Jun
2008
Articles from 6th Jun 2008
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Thugs threatened to stab passenger
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
ROBBERS threatened to "stab and slash" a bus passenger after cornering him in his seat. Read
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Increase in number of Cannabis factories
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM has seen an explosion in the number of cannabis factories cropping up in rented homes across the region. Mail Crime Correspondent Mark Cowan looks at the problem and the police’s efforts to crackdown on the problem. Read
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Pupils from Great Barr School go green
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
Pupils at Great Barr School have been doing their bit for the future of the planet by planting native British trees in their grounds. Read
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Beatles fan Steve Holmes turns hobby into business
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
ALL you need is love – Beatles fanatic Steve Holmes has turned his lifelong obsession with the Fab Four into a thriving business. Steve, who lives with his partner Gloria Walmsley at Codsall, near Wolverhampton, has been a huge fan of the Beatles for as long as he can remember. Read
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Forum boss arrested after punch up over St Patrick's Day
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
THE BOSS of Birmingham’s Irish Community Forum was arrested after headbutting a fellow festival organiser in a punch up over next year’s St Patrick’s Day parade, it emerged today. Read
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Aston Villa working with fans
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
VILLA Park is a safe and welcoming place for black and Asian families on matchdays. Read
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Brummies named as lavish spenders
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
BRUMMIES are among the most lavish big spenders in the UK according to a new survey. Read
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Teenager shaves hair in tribute to nurses
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLANDERS teenager who suffered first, second and third degree burns when he was a baby has shaved his head in tribute to the doctors and nurses who saved his life. Kristiaan Thomas, 14, from Redditch, was severely scalded when he accidently grabbed a kettle full of boiling water and tipped it over himself when he was just 18 months old. Read
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Jeff Astle widow 'snubbed'
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
THE widow of West Bromwich Albion's 1968 FA Cup hero Jeff Astle said today she felt "terribly hurt and stunned" after learning only surviving players had been presented with commemorative gifts. Read
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Dead man in West Bromwich roof collapse named
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN killed when the roof of a building collapsed in West Bromwich has been named locally as Lakhbir Singh, a builder. Read
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Freak accident teen dies
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLANDS teenager hit by the mast of a boat in a 'freak' accident has died in Selly Oak Hospital. Read
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Arson attack at derelict Northfield pub
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
A DERELICT Birmingham pub was torched by arsonists, the latest in a rising tide of attacks on vacant public houses across the city. Read
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Man arrested over pub stabbing
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE investigating the murder of a man stabbed to death outside a Birmingham pub have today arrested a suspect. Read
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On the run for big relay
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
EAGER aspiring athletes, from solicitors and students to bankers and builders, are being urged to slip on their running shoes this summer. Read
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Man hurt by electric shock
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN was injured after suffering an electric shock and falling from a ladder while installing a satellite dish. Read
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Honour for Blues boss
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
BLUES boss Alex McLeish is to receive an honorary degree from the University of Aberdeen. Read
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Boy overcomes deafness with operation
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
LITTLE drummer boy Daniel Oliver is pounding to the sound of a whole new beat thanks to an operation which has helped him overcome deafness. Read
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Dumped appliances plea
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
BRITAIN'S gardens have become a dumping ground for a mountain of unwanted "white goods". Read
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Yob attacks bus driver with brick
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
A BUS driver was hit in the face with a brick by a yob who had argued with him. Read
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Team targets gang bosses
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
A SPECIALIST team of legal 'gangbusters' has been set up to bring down the bosses behind organised crime gangs in the West Midlands. Read
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Ex-UB40's Ali postpones gig
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
ALI Campbell has postponed his first gig in the city since splitting from UB40 and going solo. Read
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Disabled woman assaulted
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
A WOMAN was subjected to a shocking sex attack as she was riding along a Midland street in her mobility buggy. Read
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Conman escapes from jail
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
A CRUEL Birmingham conman who was jailed for tricking a Good Samaritan out of £237,000 with a string of outrageous lies is today on the run after escaping from prison. Read
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Planning bosses reject advertising screen
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
PLANNING chiefs have rejected a bid to put up a huge digital advertising screen in the city centre next to an iconic statue of Lord Nelson. Read
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Screen crash firms fined
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
TWO firms behind a massive TV screen which collapsed in an incident health and safety experts say could have killed 50 have been ordered to pay more than £50,000. Read
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£350m vision for Eastside development is backed
Jun 06 2008 | Top Stories
CITY planners have backed a ten-acre canalside office, apartment and leisure complex worth £350 million. Read
