Jan
2009
Articles from 20th Jan 2009
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Man in court over Kings Heath murder
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a young father found collapsed on a Birmingham high street with fatal head injuries. Read
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Football mascot Beau Brummies's head pinched during Birmingham City game
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
BARKING mad Blues fans have pinched the head of the club’s mascot Beau Brummie. Read
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Pedestrian
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
is injured Read
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Winter sickness bug closes Sandwell Hospital's main block to visitors
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND hospital’s main block was closed to visitors after an outbreak of winter sickness bug norovirus swept through the wards laying low a suspected 45 patients. Read
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£280m monorail plan to solve Birmingham's traffic problems
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
COULD this be the answer to the city’s congestion problems? Read
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Armed robbery at Great Barr newsagents
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
TWO men stole cash in an armed robbery at a newsagents in Great Barr last night. Read
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Thirty Longbridge workers laid off as MG car firm sheds Chinese title
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
ABOUT 30 workers have been laid off at Longbridge – as the firm sheds its Chinese banner to become MG Motor UK Ltd. Read
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Tony Woodley adds support for Jaguar Land Rover funding saying 'no car job is safe'
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
THE union leader who helped save Longbridge from closure in 2000 today backed emergency calls for state aid for Jaguar Land Rover – and said: “No car job is safe.” Read
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Elderly man led to safety from Sparkbrook care home fire
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
AN ELDERLY man had to be led to safety after a fire in a care home in Sparkbrook. Read
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£280m monorail plan to solve Birmingham's traffic problems
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
COULD this be the answer to the city’s congestion problems? Read
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Putting travellers on the right track
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
COULD this be the answer to the city’s congestion problems? Read
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Stepmum's pride at President Obama's rise
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
Stepmum so proud of Barack’s rise Read
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Football mascot Beau Brummies's head pinched during Birmingham City game
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
BARKING mad Blues fans have pinched the head of the club’s mascot Beau Brummie. Read
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Birmingham excited by inauguration of Barack Obama as first black president of the United States
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
‘A breath of fresh air’ Read
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Man charged with Kings Heath street murder
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
Police said the 20-year-old was due to appear before magistrates in Birmingham today accused of killing Craig Thompson. Read
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Gaza arms sales protest at Lichfield factory
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS calling for an end to UK arms sales to Israel lined up outside a Midland factory. Read
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Facebook ban for Birmingham City Council workers
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
COUNCIL bosses today imposed a ‘Facebook ban’ after a shock study found highly paid officials were wasting hundreds of hours by chatting to friends when they should have been working. Read
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Elderly man led to safety from Sparkbrook care home fire
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
AN ELDERLY man had to be led to safety after a fire in a care home in Sparkbrook. Read
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Patient falls to his death from Walsall hospital window
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after a patient fell to his death from a Walsall hospital window. Read
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Bull Ring market flower seller Mary Sutton dies
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
A FLOWER-SELLER who worked through seven decades on Birmingham’s Bull Ring market has died, aged 89. Read
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JLR could raise cash on the money markets
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
CARMAKERS will find it easier to raise cash on the money markets thanks to the latest government bail-out of banks, the Chancellor has promised. Read
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Jaguar workers support Mail campaign for a government loan
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
WORRIED Jaguar workers have backed a Birmingham Mail campaign that demands government action to help safeguard their future. Read
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Midlands child sex crimes shock revealed by NSPCC
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE in the West Midlands recorded more than four sex crimes against children, some as young as one, every day last year. Read
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Erdington neighbour backs cat cruelty convictions pensioner
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
SUPPORTERS of the pensioner found guilty of 13 charges of animal cruelty have defended her treatment of cats. Read
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Brummie pop queen Jamelia backs campaign to feed children in developing countries
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
BRUMMIE pop queen Jamelia has visited Africa as part of a new campaign urging schoolchildren to help combat hunger in the developing world. Read
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Daring Birmingham trio travel the world to raise money for Acorns Children's Hospice
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
CONQUERING a Peruvian Inca Trail, dog sledding across the Arctic and trekking across the Sahara desert are adventures associated with the likes of James Bond or Indiana Jones. Read
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Fears grow for Oldbury man missing for nearly four months
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
FEARS are growing for the safety of a man missing for nearly four months who may be suffering depression. Read
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Cats rescued after being left to starve in house
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
Neighbours found out the tenant had left without paying the rent so they came to their rescue to feed the pair, who have been named Carla and Celeste. Read
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Coroner probes asbestos link to Oldbury man's death
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND man who died at home last week had a history of working with asbestos, an inquest heard. Read
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Lordswood school basketball team shines in Sweden tour
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
PUPILS at a Birmingham girls school have been shooting rings round their opponents during a successful overseas competition. Read
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Birmingham Methodist Central Hall work sparks inquiry
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
AN investigation has been ordered into why a landmark Birmingham building has been kept covered by scaffolding and an advertising banner for the last three years. Read
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Stafford mum gives kidney to save sick son
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND mum gave up a kidney to save her son’s life in the ultimate act of love. Read
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Great Barr pensioner's miracle bus escape
Jan 20 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM pensioner had a miraculous escape after a bus careered into her front garden and stopped inches from where she was sat. Read
