May
2008
Articles from 30th May 2008
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Three killed in M5 horror smash
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
THREE men died in a horrific high speed crash when a van ploughed through the central reservation of a Midland motorway into oncoming traffic. Read
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Rock With Laughter at Ragley Hall this summer
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
A DOUBLE dose of humour with Jasper Carrott and Lenny Henry is on the way for laughter lovers this summer. Read
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Happy couple's search for hero policeman
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
IT should have been one of the most memorable days of their lives for couple Howard and Jilly Guy as they made their way to hospital for the birth of their second daughter.o Read
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Great grandmother condemns 'scum' robbers who threatened her great grand-daughter
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
TWO bicycle-riding robbers threatened to tip a baby out of her pushchair as they tried to force her great grandmother to hand over a purse. Read
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Birmingham City University unveils learning centre plans
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
THESE are the first images of a proposed £150 million flagship learning centre in Birmingham. Read
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Birmingham festival focuses on challenge for the environment
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
URBAN acrobats and street performers will converge on Birmingham City Centre to launch the UKs first week-long festival surrounding the environment. Read
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Pioneering medics cut hospital stays for cancer patients
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM trust is leading the way in slashing the time cancer patients have to stay in hospital after gruelling treatment. Read
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Police quiz pair after rape claims at Birmingham school
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
TWO pupils have been excluded following allegations a girl was raped at their Birmingham school, education chiefs have revealed. Read
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Football lovers get tips from the experts at Grass Roots Live in Birmingham
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
FOOTIE fanatics from across Birmingham flocked to the NEC for tips from some of the country’s finest coaches. Read
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Trip down memory lane for former George Salter school pupils
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
MEMORIES came flooding back for classmates who were reunited with their teacher – after 55 years. Read
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Cerys Edwards parents take dangerous driver fight to Downing Street
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
THE parents of Cerys Edwards are taking the fight for longer dangerous driver prison sentences to 10 Downing Street. Read
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Tipton Carnival bosses vow to beat the bureucrats
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
FRUSTRATED carnival bosses are set for help to beat "barmy red tape" which threatens this year’s celebration. The 43rd annual Tipton Carnival will go ahead as a one-day event instead of two at the town's Jubilee Park on Saturday, June 14 – and minus its traditional street parade. Read
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Top model Lisa Snowdon in Birmingham
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
SHE’S more used to being in front of the camera, but model and TV presenter Lisa Snowdon will be stepping behind the lens when she visits Birmingham this weekend. Read
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Staff olive branch to safeguard jobs at Fujitsu
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
WORKERS at troubled Birmingham telecoms firm Fujitsu have offered to sacrifice a shift and disrupt their work patterns to save 140 jobs from being switched to the United States. Read
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Birmingham schoolboys held over classmate 'rape'
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
TWO teenage boys have been arrested by police investigating allegations that a fellow pupil was repeatedly raped at their school in Birmingham, it emerged today. Read
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Family of Mark Speight announce future stars scheme in his memory
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
THE father of children's entertainer Mark Speight today unveiled ambitious plans to keep his memory alive by unearthing stars of the future. Read
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£1,000 to help nab bird killers in the Midlands
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
REWARDS of up to £1,000 were put up today in the hunt for cruel killers who set traps for rare birds in the Midlands. Read
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Student sues Birmingham University for £10m
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM University is being sued for £10 million by a student who failed his PhD. Read
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IVF couple: We love our babies
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM family accused of rejecting their newborn IVF twins because they were not boys today hit out at the "lies" saying: "We love our little girls." Read
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Birmingham car parking cheats fined for illegal badge use
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
THREE Birmingham car parking cheats have been fined for illegally using disabled badges. Read
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Birmingham man 'cheats death' from falling branch
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM bus driver cheated death when a 50ft tree crashed down on top of him. Read
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Rape claimant 'agreed to sex', Birmingham Crown Court is told
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
A CITY cabbie admitted that he did have sex with one of his passengers but claimed it was consensual, Birmingham Court heard. Read
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Breast is best, pop queen Jenny Frost tells Birmingham mums
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
SIMPLY the breast Atomic Kitten star Jenny Frost has visited young mums in Birmingham to talk to them about breast feeding. Read
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Horse owner banned for animal neglect
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
A CAFÉ owner who left a young horse lame with a fly-infested wound has been banned from keeping the animals for ten years. Read
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£450m Digbeth canal regeneration plans unveiled
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
PLANS for a £450 million canalside regeneration scheme that will create 5,000 new jobs have been submitted to the city council. Read
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Birmingham's New Street Station to get its own police unit
May 30 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S New Street station is to get its own dedicated police unit. British Transport Police will introduce the Neighbourhood Police Team to the station during the next few months to patrol the concourse and combat crime and anti-social behaviour. Read
