Solihull news

• Open air museum among first in UK to open doors - Solihull Observer

  01-07-2020 23:47 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Open air museum among first in UK to open doors  Solihull Observer
  
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• Three Chilean burglars who ransacked Cheshire 'Golden Triangle' homes jailed

  01-07-2020 23:12
  
  Nicholas Carrasco Oviedo, 26, and Alexis Carrasco Oviedo, 25, and Joel Ureta, 42, targeted homes in Prestbury, Alderley Edge, Wilmslow and Knutsford
  
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• Full list of big chain pubs opening in Birmingham and Solihull this weekend - Birmingham Live

  01-07-2020 21:58 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Full list of big chain pubs opening in Birmingham and Solihull this weekend  Birmingham Live
  
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• This is what Worcestershire is doing to avoid a second Covid spike

  01-07-2020 21:28
  
  Worcestershire County Council has  given details of what it is doing to prevent a second spike in coronavirus cases across the county - and how it will react if one does occur
  
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• Taxi driver in viral video breaks silence over attack

  01-07-2020 20:59
  
  Muhammad Arif, 52, is now out of work during an already-turbulent time for taxi drivers following the broad daylight assault in Druids Heath
  
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• Number of positive coronavirus cases on the rise in Birmingham and Black Country

  01-07-2020 20:33
  
  The reality of how many coronavirus cases there are 'live' right now is starting to slowly emerge
  
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• Update on city school after pupil tests positive for coronavirus

  01-07-2020 19:55
  
  Public Health England has advised the school to carry out a deep clean after a Year One student was confirmed as having the virus.
  
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• Teen charged after viral video of city centre attack

  01-07-2020 19:46
  
  Police are actively trying to arrest other alleged suspects who may have been involved in the assault
  
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• Watch 100mph drug-driver flees police in panic over pal's cannabis

  01-07-2020 18:58
  
  Reckless Nicholas Caddy, 25, is now behind bars and is banned from the road for three and a half years following the high-speed chase which ended in a crash on Soho Road
  
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• New arrest in £1.6m nightclub cannabis farm case with links to Birmingham

  01-07-2020 18:37
  
  A man, aged 32, from Kent is the latest to be arrested in connection with the large drugs discovery at former Shrewsbury nightspot Liquid Diva
  
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• Remove statues in Brum with 'murderous' links to slavery call

  01-07-2020 18:05
  
  Campaigners also want to see history in the city taught from an 'anti-colonial perspective'
  
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• Crime soars in Dudley - here are the worst hit areas

  01-07-2020 17:49
  
  There were 2,340 crimes reported to West Midlands Police in May
  
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• Sandwell crime rates almost doubles during lockdown

  01-07-2020 17:48
  
  West Midlands Police received 3,027 crime reports across the borough in May
  
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• Woman and children injured after police chase ends in crash on major city road

  01-07-2020 17:47
  
  Officers were in pursuit of a Vauxhall Astra when it collided with an oncoming BMW, shortly before 2pm on June 1.
  
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• The most crime-hit Wolverhampton areas revealed

  01-07-2020 17:39
  
  West Midlands Police received 2,139 crime reports across the city in May - the latest figures available
  
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• Council reveals plan to control and prevent second wave of coronavirus

  01-07-2020 17:29
  
  Latest data suggests just six people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the Dudley borough in the last week
  
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• Fire at popular Lichfield cafe

  01-07-2020 17:27
  
  "Obviously we are all in shock at the moment but will update you as we know more."
  
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• Live updates - Public warned to avoid area near Bullring amid incident

  01-07-2020 17:24
  
  Police negotiators on scene as man hurling objects from roof in Birmingham city centre
  
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• Live updates - Drivers warned to avoid area near Bullring amid incident

  01-07-2020 17:24
  
  Police negotiators on scene as man hurling objects from roof in Birmingham city centre
  
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• Calls to re open health clubs and gyms in Tamworth

  01-07-2020 17:09
  
  “We can be the first to prove that health clubs can be safe, while also directly supporting the track and trace programme."
  
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• Man and two women arrested after injured newborn baby taken to hospital

  01-07-2020 17:07
  
  Man and woman arrested on suspicion of willingly harming a child as police hold scene at Bristol Road South home
  
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• Found! Fugitive fraudster Zahid Khan to be extradited from UAE hideaway

  01-07-2020 17:05
  
  Moseley conman Zahid Khan, 34, has been on the run for two years but now faces ten years jail for £500k numberplate fraud
  
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• Calls for CCTV in every taxi after brutal cabbie attack

  01-07-2020 17:03
  
  The latest attack follows after two taxi drivers were stabbed in separate attacks just last year in Druids Heath and Kings Norton
  
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• Concerns over football fans packing pubs to watch games

  01-07-2020 16:59
  
  Pubs will reopen on Saturday (July 4) following months in lockdown but football grounds remain closed to fans
  
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• Redditch man in court accused of deliberately spitting at police office

  01-07-2020 16:52
  
  Guy Turner, 57, is charged with deliberately spitting at a police officer during an incident in Redditch
  
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• Silhillians reminded to register to vote in postponed local elections - Solihull Observer

  01-07-2020 16:44 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Silhillians reminded to register to vote in postponed local elections  Solihull Observer
  
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• Watch as second huge oxygen tank transported on lorry at just 5mph

  01-07-2020 16:37
  
  The abnormal load has been causing disruption through the region
  
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• Live updates as police chase ends in crash on major city road

  01-07-2020 16:29
  
  The area has been shut and buses diverted following reports of a multi-car collision.
  
