Nov
2007
Articles from 28th Nov 2007
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Man held in connection with Fazeley fatal hit and run accident
Nov 28 2007 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES hunting a hit and run driver who killed popular mechanic James Mason in Fazeley arrested a man today in connection with the incident. Read
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BBC Good Food Show starts at the NEC near Birmingham
Nov 28 2007 | Top Stories
THE BBC Good Food Show rustled up another tasty treat as it threw open its doors at the NEC near Birmingham to foodie lovers today. Read
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Wanted paedophile John Murrell to be extradited back to UK from Ireland
Nov 28 2007 | Top Stories
JOHN MURRELL, Britain's most wanted paedophile who comes from the Midlands, is to be extradited from Ireland to the UK despite a "cynical" attempt by his brother to block it. Read
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Warwickshire Fire Service may face charges over warehouse blaze deaths
Nov 28 2007 | Top Stories
WARWICKSHIRE Fire and Rescue Service could be charged with corporate manslaughter over the deaths of four firefighters in a warehouse blaze, police said today. Read
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Police release pictures of Birmingham City derby violence suspects
Nov 28 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE have released pictures of 27 soccer 'fans' they want to speak to in connection with investigations into violence after the Second City derby. Read
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Murder hunt as man stabbed to death in Birmingham
Nov 28 2007 | Top Stories
A DISABLED man was today found murdered in a sheltered housing complex in Moseley, Birmingham. Read
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McLeish unveiled as new Birmingham City manager
Nov 28 2007 | Top Stories
ALEX McLeish today signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Birmingham City after admitting he could not resist "the lure of the Premiership". Read
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Whitby's deputy quits Birmingham City Council
Nov 28 2007 | Top Stories
JAMES North, the £45,000-a- year "power behind the throne" of Birmingham's controlling Con-Lib Dem coalition has quit his job to work for the Lord Mayor of London. Read
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Dame Edna sets her hat at the Birmingham City manager's job
Nov 28 2007 | Top Stories
NEVER mind Alex McLeish - it could have been Australian TV megastar Dame Edna Everage as the new Birmingham City manager. Read
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Birmingham derby police faced barrage of missiles and abuse
Nov 28 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM Mail columnist Tom Ross labelled the ugly scenes that followed the Second City derby as some "some of the worst for years" outside St Andrew's. Read
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Woman tells of hostage drama at Birmingham massage parlour
Nov 28 2007 | Top Stories
A MASSAGE parlour worker was taken hostage by a knife-wielding raider so that he could get out of the premises, Birmingham Crown Court heard. Read
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Police investigate why Birmingham bus smashed into a tree
Nov 28 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE and bus officials were today investigating how a runaway double-decker packed with terrified passengers ploughed into a tree in Birmingham after the driver apparently left the vehicle. Read
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Father claims teacher at Birmingham mosque hit his son
Nov 28 2007 | Top Stories
THE family of a 10-year-old boy have lodged an official complaint with the police after claiming their son was slapped for misbehaving and ordered out of a Birmingham mosque where he was at a religious education class. Read
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Birmingham vigil to help mark World Aids Day
Nov 28 2007 | Top Stories
HIV-infected Birmingham woman Hilda Pachawo will lead a moving candlelight vigil to mark World Aids Day in the city. Read
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Workmen set fire to Birmingham church roof
Nov 28 2007 | Top Stories
PARTIALLY-renovated St Richard's C of E church in Birmingham has been badly damaged by a roof fire which was apparently started accidentally by workmen. Read
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Birmingham dentists' anger at state of city services
Nov 28 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM dentists say they are being forced NOT to treat NHS patients to keep within 'targets' at a public debate into the state of the city's dental services. Read
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Warning that Birmingham prison is badly over-crowded
Nov 28 2007 | Top Stories
PRISON watchdogs have warned there is the "potential for unrest" because of chronic overcrowding at Birmingham's Winson Green jail. Read
