Oct
2007
Articles from 17th Oct 2007
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Brum's spices a Loyd banker
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S blossoming restaurant scene still is not getting the recognition it deserves, says television foodie Loyd Grossman. Read
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Byrne under fire over probation centre
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
PROTESTERS against a controversial Birmingham probation centre today slammed the Minister for the West Midlands claiming he has failed to fulfil promises to aid their campaign. Read
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X Factor Niki says 'Thanks'
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
X FACTOR finalist Niki Evans today thanked the Birmingham Mail for throwing its support behind the wannabe pop star. Read
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Motorway closed after pile-up
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
PART of the M5 motorway had to be closed after seven vehicles collided in pouring rain near Droitwich. Read
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Double blow for BNP
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
THE British National Party in Sandwell was rocked today by a double blow. Read
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'Gunman' arrested in house raid
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
ARMED police surrounded a house in Oldbury after reports that a gun was brandished in an argument. Read
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Unions call Cadbury's ballot
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
UNIONS fighting 200 job cuts at Cadbury's Bournville plant are to call a national ballot in protest. Read
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Search goes on for mum of abandoned tot
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE are today continuing to search for the mum of a tiny, newborn baby who was left abandoned on a cold Birmingham doorstep. Read
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Probe into city nursing home deaths
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
THE former head nurse at a Birmingham nursing home where 28 patients died in one year is to face disciplinary charges over an alleged catalogue of failings. Read
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Memorial plaque for tragic student
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
A MOVING memorial tribute is to be paid to a Birmingham schoolgirl who died suddenly while out walking her pet dog. Read
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Hanging death 'a tragic accident'
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
A 10-YEAR-OLD boy found hanged at his Midland home died after a prank went tragically wrong, his parents said today. Read
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Die-hard Cliff fans camp out for tickets
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
DIE-hard Cliff Richard fans spent a cold, wet night outside Birmingham's NIA to secure precious tickets which went on sale today for his shows in the city next year. Read
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Gunmen hold up Post Office
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
TWO men threatened Royal Mail guards outside a city post office before driving off with a bundle of cash. Read
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Byrne in UK migrants shake-up pledge
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
HOME Office minister Liam Byrne has pledged that Britain's immigration system will be transformed within a year. Read
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Judge sums up in tennis coach trial
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
THE judge has finished his summing up in the case of a Midland female tennis coach accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl who was one of her pupils. Read
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Walsall lights get ready for the big switch-on
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
HEAVENS above! One of the Midlands' most popular annual attractions is set to explode back into life and light up the night sky from this weekend. Read
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Woolmer: British expert 'found no choke marks'
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
A PATHOLOGIST has told the inquest into the death of ex-Warwickshire cricket coach Bob Woolmer that he found no marks of strangulation on his neck. Read
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Petitioning the case for email
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
HOW come, I was asked recently, there are more people wanting Gordon Brown to make Jeremy Clarkson Prime Minister than there are Birmingham residents wanting a say in their city's form of local government? Read
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Lend your support to mayor campaign
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
SCORES of community groups and volunteers are backing this Saturday's Day of Action in support of the referendum on elected mayors. Read
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Calls for probe as riots film launched
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
THE man behind a hard-hitting documentary into the Lozells and Perry Barr riots exactly two years ago has called for a public inquiry into the events in which two people died. Read
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Sports show tickets sell out
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
SPORT fans have been snapped up all the public tickets for this year's Sports Personality of the Year Award at the NEC in three hours - but already the tickets are going for four times the price on Ebay. Read
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Suspects 'bought surveillance kit'
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
SOPHISTICATED recording and bugging equipment was found at the home of a man alleged to have been part of an armed robbery gang who shot and killed a man in Birmingham. Read
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Ex Blues star in court
Oct 17 2007 | Top Stories
FORMER Blues player Steve Claridge has been committed for trial accused of dangerous driving on the M42 in the West Midlands. Read
