Jul
2010
Articles from 12th Jul 2010
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Family pay tribute to Erdington attack victim Yajay Sudra
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
THE heartbroken family of a man found dying on the doorstep by his mum today told how his death had left them “broken” as they appealed to his killer to “give yourself up”. Read
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Disabled worker sues bosses in dismissal claim
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
A DISABLED warehouse worker is suing his former employers for unfair dismissal after they made him redundant last summer. Read
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Yajay Sudra murder: Police release CCTV after Erdington attack
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
COPS hunting the killer of university student Yajay Sudra – found bleeding to death by his devastated mum – appealed for help in identifying the man in the CCTV image they have released. Read
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Police name victim in Bilston murder investigation
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
West Midlands Police have today, Monday 12 July 2010, named the victim at the centre of a murder investigation launched at the weekend. His photograph has also been released. Read
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Bike ride in memory for Castle Bromwich soldier Joe Murphy
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
A CHARITY bike ride and walk in memory of a Birmingham soldier on the first anniversary of his death has raised more than £12,000. Read
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Cheryl Cole cancels performance at V Festival
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
Cheryl Cole will not perform at next month's V Festival and has pulled out of judging the boot camp stage of The X Factor as she fights her way back to health. Read
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Birmingham Mail Family Race Day held at Stratford Racecourse
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
As the temperature soared at Stratford Racecourse, punters placed their bets onf the seven races or settled into the family-friendly fun area to enjoy a host of entertainment including a live calypso band, falconry displays, bouncy castle, face painting and fairground stalls. Read
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Thousands enjoy Moseley Festival
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of revellers flocked to a Birmingham festival which kicked off over the weekend. Read
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Residents flee Rubery homes after gorse fire
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
Around 15 people, from Sandstone Avenue, Rubery, were told to evacuate their properties after the fire – the ninth in 12 days – came dangerously close to their homes. Read
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Kingstanding mum fined for playing loud music
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mum has been fined for making her neighbours’ lives a misery by playing loud music into the early hours of the morning. Read
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'Boring Brum' insult rapped
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
A SURVEY that branded Birmingham boring, ugly and tasteless was today dismissed as “complete and absolute nonsense” by the city’s culture boss. Read
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Four years jail for cashier who took £600,000
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
THE head cashier of a Birmingham-based firm of liquidators who “plundered” almost £600,000 from the company has been jailed for four years. Read
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MPs calling for a Commons debate
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
Angry MPs are keeping up the pressure on the Government over cancelled school building projects as they warned that teachers and parents faced “months and years of misery and chaos”. Read
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Red-faced Government Chiefs Admit Blunder in School Funding Saga
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
A HEADTEACHER has spoken of her “heartbreak” after Government officials wrongly told her she had won funding to create a new state of the art Birmingham special school. Read
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Brummies enjoy mini-heatwave but rain expected this week
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
SUN lovers lapped up the scorching weekend in Birmingham ahead of the rain showers predicted for today and much of the week. Read
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Dentist is guilty of defrauding patients
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM dentist has been convicted of defrauding patients and the NHS over a five-year period. Read
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Man tried to burn friends' home down at Christmas
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN who set fire to his friends’ home after they welcomed him to their Christmas celebrations has been jailed for nearly four years. Read
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Police step up patrols around Asian jewellery stores
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE have stepped up patrols around Asian jewellery stores following a spate of robberies in Birmingham and the Black Country. Read
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Moor Street link to pull in extra million journeys
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
MORE than one million extra rail journeys will be undertaken between the Midlands and London within just four years thanks to the £250 million upgrade of Moor Street to Marylebone. Read
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English Defence League is urged to scrap plans for a "costly" demonstration in Dudley on July 17
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
A CONTROVERSIAL anti-Muslim group has refused to scrap plans for another demonstration in Dudley that could cost the borough £150,000. Read
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Doctor and nurses involved in fatal overdose of two Birmingham cancer patients will not be prosecuted
Jul 12 2010 | Top Stories
A DOCTOR and two nurses at the centre of fatal overdoses given to two cancer patients will not face criminal prosecution, leaving families ‘devastated’. Read
