Solihull news

• Man seriously hurt in industrial incident as health and safety probe underway

  14-06-2020 18:28
  
  A health and safety investigation was launched as the man was rushed to hospital for treatment
  
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• Live updates - M5 closed by police with drivers told to 'stay in cars'

  14-06-2020 18:20
  
  Motorway shut following collision
  
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• See inside secret house that time forgot discovered by Coronation Street actor

  14-06-2020 18:12
  
  Jake Parr explored the abandoned property before lockdown restrictions and he found moments from the past captured amid the crumbling ruin
  
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• Teen charged with spitting at cop at 1,000-person rave

  14-06-2020 18:07
  
  Massive gathering in woods of Brookhay Lane, Lichfield, took place on Saturday, June 13
  
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• Watch - Ravers flout lockdown rules partying in wood where cop was attacked

  14-06-2020 17:05
  
  A group of men can be seen chanting and dancing to music in woodland off Brookhay Lane
  
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• Much-loved gran, 45, dies pushing granddaughter in buggy

  14-06-2020 16:26
  
  Michelle Wilkes collapsed in Corisande Road, Selly Oak, after trip to shops with little Freya
  
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• Watch - Smoke over streets as firefighters called to bonfire

  14-06-2020 16:06
  
  The out-of-control blaze had to be dealt with by two fire crews at a time when emergency services are stretched due to the Covid-19 outbreak
  
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• Police investigate rape, 'drugs' death and stabbings at two illegal raves

  14-06-2020 15:55
  
  Around 4,000 revellers attended the Droylsden/Daisy Nook rave, and another 2,000 were at the Carrington event - with police and politicians condemning the events
  
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• 27 new deaths in English hospitals - amid PM's shopping plea

  14-06-2020 15:48
  
  And only five of the total were recorded in the Midlands ahead of high streets reopening
  
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• Secondary school heads say ALL pupils will return in September

  14-06-2020 15:20
  
  Leaders of Central and City Academy and Arena Academy speak after fears children may not go back until 2021
  
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• More than 100 arrests at London protest condemned as 'racist thuggery'

  14-06-2020 15:07
  
  Six officers hurt as smoke grenades, glass bottles and flares thrown at police near Parliament and Trafalgar Square
  
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• Vandals smash up pub before fleeing before police arrive

  14-06-2020 14:54
  
  The group managed to flee before police arrived
  
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• Couple held over Gatwick drones chaos get £200,000 payout for wrongful arrest

  14-06-2020 14:48
  
  Paul and Elaine Gait were held for 36 hours after police stormed their home following reported drone sightings near runways at Gatwick Airport
  
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• Coronavirus tester owes his life to metal water bottle after being hit by car

  14-06-2020 14:09
  
  Jas Randhawa now has his life ahead of him and was described as a 'walking miracle'
  
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• Police step up patrols as 'canal pusher' gang hunted

  14-06-2020 14:06
  
  Safety concerns on city's canals after up to five victims reportedly pushed into water on Friday night, June 12
  
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• Bollywood star found dead at home - reports

  14-06-2020 14:00
  
  String of tributes paid to actor - who was just 34 - and was described as 'bright' performer who 'excelled in TV and film'
  
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• Two-metre rule could be axed, chancellor confirms

  14-06-2020 13:40
  
  The Prime Minister has ordered a review of the coronavirus restriction - and ministers rather than scientists will make the decision
  
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• Birmingham is Back video puts the city back in step as lockdown eases

  14-06-2020 13:26
  
  Toe-tapping Birmingham city centre video will have shoppers itching to get back to some semblance of normality as the lockdown eases - but the message remains to take it easy
  
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• 'Thousands' of people who attended Quarantine Rave branded selfish and stupid

  14-06-2020 13:19
  
  Police attended two illegal raves in Greater Manchester where there were unconfirmed reports of a stabbing
  
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• Mobile chip van gutted in blaze on driveway

  14-06-2020 13:07
  
  The van was destroyed after a chip pan fire while serving a customer on Chester Road, Castle Bromwich
  
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• From the Bull to Boulton - the statues we've loved and (sometimes) lost

  14-06-2020 12:33
  
  Have you spotted all of these in and around the city - and do you remember the famous King Kong sculpture?
  
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• Stephanie Slater kidnapper ruled too dangerous to be released from prison

  14-06-2020 12:28
  
  Michael Sams, now 78, posed as a buyer pretending to view a property when he lured Birmingham estate agent Stephanie Slater to a house on the market in Turnberry Road, Great Barr
  
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• From the Bull to Matthew Boulton - the statues we've loved and (sometimes) lost

  14-06-2020 12:26
  
  We take a look at some of the many statues of Birmingham over the years. Some have come and gone, but many have left a mark in history like the old favourite King Kong near the Bull Ring, or the Raymond Mason's Forward Statue in Centenary Square. Unveiled in June 1991, torched on April 17, 2003. The Flame of Hope being another one. Launched by Sir Cliff Richard at the dawn of the new Millennium to mark a new period of optimism and peace. However after rows over funding it ended up in storage to
  
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• Forked lightning and double rainbow as freak storm hits Brum

  14-06-2020 12:14
  
  Amazing images from across the West Midlands captured two rainbows as lightning struck in the dark grey skies
  
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• How to shop in city centre as stores emerge from lockdown

