Dec
2006
Articles from 5th Dec 2006
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Pair admit human trafficking to city brothel
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
A HUNGARIAN couple have admitted smuggling girls into the country to work as prostitutes after a police raid on a massage parlour. Read
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Soldiers' battle for hearts and minds
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
MEMBERS of the Staffordshire Regiment are taking part in a "hearts and minds" operation aimed at hastening the departure of British troops from Iraq. Read
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Council agrees £300,000 unfair dismissal deal
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
WALSALL Council has agreed a settlement of £300,000 with former head of programme management Peter Francis. Read
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Killer taxi driver has sentence increased
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
A TAXI driver who dragged a teenager a mile to his death under the wheels of his cab today had his manslaughter sentence increased by two years. Read
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Yobs hurl bricks at Santa's sleigh
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
YOBS targeted Santa's sleigh with bricks as he collected for charity in a Black Country town. Read
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Police quiz public over double shooting
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE investigating a double shooting following a funeral in Smethwick turned out in force a week on from the incident. Read
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Hunt for relatives of crash airman
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
AN ELDERLY couple from Germany are hunting for the relatives of an airman from Shirley who died when his plane crashed into their garden 65 years ago. Read
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Top of the class Tracy gets star treatment
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
AWARD-winning head teacher Tracy Stone has just had a double whammy after scooping a national teaching 'Oscar' - and receiving a personal visit from two of her football heroes. Read
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Tied to bricks and left to die
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
THIS is the shocking image of a dog found scarred and bloated in a Birmingham canal, its head tethered to bricks. Read
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The thugs who shamed a city
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
THEY appeared the height of respectability. But today they can be revealed as violent football thugs. Read
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Star's wife signs up as TV wag
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
THE wife of West Midland soccer star Kevin Phillips has signed up for a reality TV show, Wags Boutique. Read
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Sorry, there's no room at the inn
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
GUESTS at a charity ball at the Hilton Metropole had to be ferried out to hotels around Birmingham - because their rooms were already booked. Read
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Sarah-Jane returns to Heart FM for breakfast
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
SARAH-Jane Mee is set to join Heart FM's breakfast show - for the second time in six months. Read
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Patients feel fairy much better!
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
FAIRIES and princesses are mysteriously appearing across the wards of Birmingham Children's Hospital this week. Read
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Little brother was 'my rock'
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
THE grieving sister of a Midland teenager tragically killed in a road accident has paid tribute to her "perfect" brother. Read
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High fliers go for expansion
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
PASSENGER numbers at Birmingham International Airport are set to soar, giving weight to calls for an extra runway. Read
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Drivers hit by floods misery
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
HEAVY rain led to traffic misery for Birmingham motorists today. Read
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Charge over OAP tragedy
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
AN inquest into the death of a frail pensioner who died after an altercation outside his Birmingham home was adjourned after it emerged another man has been charged in connection with the incident. Read
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Brum signs pact of Chinese friendship
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM has been formally twinned with the Chinese city of Guangzhou. Read
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Big switch-on for Brum's Xmas tree
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S official Sandvik Christmas tree lights were switched on last night, marking a 40-year tradition in the city. Read
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Reward doubled in hunt for £2m raid gang
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
A REWARD for information leading to the conviction of a gang who stole almost £2 million has been doubled to £50,000, police said today. Read
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Would shoe believe the size of this!
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
YOU can't see the giant but this is his boot. Read
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Warning over a boozy xmas
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE are warning youngsters against drinking too much this Christmas and ending up behind bars, in hospital or even on the mortuary slab. Read
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Teachers urged to tell of class problems
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
CITY education chiefs are poring over tales of violence, abuse and aggression in Birmingham classrooms following a survey of thousands of school teachers. Read
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Star Billy on pop visit
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
POP singer Billy Ocean is to call in to the Midlands to see an old friend's exhibition. Read
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Soft shoe shufflers are back!
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
A POPULAR Staffordshire ballroom closed since July is set to re-open. Read
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Search to find a use for a slice of history
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
FAMILIES are being urged to put on their thinking caps to give a new lease of life to protected buildings at one of the most historically important sites in the Black Country. Read
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Police probe train tragedy after woman dies
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
TRANSPORT police are investigating the death of a woman killed in a collision with a high speed train at a Midland railway station. Read
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Curry king son is keeping it in the family
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
LAW graduate Mamun Kalam has swapped the Bar for a bhuna after taking over an Indian restaurant from his curry king dad. Read
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Report reveals race hate crime figures
Dec 05 2006 | Top Stories
THE West Midlands has one of the highest levels of race hate crime in the UK, new figures show. Read
