Jul
2009
Articles from 18th Jul 2009
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Music bosses wowed by YouTube singing sensation Vinnie Waldron
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
A NINE-year-old boy has been talent-spotted by a record producer after his family put a video of him singing on YouTube. Read
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Police hunting down shooter after Edgbaston doorstep attack
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES are today continuing to probe the shooting of a man who was gunned down on his own doorstep. Read
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Mandelson's 'step in' pledge to Jaguar Land Rover
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
CARMAKER Jaguar Land Rover will not be allowed to collapse, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has pledged. Read
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Hand-cuffed, frog-marched, locked in police cell – for trying to use valid money-off vouchers
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
A FURIOUS mother and daughter claimed they were handcuffed, frog-marched through the city centre, banned from the Bullring and locked in a police cell for five hours – for trying to use valid money off-vouchers in River Island. Read
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Blackmailer ‘Scorpio’ made death threats in £3 million plot against Birmingham supermarket
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
A BLACKMAILER calling himself Scorpio made threats to kill in a £3 million plot against a Birmingham supermarket, it was revealed today. Read
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Soldier killed in explosion named as Rifleman Aminiasi Toge
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
A BRITISH soldier killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan has been named as Rifleman Aminiasi Toge from 2nd Battalion The Rifles by the Ministry of Defence. Read
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Prison governor says female officer who claims being bullied wore ‘figure-hugging’ uniform
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
A FORMER prison officer who claims she was bullied for being too attractive wore “figure-hugging” clothes to work, a tribunal heard. Read
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Mandelson's 'step in' pledge to Jaguar Land Rover
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
CARMAKER Jaguar Land Rover will not be allowed to collapse, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has pledged. Read
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Murder inquiry after man, 66, found dead in Worcester park
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
A MURDER inquiry was under way today after the death of a man found in a Worcester park. Read
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Shoppers arrested in voucher row at River Island in Bullring
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
A FURIOUS mother and daughter claimed they were handcuffed, frog-marched through the city centre, banned from the Bullring and locked in a police cell for five hours – for trying to use valid money off-vouchers in River Island. Read
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Blackmailer made death threats in plot against Birmingham supermarket
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
A BLACKMAILER calling himself Scorpio made threats to kill in a £3 million plot against a Birmingham supermarket, it was revealed today. Read
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Police hunting down shooter after Edgbaston doorstep attack
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES are today continuing to probe the shooting of a man who was gunned down on his own doorstep. Read
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Cadbury's chocolate factory workers threaten strike over pay
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of workers at Birmingham’s world-famous Cadbury’s chocolate factory are voting on strike action after accusing bosses of breaking a pay-deal. Read
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YouTube singing sensation Vinnie Waldron wows judge
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
A NINE-year-old boy has been talent-spotted by a record producer after his family put a video of him singing on YouTube. Read
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Former Solihull child gymnast grew drugs in loft
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
A FORMER child gymnast smoked prolific quantities of cannabis to combat pain from a back injury he suffered as a result, a judge has heard. Read
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Black Country policemen collect bravery award
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
TWO Black Country bobbies have been named among the country’s bravest. Read
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Wolverhampton man who stabbed former partner 17 times is jailed
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
A JEALOUS man who savagely stabbed his former partner 17 times in a determined bid to kill her has been put behind bars for 14 years. Read
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Plans fail to deter clampers
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
GOVERNMENT proposals to regulate the car clamping industry are woefully inadequate and will not stop cowboy operators, Birmingham’s trading standards chief has claimed. Read
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Last respects for Birmingham firefighter John Giles
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of well-wishers have paid tribute to a Birmingham firefighter who helped families who lost loved ones in the Warwickshire warehouse blaze. Read
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Moseley man jailed for benefit fraud
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man, who used multiple identities to illegally obtain £24,000 in benefits, has been jailed for ten months. Read
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Visitors to Birmingham see controversial graffiti artist's work
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
INTERNATIONAL visitors to Birmingham were treated to a tour of the city with a difference – viewing the controversial work of a graffiti artist. Read
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Roman coins found in south Warwickshire field
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
A TREASURE trove of more than 1,000 silver coins dating back to the Roman era has been unearthed in the Midlands. Read
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Midland cancer survivors star in TV ad campaign
Jul 18 2009 | Top Stories
THREE Midland cancer survivors have been handpicked for national TV adverts to show the stark reality of being diagnosed with the disease. Read
