Nov
2008
Articles from 18th Nov 2008
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Birmingham pupils achieve record-breaking GCSE results
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S record-breaking school children have done it again with another rise in the city’s GCSE results, it was revealed today. Read
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Man charged over radio station break-in
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN has been charged with breaking into a Birmingham radio station and broadcasting obscenities live on air. Read
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Award for helping to save a war veterans life at the National Memorial Arboretum
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
A WOMAN who works at a Midland war memorial gave vital first aid to a hero war veteran who collapsed. Read
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Dudley Zoo lion dies aged 15
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
DUDLEY Zoo favourite Max the lion, who arrived in the Black Country as a cub, has died at the age of 15. Read
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Police hunt armed robbers after raid on Birmingham post office
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
ARMED robbers threatened staff at gunpoint during a hold-up in a packed post office in Birmingham. Read
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Lewd phone messages was a 'serious editorial lapse' says BBC boss Mark Thompson
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
LEWD phone messages from Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand were a “very serious editorial lapse”, the BBC’s director-general said today. Read
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Murder clue
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
in mystery Read
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Wolseley to shed 2,000 jobs
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
MORE West Midland workers could be at risk after global plumbing and heating supplies company Wolseley Plc said 2,000 UK jobs were being shed. Read
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Birmingham pupils achieve record-breaking GCSE results
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S record-breaking school children have done it again with another rise in the city’s GCSE results, it was revealed today. Read
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Birmingham pushes to host G20 Summit
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
By Jonathan Walker Read
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Solihull-based Enterprise Inns to sell-off 200 pubs
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
MIDLAND-based pub giants Enterprise Inns is to offload around 200 pubs in a £100 million sale as the credit crisis forces drinkers to stay at home, it was revealed today. Read
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Police investigate mystery letter over stabbing of Patrick Mellard
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
AN ANONYMOUS letter containing clues to the fatal stabbing of a quiet family man in Birmingham is being investigated by murder squad detectives, it emerged today. Read
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Dudley Zoo lion dies aged 15
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
Popular zoo lion Max dies, aged 15 Read
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Man charged over radio station break-in
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
Charges for Read
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Police search for missing Walsall boy
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
Search for missing boy Read
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Measles surge alarms Birmingham health chiefs
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM health bosses are taking “urgent action” to stem an alarming surge in measles cases in the region. Read
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Award for helping to save a war veterans life at the National Memorial Arboretum
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
A WOMAN who works at a Midland war memorial gave vital first aid to a hero war veteran who collapsed. Read
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University of Birmingham denies teacher spot checks
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
EDUCATION: College rejects teachers’ union spot check claim Read
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Islamic charity investigated over terrorist link
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
THE Birmingham-based Islamic Bank of Britain has been ordered to suspend the accounts of a charity linked to terrorist group Hamas. Read
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Birmingham coroner allows tragic Khyra Ishaq to be buried
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
THE body of Khyra Ishaq, who allegedly starved to death at her Birmingham home, has been released by the city’s coroner. Read
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Barack Obama could come to Birmingham for G20 Summit
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
BARACK Obama could be making his first major international summit appearance in Birmingham, when world leaders gather next April to continue discussions about the world economic crisis. Read
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M40 biker murder case: Jury told two of the accused had violent past
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
TWO bikers accused of helping to “execute” a member of a rival bikers’ gang on a Midland motorway have previous convictions for serious violence, Birmingham Crown Court heard. Read
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Injuries of Baby P revealed
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
PROSECUTION documents chronicling every injury suffered by Baby P in his short and tragic life were revealed for the first time today. Read
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Ellie Simmonds up for BBC award
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
PARALYMPIC swimming champion Ellie Simmonds has been named on the shortlist for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award. Read
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Rise in Birmingham businesses closing their doors
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
THE number of Birmingham businesses closing their doors for trading rose by 73 per cent in the third quarter, the Government announced today. Read
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Car driver strikes tree in Essington
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN was seriously hurt after his car struck a tree. Read
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Curvy cartoon Kelly hits big screen
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
KELLY Osbourne is making her big screen debut – as an animated character. Read
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Style back in city
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
A THREE-day fashion extravaganza will be held in Birmingham to promote the city as the UK’s shopping capital. Read
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Special needs boy left alone on road
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
A WOMAN has lashed out at her son’s special needs school after claiming he was left standing by the side of the road when his school bus didn’t turn up. Read
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Talent targets Aids orphans
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
TALENTED young musicians, dancers, actors and singers from Birmingham, are ready to take to the stage to raise money for Aids orphans in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Read
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Call for cash for Snow Hill-Five Ways Midland Metro to be spent elsewhere
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
TRAM: ‘Money could be better spent elswhere’ Read
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Stone Cross widow, 87, dies after fall down stairs
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
INQUEST: Frail widow left injured by accident Read
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Cleaned up for big bash
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
By Jasbir Authi Read
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Time to give kids a break
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City star David Murphy kicked off a week of events to spread a positive message to city teenagers. Read
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Walsall pupils get road safety message
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
Pupils find it’s fun to stay safe Read
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School in the mood for sing and swing
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
TAKE That and Girls Aloud gave way to Glenn Miller and the Andrews Sisters as a Birmingham school held a swinging karaoke event 1940s style. Read
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Police hunt for ranting train thug
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE are hunting a thug who punched a Midland train conductor following a row over which stations the service stopped at. Read
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Parents sad at decision
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
THE parents of a toddler who died from liver and small bowel failure today hit out after the Government rejected plans to introduce a system of “presumed consent” to increase the number of organ donations. Read
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Sheen prove they have pulling power
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
ATHLETES were in a sweat in Smethwick as the town hosted a national tug-of-war tournament. Read
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Companies team up to help Acorns Hospice
Nov 18 2008 | Top Stories
BIG-hearted construction bosses have teamed up with a Birmingham supermarket to bring in Christmas donations of toys and money for Acorns Hospice. Read
