Jan
2008
Articles from 21st Jan 2008
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Norovirus closes 4 wards
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
WALSALL'S Manor Hospital has been forced to isolate more patients because of the norovirus winter vomiting bug. Read
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Grenade find alert
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
FOUR roads were closed off in a safety alert today after a member of the public handed in a grenade at Wolverhampton's Bilston Street police station. Read
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Biker gang in airport brawl
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN was fighting for his life today after a mass armed brawl in the arrivals lounge of Birmingham International Airport. Read
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Schools in the dark over pay
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S schools face ruin because of the council's failure to plan for a new salary structure, it was claimed today. Read
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Residents win speedway fight
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
BATTLING residents were today celebrating a famous "People Power" victory after plans to resurrect Cradley Heath Speedway after 12 years were dramatically abandoned. Read
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Railway disruption warning
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
RAIL users in Solihull and Birmingham face disruption and delays next month. Read
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Britney dumps Birmingham boyfriend
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
BRITNEY Spears has dumped Birmingham boyfriend Adnan Ghalib - after finding out he apparently hoped to make £5 million from pictures of her. Read
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Man impaled on metal railings after night out
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS had to cut a young man free after he became impaled on a metal fence in Birmingham. Read
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CCTV man stamped on victim
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
A 20-YEAR-old Midland man caught on CCTV as he kicked and stamped on the head of his victim has been sent to a Young Offenders' Institution for a year. Read
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Cars set alight at city college
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
THREE cars were badly damaged in an arson attack in the Black Country. Read
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Call for answers over laptop theft
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
DEFENCE Secretary Des Browne is due to make a Commons statement today on a military laptop computer stolen in Birmingham, which contained the personal details of 600,000 people. Read
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Four charged with murder
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
FOUR people have been charged with the murder of a man found dead in an old building in Birmingham city centre. Read
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Seven jailed over drugs
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
SEVEN people were today starting jail sentences totalling 27 years for their part in a large scale drugs operation in the Midlands. Read
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City youth with star qualities
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
BUDDING young stars flocked to a Birmingham theatre in a bid to win a place on musicals set to be staged across the country. Read
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Knife x-rays for children
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
HOME Secretary Jacqui Smith today gave her backing to airport-style metal detectors being installed in some of Birmingham's toughest schools in a bid to put a stop to gun and knife crime. Read
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Birmingham drug factory couple jailed
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
A COUPLE who ran Birmingham's biggest ever cannabis factory were today behind bars after being foiled when police sniffed them out - literally. Read
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£25,000 reward for raiders of Castle Bromwich bank
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
A BANK in Birmingham is offering a £25,000 award in a bid to catch masked armed robbers who left staff terrified when they held them up at gun point. Read
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X Factor Niki leads tributes for inferno heroes
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
AN EMOTIONAL concert has been staged to honour four Midland firefighters who lost their lives in a warehouse blaze. Read
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Heartache for mum over payout fight
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mother has been left devastated after losing a nine-year fight to seek medical compensation for her son who was left paralysed following a hospital operation. Read
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Don't wipe out our past
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Birmingham's heritage have called for an end to decades of neglect which is threatening to wipe out some of the city's past. Read
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Be prepared for more rain
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
FORECASTERS were urging people to remain vigilant and prepare for possible flooding as they predicted yet more heavy rain today. Read
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Oldbury pensioner still teeing off
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
GOLF fan Barbara Brittain is the oldest swinger in town. While most women her age are sitting down to a cup of tea Barbara, aged 90, from Oldbury is busy teeing off. Read
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Hooligan suspects quizzed over Blues v Villa derby violence
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
THREE more men suspected of clashing with police following the second city derby have handed themselves in after seeing their faces in the Birmingham Mail. Read
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Midland restaurateur dies at 45
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLANDS restaurateur known as a friend to football stars across the city has died suddenly, aged 45. Read
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Pair rescue boy from crash car
Jan 21 2008 | Top Stories
TWO passers-by have been praised after plucking a nine-year-old boy to safety when the car he was in crashed into a tree and burst into flames, killing the driver. Read
