Top Stories for 18 December 2006

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Landfill site searched for baby's body Dec 18 2006

POLICE are searching a landfill site for the body of a baby after a tip-off that a girl may have concealed a birth.Read

Man shot dead is named by police Dec 18 2006

A MAN who was shot dead at a house in Birmingham has been named by police.Read

MRSA strain claims first victims Dec 18 2006

A MIDLANDS healthcare worker and a patient died after contracting a strain of MRSA that has never previously caused deaths in hospitals, a new report has said.Read

Peer's son dies in farm shooting Dec 18 2006

Peer's son dies in farm shootingRead

Giles flies home to be with sick wife Dec 18 2006

WARWICKSHIRE spinner Ashley Giles spoke today of his decision to fly back from England's Ashes tour in Australia to be with his wife, who has been diagnosed with a brain tumour.Read

Man hurt as car hits bridge Dec 18 2006

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a smash at a busy Kidderminster junction after a 17-year-old motorist was left with serious head injuries.Read

Pubs served booze to under-age teens Dec 18 2006

THREE pubs have fallen foul of a festive crackdown on under-age drinkers in Staffordshire.Read

Thumbs-up for revamp plan Dec 18 2006

COUNCILLORS in Redditch have voted unanimously to revamp the Church Hill area of the town.Read

Festive high notes throughout city Dec 18 2006

THE sound of Christmas carols rang throughout Birmingham with the busy festive season in full swing.Read

Battle to save Sea Life Centre fish Dec 18 2006

STAFF at Birmingham's Sea Life Centre launched a major operation to stop tropical fish becoming casualties of a power cut.Read

Celebrity 'better than god' Dec 18 2006

CHILDREN under ten in the West Midlands think being a celebrity is the "very best thing in the world" but do not think quite as much of God, a survey said today.Read

'Firemen' steal cash from OAP Dec 18 2006

POLICE today issued an urgent warning after doorstep tricksters posing as firefighters stole cash from a pensioner's home.Read

Wind of change with curried sprout recipe Dec 18 2006

BIRMINGHAM balti fans can try their brussels sprouts in a different style this festive season.Read

Give us our cash back, say traders Dec 18 2006

ANGRY traders will meet in the New Year to campaign for the restoration of more than £330,000 earmarked for their area which was snatched away.Read

Hollywood hair I come, says Marie Dec 18 2006

A MOBILE hairdresser from Birmingham is preparing for a trip of a lifetime after being accepted into Hollywood's "stylists to the stars" training academy.Read

I killed fiancé, Andrews admits Dec 18 2006

KNIFE murderer Tracie Andrews has finally admitted killing her fiancé, a decade after his death.Read

M5 tailbacks after lorry smash Dec 18 2006

TRAFFIC was at a standstill on the M5 today after a lorry accident sparked long delays.Read

Man falls 40ft on to motorway and survives Dec 18 2006

A MAN who fell almost 40 feet from a motorway bridge has survived.Read

Tears as brave Kayleigh dies Dec 18 2006

TRAGIC Kayleigh Glenn's presents had been wrapped and placed lovingly under the Christmas tree at her family's Solihull home.Read

Unveiling a winner Dec 18 2006

PICTURED is the exciting winning entry in a major competition to create Birmingham's first public park for more than a century.Read

Couple have a ball thanks to city bar Dec 18 2006

CHRISTMAS came early for a city couple whose festive 20th wed-ding anniversary celebrations were scuppered with the collapse of the Christmas party company UK Balls.Read

Woman fights for lift after car smash Dec 18 2006

A WOMAN is today fighting for her life after she was thrown from her car during a road accident.Read

£1m in fake notes seized Dec 18 2006

AN ESTIMATED £1 million in counterfeit bank notes was seized by police during raids on properties across Birmingham.Read

Memorial service for ex-councillor Dec 18 2006

A MEMORIAL service will be held today to celebrate the life of a former city councillor who has died.Read

Fears that serial attacker is on the loose Dec 18 2006

POLICE in Worcestershire today linked an attack on a woman in Redditch to two other serious sex assaults nearby in recent weeks, sparking fears a serial sexual predator is on the loose.Read

Burglar 'struck lucky' with £12,400 cash haul Dec 18 2006

A BURGLAR who "struck lucky" when he raided a house and found £12,400 in cash in the kitchen has been jailed for 27 months.Read

999 panickers causing alarm Dec 18 2006

FAMILIES in Staffordshire are risking other people's lives by dialling 999 instead of waiting to be seen by a doctor, it was claimed today.Read

500 new homes for city estate Dec 18 2006

ONE of the city's worst sink estates is at the centre of the council's biggest home building schemes for 30 new years.Read

Footballer collapses and dies on pitch Dec 18 2006

AN "inspirational" football captain collapsed and died in front of team mates moments after a cup match in Birmingham.Read

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