Oct
2007
Articles from 25th Oct 2007
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Few cops fined for speeding
Oct 25 2007 | Top Stories
JUST 14 out of more than 2,600 police officers caught by speed cameras in the West Midlands have been punished, new figures revealed today Read
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Memories of Brum's king of clubs
Oct 25 2007 | Top Stories
HE was known as the King of Clubs who put Birmingham on Britain's entertainment map as he moved on to become the most powerful man on the city's clubland scene. Read
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Brakes fail on a noisy Austin
Oct 25 2007 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND MP with close links to Gordon Brown has been disciplined for the second week running. Read
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Heroes' welcome for returning soldiers
Oct 25 2007 | Top Stories
MORE than 100 British soldiers returned home from a six-month tour of Afghanistan for an emotional reunion with their friends and family. Read
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Hospital probe into teenager's death
Oct 25 2007 | Top Stories
A CHILDREN'S nurse has been suspended and five others are being investigated following the death of a teenager at a Birmingham hospital, it was claimed today. Read
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Girl crushed in car horror
Oct 25 2007 | Top Stories
A TODDLER is fighting for her life today after being crushed by her own family car in a horrific accident. Read
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And the bride wore...fancy dress!
Oct 25 2007 | Top Stories
WORZEL Gummidge and the Ghostbusters were among the guests when lovebirds Toby and Laura Ryder tied the knot in one of the year's must unusual weddings. Read
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Fresh appeal for witnesses to crash
Oct 25 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE today renewed an appeal for witnesses after a two-car smash left three men in hospital - with one fighting for life. Read
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MP Lorely makes history
Oct 25 2007 | Top Stories
LIBERAL Democrats have elected a West Midlands MP as the first parliamentary chairwoman in the party's history. Read
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Early morning express lane for car-sharers
Oct 25 2007 | Top Stories
MOTORISTS using a busy route into Birmingham city centre are to get their own express lane - but only if they have at least one passenger and travel in the morning. Read
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MP presses for action over bus crime
Oct 25 2007 | Top Stories
TRANSPORT ministers have been urged to study a Birmingham Mail campaign which revealed shocking levels of violence and crime on local buses. Read
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Kelly gives green light to use hard shoulder
Oct 25 2007 | Top Stories
MOTORISTS look set to be allowed to use the hard shoulder of the motorway at busy times, in a jam-busting scheme being announced by Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly today. Read
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Fathers see lake where sons died
Oct 25 2007 | Top Stories
THE fathers of three young Sikhs, who drowned in the Lake District, shed a silent tear as they made a poignant return visit to the beauty spot where they met their died. Read
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No standing room for football fans
Oct 25 2007 | Top Stories
FOOTBALL supporters will not be allowed to stand during games despite calls from a Birmingham MP for a change in the law, Ministers said yesterday. Read
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Man drove on with boy 'trapped underneath'
Oct 25 2007 | Top Stories
A TWO-year-old Birmingham boy died after suffering "horrendous'' injuries when he was hit by a car and dragged under the vehicle for 400 yards, a court heard. Read
