Jan
2010
Articles from 6th Jan 2010
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Driver taken to hospital after suspected heart attack in Tipton
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
The driver of a car has been taken to hospital after suffering a suspected heart attack. Read
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Boy's escape from frozen lake prompts warning from West Midlands Ambulance Service
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
Parents have been warned to ensure that children do not play on frozen lakes after a 13-year-old boy was rescued by fire crews in Herefordshire. Read
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10pm update: School closures for Thursday January 7
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
A list of schools currently confirmed as closed for Thursday January 7. Read
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Police investigate fire at President Restaurant in Sparkbrook
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE are treating a major fire that gutted a landmark Birmingham Balti Belt restaurant as suspicious. Read
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Birmingham teenager killed in 'jump from car' on motorway in South Africa
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
Police are investigating how a British teenager, from Birmingham, died in South Africa after apparently jumping from a moving car on a motorway. Read
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Woman injured in Wolverhampton crash
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
A woman has been injured after a car and a bus were in a serious collision in Wolverhamptonthis morning. Read
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Snow stops refuse collections in Walsall
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
Walsall Council has suspended refuse collections after snow and ice prevented collection vehicles from reaching four-fifths of properties in the borough. Read
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'Illegal' abortion doctor faces ban
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM GP accused of arranging an illegal late abortion for her teenage daughter in Spain faces being struck off the medical register. Read
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Pub backs down on strippers plan
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
STRIPPERS will not be allowed to perform at a Sutton Coldfield pub’s hen and stag party nights following complaints from a child safety watchdog. Read
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200 Birmingham schools closed as more bad weather expected
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
MORE severe weather is being forecast for the West Midlands as a day of snowfall brought chaos to the region. Read
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More snow expected after temperatures fell to -10c overnight
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
Temperatures fell as low as minus 10C (14F) throughout the Midlands overnight and there is no end in sight to the freezing weather. Read
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Snow shuts West Midlands schools and causes transport problems
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
Severe weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office for the West Midlands with sub-zero temperatures and snow affecting travel. Read
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Police appeal for witnesses to M6 toll pile-ups
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE today appealed for witnesses to a multiple-vehicle pile-ups on a Midland motorway after two deer ran onto the carriageway. Read
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Grit supplies in Birmingham and Midlands are ‘adequate’ to keep city moving
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
COUNCILS across the West Midlands are keeping a close eye on grit supplies to keep the region mobile as the cold snap continues to bite. Read
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Travellers stranded as Birmingham Airport shut overnight
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
Airports across the country were battling to reopen today after the blizzard conditions caused havoc for thousands of travellers. Read
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Birmingham councillor Salma Yaqoob condemns Islamic group's march through Wooton Bassett
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM city councillor and leader of the Respect Party Salma Yaqoob has joined the nationwide condemnation of radical group Islam4UK’s plan to march through Wootton Bassett. Read
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Nurses paid equivalent of £122,000 a year at Walsall hospital
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
A CASH-strapped Midland hospital has paid an agency nurse the equivalent of a whopping £122,000 annual salary – nearly four times what a full-time worker would earn. Read
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Disgraced Worcester NHS finance chief cons family out of £20,000 and cheats on wife
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
A LOVE rat Midland health boss cheated on his wife and conned his stepson and daughter-in-law out of £20,000 in a bogus shares deal. Read
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Cannock bride who stole £470,000 is jailed
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND bride who stole £470,000 from her former employer to fund a lavish lifestyle including her dream wedding was starting a two-year jail sentence today. Read
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Birmingham medic saves Afghan youngster
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
A BOY of six gravely ill with tetanus was saved by a Birmingham medic after he was flown hundreds of miles from a remote village in Afghanistan to a British-run hospital. Read
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Top West Midlands detective "hounded" out of job, tribunal told.
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
A FORMER top West Midlands Police detective claimed he was “bullied and harassed” out of his job because he was disabled. Read
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Handsworth resident Charlotte 'Lucy' Cooper celebrates 100 not out.
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
WHEN evergreen Charlotte Cooper came into the world in January 1910 the Wright Brothers were still trying to patent a visionary contraption called the aeroplane. Read
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Bartley Green pupils make plea to rid the streets of yobs.
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
SCHOOL pupils in Birmingham fed up with yobs blighting their lives have compiled a “wish list” for police and councillors so they can tackle the problem. Read
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We're too British to haggle say shoppers
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
US BRITS like a good moan about prices, but tend to hold back when it comes to haggling. Read
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New twist in row over sacked BRMB DJ Tom Binns
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
A GROUP which campaigns for the Queen to be replaced as head of state has called for a sacked Birmingham radio presenter to get his job back. Read
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Birmingham restaurant Lasan bids for place in The F Word final.
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
A TOP Birmingham chef hits our TV screens tonight as he bids to book a place in the final of Gordon Ramsay’s Best Local Restaurant competition. Read
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CCTV image 'may hold clue' to Erdington phone theft
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE investigating the terrifying theft of a schoolgirl’s mobile phone on board a Birmingham bus have released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace. Read
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Thieves stole £1,600 after Bilston purse snatch
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE want to speak to these two men in connection with a theft of over £1,600 from a 62-year-old-woman. Read
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City Councillors get teenage sidekicks in bid to tackle voter apathy
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM city councillors are to form Batman and Robin-style partnerships with teenage sidekicks in a bid to tackle community problems and stop the apathy and cynicism towards local politics. Read
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BTP release CCTV images of three men after a train worker was racially abused in December
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
BRITISH Transport Police today released CCTV images of three men after a member of railway staff was racially abused onboard a train bound for Birmingham New Street. Read
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Transport release Wolverhampton CCTV after bike theft
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
PICTURES of a man wanted in connection with the theft of a £2,500 bike have been released by transport police. Read
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St Barnabas church revamp will screen worshippers from Erdington Poundland
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
A BRIGHT stained glass window will be installed at a historic church to shield worshippers from the sight of an ugly Poundland shop next door. Read
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Birmingham and West Midlands Schools closed on Wednesday
Jan 06 2010 | Top Stories
The following schools in the Midlands have confirmed they will be closed today: Read
