Feb
2008
Articles from 12th Feb 2008
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Your FREE Valentine's Day message
Feb 12 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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Thanks dad
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
A BLACK Country sales director was thanking his lucky stars today - after his dad's advice saved his life. Read
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Diary from Elaina Cohen on Pakistan elections
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
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 second diary entry. Read
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£550m revamp for New Street
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
THE long running campaign to make New Street a 21st century gateway to Birmingham ended in success today... thanks to YOU. Read
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New Street victory
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
NEW Street station is to undergo a £550 million transformation into a prestigious gateway to Birmingham. Read
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City hub was once envy of the world
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
WHEN New Street Station welcomed the first of its passengers in 1854, it was the envy of cities across the globe. Read
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Ethnic quotas anger Labour
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
PLANS to ban white people from becoming Labour candidates in selected seats will be divisive, MPs have warned. Read
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Shirley joins dance greats
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
SHE'S Birmingham's own queen of the dance after stepping out in style to receive an Oscar equivalent for her lifelong devotion to generations of city dancers. Read
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Union backs plan for pay shake-up
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
A TRADE union has formally backed a council's job evaluation proposals that could see thousands of workers net pay rises. Read
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Save A&E service
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
HEALTH campaigners have urged hospital bosses to make a halfway house accident and emergency ward permanent for the benefit of thousands of Worcestershire patients. Read
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Quarter set for global acclaim
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
PROPOSALS to put forward Birmingham's historic Jewellery Quarter as a World Heritage Site were today given the seal of approval by a conservation watchdog. Read
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Plea in hunt for robbers
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE today appealed to Birmingham's criminal fraternity for help in the hunt for a gang of armed robbers who robbed supermarket workers at gunpoint. Read
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DJ Tim Shaw - My Drugs Hell
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
As the debate over the classification of cannabis rages on, Birmingham DJ Tim Shaw tells his own harrowing story of a life almost wasted. Read
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'Jealous' husband denies killing wife
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
A JEALOUS husband used a series of kitchen implements to kill his wife in front of two of their children, it was alleged at Birmingham Crown Court. Read
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Cutting attacks on 999 crews
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
A POSTER campaign was being launched in the Midlands today to stop thugs attacking emergency workers. Read
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Casino plans still on track
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
PLANS for a new large casino at the NEC have moved a step closer. Read
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Dad takes plight to Downing street
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
A PIONEERING charity battling to stop Sudden Death Syndrome striking down young people is to meet leading politicians in Downing Street thanks to a dedicated Birmingham dad. Read
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Victory in New Street campaign
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
THE long campaign to rebuild Birmingham’s New Street station celebrates victory today as Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly announces the Government is committing almost £400 million to the project. Read
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Birmingham MP defends marriage to cousins
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM MP who married his first cousin today criticised a Government Minister who warned that arranged marriages to cousins were causing birth defects in Pakistani communities. Read
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Lorry driver dies in smash
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
A LORRY driver was killed after a rush-hour smash involving two lorries. Read
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Driver in court after coach overturns
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
THE driver of a National Express coach which crashed near motorway services is due in court today charged with dangerous driving. Read
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Boy dies after swimming accident
Feb 12 2008 | Top Stories
A POST mortem was being carried out today on an eight-year-old boy who died after being found unconscious in a leisure centre swimming pool. Read
