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2009
Articles from 14th Jul 2009
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Eager customers try to place orders for Jaguar XJ without seeing the car
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
JAGUAR is booking advance orders for its new flagship XJ from potential buyers who have not even seen the car. Read
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Blue-collar staff are the worst hit by crunch
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
NEW research suggests parts of the Midlands white-collar recruitment market are showing signs of recovery – although the financial services sector is still being hit hard. Read
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THE grieving family of brave Birmingham soldier Joe Murphy today hailed him a hero, but said he was too young to die.
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
They spoke as they prepared to receive his body which was flown back to the UK along with the bodies of seven other British soldiers killed in the army’s bloodiest 24 hours in Afghanistan. Read
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Thousands expected at Wootton Bassett to salute fallen soldiers
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS were expected to line the streets of Wootton Bassett, near RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire, to watch the soldiers’ cortege – the largest yet to drive through the market town. Read
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Worcester Cathedral tributes to vicar's son in swimming tragedy
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
THE funeral of a Midland vicar’s son saw hundreds of friends and family pay their final respects during a colourful ceremony. Read
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MPs call for NEC stop for planned high-speed rail route
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
PLANNED high-speed rail services to the city must include a stop at Birmingham International Airport and NEC, MPs have warned. Read
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Eight soldiers flown home from Afghanistan
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
The bodies of eight British soldiers killed during the Army's bloodiest 24 hours in Afghanistan were flown home today. Read
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Cinemas braced for opening day Harry Potter mania
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
HARRY Potter mania is set to hit the West Midlands tomorrow when the latest film about the schoolboy wizard opens. Read
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Birmingham preparing bid for Commonwealth Games
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is preparing an audacious bid to bring the Commonwealth Games to the city. Read
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Holloway Circus closed after female motorcyclist injured
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
A WOMAN motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash which forced the closure of a busy Birmingham underpass today. Read
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Walsall soldier's brother - troops should be better equipped
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
THE brother of brave Black Country war hero Jonathan Horne, who died fighting the Taliban, today called for troops to be better equipped. Read
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Two are arrested in Birmingham school cash probe
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
TWO people have been arrested in connection with a major probe into alleged financial irregularities at a Birmingham secondary school. Read
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582 drummers smash world record at NIA
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
DRUMMERS from across the UK rocked it up in Birmingham to help smash the record for the world’s largest simultaneous drum beat. Read
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£90 pools investment backed but funding problem remains
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
THE biggest investment in Birmingham’s council-run swimming pools for decades has received political backing. Read
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Proms honour for young maestro Julia Barbour
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
A FOURTEEN-year-old girl is preparing to have her music heard by a worldwide audience of millions after she won a competition to have her composition played in the Last Night of the Proms. Read
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Wednesbury campaigners vow to keep up battle against car parking charges
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
BLACK Country residents today vowed to fight on after councillors voted to wheel in parking charges – despite a 10,000-strong petition opposing the move. Read
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Birmingham conductor and wife die in suicide clinic
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
A renowned Birmingham conductor and his wife have died in the assisted suicide clinic Dignitas, their family said. Read
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Thousands expected at Wootton Bassett to salute fallen soldiers
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS are expected to line the streets of Wootton Bassett, near RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire, to watch the soldiers’ cortege – the largest yet to drive through the market town. Read
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Mail reporter Paul Bradley on life for British soldiers in Afghanistan
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
IN THE middle of Afghanistan’s lawless desert, comrades of the latest British soldiers killed in action said their solemn goodbyes. Read
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582 drummers smash world record at NIA
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
DRUMMERS from across the UK rocked it up in Birmingham to help smash the record for the world’s largest simultaneous drum beat. Read
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Family of Birmingham soldier Joe Murphy say he was too young to die
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
THE grieving family of brave Birmingham soldier Joe Murphy today hailed him a hero, but said he was too young to die. Read
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£90m pools investment backed but funding problem remains
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
THE biggest investment in Birmingham’s council-run swimming pools for decades has received political backing. Read
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Woman hurt in crash at Weeford, near Lichfield
