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2010
Articles from 23rd Jan 2010
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Horrors of Nazi concentration camps remembered on Holocaust Memorial Day
Jan 23 2010 | Top Stories
THE horrors of Nazi concentration camps will be remembered around the world during Holocaust Memorial Day tomorrow. Young people in the West Midlands have been hearing from survivors – and warned it could happen again unless everyone is vigilant. STEVE BRADLEY and WILL OLIPHANT report Read
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Hershey announces it will not make a counter bid for Cadbury
Jan 23 2010 | Top Stories
US CHOCOLATE firm Hershey cleared the way for Kraft’s £11.9 billion takeover of Cadbury after it said it would not make a counter-bid. Read
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Police release cctv image after man exposed himself on Birmingham train
Jan 23 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in connection with a sex offence on board a Birmingham train. Read
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Walsall boarding kennels shut down after RSPCA raid
Jan 23 2010 | Top Stories
A BOARDING kennels in the Black Country was dramatically shut down by police and the RSPCA after complaints about conditions at the facility. Read
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Floods lead to Solihull cannabis grower
Jan 23 2010 | Top Stories
A SOLIHULL man who set up a cannabis-growing operation in a flat was caught after the fire brigade were called when water leaked into the home below it. Read
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Jail for Walsall car park rapist
Jan 23 2010 | Top Stories
A WALSALL man has been sentenced to five-and-half years in jail for raping a woman in a Black Country car park. Read
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Two men suffer head injuries in attack in Acocks Green
Jan 23 2010 | Top Stories
TWO men were today recovering in hospital after being badly beaten in a house in Birmingham. Read
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Black hole in Birmingham City Council finances hits £34 million
Jan 23 2010 | Top Stories
A FINANCIAL crisis plunging Birmingham City Council’s budget into the red is three times greater than official figures suggest, it has been revealed. Read
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Three more swine flu deaths in West Midlands
Jan 23 2010 | Top Stories
A FURTHER three people have died after suffering from swine flu in the West Midlands, according to the latest figures. Read
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Mick McCarthy hits back at Wolves gambling reports
Jan 23 2010 | Top Stories
WOLVES boss Mick McCarthy has slammed reports the struggling Premiership club is battling a “gambling culture”. Read
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Ruby Wax to play gig at Edgbaston psychiatric hospital
Jan 23 2010 | Top Stories
SHE’S performed at top venues around the world and has a global TV audience – but now zany comedienne Ruby Wax has announced she will doing two shows in front of patients at a Birmingham psychiatric hospital. Read
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Jaguar Land Rover talks with union break down
Jan 23 2010 | Top Stories
CRUCIAL talks over the future of Jaguar Land Rover have broken up after unions rejected management plans to cut salary rates for new starters and shake up pensions. Read
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UK firms eye up a move to Birmingham
Jan 23 2010 | Top Stories
FOOTLOOSE firms with designs on Birmingham could make 2010 a year to remember in the office market, experts predict. Read
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Get on board! Cadbury battle to go to London
Jan 23 2010 | Top Stories
THE fight to keep 2,500 Cadbury jobs in Birmingham is going to Parliament – with a “save Bournville” coach convoy backed by the Mail descending on London. Read
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Kings Heath dog scalder fails to turn up at court for sentencing
Jan 23 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE were last night hunting for a Birmingham man who poured boiling water over his father’s dog causing it to be burned so badly it needed four operations. Read
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RSPCA hunt cruel owners of dog dumped in Rowley Regis ditch
Jan 23 2010 | Top Stories
INSPECTORS from the RSPCA are hunting the heartless owners of a dog dumped in a ditch to die in the Black Country. Read
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Architecture watchdog slams plans for Birmingham's tallest building
Jan 23 2010 | Top Stories
THE Government’s architecture watchdog has slammed plans for Birmingham’s tallest building. Read
