Nov
2007
Articles from 9th Nov 2007
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Birmingham's new warship is state-of-the-art HMS Daring
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
STANDING 40 metres high HMS Daring, Birmingham's newest Royal Navy ship, is a fitting testament to soldiers who bravely fight for freedom and democracy miles away from home. Read
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X Factor Niki is too good for Simon Cowell, says family
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
THE family of X Factor hopeful Niki Evans from Tamworth have said she will bounce back after last week's savaging at the hands of TV Mr Nasty Simon Cowell. Read
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How a demolished Birmingham factory helped First World War wounded
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of old employment cards found in the debris of a demolished Birmingham factory tell of how so many staff who were former soldiers coped with the trauma of war injuries. Read
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Birmingham Mail flies to Gambia to meet fundraiser Bob Powell
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM Mail team has flown out to Gambia to link up with Bob Powell, the boss of a charity scheme backed by readers which aims to improve the lives of hundreds of children. Read
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown in Coleshill
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown watched West Midlands engineering in action today when he visited BMW's factory in Coleshill, near Birmingham. Read
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Research into John Major's Midlands roots
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
SIR John Major's links with the West Midlands are being researched by Birmingham historian Chris Sutton and the former Prime Minister has written to say he would be delighted to receive any information he comes across. Read
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Birmingham Army chef wins top award
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
LIFE in the Army is tasting a whole lot better thanks to Birmingham sous-chef Andrew Preston who has scooped a culinary award. Read
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Pupil found dead in Birmingham park
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
A HIGHLY-rated Birmingham PE student has been found dead in Sutton Park, it was revealed today. Read
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Police close Birmingham's Small Heath Highway in security alert
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of drivers faced traffic chaos today as police closed one of Birmingham's Small Heath Highway and an industrial estate in a suspected gas scare. Read
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Crunch day for Birmingham Council workers pay packets
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of Birmingham City Council workers were today finding out how much their salaries will change under a new pay and grading system. Read
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Mental health staff in Birmingham threaten to strike
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
UP to 1,500 angry Birmingham NHS mental health workers - some looking after the city's most dangerous sex offenders - are threatening industrial action over a shake-up in working hours. Read
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Stars in Birmingham for big Christmas lights switch on
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
THE Sugababes, McFly and X Factor winner Leona Lewis will descend on Birmingham as part of tomorrow's Christmas Lights switch-on ceremony. Read
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Car park crash kills pensioner in Solihull
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
A PENSIONER was killed in a collision with a car outside a Solihull cinema, ambulance chiefs said today. Read
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'I remember nothing' says Birmingham diabetic death crash driver
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
A DIABETIC motorist from Birmingham told a jury he could remember nothing about the fatal accident when his car knocked down a four-year-old boy. Read
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The young Walsall footballer with goals in his sights
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
WHIZZKID young footballer Andrew Brown of Walsall has set himself a goal - to follow in the starry steps of his hero Thierry Henry. Read
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Confronting gunman 'the right thing to do', says ex-Birmingham cop
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
A RETIRED police officer blasted in the leg as he tried to disarm a gun-toting bank robber today told why he put his life at risk. Read
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The ruthless linchpin behind Birmingham gang which brought terror
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
RUTHLESS robber Lyton Fletcher was the "key man" behind a hardened gang of armed crooks who left a wave of terror across the Midlands, police said today. Read
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The moment a Birmingham gangster sealed Joseph Nwabuko's fate
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
THIS is the moment cold killer Lynton Fletcher made the decision to return and gun down Joseph Nwabuko on the streets of Birmingham city centre. Read
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Birmingham gunman gets life for Nationwide murder
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
A MEMBER of a ruthless armed robbery gang was today starting a life sentence for the "cold and brutal" murder of a man who was following them after a raid in Birmingham. Read
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Birmingham protest over Pakistan unrest
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S Pakistani Consulate was the target for protesters demanding the restoration of democracy by the president as the political situation in their homeland grew more tense. Read
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Birmingham staff face parking charges under Government plans
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
BUSINESSES could be ordered to charge staff for using company car parks under Government proposals to cut congestion. Read
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Annual toy appeal launched in Birmingham's Bullring
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
FAMILIES in Birmingham are needed to make Christmas extra special for needy children by adding an extra toy to their shopping list in aid of the BRMB and Bullring appeal. Read
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NHS in Midlands slashes hospital waiting times
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
SEVEN out of ten patients in the West Midlands receive hospital treatment within 18 weeks of GP referral, according to new figures. Read
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Parents' fury at Birmingham school over pupil found with knife
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
PARENTS at a Birmingham primary school where a nine-year-old boy was excluded after teachers found him with a knife have reacted with anger that they were kept in the dark. Read
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Birmingham lesbian soldier's life 'made hell' by NCO
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
A SERGEANT made a Birmingham lesbian soldier's life "a misery" after she refused him sex, a tribunal heard. Read
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Car crash blocks Queensway in Birmingham
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
TRAFFIC was brought to a halt in the centre of Birmingham after a car went out of control and crashed inside the Suffolk Street Queensway tunnel during rush-hour. Read
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Birmingham boss jailed for running over man
Nov 09 2007 | Top Stories
COMPANY director Mohammed Tariq, who used his car as a weapon when he ran over a defenceless man lying on a pavement near a Birmingham bar, has been jailed for ten years. Read
