Jan
2010
Articles from 20th Jan 2010
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West Bromwich former magistrate and Ofsted inspector facing jail for child sex offences
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
A former magistrate and Ofsted school inspector has been warned he could face time behind bars after he admitted a string of serious sex offences. Read
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Number of unemployed in West Midlands falls by 20,000
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
The number of unemployed people in the West Midlands has dropped by 20,000 in the three months to November, reducing the total for the region to 259,000. Read
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£415,000 damages over Birmingham man who died from egg allergy
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
A caterer who supplied a dessert containing eggs at a Sikh wedding must pay £415,000 damages to the widow of a man from Birmingham who died from an allergic reaction, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Read
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£250m investment to create new main train line from Birmingham to London
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
A MULTI-million pound expansion of Moor Street station will create a new faster main train line from Birmingham to London, it has been announced. Read
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Video: Workers and campaigners give their reaction to the Cadbury takeover bid
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
Reporter Ben Goldby speaks to workers and campaigners outside Cadbury's Bournville headquarters in the wake of US firm Kraft's takeover bid Read
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Fresh snowfall will be short-lived say weather forecasters
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
Parts of Britain were facing fresh snow flurries today, but forecasters said it would be nothing like the Arctic weather seen earlier this month. Read
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Khyra Ishaq was 'starved deliberately', court told
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
A SEVEN year-old girl died after being starved by her mother and stepfather during months of “calculated” cruelty, a court heard. Read
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Hero Midland firefighters meet Haiti rescue baby
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
THIS is the heart-warming moment two West Midlands firemen were reunited with a toddler they had saved from the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake. Read
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More dying on roads of Birmingham
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
FEWER people are being injured on Birmingham roads – but more are being killed. Read
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Cadbury directors accused of taking "blood money"
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
FURIOUS Cadbury workers received an official company document urging them to reject Kraft’s bid – on the same day directors accepted an £11.7 billion offer, it emerged today. Read
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Cadbury sale could be the end - Birmingham historian Carl Chinn
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
CADBURY’S historic Bournville factory could close with the loss of 2,500 jobs if Kraft’s eleventh-hour £11.7 billion takeover bid succeeds, Birmingham’s best known historian has predicted. Read
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Workers' shock at Kraft bid to buy Cadbury
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
BOURNVILLE’S world-famous factory in a garden is on the brink of becoming a “ghost town” said the anxious local community who see Cadbury as their lifeline. Read
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Birmingham University under fire over visit by high-profile Hamas supporter
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM University bosses were locked in a row today after being accused of allowing a controversial academic to address students. Read
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Staff at Star City praised after blaze
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS have praised staff at Birmingham’s Star City for the way they dealt with a blaze which could have resulted in dozens of casualties. Read
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Mother and brother of missing Erdington woman appeal for information
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
THE MOTHER and brother of a missing Birmingham woman have today begged for the public’s help to find the “doting” mum-of-three. Read
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24 hospital wards shut after vomiting bug spreads
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
TWENTY four wards in Birmingham and the Black Country have been shut because of outbreaks of a vomiting bug that has hit hospitals across the country. Read
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Number of people dying on Birmingham roads rises
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
FEWER people are being injured on Birmingham roads – but more are being killed. Read
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Lichfield man charged with murder of wife
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of his wife. Read
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Streetly Sea scouts fire adventure
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
THE Sea Scouts in Streetly will be learning life-saving skills from Sutton Coldfield Fire Station officers. Read
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Bin backlog finally cleared in Walsall
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
AROUND 20,000 Black Country households had rubbish carted away over the weekend to clear the backlog left over from the big freeze. Read
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Swine flu scare pushes up staff sickness levels at Birmingham City Council
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
SWINE flu panic among staff is being blamed for a dip in Birmingham City Council’s performance last summer. Read
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Driver attacked by youths who pelted his car with snowballs in Wolverhampton
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
A DRIVER was punched in the face and racially abused by youths after they snowballed his car in Wolverhampton. Read
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Kings Heath fair
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
THOSE looking for alternative ways of healing can get advice at a Kings Heath health fair. Read
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City and Sandwell hospitals crack down on burnt toast
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
BURNING smoke from toasters set off so many false alarms that hospital chiefs have launched new penalties for their misuse. Read
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Hatrick award for Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
AN INTERNET website showcasing Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery’s world famous Pre-Raphaelite collection has scooped its third major award just six months after it was launched. Read
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Smartcard a step closer on Midlands transport
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
SMARTCARDS could be in place on all rail and bus routes in the Midlands by the autumn, according to transport bosses. Read
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Police swoop on Birmingham pub after false alert over explosives
Jan 20 2010 | Top Stories
A PUBLICAN and his son are counting the cost after police mistook an army issue gas mask filter for a live land mine. Read
