Mar
2007
Articles from 6th Mar 2007
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Funds pour in - thanks to the Mail
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
THREE Birmingham brothers who raised more than £3,500 in memory of their dad have nearly doubled their donations, thanks to the Birmingham Mail. Read
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Anger at canal cutbacks
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
SCORES of protesters braved pouring rain to voice their anger over massive cuts they say threaten to turn beautiful canals into "horrible, stinking, filthy ditches". Read
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Alan's a cut above the competition
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
SHOPPERS who think butchers are losing out to supermarket giants should talk to Alan Doherty. Read
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Police closing in on armed gang
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES today said the "net was closing" on a gang of Birmingham armed robbers behind a string of hold-ups at exclusive jewellers across the country. Read
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Pair quizzed over man's death
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE are questioning a teenage woman and a 26-year-old man following the death of a man at a flat in Birmingham. Read
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Teenager arrested after stabbing outside college
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM student was seriously ill in hospital today after being stabbed outside a city centre college. Read
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Murdered Redcap's dad has 'closure'
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
THE father of a Midland military policeman killed by an Iraqi mob has conceded that his son's killers would never be brought to justice. Read
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Karren takes on Sir Alan for Comic Relief
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
BUSINESS tycoon Sir Alan Sugar will meet his match when Birmingham's First Lady of Football Karren Brady takes part in a celebrity version of The Apprentice. Read
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Five held in drug swoops
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
FIVE men were arrested in a series of dawn police raids to crack down on drug dealers peddling heroin on the streets of Birmingham. Read
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Couple killed by wave
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
A COUPLE killed after a wave whipped up by high winds swept them off a harbour wall on the Cornish coast are believed to be from the Midlands. Read
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Arson on the No 57 bus
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
THIS was the moment a gang torched the top deck of a Birmingham bus as passengers sat downstairs. Read
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Body found amongst rubbish
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE have launched an investigation after a body was found amongst rubbish outside a block of flats. Read
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Two hurt as crash causes chaos
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
By Dale Williams Read
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Workers facing pay £15,000 pay cuts
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
NEARLY 300 council workers are facing annual pay cuts of £9,000 OR MORE in a huge shake-up of salaries. Read
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US boosts city's world ambitions
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
THE deal to host the United States track and field team during the 2012 Olympics will help Birmingham bid for the Commonwealth Games and the World Championships. Read
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That 46pc vote is no 'majority' in favour of you, Mr Whitby
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
COUNCILLOR Mike Whitby really should watch his language. I don't mean that our city council leader has suddenly become potty-mouthed, just rather careless. Read
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Reggae just the tonic at hospital
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
REGGAE music is helping the recovery of poorly children at a Birmingham hospital. Read
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New life for dumped dog
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
LIFE is about to take a new happier turn for Miracle, the bull terrier dumped and left to die in a wheelie bin in Birmingham by her heartless owners. Read
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Monkey business was all too much
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
THE voters of Birmingham came close to being given the right to decide who runs their city - five years ago. Read
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Miracle escape of bus-fall man
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN had a miraculous escape when he was trapped by his legs under a double-decker bus in Birmingham. Read
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Minister for the Midlands on the cards
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
THE West Midlands should have its own Government minister to oversee public spending, according to close allies of Gordon Brown. Read
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Hunt for relatives of Brum's VC heroes
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND man is searching for relatives of some of Birmingham's greatest war heroes to take part in a ceremony honouring winners of the Victoria Cross. Read
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Family plea over pensioner's death
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
A PENSIONER died in hospital after a 13 hour wait for surgery because of a lack of staff and a series of administrative failings, his family said today. Read
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Crime boss ordered to pay back £28m
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM crook behind a £185 million criminal empire has been told to repay almost £30 million under Britain's biggest-ever confiscation order. Read
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Cliff fall riddle of 'Ginge'
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE were continuing their inquiries today into the death of a Midland boy who plunged 30ft down a cliff. Read
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Cause of child's death a riddle
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
A PATHOLOGIST was unable to find the cause of death of a baby found in a brook near his Smethwick home, Birmingham Crown Court heard. Read
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Appeal in pub battle
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
A BATTLE to save an historic Midland pub has taken a new twist after its owner appealed against a council's rejection for its plans to turn it into a luxury home. Read
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Soldier killed in Iraq is named
Mar 06 2007 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND soldier who died in the UK after he was injured during a patrol in south Basra in Iraq had been in the army for less than a year, the Ministry of Defence said. Read
