Oct
2006
Articles from 18th Oct 2006
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Man held after armed siege drama
Oct 18 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN who kept police at bay with an axe in a five-hour armed siege was arrested after being hit with a stun gun. Read
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Bus attack mum tells of ordeal
Oct 18 2006 | Top Stories
A MOTHER today told of an unprovoked attack which left her partner badly injured and her two young children traumatised. Read
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Teacher's warning over faith policy
Oct 18 2006 | Top Stories
MOVES to force faith schools to accept pupils from other religions would be unenforceable, the head of Birmingham's only state-funded Islamic primary revealed today. Read
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Regiment set for return to Iraq
Oct 18 2006 | Top Stories
SOLDIERS from across the West Midlands are preparing to fly out to start a six month tour in war-torn Iraq. Read
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RSPCA plea as sniper kills animals
Oct 18 2006 | Top Stories
A SNIPER on the loose may be behind a spate of barbaric attacks which have killed three animals in the past week. Read
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Road pricing burden soars
Oct 18 2006 | Top Stories
ROAD pricing will almost certainly send the cost of running a car soaring, Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander has admitted. Read
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Retired couple land £9m Lotto win
Oct 18 2006 | Top Stories
A RETIRED couple struck it lucky with a £9 million Lottery win after buying their winning ticket...on Friday the 13th! Read
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Gingerbread men are back
Oct 18 2006 | Top Stories
BOSSES at a West Midlands bakery chain have bowed to public pressure after rebranding gingerbread men as "gingerbread persons". Read
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Disney treat for brave Ellie
Oct 18 2006 | Top Stories
CHILD of courage Ellie Bishop, cruelly ravaged by meningitis, is set for a dream trip to Disneyland, thanks to Midland business people. Read
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Cricket star winds up for Sahara slog
Oct 18 2006 | Top Stories
WARWICKSHIRE cricketer Dougie Brown is leaving his bat and ball behind and picking up his walking boots to trek across the Sahara. Read
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Children to give racism the red card
Oct 18 2006 | Top Stories
PRIMARY school children in Birmingham are to kick off their own anti-racism message with a specially themed football tournament tomorrow. Read
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Blunkett blasts former city MP
Oct 18 2006 | Top Stories
DAVID Blunkett has accused Estelle Morris, the former Birmingham MP who quit the Cabinet admitting she wasn't up to the job, of setting back the cause of women in politics. Read
