Jan
2007
Articles from 23rd Jan 2007
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Archbishop in gay couples adoption row
Jan 23 2007 | Top Stories
THE Archbishop of Birmingham today added fire to the debate over anti-discrimination laws by telling single sex couples they would never be accepted by Catholic adoption agencies. Read
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New penalties for motorists on their mobiles
Jan 23 2007 | Top Stories
MOTORISTS caught using their mobile phone while driving now face getting points on their licence as well as being hit in the pocket. Read
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Girlfriend murderer admits to second killing
Jan 23 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN who served 29 years of a life sentence for murder appeared at Stafford Crown Court and pleaded guilty to a second one. Read
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Dance star sweeps our Jasbir off her feet
Jan 23 2007 | Top Stories
IT began as a routine interview and ended with me being swept off my feet! Read
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Councillor takes anti-graffiti battle online
Jan 23 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM councillor has taken his one-man fight against graffiti taggers online. Read
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Brum leading cancer battle
Jan 23 2007 | Top Stories
MIDLAND doctors have launched an investigation into whether aspirin could be used to halt a deadly form of cancer. Read
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New job centre is left lying idle
Jan 23 2007 | Top Stories
A SHOWPIECE new job centre designed to help thousands of people back into work is standing empty amid claims the scheme has hit building problems. Read
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The new bus stop that's never used
Jan 23 2007 | Top Stories
THIS is the road to nowhere - a phantom bus stop which has never been used. Read
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Peer on board in city buses row
Jan 23 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S attitude towards bus services was slammed as "nonsense" by a city peer as he spoke in the House of Lords. Read
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Mum raises £40,000 after watching son die
Jan 23 2007 | Top Stories
IT'S almost six years since Gill Ackrill endured every parent's nightmare. Read
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Mum and daughter back home after custody battle
Jan 23 2007 | Top Stories
A MUM who faced jail over a transatlantic tug-of-love today opened her heart and declared: "It's great to be home". Read
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£9m boost for regeneration scheme
Jan 23 2007 | Top Stories
MORE than £9m has been secured to get a massive regeneration project under way in a run-down part of Solihull. Read
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Parking ticket for car crushed in storms
Jan 23 2007 | Top Stories
WORCESTER City Council has launched an investigation into why a parking ticket was slapped on a car which had been crushed by a tree. Read
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OAP jailed for sex attacks on girls
Jan 23 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN, 68, has been jailed for nine years for a string of sex attacks on three young schoolgirls that began in 1983. Read
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Row over converted council house
Jan 23 2007 | Top Stories
A FAMILY of 12 could be evicted after converting their two council homes into one, complete with a bar, pool room, steam room and gym. Read
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Families evacuated as fire hits factory
Jan 23 2007 | Top Stories
FAMILIES had to be evacuated from their homes in the middle of the night after flames ripped through a city-centre factory. Read
