Jul
2007
Articles from 18th Jul 2007
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Farewell to loveable rogue Kane
Jul 18 2007 | Top Stories
FAMILY and friends have paid an emotional farewell to a "loveable rogue" who died while he rode a mini-motorbike. Read
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City man jailed for cartoon protest murder calls
Jul 18 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man was one of three sentenced to six years in jail today for soliciting murder during a demonstration against an anti-Islamic cartoon. Read
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New Street cash delay
Jul 18 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM still has "significant work to do" to convince the Government to back a refurbishment of New Street Station, Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly warned today. Read
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Man charged with family triple kiling
Jul 18 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man is to appear in court charged with the triple murder of a mother and her two children. Read
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Refugee Olivia is told to go
Jul 18 2007 | Top Stories
A REFUGEE at the centre of a controversial deportation row has failed in her bid to win an eleventh hour reprieve. Read
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India giant eyes Jaguar and Land Rover
Jul 18 2007 | Top Stories
TATA Motors of India could bid for Land Rover and Jaguar, it emerged today. Read
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Face of stab victim
Jul 18 2007 | Top Stories
THIS is 21-year-old Uriel Johnson who died following a violent street attack in the Black Country. Read
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Teenager held over shooting
Jul 18 2007 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER has been arrested in connection with an attack in which a terrified victim ran for his life as a gunman opened fire. Read
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'Mistaken identity' tragedy of gun victim
Jul 18 2007 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES are on the brink of a major breakthrough in the case of a man who vanished without trace from his Birmingham home nearly two years ago. Read
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Have your say in the big probation office debate
Jul 18 2007 | Top Stories
TIME is running out for people to have their say on the controversial Kitts Green probation centre. Read
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Lucy's top Hollywood role
Jul 18 2007 | Top Stories
JASPER Carrott's daughter Lucy Davis is gradually making it big in the States, even though she misses home... and Coronation Street. Read
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Man charged over gun murder
Jul 18 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN has been charged with murdering a young dad shot dead in a hail of bullets four years ago - after police raided a house and found two Uzi machine guns. Read
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Tributes pour in to Coun Ken Hardeman
Jul 18 2007 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES continued to pour in today to one of Birmingham's most respected senior councillors who died following an illness. Read
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Airbase becomes new home for Gurkhas
Jul 18 2007 | Top Stories
A NEW army barracks in the Midlands is to be called Beacon Barracks, Ministers have announced. Read
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Green for go at new city park
Jul 18 2007 | Top Stories
THE wraps came off Birmingham's newest park today as the bubbling row over the city's "disappearing" green spaces escalated. Read
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Pile up sparks chaos on M6
Jul 18 2007 | Top Stories
A CRASH involving a lorry and three cars - right outside a breakdown recovery centre - brought peak hour traffic chaos to the motorway network in the Midlands today. Read
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Pension boost is blocked
Jul 18 2007 | Top Stories
ANGRY Midlanders accused MPs of dealing in "silly party politics" after a five-year fight for justice in a pensions scandal was blocked again in the House of Commons. Read
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TV explodes in lightning strike terror
Jul 18 2007 | Top Stories
LIGHTNING struck homes and businesses across the Midlands, shattering glass, boring though brick and even blowing up one man's TV. Read
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Rioters convicted for Lozells violence
Jul 18 2007 | Top Stories
FIVE men and a youth have been convicted of offences after racially motivated mob violence erupted on the streets of Birmingham. Read
