Oct
2006
Articles from 9th Oct 2006
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Driver critical after shopping centre crash
Oct 09 2006 | Top Stories
A DRIVER was today fighting for life after his Mercedes C220 crashed into a parked red Rover Metro at a Birmingham shopping centre. Read
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Yobs wreck cars in foam attack
Oct 09 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE are hunting a gang of thugs who caused hundreds of pounds of damage to cars in a foam attack. Read
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Virgin unveils phone train ticket plan
Oct 09 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM passengers will soon be able to use their mobile phones as train tickets, it emerged today. Read
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Soldiers may carry deadly superbug
Oct 09 2006 | Top Stories
WOUNDED soldiers from Iraq have brought back a deadly superbug, that may have contributed to the death of 35 NHS patients in Birmingham. Read
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Secret council pay report shock
Oct 09 2006 | Top Stories
CITY Council roadworkers who paint white lines on Birmingham streets are earning up to £53,000 a year, it can be revealed today. Read
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Row over lack of luxury at apartments
Oct 09 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S tallest residential block faced legal action today over claims that apartments aren't plush enough. Read
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Miracle baby back home at last
Oct 09 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM battling babe Neri Pearson couldn't have made a more dramatic entry into the world. Read
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Kids join in battle of the bulge
Oct 09 2006 | Top Stories
CHUBBY children across the city will this week start a breakthrough slimming programme in a bid to stop them dying before their parents. Read
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Hunt for new home for neglected dog
Oct 09 2006 | Top Stories
LOVABLE, gentle hound Codee is looking for a new home after being rescued from a cruel and neglectful owner. Read
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Heartache after puppy is stolen
Oct 09 2006 | Top Stories
A DEVASTATED couple is putting up a £500 cash reward in a desperate bid to be reunited with the stolen pup who meant the world to them. Read
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Guns and drugs seized in pub raid
Oct 09 2006 | Top Stories
GUNS and drugs were seized by police in a raid on a Midland pub. Read
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Fire rescue trio set for bravery award
Oct 09 2006 | Top Stories
THREE passers-by who rescued children from a blazing house at Smethwick are in line to receive awards. Read
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Derelict pub torched by arsonists
Oct 09 2006 | Top Stories
A DERELICT Midland pub was reduced to a charred shell in a fire started by arsonists. Read
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City in £2m bid for cancer cure
Oct 09 2006 | Top Stories
A NEW experimental medicine centre is to be set up in Birmingham to drive forward a cure for cancer as part of a £35 million programme. Read
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Armed raiders threaten store staff
Oct 09 2006 | Top Stories
TWO hooded raiders threatened terrified staff with a handgun in a raid on a Midland supermarket. Read
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Alex is thriving after class win
Oct 09 2006 | Top Stories
A SPECIAL needs boy who won a landmark victory against Birmingham City Council over where he should be taught is continuing to thrive. Read
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Airport taxi charge is suspended
Oct 09 2006 | Top Stories
A ROW over the way cabbies operate at Birmingham International Airport has led to the suspension of a fare surcharge for passengers. Read
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Bangladesh hunt over girl's fire death
Oct 09 2006 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES investigating the death of a six-year-old girl in an arson attack on a Birmingham house are liaising with colleagues in Bangladesh. Read
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Truant's mum is spared jail
Oct 09 2006 | Top Stories
A MUM has escaped being sent to jail over her 15-year-old son's refusal to go to school. Read
