Mar
2007
Articles from 7th Mar 2007
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No jail for racist drug user
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
A DRUG user armed with two eight-inch knives who racially abused staff at a takeaway has avoided jail. Read
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Pair in court on murder charge
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER and a 26-year-old Birmingham man have appeared in court charged with murder. Read
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Man left for dead in hammer attack
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN was left for dead after suffering "horrendous" injuries when he was battered over the head by a hammer-wielding attacker. Read
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First picture of cliff fall youngster
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
THIS is the first picture of teenager Christopher Miller who died after plunging 30ft from a cliff in the Black Country. Read
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Boss fires his ex-wife by letter - even though they share the same house
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
A BOSS sacked his ex-wife by letter - even though they still lived together in the same house. Read
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Man remanded over 1994 rape
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
A man was remanded in custody today after he pleaded not guilty to raping a student 12 years ago. Read
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Yobs spray paint rabbit
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
A RABBIT spray painted bright pink and then dumped in a Birmingham street by cruel yobs is looking for a new home. Read
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Water, water everywhere...
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
HOMES, sports clubs and businesses were under water today after heavy rain fall bought chaos and flooding to parts of the Midlands. Read
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Warning over big leap in TB levels
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
TUBERCULOSIS cases across the region have soared to some of the highest levels in the country in the past month, it emerged today. Read
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Staying safe with man's best friend
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
CRUFTS will teach children how to avoid being attacked by vicious dogs as it gets under way in Birmingham tomorrow. Read
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Sacked teacher 'was too strict'
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
A TEACHER who claims she was sacked from her post because of her union activities has launched an unfair dismissal case. Read
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Passport fakes on Brum flights
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE were today investigating a fake passport scam operating on a "notorious" flight out of Birmingham Airport. Read
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Passengers hold key to college stab probe
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
BUS passengers could hold the key to identifying a knifeman who stabbed a teenager in Birmingham city centre and left him fighting for life. Read
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Lenny's nose for comedy
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
MIDLAND funnyman Lenny Henry swapped the stage for the streets of London to launch a new Comic Relief book. Read
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Job blow for applicants after travelling from New Zealand
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
A JOBS panel today defended its decision to cancel at the last minute more than 80 interviews for doctors' posts, despite applicants having travelled from as far as New Zealand. Read
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I'd still go back to Ethiopia - despite the danger
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM nurse who spent almost a year working in one of the world's most poverty-stricken countries today vowed to return. Read
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Getting a helping hand at hospital
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
PATIENTS and visitors were given a helping hand in how to stop dangerous hospital bugs getting on to the wards at a Birmingham hospital. Read
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Dad caught sex beast with girl, 10
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN who was attacked when a furious father caught him abusing his 10-year-old daughter was today starting a six-year jail sentence. Read
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Bombs could not stop hero husband
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM father who fought through the wreckage of a bomb blast to save four family members is the Birmingham Mail's latest Local Hero. Read
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Selfridges gets green light for St Patrick's Day
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
THE ICONIC Selfridges building has gone green for St Patrick's Day celebrations. Read
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Pupils held in bus gun scare
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
THREE schoolboys were arrested by armed police in a dramatic swoop on a packed bus in Birmingham, it emerged today. Read
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Grave-rob church's priest to be axed
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
CHURCH cutbacks are set to hit the Staffordshire village where a grandmother's body was stolen from its grave. Read
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Flash rave hits Bullring centre
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
BEMUSED shoppers looked on in amazement as the second flash mobbing event was held in the city in a matter of weeks. Read
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Broken ankle led to woman's death
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
A NUMBER of failures in medical care occurred when a woman died after being admitted to a Birmingham hospital with a broken ankle, an inquest was told. Read
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Bosses back Brum's voters
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
A THIRD major business group today backed the Birmingham Mail's campaign for a people's poll on elected mayors. Read
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Angry workers in talks on pay cuts
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of council workers are up in arms after finding they face potentially massive salary cuts under a new pay deal. Read
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Sex offender banned from running fair ride
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
A CONVICTED sex offender has been banned from running his fair ride in Sutton Park. Read
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Gunman threatens restaurant staff
Mar 07 2007 | Top Stories
AN armed raider escaped with cash after threatening staff with a handgun at a McDonald's restaurant in Dudley. Read
