Solihull news

• Self-employed workers have five days to apply for coronavirus grant worth £7.5k

  08-07-2020 21:46
  
  The grant provides 80 per cent of three months' profits
  
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• Arrest after man caught with 12 bags of cannabis at the Bullring

  08-07-2020 21:20
  
  The man was caught with a stockpile of the Class B drug at the landmark shopping centre
  
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• Schoolboy charged with four counts of attempted murder after Redditch house fire

  08-07-2020 19:55
  
  The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will appear in court on July 9 via video link.
  
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• Tom Meighan issues statement after being found guilty of assaulting partner

  08-07-2020 19:30
  
  A statement on Twitter said: "I would like to make a statement about recent events and publicly apologise to my partner Vikki, my band-mates, my friends, family and fans."
  
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• Thug swiped £40 from meter and caused £1k damage to car in string of burglaries

  08-07-2020 19:18
  
  Don Milligan has been jailed for four years and eight months
  
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• Police update as man beaten with hammer after crash involving woman

  08-07-2020 19:09
  
  The horrifying clip was plastered across social media after the attack
  
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• Pilot couple set world record by visiting more than 70 airfields in 12 hours

  08-07-2020 19:09
  
  Fiona Macaskill, 66, and her husband Angus, 70, spent all day yesterday (Tues), from 7am to 7pm, sat in their tiny, two-seater Monsun airplane
  
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• The island in the middle of Loch Lomond on sale for price of a one-bed flat

  08-07-2020 19:05
  
  The uninhabited island, Inchconnachan, is only accessible by boat and no-one has lived there for 20 years
  
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• OAP slams Facebook for 'branding him a perv' over video of owls

  08-07-2020 19:03
  
  Graham Moss, 68, has hit out at the site for taking down the harmless video of barn owl hatchlings, which he filmed on his own land
  
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• Flagship Thinktank, museums and art gallery to stay shut for summer

  08-07-2020 18:48
  
  The iconic Birmingham Museums has launched urgent fundraising appeal as it battles through pandemic
  
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• Man arrested after illegal rave tickets openly sold online

  08-07-2020 18:37
  
  A top cop has since urged people NOT to attend the event
  
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• Electric Cinema owner Tom Lawes on the anguish of trying to keep it alive

  08-07-2020 18:37
  
  In his first interview after closing the doors to the UK's oldest working cinema, Electric owner Tom Lawes says bringing it back to full life could take years
  
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• Sandwell Labour leader accuses her own party of racism and corruption

  08-07-2020 18:33
  
  Cllr Yvonne Davies stepped down after party officials suspended her membership following claims she re-tweeted messages alleged to be anti-Semitic
  
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• Indecisive? Astra mounts junction on Aston Expressway slip road

  08-07-2020 17:59
  
  The link between the A38m and Gravelly Hill is shut while police rescue the stranded motorist.
  
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• Martin Lewis reveals four hidden changes announced by Rishi Sunak today

  08-07-2020 17:46
  
  He focused mainly on the key, headline-making points from Mr Sunak's speech, discussing stamp duty and the 'eat out to help out' voucher scheme
  
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• Martin Lewis' 'four main things' that will affect people in mini budget

  08-07-2020 17:46
  
  He focused mainly on the key, headline-making points from Mr Sunak's speech, discussing stamp duty and the 'eat out to help out' voucher scheme
  
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• Man dies after medics dash to home

  08-07-2020 17:30
  
  Advanced life support was given but, tragically, he was pronounced dead at the scene
  
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• 'Significant witness' sought after police car crash left three injured

  08-07-2020 17:17
  
  Two police officers and a member of the public were taken to the hospital after the collision on Upper Clifton Road.
  
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• Tory MP said 'I'm so naughty' after sexual assault, court told

  08-07-2020 17:16
  
  Married father-of-two is alleged to have made the comment as he shared a bottle of champagne with the woman, in her early 20s, in Westminster
  
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• City-inspired drag act Baga Chipz linked as Dancing on Ice contestant

  08-07-2020 16:59
  
  West Bromwich-born Baga Chipz, who is also on Celebrity MasterChef, has been linked as a contestant on the next series of the ITV show
  
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• Crane collapses onto London house leaving people trapped inside

  08-07-2020 16:51
  
  London Ambulance Service said it had a number of crews and a team of specialist paramedics who work in hazardous environments at the scene
  
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• Mayor Andy Street says we've got to 'get back into the habit' of spending

  08-07-2020 16:50
  
  Mayor welcomes plans for half-price pub, cafe and restaurant meals, saying: 'We have got to start spending'
  
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• Incredible response after woman left horrified by anti-semitic graffiti

  08-07-2020 16:45
  
  Karen Skinazi was out for a walk when she saw 'Die Jewish' sprayed on a wall across the street.
  
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• The new furlough rules which could stave off thousands of redundancies

  08-07-2020 16:34
  
  As part of the announcement, the Chancellor confirmed October would remain the deadline for the job retention furlough scheme to end
  
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• Firefighters rescue hapless ducklings stuck down city drain

  08-07-2020 16:33
  
  The brood looked none the worse for wear, despite the risky rescue.
  
