Recently added articles from Birmingham Mail (England):
Man shot dead outside home; Murder as police warn of rising gang tensions.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: By Kat Keogh and Paul Bradley A MAN was shot dead just yards from his Birmingham home during a weekend when police had brought in armed patrols for fear of clashes between rival gangs. Dimitri Foskin, aged 24, of Guildford Drive, Newtown, was shot once in the ...
Man murdered in 4am attack.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: By Tony Deeley A MURDER probe was under way in the Black Country today after a 21-year-old man died. He was believed to have been attacked in the centre of Wolverhampton at about 4am yesterday. Early reports suggested he had suffered stab wounds. ...
Timetable of tragedies.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... SATURDAY'S fatal shooting is the third in the Newtown area in less than a year. On March 18, Nehemiah Bryce, aged 27, of Winson Green, was shot in Rodway Close, just a few hundred yards from the scene of the weekend shooting. On December 23 last year, Assar Joseph ...
The best wedding present ever! FAMILY: Nurse's colleagues raise pounds 1,500 for baby treatment - in secret.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: By Alison Dayani HEALTH CORRESPONDENT WHEN Mandy and Chris Gillion married, they received a wedding gift far more exciting than the usual toaster or towels. The bride's colleagues at Good Hope Hospital A&E were so intent on making her baby dreams come true, ...
Recycling trial wasn't rubbish.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: By Tony Deeley A NEW trial recycling collection service at Great Barr has been hailed an instant success. The service, which only began last Monday, involves an enhanced recycling service, which now includes plastics and cardboard, along with glass, cans and paper, ...
Horror as dog kills park swan.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: By Adam Smith PETS may have to come under stricter control at a Birmingham beauty spot after a family of swans was attacked by a dog. The birds at the moat in Perry Barr Playing Fields are a favourite with visiting families, and onlookers were horrified to see ...
China hands baton to UK; LONDON 2012: Beijing presents Olympic flag to Boris.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: By Crystal Deane FLAGS were raised in more than 700 locations around the world to celebrate the handover of the Olympics to London. After the Mayor, Boris Johnson, received the official flag from his counterpart in Beijing during a spectacular closing ...
Man quizzed over death of girlfriend.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... A MAN was under arrest last night on suspicion of murder after his girlfriend died in the sea. The couple, both aged 21, and from Manchester, had been out on Saturday night in several pubs and bars in Blackpool, Lancashire, but had been seen arguing during the evening. ...
Airline's second 'technical' issue.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... SPAIN'S aviation authority said Spanair, the airline involved in a crash that killed 154 people this week, has had another technical problem with one of its aeroplanes. Air agency AENA says a Spanair flight from Barcelona to the Canary Island of Lanzarote has made an unscheduled ...
Carnival knife search; The World.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... KNIFE crime will be the top priority at the Notting Hill Carnival this year, police said today. Officers have been given extra powers to stop and search potential criminals in a bid to ...
Kate's top notch; The World.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... AMERICAN former gospel singer Katy Perry held on to her number one spot today for the third week running. Her single I ...
Record breaker plane; The World.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... A BRITISH-built solar-powered spy plane has set an unofficial record by staying in the air for three-and-a-half days. The Zephyr used solar power in the day and ...
Cleaners strike; The World.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... CLEANERS on Eurostar trains will launch a 24-hour strike today in a row over pay. Around 120 members of the Rail Maritime & ...
Action against protest; The World.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... SECURITY forces fired tear gas and used batons to try to break up protests in Indian Kashmir on Sunday. Their action ...
Quiz Of The Day; The World.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... 1. Too much of what in life can increase a young woman's risk of developing breast cancer? 2. Britons spend more on which kind of product than consumers in any other EU country? 3. Keeping what kind of pet can increase a baby's chances of growing into a snoring ...
Proud Lucy sees the bigger picture; PHOTOGRAPHY: Brum sets record with giant 1926 snap of her boxer grandad.(Sport)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: By kat Keogh BIRMINGHAM has won gold with a boxing knockout in a record-breaking attempt to create the world's biggest picture. Thousands of people from across the West Midlands sent in their photographs to smash the Guinness World Record for the world's ...
Diabetic is guilty on road death.(Sport)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: By Ross McCarthy A DIABETIC plumber has been convicted of causing the death of a four-year-old boy after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving and careered off a road in Birmingham. Trevor Clarke, 51, of Larch Walk, Yardley, was found guilty of ...
Help to quit the evil weed.(Sport)
Aug 25, 2008 ... DROP-IN sessions to help smokers quit are to be held at Old Oscott Working Men's Club for 10 weeks. Smokers ...
Jeep mum's crash horror; TURKEY: Last moments of florist and his little girl.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: By Kat Keogh A MOTHER told today of the holiday horror crash which killed her husband and eight-year-old daughter in Turkey. A two-week holiday in Sarigerme ended in tragedy last Monday when Jonathan Pearce and his daughter Charley died on board a Jeep which ...
Victims in gun raid ordeal.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... TWO TERRIFIED men were held at gun point and robbed of cash and a mobile phone as they drove through a Midland street. The victims, both aged 25, were travelling along Victoria Avenue in Bloxwich, when a man stopped them by standing in front of a car. But the offender ...