Aug
2008
Articles from 20th Aug 2008
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Stabbing victim named
Aug 20 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN stabbed to death outside a Birmingham nightclub was today named by police as Mathew Sutherland. Read
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Mail announces Birmingham’s Digital Family
Aug 20 2008 | Top Stories
WHEN builder Simon Locke’s mobile phone bleeps with a new text and his 12-year-old daughter is not around, he panics. Read
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Schoolchildren turned away from playground
Aug 20 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM schoolchildren enjoying their summer holidays have been turned away from city playgrounds by council workmen. Read
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Police launch new radio scheme
Aug 20 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE and businesses in Birmingham’s famous Balti Triangle have joined forces to launch a new crimebusting radio scheme. Read
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‘Human rights’ hope in fight to stay on city site
Aug 20 2008 | Top Stories
A FAMILY of Irish travellers, who have hogged Birmingham’s official itinerant’s site for more than 20 years, have been told council attempts to evict them may breach their human rights. Read
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Renown musician in cash plea for projects
Aug 20 2008 | Top Stories
A GRAMMY nominated Birmingham musician faces financial ruin unless he can secure funding for his community projects. Read
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Walk to school row
Aug 20 2008 | Top Stories
A ROW has broken out over allegations that Midland children aged just 11 were cleared to walk along 60mph roads. Read
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Journalist dies after courageous battle against Leukaemia
Aug 20 2008 | Top Stories
A JOURNALIST who fought a courageous battle against leukaemia and waged a campaign for education about bone marrow donation died today. Read
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Lifer, 70, spared murder trial No.2
Aug 20 2008 | Top Stories
A LIFE prisoner aged 70 will not be tried for the murder of a Birmingham teenage girl in 1961. Read
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Nine years in jail for ‘ruthless’ mastermind
Aug 20 2008 | Top Stories
THE “ruthless” mastermind behind a sham marriage scam involving British and foreign nationals in Birmingham has been jailed for nine years. Read
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Sweet dreams are made of this for lucky six-year-old
Aug 20 2008 | Top Stories
A SWEET-toothed youngster has won the tastiest prize of all – a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-style tour of the Haribo headquarters. Read
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Dad and girl in holiday horror in Turkey
Aug 20 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND father and his young daughter died after their holiday safari jeep crashed when the driver was believed to have been temporarily blinded in a water fight. Read
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Delays and cuts on Virgin rail
Aug 20 2008 | Top Stories
MIDLAND rail passengers were today warned by Virgin Trains to expect severe disruption on its West Coast Main Line services for a fortnight, starting this weekend. Read
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Tributes to man killed in coach crash
Aug 20 2008 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES were today being paid to a 26-year-old Polish man who died in a coach crash in Staffordshire. Read
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Jaguar named Car of the Year
Aug 20 2008 | Top Stories
JAGUAR has won its first major car award since being taken over by Tata Motors of India, it was announced today. Read
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Tributes to father and daughter in holiday tragedy in Turkey
Aug 20 2008 | Top Stories
TRIBUTE was paid to the British man and his eight-year-old daughter who died in a crash in Turkey. Read
