Top Stories for 25 April 2007

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Police hunt dead man's stolen watch Apr 25 2007

DETECTIVES investigating the death of a 42-year-old man today issued details of a watch which is thought to have been stolen from the victim.Read

Convict on the run is re-captured Apr 25 2007

A CONVICTED armed robber who went on the run while attending a family funeral in Solihull was recaptured today.Read

Longbridge workers in legal victory Apr 25 2007

MORE than 20 former Longbridge workers struck down by breathing difficulties have won the fight to lodge disability claims.Read

Boy, 12, dies in epilepsy tragedy Apr 25 2007

SCHOOLBOY has been discovered dead in bed at his Black Country home after apparently suffering an epileptic fit.Read

Stranded loco shuts rail track Apr 25 2007

THOUSANDS of commuters faced travel chaos today as trains were cancelled when a locomotive broke down on the tracks.Read

Anti terror chief hits out at Brum arrests leak Apr 25 2007

THE UK's top anti-terror police chief has hit out over leaks made after arrests in Birmingham over an alleged plot to behead a British Muslim soldier.Read

Midlands pays tribute to legend Ball Apr 25 2007

MIDLAND football figures past and present have paid tribute to 1966 World Cup legend Alan Ball who has died suddenly.Read

Big Mac flak over late-night food bid Apr 25 2007

A BIG Mac bid to open a restaurant until 5am in Birmingham city centre has stirred up trouble in Paradise.Read

A gripping yarn, wrestlers! Apr 25 2007

BIRMINGHAM school pupils were in for a body slamming treat when a pair of wrestlers dropped by.Read

Raid on 'cannabis factory' in house Apr 25 2007

POLICE have uncovered another huge "cannabis factory" operating in the West Midlands.Read

Simon gives radio station appeal a run for its money Apr 25 2007

LOCAL boy Simon Webbe popped into Birmingham's 100.7 Heart fm to support the radio station's annual Run For Home.Read

Prison for cocaine plot gang Apr 25 2007

FOUR men have been jailed after police uncovered a heroin and crack cocaine dealing operation in Birmingham.Read

Call to limit pupil intake sparks row Apr 25 2007

A COUNCIL election candidate in Sutton Coldfield has been accused of "distasteful" claims after appearing to declare independence for local schools.Read

Solihull 'facing obesity crisis' Apr 25 2007

OBESITY levels in Solihull have soared so high in the past two decades that a special fat-buster is being drafted in to the borough.Read

Two years ago I was fighting cancer... look at me now! Apr 25 2007

VICTORIA Littlehales spelled out her pride at running the London Marathon just two years after battling cancer.Read

Christian bid to thwart BNP Apr 25 2007

BIRMINGHAM'S Christian leaders are urging people to use their vote to defeat BNP candidates in next week's elections.Read

Homes raided in drugs crackdown Apr 25 2007

HUNDREDS of police officers today took part in early morning raids in a huge nationwide crackdown on an international crack cocaine ring.Read

Gold girl tells all in book Apr 25 2007

ANN Summers chief executive Jacqueline Gold visited the chain's shop in the Bullring to launch her autobiography A Woman's Courage.Read

Council wage on way down Apr 25 2007

A NEW salary system at Birmingham City Council which the Government said would be fairer will result in 24,000 staff being paid significantly below the national average wage.Read

Health boss Hewitt sparks new ambulance row Apr 25 2007

BRITAIN'S top health boss claims an A&E shake-up meaning longer journeys in an ambulance for critically ill patients would NOT be a bad thing.Read

Midland hospitals in UK's worst mortality rate top ten Apr 25 2007

FIVE Midland hospitals feature in a national top ten of trusts which have the worst mortality rates in the country, it was revealed yesterday.Read

Oil spill sparks traffic chaos Apr 25 2007

A SPILLAGE of 1,000 litres of oil caused traffic chaos and prompted a chemical alert in the Midlands.Read

Show abandoned after audience scuffle Apr 25 2007

A CONCERT at Birmingham's prestigious Symphony Hall ended in uproar when a fight broke out in the audience.Read

Area's 'incendiary mix' of tensions Apr 25 2007

THE Lozells riots brought into sharp focus the underlying social problems still evident in the area and the challenges of improving them.Read

Gangs exploited tension, says Lozells riots study Apr 25 2007

DRUGS gangs may have "exploited and exacerbated" tensions during the riots in Lozells which left two dead and dozens more injured.Read

The life and career of Alan Ball Apr 25 2007

Alan Ball will forever be remembered for his tireless performance in the 1966 World Cup Final as the youngest member of Sir Alf Ramsey's victorious England team.Read

Fourth arrest in Vaisakhi stabbing Apr 25 2007

A FOURTH man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a 44-year-old man at Vaisakhi celebrations in Birmingham's Handsworth Park.Read

Tomb curse 'saved Shakespeare from exhumation' Apr 25 2007

A CURSE engraved on his tomb in Stratford-upon-Avon may have saved playwright William Shakespeare's remains from exhumation, according to an academic.Read

Men in court on drugs charges Apr 25 2007

THREE men, including two from the region, have appeared before magistrates charged with supplying class A drugs.Read

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