Apr
2008
Articles from 9th Apr 2008
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Karren Brady and David Sullivan arrested
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City managing director Karren Brady and co-owner David Sullivan were arrested by police investigating alleged corruption in English football, sources said on Wednesday night. Read
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Redditch crematorium offers pay-per-view funerals
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
IT REALLY is the final word in reality TV. A new pay-per-view television channel is offering to beam funerals from Redditch Crematorium right into your living room. Read
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Police hunt bus thugs
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
A BUS driver suffered a fractured cheekbone in a vicious assault involving three men in Smethwick. Read
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New strike threat over school pay
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
FAMILIES in Birmingham are facing the prospect of school closures as council unions and a teaching union join forces for a walkout in two weeks' time. Read
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Murder case frogmen search river
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE divers were today searching a Midland river as part of a murder investigation. Read
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Ex-pat couple held in Spanish hit-run
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND couple have been arrested over the hit-and-run death of a Spanish teenager. Read
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Daniel O'Donnell delights Brum again
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
IRISH superstar Daniel O'Donnell had something to sing about in Birmingham as he received an award for soaring record sales. Read
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City books in final chapter
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
UP to 200,000 books, journals, documents, photographs and other archive items will have to be ditched by the Central Library when it moves to a new building in 2012 it was revealed today. Read
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Birmingham Mail reporter tests MG X-Power
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
After the Birmingham Mail exclusively revealed MG Sport's coup, reporter ED CHADWICK fulfilled a dream when he became the first journalist to get behind the wheel of their supercar. Read
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Olga's a real inspiration!
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
AN INSPIRATIONAL woman who lost her little boy to a rare disease has been nominated for the title of Britain's Most Inspiring Fundraiser by her proud mum. Read
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Hole threat to war memorial
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
ENGINEERS are facing a race against time over work to stop a war memorial collapsing. Read
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Former mayor back in saddle
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
A FORMER Worcestershire mayor is on the road again after an honest worker found his stolen electric trike. Read
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Desert rats at the ready
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
SOLDIERS from Birmingham were today going through their final preparations before frontline operations in the Middle East. Read
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D-day in fight for more revs on track
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM Brummies will find out tomorrow whether they can hold extra speedway races and more Sunday meetings. Read
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Boxing teens win on points
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
IT'S seconds out for north Solihull youngsters being put through their paces at a gym which has produced a host of champions. Read
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Back-up bikers to take on bus crime
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
BUS drivers in Birmingham may soon be able to call for back-up support from rapid response police bikers "shadowing" them on problem routes. Read
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Anti-ID card campaigners point finger at Jacqui
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
A BOUNTY of £1,000 has been put on the fingerprint of Redditch MP and Home Secretary Jacqui Smith by two human rights groups. Read
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Fears grow over missing TV presenter Mark Speight
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
THE worried family of missing TV presenter Mark Speight today issued a heartfelt plea for the "fragile" star to get in touch. Read
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Two further council strikes planned
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
FAMILIES in Birmingham are facing the prospect of school closures as council and teaching unions join forces for a walkout in two week’s time. Read
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Two arrested over Newtown murder
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands Police have arrested two men after a Birmingham man was shot dead. Read
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Ex-stewardess relives crash in new book
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
A FORMER flight attendant who helped save the lives of scores of passengers when a plane crashed at Heathrow has told her story in a book to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the tragedy. Read
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New library architects given guided tour
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
RIVAL architects hoping to build Birmingham’s £193 million landmark library were given a guided tour of the site. Read
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Blind marathon runner completes third challenge
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
BLIND marathon man Dave Heeley broke down in tears as the third leg of his amazing 7/7/7 challenge got off to an emotional start at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles. Read
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Council leader breaks silence over court case
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council leader Mike Whitby today broke his silence over the Aston election court case, warning that a judge’s criticism of Liberal Democrats could prove to be a "defining moment" in the battle to root out malpractice at the ballot box. Read
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Police support office jailed
Apr 09 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM police community support officer who posed as a vice investigator to get free or discounted sex from prostitutes was today starting a nine-year jail sentence. Read
