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2012
Articles from 25th Jan 2012
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World in Pictures: Solar storms trigger stunning displays of Northern Lights
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
SIGHTINGS of the aurora borealis or Northern Lights have increased following intense solar storms, with dazzling displays in the skies over Ireland and northern Britain. Read
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Need to read: The top five most read stories today on Birminghammail.net
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
Here are the top five most read stories on Birminghammail.net today: Read
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Birmingham riots: Police arrest ten suspects in raids in Birmingham and the Black Country
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
POLICE hunting looters who rampaged through Birmingham and the Black Country during last summer’s riots have made a fresh round of arrests. Read
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Paedophile partner of woman accused of killing children found hanged in cell
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
A paedophile whose partner is accused of killing their two children in a Spanish hotel room after she went missing from Staffordshire in 2007, has been found hanged in his prison cell. Read
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Staff at Sparkbrook school go on strike for second day
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
STAFF at Sparkbrook primary have gone on strike for the second time today over plans to turn the school into an academy. Read
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Neighbours of absconded murder suspect John Anslow say they kept out of his way
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
MURDER suspect John Anslow was dubbed a “gentleman” by a former neighbour who knew him by his nickname “Skitz”. Read
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Aston Villa stars visit local pupils, but who visited YOUR school?
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
MARC Albrighton and Gary Gardner created a wave of excitement when they dropped in at Boldmere Primary on Monday to promote the Aston Villa’s Tickets for Schools scheme. Read
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Olympic party planners urged to sign up to be local leaders across Staffordshire.
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
STAFFORDSHIRE people planning events to celebrate the London 2012 games and the Olympic Torch Relay coming through the county are being urged to sign up to become local leaders. Read
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Extra opening at Drayton Manor Theme Park
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
DRAYTON Manor will open Thomas Land and the zoo early with two-for-one ticket offers ahead of the March 17 season. Visit www.draytonmanor.co.uk Read
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Wheelchair rugby player has sights on Paralympic gold medal
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
MIDLAND wheelchair-bound athlete Mandip Sehmi has fought back from being paralysed for life – to go for glory in the Paralympics. Read
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Woman driver cut free from car in Handsworth collision
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
FIRE crews had to remove the roof from a car to free an injured woman motorist trapped inside. Read
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Five hundred Birmingham families will have benefits capped
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
The city council is currently paying towards the rent of 28,000 private tenants who are on welfare benefits. Read
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Watch: Security worker with links to Prison Service arrested over John Anslow jailbreak in Bromsgrove
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
A SECURITY worker with links to the Prison Service has been arrested by officers hunting escaped murder suspect John Anslow, it was claimed last night. Read
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Woman, 46, fighting for life after Sutton Coldfield road smash
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
A WOMAN was fighting for her life last night after being hit by a car in an early-morning smash. Read
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Event at Sutton Coldfield Football Club
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
A FOLK club is inviting people to come and enjoy a ‘touch of the blarney’. Read
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New exhibition at the Museum of Cannock Chase.
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
AN exhibition entitled Expressing My Views by Margaret Young runs at the Museum of Cannock Chase, Valley Road, Hednesford, until March 8. Read
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Volunteer call to build paths through a Lichfield park's woodland.
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help build woodland footpaths in a city park. Read
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Four people arrested after OAP, 73, dies during visit to Walsall 'brothel'
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
A ‘MADAM’ and three other people have been arrested after a pensioner died of a heart attack at a suspected brothel. Read
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Run England is looking for sports leaders
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
IT’S time to get your trainers on and get fit for 2012. Read
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Staffordshire’s National Memorial Arboretum volunteers gain city and guilds awards.
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
VOLUNTEERS at Staffordshire’s National Memorial Arboretum have achieved customer service related City & Guild Awards. Read
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Robber jailed for six years for attack on Birmingham OAP
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
A VIOLENT robber was today starting a six-year jail sentence for battering and stealing from a pensioner he had befriended in a Birmingham pub. Read
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Birmingham library 'Faces' see work move ahead
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
THE public faces representing Birmingham’s £190 million new library enjoyed a tour of the city centre site. Read
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Stand Up comedy workshop in Birmingham
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
BUDDING comedians can learn how to take the stage and make people laugh. Read
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Workers flee smoke-filled offices at Wythall firm's HQ
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
WORKERS were evacuated from smoke-filled offices when a fire broke out in the basement of a firm’s headquarters on the outskirts of Birmingham. Read
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Staffordshire leisure contractor carries out major refit.
