May
2006
Articles from 26th May 2006
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Boy in hospital after school stabbing
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
A TEENAGE boy was taken to hospital today after being stabbed at a school, police said. Read
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Teenage girl's skull found in city skip
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
THE skull of a teenage girl has been discovered dumped inside a bag in a Birmingham skip. Read
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Workers fear 'beginning of the end'
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
A FRESH round of redundancies at Birmingham's former Hardy Spicer car parts plant could mark the beginning of the end of production. Read
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Witness plea over horror death crash
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
ROAD cops were today returning to the scene of the 120mph horror crash which killed doting dad Rik Adams, seeking new witnesses. Read
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Tragedy girls can inspire students
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
IT'S a legacy that tragic teenagers Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis would have been proud of - helping hard-up students achieve academic success. Read
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Teens urged to bin knives
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
YOUTHS arming themselves with knives in self-defence in Stafford-shire schools are being urged to surrender them or risk a four-year spell behind bars. Read
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Teenager trapped in car crash
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER was left badly injured in a stolen car by his friends when it crashed at high speed and somersaulted on to its roof in Birmingham today. Read
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Station scheme running out of steam
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
A £10 MILLION commuter scheme has hit the buffer after bosses admitted it is 30 weeks behind schedule. Read
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Police target school parking hazard
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
MOTORISTS putting children's lives at risk by parking dangerously near the school gates have been targeted in an innovative police scheme. Read
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Police merger thrown into doubt
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
WEST Mercia Police has been thrown a lifeline after John Reid, the new Home Secretary, said he didn't want to impose a merger. Read
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Police criticised in war protester row
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
SCOTLAND Yard has been criticised by its own police authority for deploying 78 officers to remove placards from Midland anti-war protester Brian Haw. Read
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New hope for Blues casino bid
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City FC could still be in with a chance of getting a Las Vegas-style super casino that could help fund a new stadium, it was claimed today. Read
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Mum's tumour 'not big enough' to treat
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM breast cancer victim has been denied life-saving drug Herceptin because her tumour is 3mm too small. Read
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MPs urged to fight for city casino
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
MIDLAND MPs are being urged to campaign to revive the NEC's rejected £1.1 billion super-casino bid. Read
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Labour support Elan water project
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
LABOUR Party bosses today backed the launch of a heritage centre to celebrate the source of Birmingham's drinking water with a symbolic £101 donation. Read
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Football teams turn out for old pal
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
THE friends of a popular footballer who died after a brave battle with cancer are to keep his memory alive with a charity football match in Yardley on Bank Holiday Monday. Read
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Drinkers are on the sauce!
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
YOU'VE joined the campaign, got the T-shirt - now drink the drink at a Birmingham pub which has brewed a special beer in support of HP sauce. Read
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Chemical spill after lorry overturns
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of litres of detergent spilled into a drainage system of a busy road today when a lorry overturned and shed its load. Read
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Burglar caught after DNA tests
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
A DNA test taken by a structural engineer after he was stopped for drink-driving linked him to a series of house burglaries he committed before leaving home to go to university. Read
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BB Dawn: I can hold my head up high
May 26 2006 | Top Stories
CHEATING Big Brother contestant Dawn Blake has insisted she can hold her head up high despite her shameful exit from the reality show. Read
