Feb
2008
Articles from 28th Feb 2008
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Anti-freeze poison wife Kate Knight gets 30 years
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
HOUSEWIFE Kate Knight, who left her husband blind and deaf by poisoning him with anti-freeze, was sentenced to 30 years behind bars today. Read
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Birmingham planners give green light to Digbeth Coach Station plans
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
THE final nail has been hammered into the coffin of Birmingham's 'embarrassing' Digbeth Coach Station. Read
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Pet savaged to death by dogs
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
A FAMILY are in shock after returning home to find their pet poodle mauled to death in the back garden of their Birmingham home. Read
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Lesson from a superstar
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
POP sensation Jamelia was back on familiar territory today when she visited her old primary school to help pupils hit the high notes. Read
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Walsall bus crash driver arrested
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
A BUS driver has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after the second serious smash in six months at Walsall bus station. Read
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Two injured in Birmingham International Airport bus incident
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
TWO women were taken to hospital after they suffered serious facial injuries on their way to catch a flight at Birmingham International Airport today. Read
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MP's anger at ban on Europe vote
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND MP today hit out after the Speaker of the House of Commons refused to allow a vote on the Liberal Democrat's calls for a referendum on Europe. Read
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Casino plan an 'insult' to Wolverhampton
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
PLANS for a casino to boost regeneration are an "insult", according to a local MP. Read
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Smuggled cigarettes seized on the M6
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
MORE than 400,000 cigarettes smuggled into the UK from Europe have been prevented from hitting Birmingham's streets after a motorway swoop. Read
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Shock as snake is found in Birmingham bedroom
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
ELIZABETH Gibbons had the shock of her life when she went into her bedroom and was confronted by a snake. Read
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New plan unveiled to ban buses from Birmingham city centre
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
BUSES could be banned from Corporation Street and city centre roads under a radical new plan for the next 20 years. Read
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Birmingham says farewell to Sir Richard Knowles
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM church was packed to the raft-ers for the funeral of "Mr Birmingham" Sir Richard Knowles. Read
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Man held over gun terror at Birmingham doctor's surgery
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN has been arrested in connection with an incident that saw terrified patients locked inside a Birmingham doctor's surgery for their own safety after a gunman burst in brandishing a firearm. Read
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Expert has to stay home to experience an earthquake!
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
UNIVERSITY geology expert Dr Jonathan Turner travelled all over the world in the hope of experiencing an earthquake - and finally felt one at his home in Birmingham. Read
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Ceremony in Birmingham to remember lost babies
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
POIGNANT readings and poetry will keep the memory of lost babies alive at a special ceremony for grieving Midland parents. Read
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Yob culture is the topic of Burntwood meeting
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
A PUBLIC meeting is to be held next month to discuss the best ways of tackling drunken yobs making Burntwood residents' lives a misery. Read
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Twenty from one Stourbridge school bound for Oxbridge
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
WHAT a score - King Edward VI sixth-form college in Stourbridge is celebrating after 20 outstanding students were offered places at Oxford and Cambridge. Read
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Tories try to upstage Labour in Birmingham
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
TORY leader David Cameron is heading to Birmingham tomorrow in a bid to steal Prime Minister Gordon Brown's thunder. Read
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Birmingham rugby player who attacked opponent gets conditional discharge
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
A RUGBY player who repeatedly punched another player at the start of game between two rival Birmingham teams has been given a 12-month conditional discharge. Read
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Row over developer pledges at Birmingham allotments
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
DEVELOPERS who sparked a furious row by building homes on allotments in handsworth have been accused of dragging their feet on extra facilities ordered as part of the deal. Read
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Rebirth of Birmingham's Eastside moves a step closer
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
THE rebirth of another great swathe of Birmingham's Eastside has moved a step closer after a housing wrangle was resolved. Read
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Anti freeze wife Kate Knight faces jail for murder bid
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND housewife who poisoned her husband with antifreeze, leaving him blind and deaf, was being sentenced by a crown court judge today. Read
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Nurse 'gave out wrong drugs' at Maypole nursing home
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
A NURSE who worked at a Birmingham residential home where 27 people died in a year said she had wrongly recorded giving out drugs because she had earlier found out her husband had nine months to live. Read
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Rock with laughter with Jasper Carrott and friends at Ragley Hall
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM comedian Jasper Carrott will be shattering the tranquillity of a stately home with his star-studded show. Read
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It's strictly champers at Birmingham's Tower Ballroom
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
CHAMPAGNE is on ice for a reopening party at Birmingham's best- loved nightspot, which has been saved from the bulldozer. Read
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Have-a-go hero struck by hammer in Birmingham
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
A HAVE-a-go hero was attacked with a hammer when he confronted a gang of violent robbers in his local corner shop in Birmingham. Read
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Colin Gibson makes Fun Run plea to Aston Villa fans
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
VILLA hero Colin Gibson has made a rallying call to Midland football fans to take part in the Birmingham Mail Fun Run. Read
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Birmingham photographer claims Britney Spears is pregnant with his child
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
THE Birmingham boyfriend of troubled singer Britney Spears today claimed the star is pregnant with his child. Read
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Stop smoking message for Walsall roadshow
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
MORE than 20 per cent of adults in Walsall smoke, but new research has revealed that a third of them would like to kick the habit. Read
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Birmingham planners to limit advertising banners
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
HUGE advertising banners that make Birmingham look like an "old Eastern Bloc capital" are to face planning hurdles. Read
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Parents fight to save Benmore play group
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
DEVASTATED parents are battling to save their children's play group which is threatened with the axe due to a lack of funds. Read
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Hunt for missing Stourbridge teenager Chantelle Tapper
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE are concerned for the welfare of a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from her home in Stourbridge for four weeks. Read
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Fitness drive hots up with Ladywood firefighters
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS at a city station are blazing a trail for fitness by converting a corner of their station into a children's gym. Read
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Alison Linforth family raise awareness of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
PARENTS of a Birmingham teenager who died from adult cot death on her first day of college are preparing to help save other lives in her memory. Read
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Birmingham taxi firm TOA to accept card payments
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham's biggest taxi firms is moving up a gear by becoming one of the first black cab businesses in Britain to use chip and pin machines in their vehicles. Read
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Asbestos worry for teachers and nurses
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
SOARING numbers of teachers and nurses are surfacing in the Midlands as unexpected victims of asbestos-related cancer. Read
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Police release images of armed robbery getaway car
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
THIS is the getaway car used by the axe-wielding robber behind an armoured car hold-up in Birmingham. Read
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Record fine for Network Rail after Midland repairs fiasco
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
RAIL infrastructure company Network Rail has been fined a record £14m following serious engineering work overruns in the new year, the most serious of which was on the West Coast Main Line in the West Midlands. Read
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Jennifer Ellison at Birmingham's Star City for screening
Feb 28 2008 | Top Stories
FORMER Brookside star Jennifer Ellison popped into the Vue Cinema at Birmingham's Star City last night to introduce a special advance screening of her new 18-rated movie, The Cottage. Read
