposed Moseley station, our man takes a ride on test train to see how services will link Moseley, Kings Heath and Stirchley with Birmingham city centre
  
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• Ultra runner jogs epic Brum routes in the shape of a dinosaur and Elvis

  24-05-2020 06:30
  
  Ultra runner Helen Pike uses ordnance survey maps to plot the route then sets off jogging along the 30-mile journeys which take around four hours to complete
  
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• See inside the city gardens transformed during lockdown

  24-05-2020 06:30
  
  Scores of Brummies have been hard at work in their back gardens making a string of radical or subtle changes
  
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• Paying to DITCH holidays for peace of mind backed by Martin Lewis

  24-05-2020 06:30
  
  Stick or twist risk leaves holidaymakers on tenterhooks over bookings chaos caused by the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Mum 'hugs' son in care home via Skype as she's not able to visit him

  24-05-2020 06:30
  
  "When I use sign language to say 'I love you' on Skype, he turns to his carer and presses the button on his talker for 'cuddle / squeeze' and gives them a hug" - Jane Raca, whose son James has severe autism and attends a residential school
  
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• Mum feared worst when son went grey - turned out he had an allergy

  24-05-2020 06:30
  
  Harriet Ernstsons-Evans was told to combi-feed her baby breast milk and formula at five weeks old to boost his weight as he was only 5lbs, but it led to a severe reaction
  
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• Incredible 'ecohouse' with amazing views is up for sale - in a town

  24-05-2020 06:30
  
  The unique home offers stunning views across four counties
  
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• Hangouts, home schooling and hugs - lockdown life as a single parent

  24-05-2020 06:30
  
  Lone mums and dads tell of their challenges as the coronavirus pandemic wears on
  
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• Grave fit for a George Cross hero at last after 73 years

  24-05-2020 06:30
  
  A new headstone has been made for the derelict grave of Able Seaman George Paterson Niven more than seven decades after the George Cross hero was buried at Yardley Cemetery
  
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• Drunken axeman jailed over rampage in pub beer garden

  24-05-2020 06:30
  
  He got 'in customers' faces' with the weapon and asked them: 'What are you looking at?' before following a man and attacking his home
  
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• Split three-day week proposed to get UK economy out of Covid-19 crisis

  24-05-2020 01:01
  
  The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce is suggesting that firms arrange A teams and B teams, typically working Monday to Wednesday or Thursday to Saturday
  
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