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2012
Articles from 17th Jan 2012
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Need to Read top five: Prince William, Warwickshire crash tributes, Miss Birmingham battle, police station closures and Avtar Kolar murder update
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
Here are the top five most read stories on Birminghammail.net today Read
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Accolades and glamour at the Best of Broad Street Awards (BOBS)
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
THE ever-popular Best Of Broad Street Awards - or BOBS as they’re better known - saw police, door staff, bars and clubs come in for praise at a glitzy ceremony in Birmingham. Read
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World in Pictures: Muhammad Ali at 70 (including his 1983 visit to Birmingham)
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
Muhammad Ali today celebrated his 70th birthday prompting many to take a look back at his life both in and out of the ring. Read
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Avtar and Carole Kolar murder update: Police given extra time to question man
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES probing the murders of Birmingham couple Avtar and Carole Kolar have this afternoon been given an extra 12 hours to question a man. The 37-year-old was arrested on Monday lunchtime on suspicion of the murders of Mr and Mrs Kolar, who were found dead in their Handsworth Wood home. Read
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Birmingham road brought to standstill by Congo protest march
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
TRAFFIC on a major Birmingham road was brought to a halt today (TUES) when protestors staged a march against human rights in the Congo. Read
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UPDATED: Police appeal for help to find missing 86-year-old Solihull dementia patient
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
POLICE have launched an urgent appeal to trace a missing 86-year-old woman Florence Riley, from Solihull. Read
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Muhammad Ali 70th birthday: A look back at boxing legend’s visit to open Birmingham sports centre
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
LEGENDARY boxer Muhammad Ali, who had a sports centre in Birmingham named after him, is celebrating his 70th birthday. Read
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£10,000 reward offered for information about the death of Worcestershire man
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
A £10,000 reward has been offered for information about the death of a man whose body was found after a suspected arson attack on his home in Worcester. Read
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Your Say: Should football clubs bring back standing-only terraces?
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
Aston Villa today announced that they were in preliminary talks over a "safe standing area" at Villa Park. Read
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M6 traffic chaos: Midland commuters face two hour delays
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
MOTORISTS are facing rush-hour delays of nearly two hours after an early morning smash on the M6 in Birmingham. Read
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Birmingham double murder: Third man still in custody after being arrested in connection of deaths of Avtar and Carole Kolar
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
A THIRD man arrested in connection with the murders of Handsworth Wood couple Carole and Avtar Kolar remains in police custody this morning (Tuesday). Read
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Traffic update 7:26am: Congestion on M6 caused by accident
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
MOTORISTS are facing delays on the M6 after an accident between junctions five and six this morning. Read
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30,000 OAPs in West Midlands could miss out on travel passes, Centro warns
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of pensioners in the West Midlands have been warned they could lose out on free travel unless they apply for new passes. Read
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Environmental groups hit out at HS2 scheme
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
THE proposed high-speed rail network linking Birmingham with major cities in the UK has faced fresh criticism from Midland environmental groups. Read
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Students stage jazz showcase at Digbeth studios
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
MUSIC students in Birmingham will be staging their own series of jazz nights to showcase new and emerging musicians. Read
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Betty Yates murder: Worcestershire teacher was attacked with her walking stick
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
Betty Yates was discovered with stab wounds to her neck on January 4 at her isolated Riverscroft cottage in Bewdley, Worcestershire. Read
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Kings Norton Ward Meeting
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
THE Kings Norton Ward Committee meeting will be held from 7pm on Thursday at St Paul’s School, Sisefield Road. Residents welcome to attend. Read
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VIDEO: Streetly Costa Corcordia survivor tells of 'last call' home
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
A TEENAGE dancer aboard the doomed Costa Corcordia made a ‘last call’ home to mum before springing into action to help save the lives of terrified passengers. Read
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Birmingham city centre rush hour chaos after Expressway crash
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
RUSH hour traffic out of Birmingham was gridlocked when a car and motorcyclist were involved in a collision, causing major delays for commuters heading home. Read
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Bear Grylls in Birmingham: I hate health and safety
