Oct
2007
Articles from 1st Oct 2007
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New appeal for war wounded centre
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
THE plight of Britain's war wounded at Birmingham's Selly Oak hospital has inspired a new public appeal to raise millions to improve facilities for injured service personnel. Read
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Illegal abortion case against GP dropped
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
THE case against a Birmingham doctor accused of arranging an illegal abortion for her daughter abroad has been dropped, the Crown Prosecution Service said today. Read
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Tennis coach 'had affair with girl pupil'
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
A TOP female tennis coach from Solihull embarked on a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old pupil, a court has been told. Read
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Brady quit hint over Yeung deal
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
BLUES managing director Karren Brady has hinted she could quit St Andrew's if the Carson Yeung takeover deal goes through. Read
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Teenager dies in bus horror
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER was killed today in an accident with a bus in the Black Country. Read
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Kate tuned in to breakfast show
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
REALITY TV discovery Kate Lawler is ready to put the 'snap, cackle and rock' into Birmingham's loudest radio breakfast show. Read
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Bike theft row ends in drowning tragedy
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER drowned after being thrown into a lake by a gang and pelted with stones as he tried to climb out. Read
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Running man Steve's a top cop
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
SUPER-FIT Steve Haywood has become only the fourth person ever to complete a marathon run, swim and cycle ride between London and Paris. Read
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Elderly man is killed by smoke in flat blaze
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
AN elderly man died when he was overcome by smoke during a fire at his flat. Read
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Shopkeepers see red over route
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
SCORES of Birmingham shopkeepers claim they are being forced out of business by a £4.5 million city council traffic experiment. Read
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Mayors help cities thrive, Heseltine tells Tories
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
ELECTED mayors would give Britain's great cities "a chance to thrive", Conservative peer Michael Heseltine predicted. Read
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Lucky No.7 as Darren wins a Ka
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
IT WAS lucky number seven for Birmingham Mail reader Darren Ballard who scooped a new £7,000 car in the paper's latest competition. Read
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Driver is killed in road smash
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN has died after a car overturned on the Birmingham and Staffordshire border. Read
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New name for Brum's UCE
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
THE University of Central England today became Birmingham City University. Read
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Frank taught me to speak Brummie, says Dr Who
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
DR Who star David Tennant has revealed how he learned to speak Brummie with the help of comic Frank Skinner. Read
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Trinity Mirror takes Birmingham Mail off sale
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
MEDIA group Trinity Mirror today decided to withdraw the Birmingham Mail and other Midland titles from sale. Read
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Call for map tribute to tycoon twin
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
THE Black Country could be literally put back on the map as a tribute to one of its most famous and much-loved sons Don Richardson. Read
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New bidder in sale Land Rover and Jaguar
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
ANOTHER private equity bidder emerged today in the race to buy Jaguar and Land Rover. Read
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My cancer 'killed by heat'
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
PAINTER and decorator Phil Murray is back up his ladders again only weeks after undergoing revolutionary treatment for prostate cancer. Read
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Police launch murder probe after teenager drowns
Oct 01 2007 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES have launched a murder inquiry after the body of a teenage boy was recovered from a Midlands pond. Read
