Aug
2006
Articles from 16th Aug 2006
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Teenager killed in car crash
Aug 16 2006 | Top Stories
A TEENAGE driver has been killed in a horrific car crash in Staffordshire. Read
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Chinese get Rover name on the cheap
Aug 16 2006 | Top Stories
THE Chinese company involved in a failed attempt to bail out MG Rover with a joint venture today looked poised to complete a cut-price takeover of the Rover name. Read
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Man's stomach removed after blunder
Aug 16 2006 | Top Stories
AN OLD soldier had his stomach removed in a gruelling six-hour operation - after doctors wrongly diagnosed him with cancer. Read
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£2m upgrade to water pipes
Aug 16 2006 | Top Stories
A WATER company is spending £2 million in a bid to improve its supply to thousands of homes in Redditch. Read
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Shot WWI troops may get pardons
Aug 16 2006 | Top Stories
MIDLAND relatives of a soldier shot for cowardice during the First World War were today given new hope that he could finally be pardoned. Read
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Schoolgirl's Cadbury caterpillar shock
Aug 16 2006 | Top Stories
HOW do you eat yours? - Carefully and with a scream is how nine-year-old Danielle Keen tackled her Cadbury Creme Egg as she opened the fondant-filled treat to discover a caterpillar inside. Read
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Murder witness fights deportation
Aug 16 2006 | Top Stories
A KEY witness to a murder in Jamaica who fears he will be killed if he returns to the Caribbean Island from Birmingham has appealed against deportation. Read
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Man denies killing and robbing OAP
Aug 16 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN has denied of the murder of a pensioner whose body was exhumed months after his death. Read
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Knife robber slashes mum on doorstep
Aug 16 2006 | Top Stories
A MUM was slashed across the face on her own doorstep by a knifeman who lay in wait as she returned home with her husband from a shopping trip. Read
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Green light for OAP homes scheme
Aug 16 2006 | Top Stories
MULTI-million pound plans to build one of the UK's first special care centres for the elderly were today given the go ahead by Birmingham chiefs. Read
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Flying car hitch stalls Chitty show
Aug 16 2006 | Top Stories
THE world famous Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car was left without its magical powers as theatre chiefs were forced to stop the hit Birmingham show due to a technical problem. Read
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Family secrets hidden for 100 years
Aug 16 2006 | Top Stories
IT was a chance discovery in a gloomy attic in Redditch - but a series of letters telling the amazing story of Fred Benson's family sparked an amazing reunion 100 years on. Read
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Developer targets student homes scheme
Aug 16 2006 | Top Stories
STUDENTS desperately searching for somewhere to lay their heads could be in line for a 1,000 Birmingham bed boom. Read
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Brum tops TV licence shame list
Aug 16 2006 | Top Stories
THE number of TV licence dodgers caught in Birmingham so far this year could fill the city's Symphony Hall ... TWICE. Read
