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Feb 18 2008
A FANATIC from Birmingham who plotted to kidnap and behead a British Muslim soldier, killing him "like a pig", was jailed for life today....
Feb 18 2008
TRIBUTES were today pouring in from across the political spectrum to "Mr Birmingham" - former city council leader Sir Richard Knowles, who has died aged 90....
Feb 18 2008
TWO men who were arrested after shots were fired at an upmarket city centre restaurant were today released on police bail, pending further inquiries....
Feb 18 2008
PARENTS are to be given new powers to check with police whether people given regular unsupervised access to their children have convictions for paedophile offences, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said today....
Feb 18 2008
PARAMEDICS brought a driver back from the dead by resuscitating him after a crash at a Birmingham road accident black spot....
Feb 18 2008
A YOUNG girl was left fighting for life in a Birmingham hospital after she was in collision with a car on a Midland road. Paramedics were called to Zoar Street in Wolverhampton at around 12.30pm on Saturday after an eight-year-old girl was hit by a car....
Feb 18 2008
WEST Midlands Police today admitted failing to investigate the Catholic church properly over child abuse allegations against a priest in the 1970s and 80s....
Feb 18 2008
A COLLEGE in Birmingham has been given the royal seal of approval....
Feb 18 2008
A TEENAGE stage star from the Midlands is fronting a major new talent contest on the Disney Channel....
Feb 18 2008
TEACHING assistants across Birmingham were today urged not to back a repeat of the council strike action which forced nearly 170 schools to close....
Feb 18 2008
MORE than four thousand Midland primary school children are in line for a free musical treat at Birmingham's Symphony Hall tomorrow. ...
Feb 18 2008
BIRMINGHAM drivers woke to icy roads and windscreens this morning as the region recorded its coldest few days of the year....
Feb 18 2008
BIRMINGHAM Hippodrome has had all its wishes granted after its Christmas pantomime, Aladdin, generated bumper sales of £2.3 million....
Feb 18 2008
THOUSANDS of Midland patients are being left waiting for hours in ambulances instead of being admitted to A&E so hospitals can meet Government targets, it was claimed today....
Feb 18 2008
TWO men who took part in a robbery at a Solihull newsagents during which a member of staff had a knife held to her throat have been given indeterminate prison sentences....
Feb 18 2008
POLICE have pledged to get tough on criminals who dodge court fines following a swoop on homes across Solihull....
Feb 18 2008
TRIBUTES were today pouring in from across the political spectrum to "Mr Birmingham" - former city council leader Sir Richard Knowles, who has died aged 90....
Feb 18 2008
Sir Richard Knowles was a larger than life figure who made a lasting mark on the city of Birmingham. MAUREEN MESSENT recalls her personal memories of the man....
Feb 18 2008
FANS flocked to Birmingham's National Indoor Arena to get a glimpse of their sporting heroes as the city staged one of the most prestigious athletics championships....
Feb 18 2008
CITY schools have been told to open up their sports halls and pitches to communities....
