Mar
2010
Articles from 5th Mar 2010
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Birmingham gangs stole identities of dead babies to raid bank accounts
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
A Nigerian gang - including two men from Birmingham - which stole the identities of dead babies and then plundered bank accounts set up in their name have been jailed. Read
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Mother of Tamworth soldier killed in Iraq accuses Gordon Brown of evading questions
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
A woman from Staffordshire, whose soldier son was killed in Iraq, has accused Gordon Brown of evading the questions in his evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry. Read
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Staffordshire police arrest 24 people in 'day of action'
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
Officers in Staffordshire's Trent Valley police division have arrested 24 people as part of a day of action against suspected offenders and defendants wanted on court warrants. Read
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Sentencing of mother and stepfather of Khyra Ishaq is adjourned
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
The sentencing of the mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old Birmingham girl who starved to death has been adjourned so the judge can hear evidence from psychiatrists in person. Read
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Police question man in connection with Handsworth grave digger kidnap and bank raid
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE were today questioning another man over a bank raid in which three grave-diggers were kidnapped and their digger used to smash into the building. Read
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Lorry death girl inquest
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
A CORONER at the inquest of a nine-year-old Midland girl strangled by her mother’s lorry driver fiancé said she should have been “safely tucked up in her bed at home”, not in a lorry cab. Read
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Review: Cesar Millan at the Birmingham NIA
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
THE packed NIA rises to its feet and goes wild as a middle-aged man strolls out on to the stage bathed in light. Read
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Traffic misery for Birmingham commuters: Man arrested on suspicion of drink-driving
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a car overturned in Birmingham. Read
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Ed Balls in pledge over Khyra death
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
CHILDREN’S Secretary Ed Balls has pledged to do whatever it takes to hold to account the people who failed to save seven-year-old Khyra Ishaq from a ghastly death. Read
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Khyra Ishaq tragedy is subject of a Serious Case Review
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
But the Office for Standards in Eduction (Ofsted) has previously said a third of serious case reviews are “inadequate” and need to be more independent, child-focused and prepared with greater urgency. Read
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Sentencing for Khyra Ishaq's mother and step-father today
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
Khyra’s mother, Angela Gordon, aged 35, and her step-father, Junaid Abuhamza, aged 31, were being sentenced for her manslaughter. Read
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Labour councillors back calls for Khyra Ishaq inquiry
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
The city council’s opposition Labour group is supporting the Mail’s demand for a formal investigation into mistakes by social workers and education officials which resulted in the gruesome death of seven-year-old Khyra. Read
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Warwickshire gyrocopter pilot: I was fired at
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
AN ANIMAL rights enthusiast who piloted a gyrocopter which killed a hunt supporter believed he had been shot at from the ground and feared a “gang” was on its way to attack him, a court heard. Read
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Reward offered in hunt for Birmingham petrol station robbers
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
A REWARD has been offered for help to catch three masked robbers who held up a Birmingham service station. Read
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Solihull man hired fork lift truck and industrial unit to smuggle fake fags, court hears
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
CUSTOMS and excise Revenue officers have told a Birmingham court that a gang tried to defraud the public purse of half a million pounds by smuggling three million cigarettes into the region. Read
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Moves to build more than 100 council houses backed by Birmingham planners
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
PROPOSALS to build more than 100 council houses on five sites across Birmingham have been approved. Read
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Chelmsley Wood arson attack could have been worse, fire service claim.
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
AN arson attack on the homes of vulnerable elderly residents in Birmingham could have been far worse had it not been for quick-thinking neighbours, the fire service claimed. Read
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Record keeping at controversial Birmingham nursing home was "abysmal", inquest told.
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
AN EXPERT has claimed a war veteran died after receiving excessive sedation at a nursing home being investigated over a string of other deaths. Read
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Bollywood contest is held in Brum
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
BEAUTIES from all backgrounds are being urged to enter this year’s Miss Bollywood UK which will be held at a glittering ceremony in Birmingham. Read
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Britain's top antique experts will visit the West Midlands as part of a brand new TV show.
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
BRITAIN’S top antique experts will visit the West Midlands as part of a brand new TV show. Read
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Heritage Motor Centre wins regional accolade.
