Aug
2007
Articles from 14th Aug 2007
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Biker victim 'of well-planned attack'
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
A BIKER killed by a single bullet to the head on a busy motorway was a "man of good character", police said. Read
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Midland soldiers in the thick of the fighting
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
SOLDIERS from Birmingham and the West Midlands were caught up in a ferocious gun battle in southern Afghanistan after a Taliban ambush in a cornfield. Read
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Life's a beach at Weston!
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
WE'RE here with the crinklies," declares Melanie Foxall with a giggle, as she leans back in her deck chair and reaches for the sun tan lotion. Read
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Taking art out on the streets
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
BAFFLED Brummies have been finding tiny pieces of art under city centre benches and on street corners - thanks to a ground-breaking Birmingham artist. Read
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No room for luxury on the front line in Afghanistan
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
"WELCOME to the Ritz" - the tongue in cheek greeting for all newcomers visiting our boys close to the front line in Afghanistan. Read
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Saving up for oasis of calm
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
STRESSED out workers had their worries massaged away at the Bullring. Read
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Brum joy at train scoop
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
GLOBAL transport group National Express today won the East Coast Main Line rail franchise. Read
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Legionnaire's outbreak is halted
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
HEALTH bosses believe a fatal outbreak of Legionnaires Disease in Dudley may now have been contained after no further cases were reported. Read
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Midlands braced for new floods
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
THE Midlands was today bracing itself for more localised floods as heavy storms sweep into the region. Read
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Bad luck comes in threes for Tony
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
SOME people have all the luck - but not disaster prone Brummie Tony Richards. Read
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£20m arrears as city families fail to pay up
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM residents are failing to pay almost £20 million in council tax each year. Read
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Dye pours from stolen cash box
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
A ROBBER fled with bright smoke pouring the window of his getaway car after attacking a Midland security guard. Read
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Bold new look for Irish Quarter
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
STUNNING architects' designs show how Birmingham's Irish Quarter could be transformed in a £95 million re-development. Read
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City Tory MP hits back at 'right drift' claims
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
SENIOR Birmingham Conservative Andrew Mitchell denied claims the Tories have "lurched to the right" as he defended plans to slash red tape on industry. Read
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Police back teenage PCSOs
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
TEENAGERS were today given the backing of West Midlands police chiefs to work as community support officers as a national "experience" row raged. Read
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Hospital delight as kind readers swell coffers
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
A STAGGERING £8,600 has rolled in from kind readers and businessmen across the city and beyond to back the Mail's Give A Little, Save A Life campaign. Read
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Nine hurt as bus and cars collide
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
NINE people were injured in a crash between two cars and a National Express coach on one of Birmingham's busiest roads. Read
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Gay outrage over late night bar bid
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
CONSERVATIONISTS have teamed up with Birmingham's gay community to fight plans for a new nightspot. Read
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Male cyclists in park sex attack ordeal
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
A CYCLIST was dragged from his bike and sexually assaulted by three men as he rode through a Midland park. Read
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Cameron - I'll answer your top 10 questions
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
TORY leader David Cameron today invites Birmingham Mail readers to put their questions to him. Read
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Horror crash teen fights for his life
Aug 14 2007 | Top Stories
A 17-YEAR-old boy was fighting for his life after his car catapulted over parked vehicles in Bromsgrove. Read
