Mar
2009
Articles from 17th Mar 2009
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M6 lorryjacking stabbing: Foreign lorry driver escapes murder charge
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
A foreign lorry driver arrested on suspicion of murdering a man during an attempted robbery in Warwickshire will not be prosecuted, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Read
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Birmingham torture pair: Government accused
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
The Government has been accused of "doing nothing" to help two Birmingham men who were allegedly tortured by Pakistan police in a bid to extract confessions from them. Read
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Three contestants from West Midlands in new series of The Apprentice
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
Three people from the West Midlands are to take part in the fifth series of Sir Alan Sugar's The Apprentice. Read
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Alum Rock murder: Police make arrest
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after a 47-year-old was found stabbed to death in Birmingham. Read
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Pilot: Ex-Birmingham City star posed no danger in aeroplane's cock pit
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
A Leamington Spa airline pilot sacked after allowing a Premier League footballer on to his jet's flight deck has told an employment tribunal that the star posed no risk to the safety of the aircraft. Read
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A TRUCKER will not be charged over the death of a man who he stabbed while trying to protect his vehicle from a gang who he believed were trying to rob him.
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
The Crown Prosecution Service said it had advised police that there was “insufficient evidence” to charge Vasilius Nikolakopoulos with any offence over the death of Dean Skidmore. Read
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Debenhams pledges to create 1,200 jobs in eight new stores
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
DEPARTMENT store chain Debenhams is to open new stores – one in the Midlands – and create up to 1,200 jobs by the end of 2010, the firm said today. Read
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Less talk, more action, Government urged over housebuilding
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
A KEY figure in the housebuilding industry in the West Midlands has joined forces with a national expert to call for “less talk and more action” from the Government. Read
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Debenhams pledges to create 1,200 jobs in eight new stores
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
DEPARTMENT store chain Debenhams is to open new stores – one in the Midlands – and create up to 1,200 jobs by the end of 2010, the firm said today. Read
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Two Midland women in TV battle to be Sir Alan’s next apprentice
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
TWO whizz-kid women from the West Midlands will be battling it out to be Sir Alan Sugar’s next Apprentice. Read
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Damning report on patient deaths at Mid Staffordshire hospitals
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
SEVERE staff shortages, “appalling” emergency care and lack of equipment could have led to the needless deaths of hundreds of patients at a Midland hospital trust, a damning investigation revealed today. Read
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Trucker won't face charges over Coleshill stabbing
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
The Crown Prosecution Service said it had advised police that there was “insufficient evidence” to charge Vasilius Nikolakopoulos with any offence over the death of Dean Skidmore. Read
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Man quizzed over fatal stabbing in Alum Rock
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a body in a Birmingham flat, it emerged today. Read
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UK motor industry boss calls for urgent action to save LDV
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
The former Northfield MP warned that it was a case of “now or never” to rescue the firm which was “staring over the precipice” after being hit with a £1 million tax bill. Read
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Birmingham Mail man reports from the front line in Basra
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
THE sound of the wailing alarm booming across the British army base in Iraq was a noise I hoped I would never hear. Read
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Birmingham film buff has cinema in his shed
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
AN 81-year-old Birmingham film buff’s love of the cinema has led him up the garden path - to build a 1930s style cinema in his garden shed. Read
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Cancer charity's £20m state-of-art hospice plan
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
A MODERN £20 million hospice for terminally-ill patients across the region could be created, cancer charity Marie Curie has revealed. Read
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Road race drivers jailed after death of Sandwell woman
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
TWO drivers involved in a high-speed race in which a Sandwell mother was fatally injured have been jailed for six years. Read
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Lord Mayor takes the plunge in abseil challenge
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S Lord Mayor showed his fearless side when he abseiled at a Birmingham adventure centre. Read
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Inquest told that Birmingham pensioner choked on 'wrong' dinner at care home
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
A PENSIONER choked to death at a Birmingham care home after mistakenly eating another resident’s dinner. Read
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Drugs sting duo ordered to pay cash back
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
A COUPLE caught by police during a major drugs sting have been ordered to pay back more than £75,000 after a confiscation hearing. Read
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Less talk, more action, Government urged over housebuilding
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
