Nov
2007
Articles from 6th Nov 2007
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Council staff lobby bosses over pay cuts
Nov 06 2007 | Top Stories
FURIOUS council workers were this afternoon lobbying city chiefs over massive cuts to their pay packets. Read
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Boy killed by driver 'in trance'
Nov 06 2007 | Top Stories
A PLUMBER killed a four-year-old boy when he lost control of his vehicle while driving in a trance-like state brought on by his diabetes, a court heard. Read
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Shame of train horror louts
Nov 06 2007 | Top Stories
A YOUTH pleaded guilty to endangering a train driver's life after he threw a 45lb lump of brick at a speeding freight train. Read
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Oscar's £100,000 thank-you
Nov 06 2007 | Top Stories
THE parents of a four-year-old Midland boy born without hands or feet today said a heartfelt thank-you to well-wishers after a fundraising appeal smashed through its £100,000 target Read
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25 to face court after drug raids
Nov 06 2007 | Top Stories
TWENTY five people were today facing charges relating to Class A drugs after a series of dawn raids in Redditch. Read
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Body found in search for missing firemen
Nov 06 2007 | Top Stories
FIRE crews today continued to search for their missing colleagues in the charred shell of a warehouse burnt down in the Midlands. Read
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How hero Steve makes dreams come true
Nov 06 2007 | Top Stories
FOR almost 20 years, Steve Ford has been making the wishes of poorly children come true. Read
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Community courts target low-level crime
Nov 06 2007 | Top Stories
A NEW form of justice has arrived in Birmingham with the historic first hearings in the city's new community courts. Read
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Hastilow: I'm an embarrassment
Nov 06 2007 | Top Stories
THE Conservative candidate who quit after appearing to back Enoch Powell's "rivers of blood" speech has insisted there are "only a few words" difference between him and Tory leader David Cameron over immigration. Read
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Sharon's big sell-off
Nov 06 2007 | Top Stories
SHARON Osbourne is downsizing by auctioning off more than 600 of her possessions. Read
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Unite applies Jaguar brake
Nov 06 2007 | Top Stories
THE country's top union leader today threw down the gauntlet to Ford - urging the car giant to resist the highest bid for Jaguar and Land Rover. Read
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Your chance to sign up at the big derby
Nov 06 2007 | Top Stories
DERBY day football fans will be urged to sign up for their right to decide how Birmingham is run on Sunday. Read
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Bribery claim ruled out by judge
Nov 06 2007 | Top Stories
A JUDGE has made clear that there are no allegations of bribery in the "dirty tricks" case over May's council elections in Birmingham. Read
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Get your skates on, the ice rink is back
Nov 06 2007 | Top Stories
IT'S going to be a really cool thing to do in Birmingham this winter. Read
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Search for abandoned baby's mother continues
Nov 06 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE are still searching for the mother of baby Tom, who was abandoned on a Birmingham doorstep three weeks ago. Read
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MP's backing for disgraced ex-mayor
Nov 06 2007 | Top Stories
A DISGRACED politician who quit as Mayor of Lichfield following his conviction for assault should be allowed to remain a councillor, according to his MP Read
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Man tried to abduct teenage girl
Nov 06 2007 | Top Stories
A KNIFEMAN tried to abduct a young Midland girl as she was out trick or treating, it was revealed today. Read
