Jan
2009
Articles from 7th Jan 2009
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Amazon Green parrot left out in the cold in grounds of City Hospital in Birmingham
Jan 07 2009 | Birmingham News
STAFF at a Birmingham Hospital were in a flap when a large Amazon parrot was found in sub-zero temperatures in the hospital grounds. Read
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Fresh calls for Gaza ceasefire
Jan 07 2009 | Birmingham News
FOREIGN Secretary David Miliband renewed UK calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as he spoke of the “horror” afflicting its population. Read
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Power failure halts rail services at London Euston
Jan 07 2009 | Birmingham News
THOUSANDS of rail passengers were facing more New Year travel chaos today after a power failure halted all trains in and out of one of the UK’s busiest stations. Read
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M&S to close Simply Food Store in Birmingham City Centre putting 26 jobs at risk
Jan 07 2009 | Birmingham News
BIRMINGHAM was rocked by another jobs setback today as Marks & Spencer announced the closure of its Simply Food store at Colmore Row in the city centre. Read
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Interest rate cut on the cards
Jan 07 2009 | Birmingham News
THE Bank of England begins a historic meeting today at which interest rates are all but certain to be slashed to an all-time low to combat worsening recession. Read
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STABBED Birmingham shopkeeper Habib Malik today declared: “I’m lucky to be alive.”
Jan 07 2009 | Birmingham News
The dad-of-three was slashed across the neck and left with a punctured lung after being knifed in the back for the sake of a dozen packs of cigarettes by a gang of robbers a week before Christmas. Read
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Ghost club in search of paranormal
Jan 07 2009 | Birmingham News
SPOOKY sightings and ghostly goings on are not just for Halloween. Read
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Midland police officer hurt by fleeing driver
Jan 07 2009 | Birmingham News
A FUGITIVE conman left a woman detective with major injuries after running into her in a car as he made a desperate bid to escape a police trap, the Old Bailey heard. Read
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STABBED Birmingham shopkeeper Habib Malik today declared: “I’m lucky to be alive.”
Jan 07 2009 | Birmingham News
The dad-of-three was slashed across the neck and left with a punctured lung after being knifed in the back for the sake of a dozen packs of cigarettes by a gang of robbers a week before Christmas. Read
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Interest rate cut on the cards
Jan 07 2009 | Birmingham News
THE Bank of England begins a historic meeting today at which interest rates are all but certain to be slashed to an all-time low to combat worsening recession. Read
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70,000 jobs could go in UK - union
Jan 07 2009 | Birmingham News
AT LEAST 70,000 UK manufacturing jobs will be “gone for good” if the Government does not act swiftly to help the car sector, the UK’s most powerful union leader said today. Read