A KEY figure in the housebuilding industry in the West Midlands has joined forces with a national expert to call for “less talk and more action” from the Government. Read
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Crime and corruption is still at heart of Basra
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
CORRUPTION and crime will increase significantly in Basra after the withdrawal of 4,000 British troops later this year, a senior British officer told the Birmingham Mail today. Read
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Shrewsbury Two t-shirt fury
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
Speaker Michael Martin has pledged to investigate why demonstrators were told to take off T-shirts bearing the slogan "Shrewsbury Two" in the House of Commons. Read
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Boost for bid to halt truck crime in its tracks
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
TRUCKERS sharing information about hijacked lorries and stolen loads have been given a boost in the fight against crime. Read
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Drugs courier caught at Birmingham Airport gets 11-year jail term
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
A DRUG courier who tried to smuggle almost £250,000 of cocaine through Birmingham Airport has been jailed for 11 years, it emerged today. Read
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Knife horror: Billesley youngster tells of ordeal in city park
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER mugged by thugs at knifepoint in a Birmingham park has spoken of his frightening ordeal in order to warn other youngsters to be vigilant. Read
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Moreton Morrell stroke victim in Birmingham abseil
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
A BRAVE stroke survivor is tackling his biggest fear to raise money for the charity which helped him recover his health. Read
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Birmingham kids get tips for their school farm
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
CHILDREN from a Birmingham primary school were given some helpful tips during a visit to a farm. Read
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Birmingham City University in regional final of Best Business Awards
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City University was one of 15 finalists at the regional awards ceremony in the Birmingham Best Business Awards for the Development of Work Life Balance 2008 in the Large Business Category, celebrating work by employers in supporting work life balance. Read
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More than 32,000 empty West Midlands homes could be seized
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than 32,000 private homes in the West Midlands could be seized by councils after the Government recommended that anyone who left a property vacant for more than six months should lose control of it. Read
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Mum's bid to honour children buried at cemetery in Coleshill
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
A MUM who lost her 17-year-old daughter to leukaemia is hoping to raise money for a memorial to all the babies and children at the cemetery where she is buried. Read
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Edgbaston school launches history
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM school has launched a revised edition of its 125-year history. Read
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Tamworth rest home extension plan
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
PLANS to extend a rest home have been submitted to Tamworth Borough Council. The application for planning and listed building consent proposes extending the home at Lane House Rest Home in Lichfield Road, Tamworth. Read
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Birmingham people doubt alcohol price proposal will work
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
DEMANDS for minimum prices to be imposed on alcohol are being backed by the Government’s chief medical officer. Read
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Aston University in electric car trial
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
ASTON University and North Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust are taking part in an electric car trial aimed at cutting carbon emissions. Read
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Birmingham City University student in the running for London Marathon
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City University student Alex Carruthers is all set to run this year’s Flora London Marathon to raise money for international development charity ActionAid. Read
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Moseley residents see red over green bins mix-up
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
BUNGLING council officials have left a new recycling scheme in tatters after putting the wrong labels on collection bins. Read
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Soldiers in Afghanistan to report back via Birmingham Mail
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM soldiers who will be serving in Afghanistan over the next six months are set to send frontline despatches home via a new Birmingham Mail blog. Read
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Ceri’s locks loss shock is a Relief for others
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
IT WAS a case of hair today, gone tomorrow for one Midland charity fundraiser. Read
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MP Richard Burden fears for Northfield job support centre
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM MP has urged the city council to lift the financial threat to a job information base set up in the wake of the collapse of MG Rover. Read
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Midland industry leader's plea to Government for stability
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND industry leader has urged the Government to “leave business alone for ten years” to allow the sector to develop. Read
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Birmingham healthcare trio ready for charity marathon test
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
THREE members of staff from Birmingham-based nationwide healthcare insurer BHSF are set to go under starter’s orders for the London Marathon. Read
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Birmingham student is future of fashion
Mar 17 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM fashion student is over the moon after her space-age designs scooped a major prize at last week’s London Fashion Week. Read