  14-06-2020 12:02
  
  This is how Birmingham New Street and High Street will look on Monday when the city begins to come out of lockdown after three months
  
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• Piles of rubbish, alcohol and 'hippy crack' dumped at illegal rave site

  14-06-2020 11:52
  
  Woodland littered with plastic bags and bottles after hundreds flock to scene from as far away as Manchester
  
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• Hundreds gather for peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in Solihull - Birmingham Live

  14-06-2020 11:47 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Hundreds gather for peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in Solihull  Birmingham Live
  
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• Apple store returns to Birmingham after almost proving it's not needed

  14-06-2020 11:47
  
  After being closed longer than most other companies on the High Street, the Apple store is set to return to business alongside other major retailers
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of urinating on PC's memorial at London protests

  14-06-2020 11:36
  
  PC Keith Palmer had been stabbed to death in the grounds of Parliament by Khalid Masood in 2017 terror attack
  
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• Pictured: Double rainbow and lightening as storm hits Brum

  14-06-2020 11:32
  
  Astonishing photos capture double rainbow and lightening as storm hits Birmingham
  
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• Man suffers life-threatening injury during drive-by shooting

  14-06-2020 11:07
  
  A significant amount of blood was found at the shooting site
  
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• Man suffers leg injury during drive-by shooting

  14-06-2020 11:07
  
  A significant amount of blood was found at the shooting site
  
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• Man with 14 mobile phones arrested for drugs offences

  14-06-2020 10:24
  
  Stechford officers found the suspect carrying a 'significant quantity' of cannabis
  
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• Hundreds turn out for Black Lives Matter protest in Solihull - ITV News

  14-06-2020 09:30 via itv.com
  
  Hundreds turn out for Black Lives Matter protest in Solihull  ITV News
  
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• Officer attacked as 500-person rave shutdown

  14-06-2020 09:21
  
  The A38 had to be slowed down during the mass eviction
  
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• Live updates - Blue tent erected as major police operation launched

  14-06-2020 09:20
  
  Part of St Johns Road has been under a police cordon for nearly 12 hours
  
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• Live updates - Blue tent erected after man shot in leg

  14-06-2020 09:20
  
  Part of St Johns Road has been under a police cordon for nearly 12 hours
  
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• These jobs are up for grabs now at West Midlands Police

  14-06-2020 06:30
  
  Jobs are being advertised by West Midlands Police - see if you fit their profile to help to maintain the thin blue line
  
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• These dogs and kittens need a new home - can you help?

  14-06-2020 06:30
  
  Raven's Rescue in Dudley will start vetting potential owners in the coming weeks
  
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• Then and now - How Brum 'no-go zone' street has transformed in a year

  14-06-2020 06:30
  
  A crime-hit Kings Norton road had become notorious among locals who avoided it and described the abandoned stretch as a 'no-go zone'. But one year on and the flat blocks which attracted so much of the trouble on Gildas Avenue have been swept away and residents say it is far more peaceful. Meanwhile the non-fatal stabbing of a taxi driver which rocked the area in the first place remains unsolved. The road is one of many on the estate undergoing regeneration by Birmingham City Council.Below we sho
  
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• See inside impressive converted £1m oast house for sale near Worcester

  14-06-2020 06:30
  
  The five-bedroom home, which was once used to dry hops as part of the beer brewing process, is a 'character property'
  
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• Renovations projects you could take on in the Black Country

  14-06-2020 06:30
  
  Could you gives any of these properties a new lease of life?
  
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• Mum scared she's going to lose her house sets up crowdfunding appeal for help

  14-06-2020 06:30
  
  Popular Birmingham storyteller BB Taylor is losing her home and says her children offered their toys to sell in an effort to keep it
  
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• 'Kids sleeping in pushchairs' - heartbreaking reality of Brum child poverty

  14-06-2020 06:30
  
  The Brum Baby Bank was launched by Cllr Nicky Brennan to help families struggling to obtain food and supplies when the Covid-19 hoarding frenzy took hold
  
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• Funeral rules latest as tragic death registrations spike revealed

  14-06-2020 06:30
  
  Birmingham City Council had to put up a 500-space temporary mortuary in Sutton Coldfield's Sutton New Hall cemetery as the Covid-19 peak hit
  
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• From chairs to wheelie bins - crazy ways drivers secure parking spots

  14-06-2020 06:30
  
  We take a look at some of the methods deployed by fed-up residents to reserve themselves a parking space in some of the most congested parts of the city
  
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• Former England star and famous sports shop owner has died

  14-06-2020 06:30
  
  Cicely Robinson was married to cricketer Maurice Robinson and together they ran a sports shop in York Road, Kings Heath
  
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• Crime-hit 'no-go zone' street unrecognisable one year on from stabbing

  14-06-2020 06:30
  
  Derelict flats left on Gildas Avenue in Kings Norton had become a magnet from crime but they have now been demolished - Birmingham City Council has outlined what is happening next
  
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• Couple forced to live on son's drive in campervan for two years

  14-06-2020 06:30
  
  Philip Higgs, 70, and 69-year-old wife Pamela are now appealing to Birmingham City Council to help them a home of their own
  
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• Banged up: Latest Midlands criminals jailed this week

  14-06-2020 06:30
  
  Andrew Cooper, Garry Jack and Stacey Fagan feature in this week's roundup after receiving prison terms
  
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