Solihull news

• Fury over 'delayed' report into black and Asian deaths from Covid-19

  13-06-2020 18:40
  
  A national review into deaths from Covid-19 among black and Asian people was 'published in full' last week - now a second report has come to light, to the frustration of campaigners
  
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• Hundreds gather for peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in Solihull

  13-06-2020 18:37
  
  Around 300 people are thought to have demonstrated in the town - showing their support for the movement against racial inequality.
  
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• Extra support for cyclists as 'five women' pushed into canal

  13-06-2020 18:07
  
  Police moved to reassure users of Birmingham's canal networks following claims of a string of attacks within hours
  
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• Fury as man urinates next to cop memorial in London protests

  13-06-2020 17:58
  
  MP who tended to stabbed officer as he lay dying urges the public to help identify the culprit
  
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• 'Missing' child found amid reports of cars being searched at visitor attraction

  13-06-2020 17:31
  
  The youngster has since been found following the search
  
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• Fewer than 70 die in England's hospitals in latest coronavirus figures

  13-06-2020 17:22
  
  Sixteen more deaths in the Midlands as total lives lost in England's hospitals hits 27,927
  
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• Man, 22, arrested after toddler 'abducted' in Longbridge

  13-06-2020 16:53
  
  The man remains in police custody as enquiries continue.
  
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• Police searching for missing man last seen getting on a train

  13-06-2020 16:26
  
  Graham Roberts, aged 66, was last seen getting on a train from Stafford to Wolverhampton
  
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• Police pelted with bottles by crowds who turned out 'to protect statues'

  13-06-2020 16:04
  
  Britain First leader said people were there to 'guard monuments' but he wanted statue to Nelson Mandela to go
  
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• Three teens arrested as gun fired from car in city centre

  13-06-2020 15:34
  
  Two men and a woman, all aged 18, detained as shot fired from Volkwagen Polo at around 11.30pm on Friday, June 12
  
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• Protesters clash with police at London demonstration

  13-06-2020 15:12
  
  Chants of 'England' reported as campaigners face off with police in central London
  
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• Mapped - the number of Covid-19 deaths in each neighbourhood revealed

  13-06-2020 15:12
  
  Find out how many people have died in your area from coronavirus
  
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• Live updates as hundreds gather for Black Lives Matter demo in Solihull - Coventry Live

  13-06-2020 15:12 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Live updates as hundreds gather for Black Lives Matter demo in Solihull  Coventry Live
  
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• Far right gangs clash with police as trouble flares at London counter protests

  13-06-2020 15:12
  
  "Beer-drinking thugs" chanting 'England' are facing off with police in central London in opposition to the Black Lives Matter gatherings
  
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• Top cop blasts policewoman who kept job despite 'joking about rape'

  13-06-2020 15:09
  
  Pc Simina Muntean was given a final warning over her behaviour
  
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• Live updates as hundreds gather for Black Lives Matter demo in Solihull - Birmingham Live

  13-06-2020 14:37 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Live updates as hundreds gather for Black Lives Matter demo in Solihull  Birmingham Live
  
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• Live updates as hundreds gather for Black Lives Matter demo in Solihull

  13-06-2020 14:37
  
  It is the latest protest in our region, following the death of unarmed black man George Floyd in Minneapolis, USA.
  
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• Brazil overtakes UK coronavirus death toll as it digs up graves to make space

  13-06-2020 14:21
  
  The Latin American country now has the world's second-highest death toll from Covid-19 behind the USA, figures from Johns Hopkins University show
  
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• Hunt for 'canal pusher' gang amid fears up to FIVE women thrown into water

  13-06-2020 14:11
  
  One victim was cycling home to the Jewellery Quarter when she was pushed into the Worcester and Birmingham Canal near the University of Birmingham
  
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• Teen stabbed in fight outside chicken takeaway shop

  13-06-2020 13:46
  
  Police said the 19-year-old victim was 'not cooperating with officers' after he was knifed in his left arm in College Road
  
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• Places of worship reopen - but there are still many things you can't do yet

  13-06-2020 13:46
  
  Birmingham's mosques say they are working with the city council's public health officials to get the buildings fully reopen by the original date of July 4 because they still can't carry out their main purpose
  
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• Street sealed off as 'Airbnb guests' arrested over pistol

  13-06-2020 13:37
  
  The road was closed for several hours on Saturday morning, June 13
  
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• £100k Audi R8 driver clocked at 110mph on M6

  13-06-2020 13:15
  
  The driver was stopped and reported for the offence on the pay-as-you-drive motorway
  
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• 'Sleeping' train passenger on five-hour journey was dead

  13-06-2020 12:59
  
  Cross Country rail traveller got on in Manchester with ticket for Stockport - but was discovered dead in Bournemouth
  
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• Moped thugs wanted after schoolboy threatened with angle grinder in Solihull hold-up - Birmingham Live

