Jan
2008
Articles from 24th Jan 2008
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Worker hurt in armed supermarket raid
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM supermarket worker escaped with minor injuries when a gunman opened fire during an armed raid. Read
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Tributes to 'our brave little son'
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
A BRAIN tumour has claimed the life of a five-year-old boy from the Black Country just a fortnight after an appeal was launched for last-hope treatment in New York. Read
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Old desert rat chases off thugs
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
BRAVE old soldier Tommy Downes sent a gang of masked robbers packing after they burst into his Water Orton home. Read
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Heartbroken pensioner speaks after theft
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
A Bordesley Green pensioner said he feels he has been "kicked in the stomach" by cruel, doorstep conmen who ransacked his home and stole nearly £4,000 he had saved for his own funeral. Read
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'Handyman' preyed on the elderly
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN who preyed on vulnerable Midland pensioners to carry out a string of "evil" distraction burglaries has been put behind bars for three years. Read
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Dominic's change for the better
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Dudley boy Dominic Harris is a little angel with a great big heart - and to prove it he is doing his bit to help the starving children of Africa. Read
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Brave Alex loses cancer fight
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
A BRAIN tumour has claimed the life of a five-year-old Cradley Heath boy just a fortnight after an appeal was launched for last-hope treatment in New York. Read
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Mystery over tragic death
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
A DOCTOR treating a Birmingham child for a mystery illness told his mother he would be "walking out of the hospital soon" only hours before he died, an inquest heard. Read
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Let's raise some Kash!
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
CHAMPION kickboxer Kash 'The Flash' Gill has jumped into action after spotting the launch of the Birmingham Mail Fun Run. Read
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Birmingham set to buck council tax trend
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
COUNCIL tax bills in England look set to rise by 4 per cent this year and will cost the average household £1,145. Read
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Twin delight as pair pass
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
IDENTICAL twins from Sutton Coldfield are celebrating after passing their driving tests on the same day. Read
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Bobbies on the march
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
As thousands of police officers from across the country staged their largest ever protest in a bitter row with the Government over pay, Birmingham Mail Crime Correspondent Mark Cowan joined a coach load of city bobbies on the march. Read
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Witness denies 'happy slapping'
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
A WITNESS in a murder trial has denied "happy slapping" a man who was being badly beaten in a Wednesfield tower block. Read
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Rhythm is a real tonic at Birmingham hospital
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
MUSIC is proving just the medicine for youngsters at a Birmingham hospital. Read
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Oldbury businessman's reunion with Land Rover
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
A RETIRED Midland businessman has come face-to-face with the world's first six-wheeled Land Rover he helped build with pals for an African adventure in the 1960s. Read
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Party row over pay dispute
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
SIX years of Labour Party inaction over equal pay has cost the Birmingham council taxpayer £100 million, it was claimed today. Read
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Fears for Bromsgrove teen with strangers
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE are worried for the safety of a teenager Bromsgrove girl who disappeared with two strangers after spending the evening at Solihull Ice Rink. Read
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Brum becomes a five-star city
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is to get its first five-star hotel in a development which should bring millions of pounds worth of business for the city's economy. Read
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Woman cut out of car
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
A WOMAN was in hospital with multiple injuries today after her car careered off a Midland road and crashed into a tree. Read
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Police name crash driver
Jan 24 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE today named the driver of a yellow Ferrari who died in a car crash in Solihull. Read
