Jan
2007
Articles from 18th Jan 2007
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Fury as safety debate is axed
Jan 18 2007 | Top Stories
PROTESTERS demanding safer streets in Kingstanding in memory of tragic Justin Murphy are furious after a ward meeting was cancelled. Read
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Bouncer escapes jail after assaults
Jan 18 2007 | Top Stories
A BOUNCER who beat up his girlfriend before attacking a man who came to her aid has avoided prison. Read
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Hospital debate takes to the airwaves
Jan 18 2007 | Top Stories
THE Birmingham Mail's Big Debate on A&E services today gained a resounding victory in a national radio poll. Read
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Airport chief killed in road accident
Jan 18 2007 | Top Stories
A LEADING Birmingham businessman was killed today when a tree fell on his car as gales lashed the Midlands. Read
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Greeting card store jobs to be axed
Jan 18 2007 | Top Stories
MORE West Midland jobs are being lost with the closure of three card stores as the bleak start to the New Year continues on the High Street. Read
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Rail services halted after tree falls on line
Jan 18 2007 | Top Stories
MIDLAND commuters faced chaos today as ferocious winds up to 70mph wreaked havoc, blowing a tree onto a major rail line and seeing dozens of trains cancelled. Read
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Teen girl survives after falling in front of train
Jan 18 2007 | Top Stories
A TEENAGE girl had a lucky escape when she fell between a platform and a moving train at a Birmingham railway station. Read
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Shot staff escaped death by millimetres
Jan 18 2007 | Top Stories
TWO security staff were shot by a man who fired a hail of bullets as they tried to eject him from a bar at the National Exhibition Centre during a concert by American rapper Kanye West, a court heard. Read
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Rocky premiere is a real knockout
Jan 18 2007 | Top Stories
SPORTING stars were out in force to make sure the glitzy West Midlands regional premiere of Sylvester Stallone's new movie Rocky Balboa was a knockout success. Read
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Rail vandal was nailed by a crumpled receipt
Jan 18 2007 | Top Stories
CONVICTED railway vandal Allan Nicol was snared by a harmless looking till receipt. Read
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Plea to end city poverty
Jan 18 2007 | Top Stories
ALMOST half the children being raised in part of inner city Birmingham are living in poverty putting it in the top ten of a UK list of shame. Read
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Muslim preacher defends TV comments
Jan 18 2007 | Top Stories
THE hardline preacher at the centre of an explosive TV documentary into extremist lectures delivered at a Birmingham Mosque today insisted: "I have nothing to hide." Read
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Last chance for Brum Lotto winner
Jan 18 2007 | Top Stories
A BIG prize lottery winner from Birmingham was today warned time was slowly running out for them to claim their giant "life-changing" cash haul. Read
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Extra time to have your say on A&E plans
Jan 18 2007 | Top Stories
HOSPITAL bosses have agreed to give residents more time to voice concerns over controversial A&E cutbacks after demands by the Birmingham Mail. Read
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Ban on street election posters
Jan 18 2007 | Top Stories
ELECTION posters are to be banned from Birmingham's lampposts because they make the city look tatty and untidy. Read
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Brazilians charged with man's murder
Jan 18 2007 | Top Stories
TWO Brazilian nationals have been charged with murdering a man who was found stabbed at his home in Worcester. Read
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Railway vandal facing lengthy jail term
Jan 18 2007 | Top Stories
A FORMER railway worker from Birmingham who carried out a 17-month campaign of vandalism and destruction on trackside equipment has been told to expect a lengthy prison sentence. Read
