Apr
2007
Articles from 20th Apr 2007
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Ferrari roadshow arrives in town
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
IT'S just like a conventional relay, except in this case the baton is topped with a platinum and diamond encrusted prancing horse - the symbol of Ferrari. Read
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Elected mayors - the Italian way
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
MANCHESTER United's website warning to its fans travelling to Rome last week proved well-founded. Read
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Junkie OAP robber is jailed
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
A VIOLENT drug addict who preyed on elderly and disabled Birmingham women was today behind bars. Read
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Jet in near-miss with TV mast
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
ALMOST 100 passengers and crew were caught in a mid-air drama when a Birmingham-bound plane was minutes from smashing into a television mast. Read
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Royal award for city firm
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
A SMALL Birmingham company which has developed a £5 million a year order book with a unique blood test to fight bone cancer was today honoured by the Queen. Read
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Too late - because my bus didn't turn up
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
A DAUGHTER of a man who gave his life to Birmingham's buses missed out on the chance to speak to travel bosses because her service didn't turn up on time. Read
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I'm ready to run a marathon
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
BATTLING against cancer was hard enough, but brave Birmingham mum-of-two Victoria Littlehales had the additional trauma of being seen as a "Frankenstein's monster" by her children. Read
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Sunsail holiday death appeal adjourned
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
THE appeal of three British holiday company employees, one of them from the Midlands, convicted over the death of a young girl in a boating accident was adjourned today. Read
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Girl sexually assaulted in parkland
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
A 17-YEAR-OLD girl has been sexually assaulted while walking in parkland in Birmingham. Read
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Man jailed over dog fights
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
AN unemployed man who converted the downstairs of his Birmingham home into an illegal dog fighting venue has been jailed for four months. Read
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Railway arsonist is jailed for 10 years
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
A FORMER railway worker has been jailed for 10 years for a campaign of vandalism and destruction on the West Midlands rail network. Read
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Murder probe woman is freed
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
A 44-YEAR-OLD woman held in connection with the murder of a man in Sedgley has been released without charge. Read
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Plea to identify stab victim's body
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE are probing potential links between the murder of a man found stabbed to death in West Bromwich and a man who fell to his death from a building in Birmingham city centre on the same day. Read
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Miracle escape as van demolishes bus stop
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
THREE people had a "miracle" escape today when a works van swerved off a busy road and demolished a bus-stop in Birmingham. Read
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Minicab rapist is jailed
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
A MINICAB driver who raped and sexually humiliated a university student after picking her up in Birmingham city centre has been jailed for 12 years. Read
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Mail chiefs seal up boxes
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
POST boxes have been sealed up across two Birmingham suburbs in a bid to stop thugs from stealing parcels after a terrified Royal Mail worker was attacked and her keys to the boxes were stolen. Read
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Tory big guns stir up local indignation over Karren
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S Conservatives are said to be miffed by revelations that David Cameron has been wooing Karren Brady to stand as mayoral candidate. Read
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Karren has got what it takes!
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM MP today described Blues chief Karren Brady has having the right calibre to lead Brum as elected mayor. Read
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Gran-tastic Pat sends neighbour from hell packing
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
A SUPERGRAN has picked up a coveted bravery award for standing up to a neighbour from hell in Solihull. Read
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The big bus debate - your questions and the answers they got
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
The public turned up to put their questions to Birmingham's bus bosses. Here is a selection, and the answers they received. Read
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Bus users say - please make us feel safer!
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
SCORES of angry passengers clashed with transport policy makers in a heated row over safety on the buses. Read
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Crash tragedy kills A level prodigy
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM child prodigy, who saved an engineering firm almost £80,000 as a teenager on work experience, has died after his bicycle was in a collision with a bin lorry. Read
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Pervert taught city kids
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
A PAEDOPHILE who took indecent photographs of children and attempted to rape a youngster worked as a supply teacher in Birmingham, it has emerged. Read
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That's good nudes for graffiti artist
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
NUDE pictures from a West Midland graffiti artist's latest collection sold for over £200,000 in just five minutes. Read
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Business community on the run for charity
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
BUSINESSMEN and women threw off their suits and donned fancy dress for a special race to raise cash for a good cause. Read
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Workers re-unite to remember Longbridge golden days
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of former Longbridge workers meet up with old workmates tonight to mark the second anniversary of the historic car plant's collapse. Read
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Blessing for £40m health centre
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
HOLY men are blessing the site of a new £40 million mental health centre to mark the 12-month countdown to its grand opening. Read
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Curtain up at old Town Hall
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
HISTORIC Birmingham Town Hall is to re-open after more than a decade with a fanfare ranging from rock legends Robert Plant and Bev Bevan to gospel and classical acts. Read
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Nikki left in race's slow lane as sponsorship crashes
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
A MOTOR racing champion from the Midlands fears her future in the sport hangs in the balance after losing her main sponsor. Read
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Taxis go smoke-free
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
THE smoking ban may be more than two months away, but hundreds of taxis and private hire vehicles in Birmingham are already cigarette-free zones. Read
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Sick OAP 'is denied lifeline' service
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
A SERIOUSLY ill Midland pensioner is being denied desperately needed care because his wheelchair is too big, his distraught wife has claimed. Read
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'New development' halts Woolmer inquest
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
AN inquest into the death of murdered Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer has been postponed indefinitely because of "recent and significant developments" in the case, the Jamaican government said today. Read
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£300m scramble for the Mailbox
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
ICONIC Birmingham landmark the Mailbox is on the market for £300 million - triggering the city's biggest ever commercial property deal. Read
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UK student played dead to fool gunman
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
A BRITISH-born student shot three times by US campus killer Cho Seung-Hui has described how he played dead to fool the gunman and then heard the mass killer shoot himself. Read
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Staff appeal over holiday death convictions
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
A SOLIHULL holiday company employee is to appeal against his conviction over the death of a young girl in a boating accident. Read
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Funeral date set for murdered Lindsay
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
THE funeral of an English teacher from the West Midlands whose body was found buried in a bath of sand in a Tokyo apartment will take place next week. Read
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Masked men molest schoolgirl
Apr 20 2007 | Top Stories
TWO masked men pounced on a schoolgirl in West Bromwich and sexually assaulted her, police revealed today. Read
