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£54 million VAT fraud gang jailed Jan 08 2007

THE ringleader of a Midlands-based gang behind a £54 million VAT fraud has been jailed for 15 years, the longest sentence ever handed down by a British court for this type of crime.Read

Armed robbers in FA Cup takings raid Jan 08 2007

MASKED men armed with sawn-off shotguns and knives terrorised staff and stole the day's bumper takings just hours after Tamworth FC's FA Cup Third Round clash.Read

Teenager killed after car crashes into wall Jan 08 2007

A TEENAGE girl was killed and a driver injured when the car they were travelling in veered off the road and crashed into a wall.Read

Warning over New Street train capacity Jan 08 2007

NEW Street station will be "overwhelmed" unless a £600 million revamp goes ahead, a top rail industry figure claimed today.Read

Convicted rapist jailed for abusing girl Jan 08 2007

A CONVICTED Birmingham rapist who abused a schoolgirl after being allowed out of prison has been jailed for four years.Read

Lucky pair escape 30ft drop after crash Jan 08 2007

A COUPLE had a lucky escape after their sports car stopped just short of a 30ft drop down a Midland hillside.Read

Man arrested over witness intimidation Jan 08 2007

A MAN has been questioned over allegations of intimidating a witness following an incident in which a suspect package sparked a bomb scare.Read

Norman's making a comeback Jan 08 2007

HE MAY be 91, but that hasn't stopped comedy legend Sir Norman Wisdom coming out of retirement to star in a film being shot today in the Midlands.Read

Sam's joy at pet reunion Jan 08 2007

THE New Year has got off to a fantastic start for one man who has been reunited with his beloved dog who vanished four days before Christmas in a car theft incident.Read

Teen driver arrested after fatal car crash Jan 08 2007

A TEENAGER has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a 16-year-old girl was killed in a Midland car crash.Read

Yob siren scrapped in human rights row Jan 08 2007

HUMAN rights laws have zapped plans to use an ultra sonic siren called The Mosquito to drive yobs off the streets of Birmingham.Read

Hit-and-run driver left girl for dead Jan 08 2007

A CALLOUS hit-and-run driver left a little girl for dead after knocking her over at an accident blackspot.Read

'Bus snobs' councillor gets on his bike Jan 08 2007

WHILE transport chief Coun Martin Mullaney criticises people for not using public transport, he chooses to travel on a scooter.Read

Cutbacks will cost lives, union warns Jan 08 2007

UNION chiefs have attacked plans to scale down City Hospital's A&E, claiming it will cost lives and be the nail in the coffin for the department.Read

Former rail worker goes on trial Jan 08 2007

THE trial of a former rail worker accused of vandalising trackside infrastructure was due to begin today.Read

Neighbours flee after arson attack Jan 08 2007

SEVEN people fled from their homes when an arsonist started a blaze in a neighbouring property.Read

Man jailed over drugs find at airport Jan 08 2007

A MAN who was caught at Birmingham airport with £200,000 worth of cocaine in his case claimed he believed he was carrying business documents and computer software.Read

Arsonists strike at former hospital Jan 08 2007

A DERELICT former mental hospital building has once again been targeted by arsonists - despite extra security at the site.Read

Dame Mo takes up post at troubled school Jan 08 2007

A TROUBLED Great Barr school is to be taken over by one of Britain's top head teachers.Read

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