  13-06-2020 12:34 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Moped thugs wanted after schoolboy threatened with angle grinder in Solihull hold-up  Birmingham Live
  
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• Supermarket sweep? Lidl store goes on the market for a cool £1million

  13-06-2020 12:27
  
  Lidl store on Old Walsall Road in Hamstead is on for sale at £1.1million. The current store is set to relocate to a new bigger site close by
  
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• How the Bullring will look when it reopens - and questions it couldn't answer

  13-06-2020 12:20
  
  This is how the Bullring is going to look when it reopens from Monday, June 15 as the first 'non-essential' shops are allowed welcome customers again
  
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• Moped thugs wanted after schoolboy threatened with angle grinder in hold-up

  13-06-2020 12:14
  
  Detectives are appealing for dashcam footage after the incident on Warwick Road, in Knowle.
  
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• Why the Queen has two birthdays as Windsor Castle ceremony 'clouded by tragedy'

  13-06-2020 12:12
  
  How old is the Queen now? Is it her real birthday today? All your questions answered as celebrations take place at Windsor Castle where "birthday tribute is this year clouded in tragedy"
  
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• Thug threatened woman with knives in bid to steal car

  13-06-2020 12:10
  
  Justin Jones, 25, was jailed for nine year and six months for aggravated burglary.
  
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• Updates as police probe Airbnb guests over 'firearms discharge'

  13-06-2020 11:40
  
  Police cordoned off Southside Apartments in Essex Street for around three hours on Saturday morning (June 13)
  
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• Updates as city centre street shut amid police incident

  13-06-2020 11:40
  
  Pictures from the scene show a small cordon in place with an officer standing guard.
  
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• Recap - Three teens arrested after shot fired in city centre

  13-06-2020 11:40
  
  Three teenagers, all aged 18, were arrested after a blank round was blasted into empty Hurst Street late on Friday night, June 12
  
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• 'Blood-soaked man' walking down street sparks police alert

  13-06-2020 11:01
  
  Concerned witness dialled 999 after spotting the blood-soaked man walking along Short Heath Road
  
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• 'Drink-drive' probe as car ploughs into wall and overturns

  13-06-2020 10:43
  
  Passengers suffered broken bones but police said it 'could have been much worse' as they arrested a driver on suspicion of drink-driving
  
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• Investigation after Solihull dad found dead in police cell - Coventry Telegraph

  13-06-2020 10:18 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Investigation after Solihull dad found dead in police cell  Coventry Telegraph
  
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• Coventry Uni company to test COVID-19 drugs - Solihull Observer

  13-06-2020 10:01 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Coventry Uni company to test COVID-19 drugs  Solihull Observer
  
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• When 'axed' Debenhams store will reopen at Bullring

  13-06-2020 06:30
  
  The giant Debenhams store in the Bullring is set to reopen - weeks after staff were told they were all being made redundant
  
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• Watch hair-raising moment driver pulls out and stops on busy roundabout

  13-06-2020 06:30
  
  Tyres could be heard screeching as the camera driver desperately tries to avoid the motorist
  
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• The Worcestershire county lines drug dealers busted by police

  13-06-2020 06:30
  
  County Lines networks have become a priority for West Mercia Police because of rural communities targeted by gangs from Birmingham and the Black Country
  
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• The cases before Black Country magistrates courts this week

  13-06-2020 06:30
  
  Some of the cases that have gone before courts in Walsall and Wolverhampton
  
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• Secret domestic abuse hand signal which could save someone's life

  13-06-2020 06:30
  
  West Midlands Police urged everyone to look out for the subtle gesture amid rising lockdown violence against partners
  
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• Sarcastic 'Best Parking Ever Award' left on car - and locals love it

  13-06-2020 06:30
  
  The unknown motorist scooped the dubious honour after a Volkswagen was left on Salisbury Road
  
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• Much-loved city nurse who survived 30 heart attacks tragically dies

  13-06-2020 06:30
  
  Grandmother Marie Riley, 50, had survived multiple heart attacks in 2014 but tragically died of multiple organ failure on June 4
  
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• How coronavirus will affect universities - should you defer your place to 2021?

  13-06-2020 06:30
  
  Data shows the number of students who have decided to delay their course for a year has gone up - and there is a deadline approaching for making a decision on whether you will go ahead with your course this year
  
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• CCTV killers - How cops caught gang who fatally stabbed teen in park

  13-06-2020 06:30
  
  Police used record amounts of CCTV to catch thugs who killed Abdullah Muhammad, 16, in Sara Park, Small Heath
  
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• '100 days at war' - the story of coronavirus in Birmingham so far

  13-06-2020 06:30
  
  Today marks the 100th day since the first case of Covid-19 was reported in Birmingham and the Black Country. As we enter the second phase - and see lockdown restrictions eased - we reflect on the days that have changed all our lives.
  
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