Mar
2008
Articles from 19th Mar 2008
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Six hurt in M42 smash
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
TWO people have been taken to hospital and a further four injured after a six-vehicle smash on a Midland motorway this afternoon. Read
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Corruption probe officers swoop on Birmingham City
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
OFFICERS investigating football corruption raided Birmingham City FC this morning, police confirmed. Read
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A&E unit is forced to close doors
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
A BLACK Country hospital was forced to close its doors to non-critical patients as A&Es across the region reached their busiest level ever over the past week, it was revealed today. Read
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Princess Lindi ready to reign
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
A YOUNG Midland businesswoman who claims she has royal blood was today revealed as one of the hopefuls battling it out to be The Apprentice. Read
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Teacher is jailed over pupil affair
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
A MATHS teacher at a Catholic school in Birmingham has been jailed for three years for having an affair with a pupil. Read
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Parents alert for snatchers
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN seen acting suspiciously outside a Birmingham primary school sparked a child abduction scare, it was revealed today. Read
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Tribute to Billesley mum found stabbed to death
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
A WOMAN who was found stabbed to death at a flat in Birmingham was today described as "warm and loving" by her heartbroken children. Read
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Knifeman robs off-licence
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
AN ARMED robber held up an off-licence in a night-time attack. Read
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160 flee chemical spillage
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
AROUND 160 workers had to be evacuated from a Birmingham factory after a chemical spillage. Read
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Teenager is praised for rescue aid
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER was praised for his heroic actions in trying to save the life of another boy. Read
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Tragedy op hospital says 'sorry'
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
HOSPITAL trust chiefs have admitted that a pensioner who bled to death following routine surgery was failed by medical and nursing staff. Read
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Remembering Iraq war dead
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
STUDENTS at a Birmingham college were staging a "lamentation for the dead" today to mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Read
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Pupils can be in Hollywood film
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
WHEN the latest block-buster animation from the makers of Shrek opens this summer, five lucky primary school children will be able to boast they've just been starring alongside Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman and Jackie Chan. Read
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Out with the old Rep and in with the new
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham's oldest theatres has closed for a programme of renovations to be carried out so it complies with the Disability Discrimination Act. Read
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Misery at Easter for rail users
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
RAIL passengers face further misery when train services between Birmingham and London Euston are cancelled during Easter while major improvement work is carried out. Read
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Honours for army 'angels'
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
MILITARY nurses from Birmingham helping to save the lives of soldiers injured in wars around the world were honoured in a prestigious London ceremony. Read
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Handy advice to keep bugs at bay
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
YOUNGSTERS at a Birmingham hospital were literally glowing as they found out how to take precautions against germs. Read
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Injured police officer was due to collect award
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
A POLICE officer who was seriously injured when a van was deliberately reversed into him had been due to collect a life-saving award on the same day. Read
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Man jailed for machine gun attack
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
A MACHINE-gun wielding man who sprayed another man with bullets in Birmingham’s main entertainment area has been given an indefinite prison sentence. Read
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Magistrate jailed for 18 months
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND magistrate who tried to extort £45,000 from a friend by telling him he could make allegedly harmful information about him disappear has been jailed for 18 months. Read
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Birmingham schools to put happiness on curriculum
Mar 19 2008 | Top Stories
SCHOOLS in Birmingham are set to put happiness at the heart of the curriculum. Read