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
HERITAGE Motor Centre in Warwickshire has won a regional award for staging the best temporary exhibition. Read
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O2 campaigners close in on victory over plans for mobile phone mast
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
PEOPLE power looks to have toppled plans for a 12.5-metre mobile phone mast close to homes and a school in the Black Country. Read
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40 West Midland jobs hit by collapse
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
NEARLY 40 West Midland jobs are on a knife-edge following the collapse into insolvency of two Redditch food specialists with combined turnovers of nearly £30 million. Read
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Mum of fallen Tamworth soldier demands answers
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
THE mum of a Midland soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq has slammed the Government for its failure to call an inquiry into the use of vulnerable Snatch Land Rovers. Read
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West Mercia police probe dating scams
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE have issued an alert after two Midland women were targeted in online dating scams. Read
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Kings Norton teen found hanging from tree by his home
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
The body of Dale Banks, aged 16, was found within sight of his home in Broadmeadow Close, Kings Norton. Read
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Tamworth fraudster sentenced to four years in jail nine months ago is still on the run
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
A FRAUDSTER sentenced to four years in jail nine months ago is still on the run and being hunted by police. Read
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Bank workers used blue badges to avoid parking charges in Birmingham City Centre
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
BANK workers could be facing the sack after using disabled badges to park free in Birmingham city centre. Read
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Historic Tempest Records to shut down after 40 years trading in Birmingham
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
A RECORD shop which has sold everything from reggae, ska and hip hop to generations of Brummies will close at the end of the month – ending more than 40 years of trading. Read
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Redditch care worker cleared of abuse charges at Alcester care home
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND care worker has been cleared of allegations that she abused five old women suffering from dementia who regularly lashed out at staff as they looked after them. Read
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MP backs new housing plan
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
HODGE Hill MP Liam Byrne has backed efforts to provide more family housing and a new school in Washwood Heath. Read
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Lonely Planet guide launched for Birmingham students
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
UNIVERSITY bosses today said they hope a new book about Birmingham will stop students rejecting places in the city because of its reputation. Read
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Model wears Birmingham gems
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM jewellery designer Fei Liu saw his designs gracing the hands of model and actress Tolula Adeyemi at the ELLE Style Awards. Read
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Two hurt in Kings Heath road accident.
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
TWO people, including a teenager, were taken to hospital after a bus collided with a street-sweeping cart on a busy Birmingham road. Read
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A Sutton Coldfield care company is employing three new carers
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
A SUTTON Coldfield-based care company is looking to employ three new carers to help its work with elderly people. Read
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Solihull dad 'confessed' to killing his daughter to his niece, court hears
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND dad confessed to stabbing his daughter during two dramatic telephone calls to his shocked niece, a jury has heard. Read
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Erdington's Osborners Stationers is holding a craft day in aid of John Taylor Hospice on March 11
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
OSBORNES Stationers, in Erdington, is holding a further craft demonstration day in aid of the John Taylor Hospice. Read
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Jumble cycle sale for Birmingham club
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
A CYCLE jumble sale is being held to raise cash for a Birmingham touring club. Read
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Car clamp scheme won't help Brum say leaders
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
A SCHEME to bring cowboy clampers to book by hitting them with driving licence-style penalty points lacks clout, city leaders have said. Read
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Man shot in Handsworth two years ago appeals for help to catch gunmen
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
A BUSINESSMAN who escaped death after being shot at on his way home from buying Christmas presents for his children has told how the ordeal has left him traumatised. Read
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Sutton Coldfield Trilogy salon raises cash for the RNLI
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
SUTTON Coldfield salon Trilogy raised more than £1,700 for the Royal National Lifeboats Institution with a dinner and cabaret evening. Read
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Kraft to cut jobs at Cadbury
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
JOBS have been plunged into jeopardy at Cadbury’s historic Bournville site just a month after Kraft’s controversial £11.7 billion takeover. Read
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Home survival kit will cost Birmingham families £100!
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
Families will have to stump up almost £100 per person if they are to be fully equipped with the recommended home survival kit. Read
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On the starting blocks for Race for Life in Sutton Coldfield
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
WOMEN are being urged to get on their trainers and enter this year’s Race for Life in Sutton Coldfield. Read
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Named and shamed: The people caught abusing disabled parking rights in Birmingham
Mar 05 2010 | Top Stories
A legal worker, an accountant and a string of bank employees were among a dozen defendants convicted of misusing disabled parking permits in Birmingham, including one belonging to a dead pensioner. Read
