Solihull news

• Milkman injured after being trapped between two vehicles in crash

  01-06-2020 22:04
  
  Paramedics rushed to Mary Vale Road following the serious collision which left the vehicles badly damaged
  
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• 'We are a country that is angry' - US faces more unrest over George Floyd death

  01-06-2020 21:55
  
  Mr Floyd's brother Terrence has appealed for peace after telling crowds "When you are done, you're going to wonder what did you do. Let's do this another way."
  
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• Lady Gaga's Chromatica outselling rest of top 20 albums combined

  01-06-2020 21:31
  
  Chromatica has recorded 40,000 chart sales so far this week and has already become 2020's fastest-selling vinyl album based on three days of sales
  
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• Seven staff members at same school test positive for coronavirus

  01-06-2020 21:24
  
  Seven members of staff at Arboretum Primary School in Derby have tested positive for coronavirus amid the return of many pupils to classrooms in England today
  
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• Boris Johnson's former prep school to close permanently due to Covid-19 pandemic

  01-06-2020 21:19
  
  Ashdown House Preparatory School in East Sussex will shut at the end of the summer term because of the financial challenges of the coronavirus outbreak
  
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• How we'll know if second peak of Covid-19 is starting - the early warning signs

  01-06-2020 21:00
  
  As lockdown measures start to be relaxed, the major worry is of a new spike in coronavirus cases - so what are the Government, NHS and scientists be looking for as early clues? There are three critical signs
  
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• TV licence scam emails - warning over 'Covid-19 offer' of six months free

  01-06-2020 20:34
  
  Action Fraud says the bogus emails claim a direct debit hasn't gone through and offer six months free TV licence if the recipient pays via a provided link
  
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• City's 'most wanted' arrested with machete stuffed in trousers

  01-06-2020 20:29
  
  Cops took to social media to share a photo of the weapon
  
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• Spain records no Covid deaths in 24 hours and issues update to tourists

  01-06-2020 20:02
  
  It comes as a Spanish tourism minister confirmed the quarantine for passengers landing in the European country would be lifted from later this month
  
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• Arrests made and hundreds of cars targeted in cruise clampdown

  01-06-2020 19:51
  
  Officers swooped last night (Sunday May 31) taking action against hundreds of motorists in a bid to clampdown on illegal car cruising
  
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• Plea to limit paddling pool use after highest water demand ever

  01-06-2020 19:49
  
  Parts of Worcestershire saw as little as 1mm of rainfall during May, Severn Trent has revealed
  
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• Birmingham business teams up with mosques to provide face masks for whole city

  01-06-2020 19:35
  
  Loft25 and Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre have launched the 1 Million Mask Challenge providing free mask-making kits for people of Birmingham
  
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• Appeal to trace man after off-road bikes used in park

  01-06-2020 19:04
  
  Two pictures of the man they would like to speak to were shared by police
  
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• Armed cops swarm street after police chase ends in crash with bus

  01-06-2020 18:40
  
  A was chased by police and detained after being Tasered following the dramatic incident in Great Barr
  
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• "So disrespectful" - Litter louts dumping rubbish at Tamworth beauty spots

  01-06-2020 18:35
  
  "People always bang on about saving the planet but they are just making it worse. I was brought up to put my rubbish in the bin and be respectful.”
  
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• Teenager launches fitness book to support the NHS

  01-06-2020 18:31
  
  “I think because I love football so much I have become really fascinated in understanding health psychology."
  
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• Health Secretary Matt Hancock warns coronavirus 'is not done yet'

  01-06-2020 18:26
  
  More than 1,500 new coronavirus cases identified in one day as lockdown rules are relaxed
  
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• Police investigate video 'allegedly showing MP Tahir Ali being verbally abused

  01-06-2020 18:20
  
  The footage shows the Labour MP for Hall Green sitting close to a till in a city supermarket while comments are made to him
  
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• How Bear Grylls Adventure will operate as it reopens after lockdown

  01-06-2020 18:12
  
  The major NEC attraction has been closed for ten weeks
  
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• Appeal to trace man with face tattoo after Moseley shop raid

  01-06-2020 18:00
  
  West Midlands Police has released a picture of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the burglary
  
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• Woman convicted of stalking BBC DJ after harrowing campaign of harassment

  01-06-2020 17:53
  
  Sarah Jayne Rook, 43, was found guilty of "persistently" stalking Gilles Peterson in February and March
  
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• Peter Andre and wife Emily clash as she tries to send kids back to school

  01-06-2020 17:43
  
  As schools returned to the classroom across the country on Monday, June 1, Peter was at odds with his partner over sending their kids back.
  
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• Edgbaston pub tenants give up lease after lockdown police raid

  01-06-2020 17:37
  
  The tenants of the pub did not provide CCTV to pub company Admiral Taverns or West Midlands Police when requested
  
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• 'Devastation' as litter and drug paraphernalia sully Solihull nature reserve - Solihull Observer

  01-06-2020 17:32 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  'Devastation' as litter and drug paraphernalia sully Solihull nature reserve  Solihull Observer
  
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• Lockdown lifting in the Midlands.

