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2009
Articles from 18th Sep 2009
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Rembrandt set to make record £25m
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
A REMBRANDT masterpiece unseen in public for more than 40 years is expected to fetch up to £25 million when it goes under the hammer, it was announced today. Read
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Clue in hunt for Birmingham taxi killer
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
By Will Oliphant Read
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AN ANONYMOUS caller has named a person they suspect of killing of a “quiet, family man” who paid the ultimate price for acting as a peacemaker during a brawl in Birmingham.
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
Now detectives have urged the person who dialled the Crimestoppers hotline over the death of David Weaver to come forward and make an official statement. Read
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Birmingham fashionistas ready for Style In The City extravaganza
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
FORGET London, Paris and New York, for it’s full steam ahead for Birmingham’s three-day fashion extravaganza. Read
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A DISABLED man who claimed he was tarred and feathered on a Birmingham street in an apparent vigilante attack today relived his alleged ordeal.
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
Alan Topping said he was bundled in to the back of a van and beaten unconscious before being tied half-naked to a tree during an hour-long ordeal. Read
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THE government has lent £10 million to Jaguar Land Rover owners Tata to develop electric cars in the West Midlands, it emerged this afternoon.
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
The loan was given to the Tata Motors European Technical Centre, based at the University of Warwick. Read
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China 'deal' to axe Birmingham LDV van-maker
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
By Jon Griffin Read
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Bromsgrove schoolchildren have lucky escape as bus crashes
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
A GROUP of children had a lucky escape today when their minibus was involved in a road accident. Read
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Blaze guts Coseley youth club
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
A FORMER Black Country youth centre was in ruins today after a blaze gutted the building. Read
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China 'deal' to axe Birmingham LDV van-maker
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
By Jon Griffin Read
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A pirate's life for thee at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
ARRR me hearties! Read
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Victim’s grandmother says Handsworth child sex attacker's jail term was too lenient
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
THE grandmother of two Birmingham sex abuse victims has called for harsher penalties for child sex offenders after their abuser was jailed for eight years. Read
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Birmingham fashionistas ready for Style In The City extravaganza
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
FORGET London, Paris and New York, for it’s full steam ahead for Birmingham’s three-day fashion extravaganza. Read
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Lichfield marks 300th birthday of Samuel Johnson
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
WHAT do stingo, fopdoodle and maffle all have in common? Read
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Birmingham speedway must cut noise
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM Brummies speedway owner Tony Mole today vowed to continue his battle for the club’s long-term future after the outfit won a stay of execution. Read
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Clue in hunt for Birmingham taxi killer
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
By Will Oliphant Read
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Three students return to Britain’s first all-female agricultural college in Studley after more than 50 years
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
THREE women who studied at Britain’s first all-female agricultural college have been reunited after more than 50 years. Read
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Lighting up the Balti Triangle for holy festivals
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
IT MAY be September but some of the first Christmas lights in the country will be switched on for all to enjoy in Birmingham tonight. Read
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Virgin Trains criticised for increasing station parking charges
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
VIRGIN Trains has been condemned for raising car parking prices at its stations in the Midlands by up to 50 per cent. Read
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Birmingham female morris dance group searching for new members
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
AEROBICS leaves you exhausted, Pilates doesn’t excite you and ballroom dancing is strictly off the menu. Read
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Councillor happy at protest group English Defence League's vow never to return to Birmingham
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM councillor today said “goodbye and good riddance” after the controversial English Defence League vowed never to hold another demonstration in the city – because they think it is too violent. Read
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Six hurt as two cars collide in Birmingham city centre during morning rush-hour
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
SIX people were taken to hospital today after two cars crashed on a busy Birmingham commuter route. Read
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David Weaver: Birmingham murder plea mystery call
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
AN ANONYMOUS caller has named a person they suspect of killing of a “quiet, family man” who paid the ultimate price for acting as a peacemaker during a brawl in Birmingham. Read
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Tribute to Birmingham crash death dad
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
A FATHER-of-two who died in a motorbike crash will be remembered by colleagues when they unveil a plaque at the development where he worked as a builder. Read
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Plea for historic Kent Street baths to be saved
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM conservationist has called for a 1930s swimming pool to be saved from demolition. Read
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Women arrested in 'sham marriages' raids face deportation
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
TWO women who tried to trick their way into staying in the UK with sham marriages were today facing deportation. Read
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Hall Green driver caught using mum’s disabled parking badge
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
By Ross McCarthy Read
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Solihull play offers hope for cancer sufferers
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
THE moving stories of five women surviving cancer – including a character based on a Birmingham Mail blogger – are being told by famous actresses at a Midland theatre. Read
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Disabled Birmingham man tarred and feathered in attack
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
A DISABLED man who claimed he was tarred and feathered on a Birmingham street in an apparent vigilante attack today relived his alleged ordeal. Read
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Celebrate Lichfield's favourite son by defining a fopdoodle
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
What do stingo, fopdoodle and maffle all have in common? Read
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Strangled West Bromwich girl was sexually assaulted
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
Forensic tests have confirmed that West Bromwich schoolgirl Stacey Lawrence was sexually assaulted before being strangled by her mother's boyfriend, who then hanged himself. Read
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Councillor calls for a review of Birmingham swimming scheme
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
A Birmingham councillor has called for an urgent review into a controversial £9.3 million scheme to get people more active with free swim and gym sessions after he had to pay to use a pool weeks after its launch. Read
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D-Day for LDV
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
LDV was today facing D-Day in its nine-month battle for survival – amid claims that more than 800 West Midland jobs may be sacrificed to China in an MG Rover-style “lift and shift” operation. Read
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Worcestershire schoolboy took his own life due to exam pressure
Sep 18 2009 | Top Stories
A straight A-star schoolboy killed himself the day before a GCSE exam because he couldn’t cope with the pressure, an inquest has heard. Read
