Apr
2007
Articles from 17th Apr 2007
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Biker in M6 crash escapes
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
A MOTORCYCLIST had a lucky escape after coming off his bike during rush hour traffic on the busy M6 motorway. Read
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Worker is crushed at foundry
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
A WORKER was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious crush injuries in an horrific accident at a Midland foundry. Read
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Biker in fatal crash is named
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE have today released the identity of a 34-year-old motorcyclist who died as a result of a Midland road accident. Read
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We ain't afraid of no ghosts!
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
IF there's something strange in the neighbourhood... who ya gonna call? Birmingham's first ever official ghost investigation team, that's who. Read
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Woman in suicide took white spirits
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
A WOMAN killed herself by drinking white spirits after she heard she had a potentially terminal illness, an inquest heard. Read
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Children rescued from house blaze
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
TWO young children had to be rescued from an upstairs bedroom after it became engulfed with flames in a blaze in Birmingham. Read
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College's Midland DJ broadcast through massacre
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
A DAD from the Midlands caught up in America's worst gun outrage today told how he kept broadcasting his student radio show as 33 people were shot dead. Read
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Brum students escape carnage
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
TWO Birmingham students were among thousands of people devastated after being caught up in the American university massacre which left 33 dead. Read
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MPs reveal tales of their travels
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
WEST Midland MPs have been travelling the world on expenses paid trips abroad, they have revealed. Read
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Readers queuing up to quiz bus chiefs
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
SCORES of Birmingham Mail readers have already responded to our invitation to a massive and policy forming debate on the region's buses. Read
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Bomb alert at forensic HQ
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
ARMY bomb disposal units were called after a suspected letter bomb was sent to the headquarters of the Forensic Science Service in Chelmsley Wood. Read
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Crash woman gives birth
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
A PREGNANT woman started to go into labour when she and her partner were injured in a road accident in Oldbury. Read
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City nicks top spot for theft
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
LIGHT-fingered Brummies are the least honest citizens in the UK, according to a survey today. Read
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Police appeal over OAP road death
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands Police have made a new appeal for a vital witness to come forward after a pensioner was killed on a busy road. Read
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Readers dig deep for brave Aylish
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
PARENTS of a seriously ill Birmingham teenager who needed thousands of pounds to fix her only transport have raised the cash - thanks to the Birmingham Mail. Read
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Loan sharks threatened to blow my kneecaps off
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
THE victim of a vicious father and son loan shark gang feared he would die as they threatened to blow his kneecaps off. Read
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Pensions wound up at Birmingham firm
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of former workers of a collapsed historic Birmingham photographic firm have been told their pension scheme is being wound up. Read
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NHS urged to go it alone
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM researchers today claimed the NHS needed to "cut its strings" from the Government in order to be a success. Read
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Bosses set to rock the House
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
BUSINESS leaders from across Birmingham are ditching their pinstripes to rock the Jam House for charity with an X-Factor show. Read
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Young policeman praised for courage under fire
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
A BRAVE young bobby, who was shot in the leg as he took on an armed and violent man with the help of his faithful police dog, has been commended for his courage. Read
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Grief and anger of students after campus massacre
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
CAMPUS chiefs were accused today of having "blood on their hands" after America's largest mass shooting. Read
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Face of the woman whose skull was dumped
Apr 17 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE have released the first image of a mystery woman whose skull was dumped in a Birmingham skip. Read