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
A WOMAN was hurt when the 4x4 she was travelling in overturned on a busy dual carriageway. Read
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Hednesford woman fined for dumping dirty nappies in neighbour's garden
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
A WOMAN has been fined after being caught dumping dirty nappies into a neighbour’s garden. Read
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Blue-collar staff are the worst hit by crunch
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
NEW research suggests parts of the Midlands white-collar recruitment market are showing signs of recovery – although the financial services sector is still being hit hard. Read
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City hospital’s 10-minute procedure helps tongue-tied baby Austin Flint
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
PARENTS Nicola Wright and Simon Flint were lost for words when they found out their newborn baby was literally tongue-tied. Read
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Children 'home alone' when fire started in Tyseley house, court told
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
A FIRE started in a locked Birmingham home where three children had been left alone by their parents, a court heard. Read
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Mother and son admit arranging sham marriages for illegal immigrants
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
A MOTHER and son from Birmingham have admitted arranging a string of ‘sham’ marriages for illegal immigrants. Read
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Jaguar takes advance orders for new XJ
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
Jaguar is booking advance orders for its new flagship XJ from potential buyers who have not even seen the car. Read
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Worcester Cathedral tributes to vicar's son in swimming tragedy
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
THE funeral of a Midland vicar’s son saw hundreds of friends and family pay their final respects during a colourful ceremony. Read
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MPs call for NEC stop for planned high-speed rail route
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
PLANNED high-speed rail services to the city must include a stop at Birmingham International Airport and NEC, MPs have warned. Read
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Villa Old Stars help raise cash for the Paul Birch Trust
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
A STAR-studded line up of Aston Villa legends will take on an amateur side from Sutton Coldfield on Sunday to raise cash for the Paul Birch Trust. Read
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Birmingham pupils in protest over move to scan thumbprints
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
ANGRY pupils at a Birmingham grammar school are protesting over the introduction of electronic fingerprinting. Read
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Birmingham police officer escapes jail for leaking details
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
A Birmingham police officer who passed on confidential information obtained from the force computer to two convicted fraudsters has escaped an immediate jail sentence. Read
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Birmingham teenager killed in Aghanistan was talented artist
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
Just two years ago, talented Joe Murphy was picking up an A* in art GCSE for work including this remarkable self-portrait. Read
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Shirley carnival success
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
CROWDS defied the weather to turn out in force for this year’s Shirley Carnival. Read
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Tributes paid to first head teacher at Balsall Heath school
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
FAMILY and friends of Wilfred Turner, the first head teacher at Percy Shurmer Primary School, in Balsall Heath, today shared their fond memories after he died aged 93. Read
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Proms honour for young maestro Julia Barbour
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
A 14-year-old girl is preparing to have her music heard on a worldwide audience of millions after she won a competition to have her composition played in the Last Night of the Proms. Read
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£30m low carbon buses scheme gets green light
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM commuters could soon be travelling on a fleet of green buses thanks to a £30 million Government windfall. Read
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Midland brewer expands to meet growing demand
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
A FAMILY-owned Midland brewery has moved to larger premises to keep up with growing demand. Read
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Joseph Chamberlain heritage row over Highbury Hall
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
THE great-great granddaughter of Joseph Chamberlain has accused Birmingham City Council of failing to organise crunch talks to secure the future of Highbury Hall. Read
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Fundraising event for the Letisha & Charlene Education Awards
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
TASTY treats were on sale when university staff staged a special funding-raising event for the Letisha and Charlene Education Awards Scheme. Read
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Kings Norton kids are good sports on their big day
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
NOT even wet weather could put a dampener on the annual sports day at a Birmingham school. Read
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Tributes paid to former Conservative councillor David Coldicott
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Birmingham councillor who was killed in a cycling accident. Read
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At least four-year wait for sale of Selly Oak Hospital site
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
THE sale of a multi-million pound Birmingham hospital site is not due to go ahead for at least four years when it will be sold to make way for new housing, NHS bosses have revealed. Read
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Marston Green footballers get on their bikes in crash victim's memory
Jul 14 2009 | Top Stories
A GROUP of footballers from Marston Green FC will be swapping footballs for bicycles when they take on a sponsored 50-mile challenge as a tribute to a former teammate. Read
