Feb
2007
Articles from 27th Feb 2007
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Jennie heads east to university challenge
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
THE Land of the Rising Sun is about to become more than just an exotic childhood dream for student Jennie Barber. Read
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Citizens: It's our right to decide
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of Brummies from community groups across the city are to vote on whether to force the council to hold a referendum on an elected mayor. Read
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Firm fined after worker crushed to death
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
A STEEL firm has been ordered to pay fines and costs of more than £130,000 after a 34-year-old Black Country worker was crushed to death under piping. Read
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Mobile call that could cost motorists £1,000
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
TRAFFIC police in the West Midlands today warned things were about to get tougher for thousands of motorists still using mobile phones at the wheel. Read
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The Killers and Foo Fighters to headline V Festival
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
THE KILLERS, Foo Fighters and Snow Patrol were today named as headliners at this year's V Festival at Weston Park, Staffordshire. Read
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PODCAST: Hear what's in today's Mail
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM Mail editor Steve Dyson talks to BRMB's Tom Ross about what's in today's paper. Read
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The driver's family will be reunited with him... we won't see Rik again
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
THE family of tragic hit-andrun victim Rik Adams today paid tribute to the "lovely, happy and successful" family man. Read
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Police release CCTV images in hunt for killers
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE hunting the "brazen" killer who shot a shopkeeper in the face today released CCTV images of a group of men they are trying to trace. Read
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Grave robbery horror police honoured
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE responsible for solving one of Britain's most high profile and shocking animal rights cases have been honoured. Read
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Armed raider forced gun into victim's mouth
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
TWO armed men who carried out a terrifying attack on a couple in their Birmingham home were behind bars today. Read
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Anguish at killer's four-year jail term
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
THE family of hit-and-run victim Rik Adams said nothing could compensate them for their loss after his killer was jailed for four years. Read
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Spitfire legend Alex Henshaw dies
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
DARE-devil flying ace Alex Henshaw, one of Birmingham's finest war heroes, has died at the age of 94. Read
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Tolkien giant to stalk suburb
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
AN ICONIC 20ft stainless steel statute to celebrate Birmingham's links with Lord of the Ring's creator JRR Tolkien is set to get the green light. Read
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Outcry over Iraq soldier tribute
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
A PHOTOGRAPH of a Birmingham soldier killed in Iraq has been used in the official portrait of the war. Read
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New school meals just aren't pukka!
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
SCHOOLKIDS in Birmingham have given Jamie Oliver's inspired healthy lunch meals a big thumbs down, according to a report. Read
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Lorry driver freed in cable crash
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
AN ARTICULATED lorry careered off a major road, overturned and ran into power cables. Read
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Let city raise funds for New Street revamp, say MPs
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM should be allowed to pay for the redevelopment of New Street from local taxes, according to MPs. Read
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Killer of four lorry driver behind bars
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
A GERMAN lorry driver who killed four people, including a Birmingham Baptist minister, in a pile-up on the M6, was today starting five years in jail. Read
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Galloway to speak at anti-war rally
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
OUTSPOKEN MP George Galloway was set to speak at a rally of anti-Iraq war protesters in Birmingham tonight. Read
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Four NHS workers attacked each day
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
HOSPITALS and GPs in Birmingham and Solihull are reporting more than four assaults every day, as violence against doctors and nurses reaches unprecedented levels. Read
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City firm on track to glory
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM firm will make sure sporting stars will shine in all their glory after it was chosen to make the medals for this weekend's European Athletics Indoor Championship. Read
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Teenager survives fall from moving bus
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER had a miraculous escape after falling from a moving bus onto a parked car in Birmingham. Read
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City estate to get hundreds of new homes
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
MORE than 300 new homes are set to be built in a run down area of Birmingham, council bosses have revealed. Read
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Balloon memorial for hit-and-run victim
Feb 27 2007 | Top Stories
A MASS of balloons were released at a park in memory of tragic teenager Scott Poll who was killed a year ago today. Read
