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2010
Articles from 14th Jul 2010
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I shed 3 stone in time for my prom
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
TOPPING the scales at 18 stone, Ryan Webb was not your average schoolboy. Read
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Man stabbed in incident in Acocks Green shop
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN is in a critical condition after he was stabbed in a Birmingham shop. Read
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Warwickshire rail vandals who nearly caused a train to derail at 95mph to be sentenced today
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
TWO vandals who nearly caused a Midlands train to derail at 95mph are set to be sentenced today. Read
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Doctor who drove into children in Sutton Coldfield over a snowball can return to work
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
A DOCTOR who rammed two children after they hit his car with a snowball is being allowed to return to work. Read
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West Midlands Police chief requests cameras review
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
THE POLICE have ordered an independent review into a highly controversial project which led to a network of 216 cameras placed in parts of the city with large Muslim populations, after admitting the force made mistakes. Read
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Investigation underway after large street brawl in Kingstanding
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE have launched an investigation after 30 people were involved in a large street brawl in a Birmingham street. Read
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Government faces legal battle over building schools debacle
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
MIDLAND taxpayers wasted £16 million on planning school revamps which the government then cancelled, it has emerged. Read
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Ed Balls defends top salaries for head teachers
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
THE Shadow Education secretary has defended big salaries for top head teachers. Read
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Two Black Country men have been arrested over the extremism-linked murder of a high-profile public figure in India
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
TWO Black Country men have been arrested over the extremism-linked murder of a high-profile public figure in India. Read
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Former BBC WM presenter Jon Gaunt loses legal challenge
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
A FORMER Birmingham radio presenter who called a councillor a “Nazi” live on air has lost his legal challenge to Ofcom’s decision to uphold complaints against him. Read
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Police treat Birmingham city bomb scare as "malicious hoax"
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE said a suspect package that sparked a major evacuation of Birmingham City Centre was a malicious hoax which could have been racially motivated. Read
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Birmingham workers give their reaction to law reforms
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
PEOPLE had mixed views over the planned law reform on murder. Read
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Woman is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 29-year-old man is in collision with a car in Dudley
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
A 33-YEAR-OLD woman was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after her car was in collision with a pedestrian in Dudley. Read
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Solihull man slams plans to scrap automatic life sentences
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
THE brother of murder victim Tom Cressman said he would be “disgusted” if plans were passed to scrap automatic life sentences for every murderer. Read
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Former Birmingham journalist and West Brom fanatic dies at the World Cup
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM sports journalist who covered every World Cup since 1970 died in South Africa doing the job he loved. Read
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Edgbaston stadium makeover running to plan
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
THERE was no time to watch the cricket for teams of builders changing the face of Birmingham’s Test match arena in a £30 million upgrade. Read
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Three generations of the same family now have degrees from the University of Birmingham
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
THREE generations of the same family have now taken their place on the podium to collect degrees at the University of Birmingham. Read
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Win Clements celebrates her 100th birthday at a Birmingham sheltered housing complex
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
A WOMAN celebrated her 100th birthday at a Birmingham sheltered housing complex. Read
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Picnic in the park in Birmingham for breast feeding mums
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
A PICNIC for families being held in Birmingham next week is aiming to challenge negative perceptions about breastfeeding in public. Read
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Moseley Oxfam holds a 'bookfest'
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
BOOKWORMS have a last chance to join in a literary festival. Read
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Police uncover "forest" of cannabis in Solihull property
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
A DRUGS raid uncovered a ‘forest’ of cannabis plants in the lounge of a Chelmsley Wood house. Read
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Visitors to a Staffordshire site can step back to Roman times this weekend
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
VISITORS can ‘do as the Romans do’ when they visit a top Staffordshire heritage site this Sunday. Read
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Summer of unrest over travellers' camps
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
DISQUIET over travellers in Birmingham flared up as villages across the Midlands faced a summer of unrest over the issue. Read
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Police had “contact” with murdered Birmingham mum of seven before her death
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE had “contact” with a mum of seven before she was found brutally stabbed to death at her city home, the Birmingham Mail can reveal. Read
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Birmingham is alive with the Sound of Music
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM will be alive with the Sound of Music for the next six weeks as the blockbuster musical arrived this week. Read
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Charity bike ride man "devastated" after his bike was stolen from a Ladywood car park
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM student who was all set for a 350-mile charity cycle ride was left “devastated” when callous thieves stole his bike. Read
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Birmingham Tory boss welcomes removal of house building target
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM will not have to cram thousands of new homes into its boundaries unless local politicians demand it under new government plans. Read
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Travellers move onto Crossway Court pub in Kingstanding
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
A GROUP of travellers have sparked fury by setting up camp outside a disused Birmingham pub. Read
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New leads in hunt for killer of Birmingham man Yajay Sudra
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
Yajay Sudra was attacked from behind and stabbed in the heart a few hundred yards away from his Erdington home in what police think was a robbery gone wrong. Read
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World Cup Final referee Howard Webb is set to face the music in Tamworth
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
WORLD Cup Final referee Howard Webb is set to face the music, in front of thousands of spectators. Read
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Doctor who drove into children over a snowball is allowed to return to work.
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
A DOCTOR who rammed two children after they hit his car with a snowball is being allowed to return to work. Read
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Chief Constable of West Midlands Police request review into controversial CCTV and ANPR cameras
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
THE POLICE have ordered an independent review into a highly controversial project which led to a network of 216 cameras placed in parts of the city with large Muslim populations, after admitting the force made mistakes. Read
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Warwickshire rail vandals who nearly caused a train to derail at 95mph to be sentenced today
Jul 14 2010 | Top Stories
TWO vandals who nearly caused a Midlands train to derail at 95mph are set to be sentenced today. Read
