Feb
2009
Articles from 18th Feb 2009
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Man dies in fall from Rotunda
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM shoppers watched in horror as a man fell to his death from the roof of the Rotunda. Read
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Woman murdered in Marston Green had compained to police
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
A woman found murdered shortly after her estranged husband's apparent suicide had made a complaint to police five days before her body was discovered. Read
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Man plunges from Rotunda
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
SHOPPERS watched in horror as a man fell from the Birmingham Rotunda today. Read
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A BIRMINGHAM bobby had to be rushed into intensive care after falling ill while in Russia scouting out security for Aston Villa’s crunch UEFA Cup game, it emerged today.
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
PC Scott Hamilton was diagnosed with pancreatitis and peritonitis after emergency exploratory surgery in a hospital in Moscow, where Villa will play next week. The football intelligence officer was later transferred by air ambulance to a hospital in Germany where it was discovered he had also contracted a strain of hospital superbug MRSA. Read
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Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to face 'sleaze' investigation
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to face a parliamentary "sleaze" investigation over her second home allowance, it was disclosed today. Read
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A BIRMINGHAM bobby had to be rushed into intensive care after falling ill while in Russia scouting out security for Aston Villa’s crunch UEFA Cup game, it emerged today.
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
PC Scott Hamilton was diagnosed with pancreatitis and peritonitis after emergency exploratory surgery in a hospital in Moscow, where Villa will play next week. Read
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‘Hero’ van driver gets police gong
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
A “HEROIC” VAN driver who grappled with a violent thief he spotted attacking a woman at a cashpoint machine is to be honoured for his bravery. Read
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So ashamed of our debts
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
The Birmingham Mail told on Monday how debt counsellors had condemned some finance companies for waiting outside the city’s courts to pounce on desperate families on the brink of losing their homes. Read
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Aston Villa cop falls ill in Moscow
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
PC Scott Hamilton was diagnosed with pancreatitis and peritonitis after emergency exploratory surgery in a hospital in Moscow, where Villa will play next week. Read
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Heart attack trucker averts pile-up
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
A LORRY driver managed to avoid a possible major pile-up on a Midland motorway after apparently suffering a heart attack at the wheel of his vehicle. Read
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Murder probe launched after woman found dead in Solihull
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE have launched a murder investigation after a woman was found dead at a Midland house just yards from where a man was killed on a train line. Read
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Strike warning by GKN engineering staff
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
ANGRY workers today warned they could strike after an historic engineering company announced it is to axe more than 470 Midland jobs and close two of its factories in Birmingham and the Black Country. Read
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Strictly Come Dancing in Birmingham for live tour
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
STARS of television smash hit Strictly Come Dancing waltzed into Birmingham last night for the final leg of their live UK tour. Read
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David Cameron: I want Birmingham mayor
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
AN ELECTED mayor could be running Birmingham in just over three years’ time if the Conservatives win the next General Election, it has emerged. Read
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3rd Battalion Mercian soldiers parade through Walsall streets
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
SOLDIERS from the Mercian Regiment received a heroes’ welcome when they paraded through Walsall for the first time in 10 years yesterday. Read
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Three women hurt after Digbeth accident
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
THREE female pedestrians were taken to hospital after a car mounted the pavement in a Birmingham street and ploughed into them. Read
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Two in court over teenager's stab murder in Worcestershire
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
TWO men will appear in court today charged with the murder of a teenager stabbed in a car park. Read
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Birmingham City Council rejects £1,300 fine paid in pennies
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City council has refused to accept a supermarket trolley holding almost half a tonne of pennies from a wheel-clamper as payment for a £1,300 debt. Read
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Holidays galore at the Boat and Carvan show at the NEC
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than 110,000 holidaymakers are set to broaden their horizons with a visit to an outdoor exhibition at the National Exhibition Centre this week. Read
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Plans to close Redditch course leaves golfers feeling under par
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND council is set to axe its municipal golf course in a bid to save more than £800,000. Read
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Villa star launches youth initiative
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
ASTON Villa defender Zat Knight helped kick-start the second wave of a community scheme to keep Birmingham youngsters on the straight and narrow. Read
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Audience comment favourable to Birmingham Rep play with links to the Lozells riots
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
A NEW play with links to the Lozells riots of four years ago has taken to the stage in Birmingham. Read
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Birmingham universities experience a boom in applications
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
SCHOOL leavers are flocking to Birmingham’s universities in increasing numbers as they choose education over the recession-hit jobs market. Read
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Midland churches contemplate changes to wedding and funeral fees
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND clergymen were today mulling over proposals which could change the costs paid by couples and families arranging church weddings and funerals. Read
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Birmingham Polish song and dance troupe celebrating its 60th anniversary with festival
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
FOR 60 years, song and dance troupe Wiesniacy have kept Polish culture alive and well in Birmingham. Read
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Cash from Birmingham money laundering gang destroyed after contaminated with drugs
Feb 18 2009 | Top Stories
TENS of thousands of pounds seized from a gang of money launderers was so heavily contaminated with drugs it has had to be destroyed. Read
