Jan
2008
Articles from 8th Jan 2008
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200,000 boost for Land Rover
Jan 08 2008 | Top Stories
LAND Rover has roared into the record books with the most successful year in its 60-year history - clocking up around 226,000 sales. Read
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Tragedy gran 'sleeping well'
Jan 08 2008 | Top Stories
A GRANDMOTHER who was found strangled in her wheelchair at a private Birmingham nursing home was seen sleeping for long periods just before she died, an inquest jury heard. Read
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Minister, 70 is attacked by burglars
Jan 08 2008 | Top Stories
A RETIRED Methodist minister was attacked by hooded burglars who burst into his home, knocking him to the floor. Read
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Flash Adnan 'pulled a pop star!'
Jan 08 2008 | Top Stories
CHILDHOOD friends of Adnan Ghalib, the new Brummie boyfriend of troubled Britney Spears, today spoke of their surprise that he had "pulled a pop star". Read
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Chasetown FC player to be a dad
Jan 08 2008 | Top Stories
A NON-league footballer who was up for the cup has just been handed even better news - he is set to be a dad. Read
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'Mystery' death was natural
Jan 08 2008 | Top Stories
A POST-mortem examination has found a man discovered dead at his home in Birmingham died of natural causes. Read
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More tests on tragedy star
Jan 08 2008 | Top Stories
A POST-mortem examination on actress Natasha Collins was "inconclusive," it was revealed today. Read
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Hanged city man could be innocent
Jan 08 2008 | Top Stories
THE last man to be hanged in public in Birmingham more than 200 years ago could have been innocent, an amateur historian has found. Read
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Cash misuse nurse faces ban
Jan 08 2008 | Top Stories
A SENIOR nurse who took nearly £2,000 from a Birmingham Children's Hospital trust fund for sick children faces being banned from the profession. Read
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Work or lose dole - Tories
Jan 08 2008 | Top Stories
UP TO 7,600 jobless in the West Midlands will be ordered to accept voluntary work or lose their benefits under hard-hitting Tory proposals unveiled today. Read
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Protest call for PM visit
Jan 08 2008 | Top Stories
RESIDENTS furious at plans for a secure mental health unit near their homes have invited Prime Minister Gordon Brown to Birmingham to see the area for himself. Read
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Man jailed for theft of glasses
Jan 08 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN who used a concrete block to smash his way into a shop in Birmingham before stuffing his pockets full of designer sun glasses worth over £4,000 was jailed for two and a half years. Read
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Identity mix-up mum speaks of dream
Jan 08 2008 | Top Stories
MUM-of-two Kerry Woolley spoke today of her dream for 2008 - to find a job. Read