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• £5k vouchers for green home improvements announced - and some will get £10k

  08-07-2020 16:27
  
  Rishi Sunak today confirmed plans for a £2 billion green homes grant in September to provide vouchers for homeowners
  
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• Knife, sword and man hiding in bushes arrested as police dogs called in

  08-07-2020 16:20
  
  Three men remain in police custody and one has been charged
  
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• This is what Boris Johnson said about support for the arts in Lichfield

  08-07-2020 16:16
  
  Michael Fabricant questioned the Prime Minister on funding for the arts, specifically in Lichfield, at Prime Minister’s Questions today.
  
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• Driver hits bus stop & bollard near Lidl supermarket then flees

  08-07-2020 16:11
  
  A blue Vauxhall Corsa struck first a bus stop and then flattened a metal bollard in Kings Road, New Oscott before fleeing the area
  
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• Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum announces reopening date

  08-07-2020 15:56
  
  "We feel that it is important to be careful and gradual in our reopening, so the numbers that we will be able to welcome to our small building will be limited and our bookshop will only be available to Museum visitors at first”
  
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• Universal Credit, PIP, DLA, ESA assessments - DWP announces important update

  08-07-2020 15:55
  
  Government issues a statement and says that although the initial three-month suspension will stay in place, "some assessment activity" will be starting again this month
  
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• Tamworth Sports Bar reflects on successful reopening

  08-07-2020 15:55
  
  "They have been so understanding and actually welcome some of our changes as a venue."
  
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• Corey's Sports Bar reflects on successful reopening

  08-07-2020 15:55
  
  "They have been so understanding and actually welcome some of our changes as a venue."
  
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• 'Eat out to help out' voucher scheme cannot be used on takeaways

  08-07-2020 15:49
  
  The government confirmed the scheme would live up to its name, instead being available purely on dine-in meals
  
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• Work begins to clear 1,400 weddings cancelled in Worcestershire

  08-07-2020 15:47
  
  Register Office staff are working hard to reschedule the 1,400 weddings which had to be cancelled in Worcestershire when lockdown began in March
  
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• UK coronavirus death toll rises by 47

  08-07-2020 15:21
  
  Yesterday, the overall figure stood at 44,391 after a big daily rise of 155 following weeks of a downward trend
  
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• Stadium completion date now just THREE MONTHS before Commonwealth Games

  08-07-2020 15:21
  
  The estimated completion date is now April 1, 2020. It was originally stated as 'late 2021'.
  
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• Monkey madness helps duo raise funds for Twycross Zoo

  08-07-2020 15:03
  
  They took on variety of challenges such as a 3k run, assault course, window cleaning, kayaking down the River Anker, banana eating competitions and an animal sports day, all in fancy dress. They also held an on-line auction.
  
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• Woman 'saved' by smear test after cancer found by Birmingham experts

  08-07-2020 15:02
  
  Louise Blackler has spoken out as thousands of women are thought to be missing theirs
  
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• Piles of rotting chickens dumped on roadside.

  08-07-2020 14:55
  
  Residents were left revolted after a stinking pile of raw chicken legs were dumped at the roadside.
  
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• Continental-style 'pavement cafe' culture plan in Wolverhampton

  08-07-2020 14:47
  
  Outdoor refreshment venues identified as way of easing country out of lockdown
  
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• Birmingham to London Euston trains cancelled after person hit by trai

  08-07-2020 14:44
  
  Delays have hit services heading south from Birmingham New Street after a person was struck by a train in Warwickshire
  
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• Martin Lewis issues warning as stamp duty abolished by Rishi Sunak

  08-07-2020 14:38
  
  The financial champion and cash-saving guru discussed the news stamp duty will be cut under plans to protect the economy from the coronavirus recession
  
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• Solihull heroes on zero hours contracts 'need more than just thanks' - Birmingham Live

  08-07-2020 14:33 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Solihull heroes on zero hours contracts 'need more than just thanks'  Birmingham Live
  
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• Solihull heroes on zero hours contracts 'need more than just thanks'

  08-07-2020 14:33
  
  Councillors heap praise on Covid-19 key workers but there are calls to tackle poor pay and limited rights
  
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• Midland soldier found dead after suffering 'non-battle' injury

  08-07-2020 14:33
  
  Fusilier, 23, grew up in Cannock and hoped to buy a house in Wolverhampton
  
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• How 'eat out to help out' voucher scheme works and who gets one

  08-07-2020 14:28
  
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the measure as part of an emergency package of support to help keep people in work as the coronavirus economic crisis hits
  
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• Half price pub lunches and restaurant meals in bid to get Britain spending again

  08-07-2020 14:18
  
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak set out an ambitious package designed to stop unemployment soaring
  
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• 7 main announcements in Rishi Sunak coronavirus budget

  08-07-2020 14:18
  
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the UK economy "contracted by 25%" in two months, adding in the Commons: "The same amount it grew in the previous 18 years
  
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• David Walliams children's books branded 'racist nonsense' by livid parents

  08-07-2020 13:52
  
  The Little Britain star's bestselling kids books have been branded "racist" and "fat-shaming" by Monroe on Twitter
  
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