Sep
2007
Articles from 25th Sep 2007
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Protest with force over 'cruel' pate
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
SHOCKED shoppers stopped and stared as animal rights activists "force fed" a woman outside the Bullring. Read
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Chaos after lorry hits building
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
MOTORISTS were dogged by delays today after police closed a lane of a busy Birmingham road after a lorry crashed into a city centre building. Read
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Kidney sale man found dead
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND man who tried to sell one of his kidneys in a desperate bid to clear a mountain of debts has been found hanged at his home. Read
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Gunmen 'getting off too lightly'
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
THE leader of rank and file police today called for the Government and courts to protect bobbies from the scourge of gun crime. Read
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Road tragedy of little Sean
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
A "LOVELY" toddler killed in a road accident outside his home was named today. Read
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Russians in love with Land Rover - with video
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
MIDLAND 4X4 giant Land Rover is benefiting from a new Russian revolution, with upwardly mobile drivers in the former home of Communism clamouring for its vehicles. Read
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Winning Joshua in child play paradise
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
IT has to be the ultimate day trip for any child. And for six-year-old Joshua Powell, from Birmingham, it was definitely a visit to "paradise". Read
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Tolkien descendant cleared of drug dealing
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
THE great grandson of Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien was cleared of drug dealing after telling a jury he was not short of money after the success of films from the book. Read
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Caretaker 'in bomb campaign'
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
A PRIMARY school caretaker waged a letter bombing campaign against Birmingham's forensic science lab in protest at a "surveillance-obsessed society", a court heard. Read
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Hi-tech aids for city cops
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE in Birmingham could be equipped with mini metal detectors to help in the war on gun crime. Read
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Doug Ellis accused of racial prejudice
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
FORMER Aston Villa chairman Doug Ellis was accused of racial discrimination by a long-serving official now fighting the club in an employment tribunal. Read
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Pensioner, 78, breaks leg as mugger snatches bag
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
A PENSIONER is recovering in hospital today after suffering a broken leg during a vicious mugging. Read
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£250,000 fine over calls shame
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM telecoms firm at the centre of the GMTV phone-in scandal has been fined a record £250,000 and faces the possibility of a £20 million payout. Read
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Quite a feet, Emily!
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
DANCING queen Emily Pitt is celebrating after landing a dream role with the National Youth Ballet of Great Britain. Read
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Brother 'killed in row over TV'
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
A TRIVIAL argument over the recording of a television programme led to a man stabbing his younger brother in the heart, Birmingham Crown Court was told. Read
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Muslim slurs man faces jail
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND accountant who accused a teenage Muslim student in full traditional dress of being a terrorist has been warned he faces a prison sentence. Read
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Fightstar Charlie is the darling of Brum
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
MUSIC fans flocked to a Birmingham store to get a glimpse of rock band Fightstar. Read
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Jose - it was a right carve up! - WITH VIDEO FOOTAGE
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
A MADCAP Birmingham football supporter has paid a unique tribute to Jose Mourinho. Read
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Adrian is a footie misery guts
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
HE'S fast becoming one of the most well known celebrity fans in the country. Baggies addict and Match Of The Day 2's Adrian Chiles talks about global warming, West Brom and being pitied by a tramp. Read
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Cash crisis hits centre
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
UP to 70 staff at Birmingham's Aston Events Centre have gone without pay for three months amid fears the venue could close permanently after nearly 30 years. Read
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As a family, we all do our best!
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
PAT Powell may be 60 years older than her grandson, but the pair have one thing in common - love of the Scouts. Read
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Tramp.com is a runaway hit
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
A TRAMP who has made his home for more than 30 years on a ring road's central reservation now has his own website. Read
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Police in major autumn crime crackdown
Sep 25 2007 | Top Stories
SCORES of extra officers are to flood the streets of inner-city Birmingham in an Autumn blitz on crime. Read
