Aug
2006
Articles from 30th Aug 2006
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Man shot by police faces charges
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
A 40-YEAR-OLD man who was shot by Staffordshire Police has been charged with a series of offences, including possession of an imitation firearm. Read
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Teenager charged over Elvis fan's death
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
A 17-YEAR-OLD has been charged with manslaughter after a man died following an incident outside a nightclub in Dudley. Read
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Birmingham man killed in diving accident
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
A TOURIST from Birmingham has been killed in a diving accident off the Spanish coast. Read
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Abduction fears over missing city sisters
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
TWO young sisters missing from their Birmingham home were at the centre of an international search today. Read
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Closed library set to re-open
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
A SUTTON Coldfield community library controversially closed in council cash cuts a decade ago is to be reopened next year. Read
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£30,000 bill for Cadbury bug probe
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND council has applied for £30,000 to cover the cost of a probe into the salmonella contamination involving Cadbury's chocolate. Read
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Woman dies after being hit by bus
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
A WOMAN died after being struck by a double-decker bus in an horrific accident outside a Solihull railway station. Read
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Towers plan for New Street revamp
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
TWIN glass skyscrapers are to form a dramatic entrance to a refurbished New Street station, it was revealed today. Read
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Thieves steal racehorse
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE today appealed for witnesses after a thoroughbred race horse worth £10,000 was stolen along with a pony from a Midland farm. Read
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Son can't wait for family's Turkey return
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man who watched in horror as television pictures showed his family caught up in the Turkish bombings today said he "couldn't wait" for them to come home. Read
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Smile is put back on William's face
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
WHEN five-year-old William Wright was dramatically rescued from a blazing tent at a Midland caravan park, his mother feared his burns would never heal. Read
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Shop assistant threatened by knife raiders
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
A SHOP assistant was left terrified when she was threatened at knifepoint during an armed robbery at a Midland off-licence. Read
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Royal couple make first visit to Brum
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
PRINCE Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall are to make their first official visit to Birmingham as a couple since their marriage in April last year. Read
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Police in car tax warning
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
DODGY drivers who get behind the wheel without insurance are being driven off the roads in a major police crackdown. Read
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Police hunt witnesses to taxi rank attack
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE today appealed for witnesses after a man was repeatedly punched and head-butted by a gang. Read
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Paedophile worked in Brum hospital
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
A PAEDOPHILE has been allowed to work closely with sick youngsters at a Birmingham hospital while facing charges for possessing obscene images of children. Read
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OAPs trapped in broken lift
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
THREE elderly residents of a sheltered housing complex in the West Midlands were rescued by firefighters after becoming trapped in a lift. Read
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OAP says thanks to lifesaving staff
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
PENSIONER Ronald Hawkins returned to the scene of his heart attack drama to say: "Thanks for saving my life." Read
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Mum blasts thieves who stole charity donations
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
THE mum of a seriously ill boy today blasted callous thieves who stole donations meant for a Birmingham charity. Read
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MS man's stem cell warning
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND Multiple Sclerosis sufferer today warned fellow patients against a UK-registered company which promised to treat him with "pioneering" stem cell treatment. Read
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Lukewarm reception for Kennedy return
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
LIBERAL Democrat MPs in Birmingham today gave Charles Kennedy's bid to return to front line politics a lukewarm reception. Read
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Jail threat for noisy music fan
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
THE LYRICS to a hip-hop track Joseph Greer used to blast out at all hours of the day and night go "then one day she can't take it no more and decide to leave". Read
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High-speed London rail link plan axed
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
A PLANNED high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham is being scrapped. Read
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Council criticised over stand-in nurses
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
COUNCIL bosses have been accused of "pouring cash down the drain" by hiring agency nurses to care for the housebound. Read
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City student injured in US bus crash
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM student is facing an uncertain future after breaking her back in a Greyhound bus crash which killed five people in America. Read
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City opens its historic treasures
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
MORE than 30 of Birmingham's historic gems, including churches, factories, stately homes and museums, are opening their doors to the public for free next month. Read
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Cancer woman in flight row
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
A CANCER survivor almost cancelled her dream holiday after claiming she was told she could not fly from Birmingham International Airport if she was wearing her artificial breast. Read
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Boy charged with sexual assualt
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
A BOY has been charged with sexual assault in Sutton Coldfield two weeks ago. Read
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Bag snatch robber jailed
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
A ROBBER who snatched a teenage girl's handbag after following her on his bike as she walked to a bus stop has been jailed for two years. Read
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Anti-social behaviour blitz on trains
Aug 30 2006 | Top Stories
TRANSPORT bosses are hoping to banish litter, vandalism and smoking on trains in a new campaign. Read
