Feb
2007
Articles from 1st Feb 2007
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Does Birmingham need an elected mayor?
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
IN the run-up to our Big Debate on the issue of an elected mayor for Birmingham, Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming and former city council leader Sir Albert Bore give their views on the issue. Read
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Muslim hero's death 'sparked plot'
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
THE death of a British Muslim war hero from Birmingham may have inspired the alleged plot to kidnap and murder a soldier, it was feared today. Read
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If you're guilty we'll shun you - community
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
THE Alum Rock Muslim community sent out a clear message to those arrested in yesterday's terrorist raids. Read
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Community leaders fear raids could be 'damaging'
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
COMUNITY leaders today hit out at the way they felt police had mishandled the terror raids. Read
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£90m boost for council tenants
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of council homes in Birmingham are to share in a £90 million cash bonanza, it was revealed today. Read
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Twin Towers hero to make city visit
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
A HERO of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York is coming to Birmingham to talk about his experience during 9/11. Read
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Three charged over armed robberies
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
THREE men have been charged in connection with a string of armed robberies in south Birmingham and north Worcestershire. Read
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Super head lice fears for city
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
A NEW plague of "super head lice" are leaving Birmingham's education bosses scratching their heads for a solution. Read
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Student hanging remains a riddle
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
MYSTERY surrounds the death of a 22-year-old Birmingham student who was found hanging from a bedroom window. Read
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Man cleared of killing pizza firm boss
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man accused of luring his estranged wife's lover to his death with a bogus pizza order has been acquitted of carrying out the killing. Read
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Life in prison for rap concert gunman
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
A GUNMAN who almost killed a security guard at the National Exhibition Centre during a concert when he shot him at point blank range has been jailed for life. Read
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Former Rover workers in line for jobs
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
MORE than 30 former MG Rover workers are in the driving seat for jobs back at their old Longbridge stamping ground once production resumes under Chinese ownership. Read
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Firm defends Fort clamping
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
A COMPANY accused of clamping a disabled man's car while he was collecting medication today insisted: "We were right." Read
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Fire chief's shed blaze drama
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
THE West Midlands' top-ranking firefighter had an emergency of his own when his shed caught fire. Read
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Drivers trapped after Expressway crash
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
TWO people were cut free from the wreckage of their cars following a major crash on the Aston Expressway today which caused traffic chaos. Read
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DJ leaves BRMB breakfast show
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
ELLIOTT Webb has left BRMB's breakfast show after nearly five years in the hot seat and will be replaced by a mother-of-four who lives with the station's programme controller. Read
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City's double conference coup
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM has won another money-spinning jackpot, with the annual Tory Party conference signed up for 2010. Read
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Archbishop speaks out on gay adoption
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
THE Archbishop of Birmingham today called for Catholic adoption agencies to be given the same exemption over gay couples as faith doctors face with carrying out abortions. Read
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Schoolboy knocked down by taxi
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy was taken to hospital after being knocked down by a taxi in Redditch. Read
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Jail for manager who defrauded bank
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
A SUTTON Coldfield manager has been jailed for three years for defrauding Barclays Bank out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. Read
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Police quiz nine men after terror raids
Feb 01 2007 | Top Stories
POLIC in Birmingham are continuing to question nine men held over an alleged terrorist plot to carry out an Iraqi-style kidnapping of a British Muslim soldier. Read
