Dec
2008
Articles from 30th Dec 2008
-
Killed Birmingham Marine repatriated to the UK
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
Hundreds of people lined the streets to pay their respects two Royal Marines, including one from the Midlands, killed in Afghanistan before Christmas. Read
-
New Year TV guide
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
CHECK out what's on the box over New Year in our television guide. Read
-
Man killed in pile up between M5 and M42 named
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN who died after his car was involved in a motorway pile-up has been named as 35-year-old Sarabjit Singh. Read
-
Man dies after attack in Bordesley Green
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN has died after being attacked in a street in Birmingham. Read
-
Olan Mills ceases trading
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
STUDIO photography business Olan Mills has become the latest corporate casualty after shutting all its 34 sites across the UK, it emerged today. Read
-
Most popular baby names
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
While the boy’s name has remained in top place for 14 years, the girl’s replaced Grace, which moved into third. Read
-
Ladywood man slept as blaze took hold inside his flat
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN was treated for smoke inhalation after fire broke out in a 16-storey block of flats in Birmingham. Read
-
Gaza bombing protest held in Birmingham
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
DEMONSTRATORS burned an Israeli flag in front of Birmingham shoppers in protest at bombing of the Gaza Strip. Read
-
75,000 jobs risk if Jaguar collapses
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
A COLLAPSE of Jaguar Land Rover would put around 75,000 jobs at risk and cost the British taxpayer up to £2 billion, a top Midland business expert warned today. Read
-
TUC leader Brendan Barber warns of a grim year in 2009
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
THE Government must plan its response to “mass unemployment” next year and make sure the UK emerges from recession a fairer society, the head of the TUC urged today. Read
-
Woman clings to bonnet as thief tries to steal car
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
The 34-year-old driver held on for several minutes as the thief sped along a road in Sutton Coldfield before being thrown off a short distance away. Read
-
Trio sit tight to win sofa prize at Cousins furniture store
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
THE chance to win a £1,000 sofa has kept three men glued to their seats over the Christmas break. Read
-
Police in appeal over death of three-year-old
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
THIS is the young Midland boy who died in a Birmingham hospital on Christmas Eve, two days after being admitted with head injuries. Read
-
Woodgate Valley pensioner trapped in kitchen by his mobility walker
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
A PENSIONER was trapped in his kitchen for two hours after his walker got wedged underneath a kitchen unit. Read
-
Blood donors are desperately needed in the Midlands as stocks run low
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
BLOOD bosses have made a desperate appeal to Midlanders for help with only three days of supplies left for critically ill patients needing the rarest group. Read
-
Steven Gerrard charged after alleged brawl
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
ENGLAND footballer Steven Gerrard was today charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray following an alleged nightclub brawl, Merseyside police said. Read
-
Downhill Soapbox Race held at Hoar Cross
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
FREEZING temperatures certainly didn’t put the brakes on one of the strangest races ever to take place! Read
-
City council denies Birmingham's private care homes face fees cut
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
CONFUSION reigned today as care home bosses clashed with council officials over fears of a cut in funding. Read
-
National Express defends decision to increase bus fares in new year
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
TRANSPORT campaigners today called on National Express travel chiefs to deliver New Year cheer and postpone bus fare rises for thousands of Midland passengers. Read
-
Girl distraught after vandals burn swing in West Heath Park
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM girl was left distraught after heartless vandals burned down her favourite swing. Read
-
National archives: Officials feared oil tanker sabotage
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
OFFICIALS feared emergency plans for troops to requisition oil tankers during the “winter of discontent” would be sabotaged by the drivers, according to Government papers made public today. Read
-
National archives: Britain would not have been able to resist Cold War invasion by Soviets, top secret documents reveal
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
BRITAIN’S Cold War Armed Forces were so run down by the end of the 1970s that they would have been overwhelmed in the event of a Russian attack, according to secret files made public today. Read
-
National archives: Former PM James Callaghan snubbed a Police Federation conference in 1978 after branding heckling officers a disgrace
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
JAMES Callaghan branded the behaviour of heckling police officers a “disgrace”, according to documents released for the first time. Read
-
Hospital Trust dramatically cuts risk of superbugs with new cleaning regimes
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
RESPECTED health watchdogs have praised the work of a Birmingham hospital trust in cutting the risk of superbugs from MRSA to Clostridium difficile. Read
-
Birmingham MP Liam Byrne backs scheme to bridge gap between young and old
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM MP Liam Byrne has launched a drive to recruit 20,000 volunteers to help run schemes aimed at bridging the gap between young and old. Read
-
Moseley School pupils perform play in German
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
PUPILS at a secondary school in Birmingham have been showing off their language skills by writing and performing their own play entirely in German. Read
-
Burglars going through rubbish - police
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
CUNNING burglars are rummaging through household rubbish to decide which houses are worth raiding, West Midlands Police warned today. Read
-
Festive Walk around Baddesley Clinton raises thousands of pounds
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
RAMBLERS walked off their Christmas excesses and helped raise thousands of pounds for charity. Read
-
Aston mum makes documentary aimed at curbing the number of teenage pregnancies
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM youth worker is hoping to stop the soaring rate of teenage pregnancies with her new documentary. Read
-
West Midlands restoration experts bring canal boats back to their original condition
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
A PAIR of historic canal boats have been given a new lease of life after restoration experts embarked on a project to bring them back to their original condition. Read
-
Children head online to tackle anti-social behaviour
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
MIDLAND children have headed online to tackle anti-social behaviour. Read
-
Redditch teenage music prodigy shortlisted for national composers award
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
A PANEL of some of the biggest names in music are standing between a Midland teenager and his dream of making it big in Hollywood. Read
-
Woman has dangerous reaction to sandwiches
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND woman has been diagnosed with a dangerous reaction to sandwiches which causes her heart to stop beating for two seconds. Read
-
Birmingham's oldest lollipop lady on the slow road to recovery after being run down
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S oldest lollipop lady will have to spend at least two more weeks in hospital after being run down while ushering children to school. Read
-
Birmingham chess wizard Ibraheem Malik enjoys success across the board
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
THE latest in a long line of chess wizards is keeping a Birmingham family on board for success. Read
-
Five traced after Chelmsley Wood bus shelter vandalism
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE hunting bus shelter vandals who defaced stands with graffiti have traced five people following an appeal in the Birmingham Mail. Read
-
Tamworth & Lichfield Sea Cadets plan tribute to Birmingham-born chairman Angela Dolan who died of cancer last month
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
SEA cadets mourning the loss of their inspirational leader are determined to make her dying wish come true. Read
-
Harborne phobia expert helps people overcome their fear of heights
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM phobia expert has launched a new service helping people overcome their fear of heights. Read
-
Small Heath boy becomes master scuba diver
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM schoolboy has dived to new depths to become one of the UK’s youngest master scuba divers. Read
-
Former Birmingham taxi driver tells of rape trial hell
Dec 30 2008 | Top Stories
A FORMER taxi driver who walked free from court after being cleared of rape spoke for the first time today of his 16-month ordeal. Read