  01-06-2020 17:24
  
  As lockdown measures are lifted across the country, business are starting to reopen, but with social distancing measures in place.
  
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• Mum shares what happened on first day back at school after lockdown

  01-06-2020 17:13
  
  "She saw her two best friends waiting to go in and she had a huge smile on her face. It was lovely seeing all the children happy. Afterwards I spoke to her teacher and she said she'd had an amazing day"
  
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• Two men in miracle escape after car ends up on roof

  01-06-2020 17:02
  
  Paramedics were called to the A45 New Coventry Road on Sunday morning following reports a car had ended up on it's roof with serious damage
  
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• Mum fails breath test after speeding on M6 at 104mph with three children in car

  01-06-2020 16:51
  
  Police were left speechless by the stop
  
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• Spain announces quarantine for tourists will end on June 21

  01-06-2020 16:16
  
  Birmingham Airport jets off to a variety of Spanish holiday destinations but any hopes of a summer holiday rely on the country's coronavirus record being "acceptable"
  
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• Backlash to 'nightmare' cash ban as car parking charges return

  01-06-2020 16:07
  
  Wyre Forest District Council reintroduced car parking charges today (June 1) to help cover the costs of clearing rubbish and litter - but has banned cash to avoid spread of Covid-19
  
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• Watch – Thug films himself smashing up car's window with SPANNER

  01-06-2020 16:05
  
  The yob lobs the weapon into the boot of the car before fleeing
  
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• City man is fourth arrested in connection with murder probe

  01-06-2020 15:59
  
  A 34-year-old man was fatally stabbed in the chest as trouble broke out on Thursday night, May 28
  
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• Brummie drives to Wales for 'beach day' - and ends up getting arrested

  01-06-2020 15:55
  
  The motorist was rumbled while driving from Birmingham to Gwynedd, in North Wales, for a "beach day" - but ended up getting arrested
  
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• MPs condemn plan to make them queue more than 1km to vote

  01-06-2020 15:53
  
  MPs also fear spreading coronavirus across the country
  
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• UK coronavirus death toll rises by 115 as lockdown eased in England

  01-06-2020 15:50
  
  Patients were aged between 29 and 99 years old
  
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• The countries banning British tourists as Greece announces u-turn

  01-06-2020 15:45
  
  Brits will be allowed to holiday from June 15 but strict rules will still apply, according to Greece
  
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• Friends join together to 'sew' support for NHS

  01-06-2020 15:41
  
  “This is us doing our part for those who have done so much and who we are grateful for."
  
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• Courts facing 'crisis' with over 1,200 cases on hold in West Mercia

  01-06-2020 15:35
  
  West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion warned that victims are being made to suffer due to the criminal justice system grinding to a halt during the Covid-19 pandemic
  
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• Man, 21, was stabbed with shards from broken glass bottle

  01-06-2020 15:18
  
  The victim was left badly hurt as paramedics swooped to treat a 'serious stab wound' believed to have been caused by a broken glass bottle
  
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• How recycling your garden waste can help St Giles Hospice

  01-06-2020 15:14
  
  Gardeners  can book a collection of their green waste in return for a donation
  
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• Watch: Drone shows extent of huge Ikea queue as store reopens

  01-06-2020 15:13
  
  Incredible footage shows hundreds of people waiting to get into the store
  
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• Drone shows extent of huge Ikea queue as store reopens

  01-06-2020 15:13
  
  Incredible pictures shows hundreds of people waiting to get into the store
  
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• Man seriously hurt and duo rescued from cave in weekend drama

  01-06-2020 15:05
  
  Specialist mountain rescue units were drafted in
  
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• Council tax discounts for Solihull residents could stretch borough's budget - Solihull Observer

  01-06-2020 14:49 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Council tax discounts for Solihull residents could stretch borough's budget  Solihull Observer
  
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• Government issues warning to primary schools over not opening this week

  01-06-2020 14:38
  
  The spokesman added that plans for all children in primary schools to have a month in class before the summer "remain under review"
  
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• Dozens flout beauty spot warning with BBQs & laughing gas found

  01-06-2020 14:29
  
  Yobs were seen flouting rules to stay away from a dangerous Worcestershire beauty spot after a Snapchat meet-up
  
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• Electrician wins £1m on Euromillions after buying ticket for first time

  01-06-2020 14:01
  
  Simon Waddup, who hails from Coventry, in the West Mids, now plans to build a property portfolio
  
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• 'I couldn't think of anything worse' - horror at huge IKEA queues

  01-06-2020 13:59
  
  Hundreds of people patiently waited in the huge queue that snaked around the Wednesbury store's car park on Monday, June 1
  
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• Police probe drive-by substance attack on major road

  01-06-2020 13:56
  
  West Midlands Police is investigating the attack after a 27-year-old man was taken to hospital
  
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• No evidence offered against man accused over coronavirus breathing assault

  01-06-2020 13:49
  
  Jason Baker had been accused of two common assaults in a custody suite against West Mercia Police constables while under arrest for a separate assault
  
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