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Feb 8 2008
COMMUNITY leaders in Birmingham today rejected a suggestion by the Archbishop of Canterbury's that elements of Islamic Sharia law should form part of the British legal system....
Feb 8 2008
ELAINA Cohen, a former journalist and chair of Ladywood Ward Labour Party, is in Pakistan writing a parliamentary report on the 2008 elections. Here is her diary....
Feb 8 2008
A PROBLEM property in the Black Country has been sealed by police as part of a crackdown on drug dealing....
Feb 8 2008
A LAPTOP computer holding information about convicted criminals has been stolen from a Magistrates’ Court, police confirmed....
Feb 8 2008
THE Archbishop of Canterbury has been criticised for claiming the adoption of elements of Islamic sharia law in the UK “seems unavoidable”....
Feb 8 2008
A SUMMER day turned to tragedy for two holidaymakers who died after falling overboard from a boat, an inquest heard....
Feb 8 2008
A BIRMINGHAM shopkeeper accused of covering up about his friend’s plans to kidnap and behead a British soldier did not believe he intended to carry out the plot, a court heard. ...
Feb 8 2008
A MAN has appeared at Birmingham Crown court and admitted terrorism-related charges....
Feb 8 2008
A MASSIVE effort to clear the backlog of rubbish collections was under way today....
Feb 8 2008
DOCTORS have been cleared of any wrongdoing after a 12-year-old boy died from a mystery infection....
Feb 8 2008
THOUSANDS of pounds worth of flowers and trees were planted at Birmingham's Children's Hospital for a royal visit - only to be dug up the next day....
Feb 8 2008
FORGET the Oscars. The biggest and best award ceremony to recognise Birmingham's nightlife is launched today....
Feb 8 2008
CANCER survivor Debbie Ringham was a living testament to the work of Cancer Research UK as she launched the charity's fun run campaign....
Feb 8 2008
A DEFIANT war hero who stopped thugs stealing his car has become a celebrity on the internet....
Feb 8 2008
FAMILIES are urged to sell their second hand toys and clothes at a fund-raising event in aid of a charity which provides a life-line to mums-to-be and new parents....
Feb 8 2008
A MAN was being quizzed by police today after a landmark Black Country pub was targeted in an arson attack....
Feb 8 2008
BRUMMIES can get their skates on now for the city's only ice rink is about to return....
Feb 8 2008
A RAILWAY police team covering the Cross City Line has celebrated its first birthday by driving crime into the buffers....
Feb 8 2008
THE people of Birmingham should be the ones to decide whether the city has an elected mayor, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said today....
Feb 8 2008
A TEENAGER from Birmingham has become the new face of make-up giant Avon - thanks to England footballer Wayne Rooney's fiancée Coleen McLoughlin....
Feb 8 2008
HUMAN rights watchdogs may step in over controversial plans to downgrade a Birmingham A&E after revealing they have "serious concerns"....
Feb 8 2008
MIDLAND X Factor star Niki Evans is going under the knife to get a new slimmer figure, she revealed today....
Feb 8 2008
MORE than 300 young disabled athletes from across the West Midlands achieved a magical sporting dream when they took to the track for a major tournament....
Feb 8 2008
TELEVISION producer Phil Redmond called on the BBC today to do more to promote role models for children....
Feb 8 2008
A LORRY driver has been arrested on suspicion of stealing lead flashing and piping....
Feb 8 2008
PICTURED are the teenagers police want to trace in connection with a New Year's Day attack on a bus passenger in Birmingham....
Feb 8 2008
MOTORISTS are warned that an abnormal load will cause delays when it gets going this weekend....
