Nov
2009
Articles from 5th Nov 2009
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Staffordshire Hoard: Birmingham store reports big rush for metal detectors
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM metal detector store is experiencing a rush of customers hoping to unearth their own piece of treasure. Read
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Volunteers iron 2,000 sheets for new Birmingham Ronald McDonald House
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
A TEAM of volunteers spent an afternoon ironing bed sheets to be used in the brand new Birmingham Ronald McDonald House. Read
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Birmingham lawyers say cautions for criminals are not 'real punishment'
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
LAWYERS in Birmingham have called for a review over the way police cautions are dished out amid claims that too many criminals are escaping with a slap on the wrist. Read
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Brave Birmingham cancer battler nets college award
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mum is to fulfil her dream of working with children after beating breast cancer to continue her education. Read
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Birmingham restaurant Lasan wins third curry 'Oscar'
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM restaurant is celebrating its third win in as many years at the UK’s curry Oscars. Read
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Man and woman jailed after Cradley Heath teenager threatened with pizza cutter
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
A BLACK Country man and woman have been sent to prison for nearly eight years after a teenager was threatened with a pizza cutter before being frogmarched to a post office to withdraw money from his account. Read
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Carl Chinn to speak as part of Birmingham Seen exhibition at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
LOCAL historian, writer and broadcaster Professor Carl Chinn will be giving a free talk tomorrow on ‘Birmingham – the Great Working City’ as part of the Birmingham Seen exhibition at the Museum and Art Gallery. Read
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Police training takes its toll on West Midlands officers
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
DOZENS of West Midlands bobbies are being injured each year while practising making arrests. Read
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Tribute to fallen
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
PUPILS at schools across Birmingham will be paying tribute to the many thousands of servicemen and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. Read
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Baby joy for Walsall Apprentice hopeful Jo Cameron
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
APPRENTICE star Jo Cameron has spoken of her baby joy three years after she lost a child and defied doctors who feared she might never fall pregnant again. Read
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Wolverhampton city council criticised over student flats near gas depot
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
Wolverhampton city council has been criticised by a High Court judge for failing to alert the Health and Safety Executive before giving the go-ahead for new flats for hundreds of students near a potentially hazardous gas storage depot. Read
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Pensioner rescued from fire in Small Heath, Birmingham
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
AN ELDERLY woman was rescued from a house fire in Small Heath late on Tuesday. Firefighters were called to Somerville Road just after 11pm and rescued the OAP. The fire, caused by a settee catching alight, caused 50 per cent damage to the front room. Read
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Brave Birmingham cancer battler nets college award
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mum is to fulfil her dream of working with children after beating breast cancer to continue her education. Read
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Man arrested over Brierley Hill nightclub shooting
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
A 32-year-old man has been arrested by armed police in connection with a shooting at a Birmingham nightclub. Read
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Pensioner killed in collision on M5 in Worcestershire
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
Traffic police are seeking witnesses to a fatal motorway crash in Worcestershire which claimed the life of an 82-year-old man. Read
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Police appeal for information about missing Birmingham teenager Hafeez Safi
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
A TEENAGE Birmingham boy has been missing from home for five weeks, police revealed today. Read
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Birmingham teenager wows Wayne Rooney with football skills
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
HOTSHOT Birmingham teenager Jermaine Hylton has won through to the final of a TV talent show after dazz-ling England ace Wayne Rooney with his skills. Read
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Birmingham City, Aston Villa and Albion oppose naming-rights deals for football grounds
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
THE famous names of Villa Park, St Andrew’s and The Hawthorns will not be changed to cash in on sponsorship deals, thousands of football fans were reassured today. Read
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Man who died in Birmingham police custody was racism victim, family tells inquest
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
THE family of a black man who died in police custody in Birmingham six years ago told an inquest they believe he was a victim of racism by officers. Read
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Tettenhall crash man is named
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN who died after the car he was in crashed into a tree has today been named as Wolverhampton 25-year-old Liam Turner. Read
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Four injured as bus and car collide in Walsall
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
FOUR people were taken to hospital after a car and a bus crashed in Walsall. Read
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Two held in dawn drug raids in Wednesbury
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE arrested two suspected drug dealers in dramatic dawn raids at two Black Country houses which netted a Class A substance and uncovered a cannabis farm today. Read
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Traffic chaos for motorists after M6 crash
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
MOTORISTS heading into Birmingham faced rush-hour misery today after a four-vehicle shunt bought traffic grinding to a halt on a Midland motorway. Read
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Midlands MPs welcome expenses reform
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
PROPOSED reforms of MPs’ expenses, which include ending claims for mortgage interest and employment of family members, should be adopted in full, according to many Midland MPs. Read
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Soldiers injured in Afghanistan attack in Birmingham for treatment
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
SOLDIERS critically injured in a devastating attack which left five of their comrades dead were today receiving treatment at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham. Read
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Kings Heath dad wins £500 Mail cash giveaway - just in time for weekend trip to Ireland
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
HAPPY Mathew Finn is quids-in after becoming the third winner of the Birmingham Mail’s £500 instant cash giveaway. Read
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Birmingham Mail MD quizzed by MPs over changes to paper
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
LOCAL MPs met a senior manager from Birmingham Mail and Birmingham Post publisher BPM Media to discuss reorganisations taking place at both titles. Read
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Happy returns for Andrea Bocelli fans
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
IT was third time lucky for married couple Steve and Val Share of Warwick. Read
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Review: Andrea Bocelli's worth the wait at the NIA
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
IT was the concert more than 10,000 people had waited for when Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli finally performed at Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena. Read
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Alesha Dixon's Symphony Hall duet with Midland fan, Kate
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
DREAMS of stardom became a reality for a Birmingham trainee accountant when she ended up singing live on stage with Strictly star Alesha Dixon. Read
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Chelmsley Wood grandmother in hospital bed has purse snatched
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
A WIDOWED granny had her purse and cash stolen as she lay semi-concious in a Birmingham hospital bed. Read
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Birmingham City Council carried on paying 'discriminatory' bonuses to men, employment tribunal hears
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
BONUSES continued to be paid to male workers employed by Birmingham City Council 18 months after they were deemed to be discriminatory, an employment tribunal heard. Read
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Tyson makes his Midland audience go the distance
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
FANS of volatile boxer ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson were kept waiting for an incredible FOUR hours at a Midland event in his honour. Read
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Jonathan Edwards praises Birmingham for attracting top athletes to train ahead of 2012 Olympics
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM has already come out top in the 2012 Olympics by attracting the world’s best athletes to train in the city, according to Gold Medallist Jonathan Edwards. Read
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Andrea Bocelli performs at Birmingham NIA after cancellation
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
It was all right last night as Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli returned to sing before a packed National Indoor Arena a month after cancelling a performance. Read
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Widower's car and dog stolen as he tended grave in Walsall
Nov 05 2009 | Top Stories
Callous thieves in Birmingham stole a widower's car with his pet dog inside as he tended his wife's grave. Read
