Top Stories for 3 August 2006

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Greek holiday fight men found guilty Aug 03 2006

TEN British men, including some from the West Midlands, have been found guilty of disturbing the peace and sentenced to 10 months by a court in Crete following a fight last month, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has said.Read

Friends and family say farewell to Justin Aug 03 2006

A CITY suburb came to a halt today as hundreds of friends and family made an emotional farewell to tragic hit-and-run victim Justin Murphy.Read

Call to bring TB jabs back to schools Aug 03 2006

WORRIED parents were calling on 10 Downing Street today to demand the return of TB jabs in Birmingham schools.Read

Community set to party Aug 03 2006

MORE than 5,000 people are expected to join in the fun at the city's brightest community event on Sunday.Read

Fire alert after park damage Aug 03 2006

COUNCIL officials are calling on the public to be extra vigilant after a spate of serious fires on a nature reserve.Read

Hope springing from a tragedy Aug 03 2006

AMBITIOUS students looking to boost their education prospects with an injection of cash were have again been encouraged to apply for awards in memory to tragic Birmingham teenagers Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis.Read

Lost property search clears up bar thefts Aug 03 2006

MANY reported thefts in city centre bars are actually down to "stolen" belongings being left behind by their drunken owners, police have revealed.Read

Prison warning for tax dodgers Aug 03 2006

PERSISTENT council tax dodgers were warned today that their next home will be a prison cell.Read

'Snoozing' doctor returns to work Aug 03 2006

A TOP Birmingham anaesthetist suspended for allegedly falling asleep during an operation has been allowed to return to theatre, it has emerged.Read

Victory for families in 24-hour booze battle Aug 03 2006

HUNDREDS of families were toasting victory today in a battle to prevent a convenience store selling round-the-clock booze.Read

Villagers celebrate pub reprieve Aug 03 2006

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save an historic pub threw a party after councillors unanimously rejected proposals which would have seen it bulldozed.Read

Bullimore in record bid Aug 03 2006

VETERAN yachtsman Tony Bullimore announced today he would try to beat the world record for sailing non-stop and single-handed around the world.Read

Cadbury make a Rovers return Aug 03 2006

CHOCOLATE giant Cadbury is to start sponsoring Coro-nation Street again in a £5 million bid to woo back consumers in the wake of the salmonella scandal.Read

DNA helps put sex beast behind bars Aug 03 2006

SERIAL sex beast Duncan Turner was back behind bars today after he was nailed by the sort of DNA techniques seen on the hit TV show CSI.Read

Friends in plea to save asylum sisters Aug 03 2006

SCHOOL friends of three Birmingham sisters fighting deportation to Pakistan have made a heartfelt plea to the Home Secretary to let them stay in Britain.Read

Hospital work being sent abroad Aug 03 2006

TWO Birmingham hospitals were today criticised for sending confidential patient notes thousands of miles across the world to be typed up.Read

Mugger to be deported Aug 03 2006

A MAN who robbed a prostitute of her phone and money has been jailed for four years and recommended for deportation back to his home country of Lithuania.Read

Passenger killed in car smash Aug 03 2006

A BIRMINGHAM man died in an horrific crash which has left another man, from Walsall, fighting for his life.Read

Plan to double city parking fines Aug 03 2006

MOTORISTS parking illegally in Birmingham could soon be hit by even bigger fines of around £120.Read

Windfall in phone mast fight Aug 03 2006

TENANTS of a nine storey block of flats have secured a windfall of thousands of pounds - but at a price.Read

Woman dies after stabbing Aug 03 2006

DETECTIVES have launched a murder inquiry after a woman was found with stab wounds in a Midland house.Read

Academic is the best in her field! Aug 03 2006

A FASCINATING study of the landscape of the West Midlands and beyond has been completed by a Birmingham academic.Read

Young Vincent's the score draw! Aug 03 2006

LAUREL and Hardy were famous for the line "here's another nice mess" - but, when 15-year-old Midland schoolboy Vincent Byrne plays his own score to accompany one of their silent films, he'll be hoping it'll be alright on the night.Read

Anger at £7m cost of custody death trial Aug 03 2006

THE decision to spend £7 million of taxpayers money prosecuting ten policemen over the death-in-custody of Michael Powell was today slammed by rank and file officers.Read

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