Jan
2008
Articles from 11th Jan 2008
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Merson keeps his home in deal with bank
Jan 11 2008 | Top Stories
FORMER Villa star Paul Merson has been saved from losing his plush home after reaching an agreement with bank bosses to pay back the mortgage arrears he racked up following gambling troubles. Read
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X Factor Niki: I'm going for it!
Jan 11 2008 | Top Stories
TAMWORTH X Factor finalist Niki Evans has quit her job as a dinner lady as she prepares to hold talks in a bid to clinch a record deal. Read
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Trader is fined for sale of bad veg
Jan 11 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM market trader and his firm have been forced to cough up more than £15,000 for selling rotten fruit and veg. Read
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Bodies found in flat
Jan 11 2008 | Top Stories
AN investigation has been launched into the deaths of two men in the Black Country. Read
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Tributes pour in for Sir Edmund Hillary
Jan 11 2008 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES poured in today after the death of Sir Edmund Hillary, the man who conquered Mount Everest. Read
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Merson forced out of home
Jan 11 2008 | Top Stories
FORMER Aston Villa and England star Paul Merson has been forced to quit his plush home after gambling away his football fortune, it was reported today. Read
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Passengers in court over smoking laws
Jan 11 2008 | Top Stories
NUISANCE passengers who treated fellow Birmingham bus travellers with contempt by flouting nosmoking laws have been hauled before the courts. Read
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Second reader scoops £1,000
Jan 11 2008 | Top Stories
DANIEL Thompson is used to dealing with large sums of cash but not usually his own. Read
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Ex-Brum Poet Laureate dies, 51
Jan 11 2008 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES were today being paid to former Birmingham Poet Laureate Roi Kwabena who has died from cancer at the age of 51. Read
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Clergy in plea on inner city
Jan 11 2008 | Top Stories
AFFLUENT workers who have moved into the suburbs are being urged by the Church of England to return to Birmingham's inner city areas to help stamp out segregation. Read
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Cameron's vow on gun crimes
Jan 11 2008 | Top Stories
ELECTED mayors or police commissioners could help fight gun crime such as the the killings which blighted the festive season, Conservative leader David Cameron said. Read
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Attack victim 'a caring man'
Jan 11 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN who died ten days after being attacked in front of his girlfriend hours into the New Year was today described as a "loving and caring young man". Read
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Row over Cardinal resting place
Jan 11 2008 | Top Stories
AN UNHOLY row has erupted between Roman Catholic priests and Birmingham City Council over the final resting place of the city's greatest churchman - Cardinal Newman. Read
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Housing chief gives greyhound a home
Jan 11 2008 | Top Stories
THE man who is in charge of Birmingham's housing has taken a new addition into his home. Read
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Officer offered crack by dealer
Jan 11 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN who sold crack cocaine to an under-cover police officer in Birmingham during a police operation targeting drug dealers has been jailed for two years. Read
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Neglect 'played a part' in pensioner death
Jan 11 2008 | Top Stories
NEGLECT played a part in the death of a disabled grandmother who was strangled by the safety belt of her wheelchair at a Birmingham nursing home, an inquest jury decided. Read
