May
2007
Articles from 9th May 2007
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Call to put brakes on boy racer menace
May 09 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE are seeking a change in the law to make it easier to seize cars used in illegal road races. Read
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Brown backs Mayor referendum
May 09 2007 | Top Stories
PRIME Minister in waiting Gordon Brown has backed the Mail's call for a referendum on an elected mayor. Read
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Workers lose out as centre closes
May 09 2007 | Top Stories
TAMWORTH'S Peaks Leisure Centre has closed indefinitely leaving 80 staff out of work and out of pocket. Read
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Correspondents who want their say
May 09 2007 | Top Stories
EVERY day they tell it like it is, unafraid to ruffle a few feathers with their often outspoken views. Read
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£200,000 cash ring smashed
May 09 2007 | Top Stories
A MONEY laundering ring has been broken up after detectives arrested four people and seized cash in a major crackdown, police said today. Read
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Man held in terror swoop
May 09 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN was arrested in a raid on student flats in Birmingham today in connection with the July 7 terror attacks in London two years ago. Read
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Double killer one of Brum's most wanted
May 09 2007 | Top Stories
THIS is one of Birmingham's most 'Wanted' who is at the centre of a hunt by police over a double murder and the attempted killing of his girlfriend. Read
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Drive to end forced marriage
May 09 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM woman who was forced to marry at the age of 16 has welcomed new laws designed to end the practice in Britain. Read
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Grandmother's grief for dead soldier
May 09 2007 | Top Stories
THE grief-stricken Birmingham grandmother of a soldier killed in Iraq today hit out at Tony Blair and George Bush - demanding they withdraw troops from the war-torn country. Read
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Shadow over TV screen in square
May 09 2007 | Top Stories
THE BBC screen in Birmingham's Chamberlain Square has been operating without planning permission for five weeks, it emerged today. Read
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Airline's £400m for new planes
May 09 2007 | Top Stories
FLYBE, the low cost airline which recently took over the British Airways operation at Birmingham International Airport, is to spend almost £400 million on a fleet of new superquiet planes. Read
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Disease alert on dead fox
May 09 2007 | Top Stories
THE discovery of a dead fox believed to be infected with a killer disease in Sutton Coldfield has put dog owners across Birmingham on high alert. Read
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Midland arrest over July 7 terror attacks
May 09 2007 | Top Stories
FOUR people were arrested by anti-terror police today, including one in the West Midlands, in connection with the July 7 attacks in London, Scotland Yard said. Read
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Party time for the Saddlers
May 09 2007 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of Saddlers fans painted the town red as they cheered their title-winning heroes at a special civic ceremony. Read
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Major search underway for escaped gunman
May 09 2007 | Top Stories
A MASSIVE manhunt was today underway for a fugitive on the run after two unarmed police officers were shot at as they challenged a pair of men on a Birmingham street. Read