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
BORN Survivor Bear Grylls – a man who has built a career out of defying death in the most hostile environments – has blasted health and safety rules which lead to youngsters being too cosseted. Read
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Hall Green constituency meeting
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
SWIMMERS concerned about the future of Moseley Road Baths can have their say at a meeting. Read
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Twitter criticised by Birmingham expert over paedophile use
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
A LEADING Birmingham criminologist has criticised social networking site Twitter amid concerns some paedophiles were using it to discuss abuse and link to sickening sexual images of children. Read
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Record numbers visit Walsall leisure centres
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
WALSALL council chiefs are celebrating after record numbers of people flocked to their four leisure centres last year. Read
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Sutton Coldfield Prostate Support Group
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
THE Prostate Support Group will hold its next meeting at the Sutton Coldfield Trinity Centre on Wednesday January 25, off Mill Street at 2.30pm. Read
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Birmingham BBC strike threatens Archers and Hairy Bikers programmes
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
AROUND 90 BBC staff in Birmingham are to walk out for 24 hours this week amid fears that the city will become a “media ghost town”. Read
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Wolverhampton City Council's solar panels costing £123,000 'will pay for themselves in eight years'
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
WOLVERHAMPTON City Council has claimed the £123,000 it has paid for solar panels for the roof of its headquarters is money well spent. Read
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Four Wolverhampton men jailed after axe weilding pub raid
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
FOUR men have been jailed for nearly half a century between them for a terrifying raid on a Midland pub. Read
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Asian investors target Belfry bid
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
THE Midlands’ world-famous Belfry hotel and golf resort is being targeted by potential Asian investors after being officially put up for sale. Read
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Tamworth boxing club plans to help turn more troubled teens lives around from a new base
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
A BOXING club founded with the goal of turning troubled teenagers’ lives around has found a new home after appealing for help in the Birmingham Mail. Read
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Sandwell pensioners put in danger from arsonist neighbour
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
A SANDWELL man who put the lives of his elderly neighbours at risk when he set fire to his second floor flat has been put behind bars for two years. Read
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Pictures: Longbridge war vet retraces his steps as a soldier in Italy
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
HAD he turned to his left rather than his right, as instructed, three generations of a Birmingham family would never have been born. Read
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Birmingham bar launches bespoke brew
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM restaurant is launching its own ale. Anderson’s, in Mary Ann Street, will sell its ABG bitter from next month. Read
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Pictures: Meriden sisters bid for Miss Birmingham beauty title
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
STUNNING siblings Marissa and Summer Bradnick are taking their sisterly rivalry to the catwalk as they both attempt to win a prestigious beauty title. Read
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Birmingham Steelhouse Lane police station could close as force cuts costs
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
A LANDMARK Birmingham police station that has been in operation for 120 years could be ditched under a £126 million cost-cutting drive. Read
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Staffordshire hailed as a leader in job creation by a national expert
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
STAFFORDSHIRE has been lauded as a leader in job creation on the national stage. Read
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Balsall Heath cable thief jailed
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
A METAL thief who was part of a team which plundered copper cabling from BT telephone exchanges across the Midlands has been jailed for 12 months. Read
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DNA on woolly hat traps Small Heath danger driver
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
AN UNLICENSED driver thought he had escaped justice when he outran a police car during a high speed pursuit. Read
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Prince William can only laugh when asked about Alex McLeish's appointment as Aston Villa manager
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
Football's a funny old game, as Prince William proved after last summer's shock announcement that Aston Villa's new boss was to be the former Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish. Read
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Birmingham City's Nathan Redmond pays tribute to Warwickshire car crash victims Mikey Abdou and Mike Dugmore
Jan 17 2012 | Top Stories
Birmingham City star Nathan Redmond has joined hundreds of others to pay tribute to two young men who died in a horror smash between their car and an open top bus near Stratford. The victims have been named locally as 19-year-old Mikey Abdou from Hockley Heath, near Solihull and 21-year-old Mike Dugmore from Wilmcote, near Stratford. Read
