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Woman accused of knifing 'love rival' to death

A WOMAN embroiled in a love triangle stabbed her rival to death before going to work and then sunbathing in a park, a court heard. Read

Birmingham airport runway extension plan given go-ahead

CONTROVERSIAL plans to extend the runway at Birmingham International Airport finally got the go-ahead last night from Solihull Council. Read

Solihull Key Stage 2 results

A TRIO of primary schools in Solihull are sitting pretty at the top of the national academic tree for their pupils’ performances in today’s Key Stage 2 tables. Read

Solihull Key Stage 2 results

A TRIO of primary schools in Solihull are sitting pretty at the top of the national academic tree for their pupils’ performances in today’s Key Stage 2 tables. Read

Unemployment rockets in West Midlands most affluent areas

Some of the most affluent areas of the West Midlands have seen the number of people out of work more than double in the past year. Read

Visit raises smile at threatened Chelmsley Wood school

PUPILS at a primary school threatened with closure were able to put aside their problems for a day when a circus performer came to visit. Read

Nurse is carjacked by thugs at Solihull Hospital

A NURSE was attacked by men in balaclavas as she left hospital in broad daylight following a long shift in A&E. Read

Caroline Spelman MP to pay back £9,600 over expenses breach

MERIDEN MP Caroline Spelman is to repay £9,600 after an inquiry found she unintentionally misused House of Commons expenses. Read

Chef Glynn Purnell goes back to Bishop Wilson CE Primary school in Chelmsley Wood

TOP chef Glynn Purnell went back to his old school to help teach a new generation of children about the benefits of healthy eating. Read

Children take part in swim challenge for African water project

PUPILS at a Midland school have been taking to the water to help improve the lives of desperately deprived children thousands of miles away in Africa. Read

Boy, 9, hurt on climbing frame

A NINE-year-old schoolboy suffered neck and back injuries after falling from a climbing frame in a Solihull school playground. Read

Caroline Spelman MP 'Nannygate' affair debated today

MPs will consider today whether Tory frontbencher Caroline Spelman should be punished over the “nannygate” affair. Read

Caroline Spelman MP 'Nannygate' affair debated today

MPs will consider today whether Tory frontbencher Caroline Spelman should be punished over the “nannygate” affair. Read

Four rescued as arsonists attack Chelmsley Wood flats

TWO women and two boys were rescued from a block of flats in Chelmsley Wood following an arson attack. Read

JLR workers to vote on freeze and 4-day week

ABOUT 12,000 workers at Jaguar Land Rover are set to vote on whether to accept a one-year pay freeze and a four-day week in return for no compulsory job losses for two years. Read

Murdered Marston Green mum told police of threats

A MUM-of-two found dead after her estranged husband’s apparent suicide was stabbed to death, police revealed today. Read

Woman murdered in Marston Green had compained to police

A woman found murdered shortly after her estranged husband's apparent suicide had made a complaint to police five days before her body was discovered. Read

Murder probe launched after woman found dead in Solihull

POLICE have launched a murder investigation after a woman was found dead at a Midland house just yards from where a man was killed on a train line. Read

Woman's body found in Marston Green

 POLICE at Solihull have launched a murder inquiry after the discovery of a woman’s body just after 1:30pm this afternoon, Tuesday 17 February, at an address in Marston Green. Read

Tests on body of man pulled from river in Hampton-in-Arden

TESTS were today being carried out on the body of a man pulled from a river. Read