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• Live updates as major city road shut amid police incident

  01-07-2020 16:29
  
  The area has been shut and buses diverted following reports of a multi-car collision.
  
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• UK coronavirus death toll rises by 176 just 72 hours before Super Saturday

  01-07-2020 16:20
  
  The Government figures do not include all deaths involving Covid-19 across the UK, which are thought to have passed 54,000
  
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• Garden bonfire spreads to neighbour's property destroying fence and trees

  01-07-2020 16:16
  
  Bonfire spreads to neighbours property destroying fence and trees
  
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• The Covid infection rate in each part of Birmingham and West Midlands

  01-07-2020 16:07
  
  Nowhere in the West Midlands is anywhere near the number of cases per 100,000 population in Leicester, which has 140.2
  
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• West Midlands hospitals record no new coronavirus deaths

  01-07-2020 15:54
  
  June 29 was the first date in 111 days where the region recorded no new deaths from Covid-19
  
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• Martin Lewis issues warning to every furloughed worker as rules change

  01-07-2020 15:50
  
  From July 1, changes to the furlough scheme see companies bringing back furloughed staff part-time under new guidance
  
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• Scandal of veterans living in poverty and denied Government support

  01-07-2020 15:41
  
  People in Commonwealth countries who fought for Britain were promised two meals a day but hundreds aren't getting that
  
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• DWP insists Universal Credit 'passed test with flying colours' during pandemic

  01-07-2020 15:39
  
  Minister insists 'Labour's broken legacy benefit system simply wouldn't have coped with the unprecedented demand' during the coronavirus crisis
  
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• £70 fines for Solihull drivers who nab new electric vehicle spaces - Birmingham Live

  01-07-2020 15:37 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  £70 fines for Solihull drivers who nab new electric vehicle spaces  Birmingham Live
  
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• Couples whose wedding dreams were crushed plan for big day - again

  01-07-2020 15:35
  
  With wedding ceremonies and civil partnerships set to resume from July 4, we spoke to couples whose big days had to be pushed back due to lockdown
  
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• Broad Street and Brindleyplace braced for 8,000 revellers on Saturday

  01-07-2020 15:28
  
  Broad Street manager Mike Olley estimates thousands will turn to the city centre's golden mile after revellers have been 'starved of a good night out' since March
  
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• Birmingham employers warn jobs will be axed once furlough scheme ends

  01-07-2020 15:27
  Birmingham employers say the Government's furlough scheme should be extended for firms that suffered most due to the lockdown
  
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• Knifeman who threatened terrified victim on the loose

  01-07-2020 15:26
  
  Terrified residents urged neighbours to lock their doors and not go outside after the drama unfolded
  
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• Walkers crisps factory confirms coronavirus outbreak with 28 cases

  01-07-2020 15:21
  
  The factory is situated in Beaumony Leys, in Leicester, in the East Midlands, and has a workforce of over 1,400 people
  
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• Teen criminal leaves police stunned after chewing through restraints

  01-07-2020 15:07
  
  Delicia Wheeler, 19, was appearing before a judge for a harassment charge after ordering pizzas and taxis to a woman’s home
  
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• Arrest after 'mystery liquid' hurled at pedestrians in Solihull drive-by attacks - Birmingham Live

  01-07-2020 15:05 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Arrest after 'mystery liquid' hurled at pedestrians in Solihull drive-by attacks  Birmingham Live
  
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• Arrest after 'mystery liquid' hurled at pedestrians in drive-by attacks

  01-07-2020 15:05
  
  Incidents were reported in Lode Lane and Kineton Green Road - now police are appealing for more victims to come forward.
  
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• £70 fines for Solihull drivers who nab new electric vehicle spaces

  01-07-2020 15:05
  
  Warning that those who treat special bays as standard parking spots risk tickets
  
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• School statement after pupil diagnosed with Covid-19

  01-07-2020 15:03
  
  The school said it took the 'difficult decision' to close after coronavirus case was confirmed
  
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• Cops ID prime suspect after Birmingham woman held over double murder

  01-07-2020 14:54
  
  Cops probing the incident say they still need witnesses to bring the suspect to justice, after 21-year-old Cheriff Tall and Abayomi Ajose, 36, were killed
  
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• Husband strangled wife before killing himself as son, two, slept in cot

  01-07-2020 14:45
  
  Kiril Nemcev, 32, attacked his wife Lana Nemceva, 33, after they argued about her mother moving in with them
  
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• Boy, 6, creates hilarious weekly meal plan which left parents speechless

  01-07-2020 14:31
  
  Kids are notoriously funny when it comes to food, with fussy eaters galore across the UK, including right here in Birmingham
  
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