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
A STAFFORDSHIRE leisure contractor has completed a major refit of Cardiff University’s Students’ Union facilities. Read
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Overcoming stress at Buddhist centre in Erdington
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
BRUMMIES can learn to overcome stress and live a healthy life. The Saman-tabhadra Buddhist Centre will be running a course in using meditation to control stress on Saturday. Read
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World famous Bloxwich diver's memorabilia sells for more than £10,000.
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
UNIQUE memorabilia from some of the great shipwrecks and personal belongings of one of the world’s most renowned divers has sold for more than £10,000. Read
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100 new jobs created in McDonalds across Birmingham
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
McDONALD’s are dishing up 100 new jobs in restaurants across the city. Read
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Sleep out in aid of homeless charity in Bordesley
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
A CITY charity is urging people to spend a night in a cardboard box to raise cash for a homeless charity. Read
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Lichfield theatre to stage first ever comedy night.
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
LICHFIELD Garrick will hold its inaugural comedy night on February 3, 7.30pm, with MC John Mann, Jo Enright, and Steve Shanyaski. For tickets call 01543 412121. Read
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Workshop for firms in saving cash on raw materials held in Lichfield.
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
STAFFORDSHIRE County Council is hosting an event for West Midland manufacturers and producers interested in saving money on raw materials and waste disposal. Read
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Arthur Scargill invited to historic Birmingham rally
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
TRADE unionists in Birmingham are to hold a special 40th anniversary celebration of the famous Battle of Saltley Gate – and have invited NUM legend Arthur Scargill to attend. Read
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Bordesley Green Ward Committee meeting
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
THE Bordesley Green Ward Committee meeting will be held from 7pm tomorrow at The Khidmat Centre, Heather Road, Bordesley Green. Residents welcome. Read
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Birmingham wholesale markets decision could be months away
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
THE long-awaited council report into the future of Birmingham’s Wholesale Markets could be put off until after May’s local elections, it has emerged. Read
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New plan to save Tucker Fasteners jobs
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
A NEW plan to save dozens of jobs at a Birmingham factory destined for closure is being drawn up – with a transatlantic appeal to parent group bosses in Kentucky, USA. Read
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10,000 new school places for Birmingham secondary schools
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
TEN thousand extra secondary school places are needed to cope with Birmingham’s rising birth rate, it has emerged. Read
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Two public meetings to be held over night time closure of the A&E department at Stafford Hospital
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
PATIENTS are being offered the chance to speak out over the night time closure of a scandal-hit Midland hospital’s accident and emergency department. Read
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Birmingham riots: Looters were running into Armani store like ''rats out of a drain''
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
RIOTERS who looted a Birmingham Armani store were running in like ‘rats out of a drain’, a Crown Prosecution Service chief has said. Read
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Harry Redknapp payment from Peter Crouch's Aston Villa move was 'not dodgy,' court told
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
FOOTBALL manager Harry Redknapp angrily denied taking a “bung” and insisted cash in an offshore account was a “bonus” from Peter Crouch’s £5 million move to Aston Villa. Read
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New Birmingham Airport route to Hungary
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
BUDGET airline Ryanair is to introduce the first direct link from the West Midlands to Budapest in another boost for Birmingham Airport. Read
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Birmingham military nurse offers patients car parking space on his own drive for £70 per week
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
A CARER for injured soldiers at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital is offering patients’ families a parking space outside his nearby home – for £70 a week. Read
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Top Birmingham chef Glynn Purnell tells how his dog, Whoops, foiled burglary at his home
Jan 25 2012 | Top Stories
TOP chef Glynn Purnell has revealed how his plucky pooch Whoops sent burglars packing during a late-night raid on his home. Read
