Feb
2008
Articles from 11th Feb 2008
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Your FREE Valentine message
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
GIVE your Valentine something extra special this year by recording a FREE Valentine's day video message to let them know exactly how you feel. Read
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Shotgun raid horror
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
THIS was the moment a supermarket worker had a gun held to his head by a gang of armed robbers in a Birmingham hold-up. See the shocking cctv footage. Read
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Teenager attacked by pervert
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
A SEX attacker who pounced on a terrified teenage girl in the Black Country was being hunted by police today. Read
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Firemen rescue children in blaze
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
TWO children were taken to hospital after being rescued from a smoke-filled house in the Black Country today. Read
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A picture for every spray of the year!
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
A COMMUNITY leader was so sick of graffiti in his Birmingham neighbourhood he created a calendar of "hot spots" to shame the city council into cleaning it up. Read
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Manhunt
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES hunting a man over the attempted murder of a defenceless pensioner in his Birmingham home today named Romanian Valentin Stirbei as a prime suspect. Read
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Joss's new Flake ad is in the best of taste
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
NEW Flake girl Joss Stone's first TV ad has been toned down to keep her mum happy. Read
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Bogus gas fitter put life at risk
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
A COWBOY gas fitter who put the life of a young woman in peril when he botched the installation of a fire in her home has avoided jail. Read
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A spoonful of fame for kids
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
COR blimey, Mary blinkin' Poppins is in town, make no mistake! Read
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Time to shape up!
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
WATCH out Birmingham, the fashion police are coming! Read
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'Misuse' of cash blasted
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
THE Government body which decides how public money should be used to develop the West Midlands spent nearly £118,000 of taxpayers' money on a one-day conference. Read
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McDonald's boss sees off robbers
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
A FAST-food restaurant boss fought off a gang of knife-wielding robbers behind a series of armed hold-ups around the West Midlands. Read
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Man hurt in pit fall
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN was taken to hospital after falling into a pit and getting stuck between steel coils in the Midlands. Read
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Hotel in sex shock
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
HOTEL bosses have launched an investigation into allegations a member of staff spied on two guests having sex in their room. Read
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Daniel Day-Lewis scoops Best Actor award
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
DANIEL Day-Lewis took the best actor prize at the Baftas, but Britain’s leading ladies were left empty-handed as a little-known French actress stole the limelight. Read
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Car ploughs into restaurant
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
FOUR people fled their homes in their nightclothes today after a Land Rover ploughed into a Birmingham Indian restaurant below and burst into flames. Read
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M42 traffic calming plans could be redundant
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
TRAFFIC calming measures on the M42 which cost £40 million could be redundant if plans for a new motorway service station in Solihull get the go-ahead, safety experts and campaigners claimed. Read
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Survey highlights attacks on firefighters
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
AMBUSHED, bricked, spat at, threatened and abused. That's the response firefighters are regularly faced with when turning up to emergencies across the West Midlands, according to a new survey out today. Read
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Family free house blaze
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
A BOY aged six suffered a minor burn as a family of four fled to safety from a fire at a house in the Midlands. Read
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Taliban fighters heard with Midland accents
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
SPY planes flying over Afghanistan have allegedly picked up Taliban fighters speaking in West Midland accents as they plotted terrorist operations. Read
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Fury over home sale
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
A FORMER housing officer who returned to live in Birmingham has found his family home boarded up by the city council after it lay empty for more than a decade. Read
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Cracking start to New Year
Feb 11 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM was awash with colour as firecrackers and dragon dancers welcomed in the Chinese New Year. Read
