Birmingham Mail (England) back issues from December 2007:
X Factor nurses rapped; EXCLUSIVE Elderly patient left in distress as staff watched TV.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Alison Dayani NURSES have been reprimanded for watching X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing rather than dealing with severely ill patients at a Birmingham hospital. It follows a complaint from the family of frail Margaret Hollis, aged 84, who was suffering ...
Sullivan: Blues takeover unlikely.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Jon Griffin THE Carson Yeung takeover of Blues today looked doomed after David Sullivan rated its chances as "now no more than 10 per cent." The Birmingham City co-owner all but washed his hands of the Hong Kong tycoon with his most stinging outburst to ...
Biggins is King of the Jungle.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... CHRISTOPHER Biggins was today starting a new reign as "King of the Jungle" after being crowned on ITV show I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! The 58-year-old actor polled the most votes from viewers who have been tuning in to watch celebrities faced with Bushtucker Trials ...
I thought they had the funds; BLUES: Chairman Gold's surprise as Yeung's bid falters.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Gary Marks DAVID Gold admitted that Carson Yeung's faltering takeover has taken him by surprise. The Blues chairman said he believed the Hong Kong businessman was the man to take Blues forward - but not now. "Going back six weeks, I was 90 per ...
This song's for my number one pal; MUSIC: 10-year-old singer releases Christmas single to help disabled friend.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Paul Bradley A 10-YEAR-OLD Midland boy has recorded a Christmas single in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for his disabled school friend. Charlie Green, from Droitwich, has set his sights on the Christmas number one spot after recording his new song ...
Postal manager started fire at depot.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A POSTAL depot manager arrived at work to discover there had been a fire and was told it had been started accidentally by a falling parcel. But when he later examined CCTV footage it revealed that the blaze had actually been started by the night shift manager, Birmingham Crown ...
Sleepout volunteers' record bid.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... HUNDREDS of brave volunteers endured a wet and wild night on Birmingham's streets to raise money for a city homelessness charity. And organisers of the St Basils Sleepout are hoping to get last night's event into the Guinness World Book of Records with an estimated 400 taking ...
The World: Crook shook up.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A BURGLAR slipped up when he had a slurp of banana milkshake before leaving the scene of his crime. Forensic experts found ...
The World: Found at last.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A BAG belonging to a Second World War soldier which was missing for 65 years has been found in the Sahara Desert. Alex Ross, from Burnley, Lancashire, lost ...
The World: Wild about it.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... DESPITE some terrifying encounters with wild animals in the Australian jungle, Anna Ryder Richardson is set to buy a zoo. The I'm A ...
The World: Becks on air.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... DAVID Beckham has signed up for a Christmas Day Radio 2 show. Listeners are ...
The World: Designer water.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... TOPSHOP has launched charity bottled water which costs more than some of its clothes. The pounds 10 price of the bottles goes to a scheme ...
The World: Mild but bitter.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... THIS winter is going to get off to an "exceptionally mild" start, forecasters said. But Britain will face a stormy start to the season, ...
The World: Grail man dies.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... ONE of the writers who tried to sue for plagiarism over Dan Brown's blockbuster novel The Da Vinci Code has died. US-born Richard Leigh, aged 64 died in London last week ....
Students bid to save Rhyd; X FACTOR: Brum graduate is star of the show say fans.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Emma Cullwick STUDENTS at a Birmingham university today urged X Factor fans to root for finalist Rhydian Roberts. The Birmingham Mail revealed last month that the 24-year-old crooner graduated last summer with a first class honours vocal studies degree ...
Sudan teacher 'hidden'.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A BRITISH teacher jailed in Sudan for insulting Islam by allowing her class to name a teddy bear Mohammed has been moved to a secret location for her own safety. The dramatic move was made after thousands of weapon-wielding protesters gathered outside the presidential palace in ...
PM welcomes police probe over donors.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... GORDON Brown has told police considering a criminal inquiry into Labour's disguised donations that he would welcome the "fullest possible investigation". In a letter to the senior Metropolitan Police Officer leading the probe, the Prime Minister said he had asked party staff, ...
Kelly quits after death of father.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... DEVASTATED Kelly Brook has quit Strictly Come Dancing following the death of her father. The BBC said she had decided to leave the ballroom dancing show yesterday. Brook, aged 28, attempted to continue rehearsing for the BBC1 show after her father died at the age of ...
Cool start to celebrations; CHRISTMAS: Professional ice skater gives city rink the thumbs up.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Poppy Brady FORMER professional ice skater Bill Pattinson has skated all over the world, but he couldn't resist taking a peek at the city's newest ice rink which has just opened a mile from his Birmingham home. Bill, aged 81, who was a coach at Birmingham's ...
Stars take to the road for charity.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... CELEBRITIES will be out in force tomorrow to take part in a fun run in the Black Country to raise pounds 100,000 for a national charity which helps sick children. As ambassadors of the Promise Dreams good cause, TV presenter Suzi Perry and Wolves legends, Steve Bull and Don ...
Hillary drama.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A DERANGED man wearing what appeared to be a bomb strapped to his chest walked into a Hillary Clinton campaign office, took several hostages and demanded to speak to the candidate during a tense stand-off, US authorities said. The man released the last of the hostages last ...
Tributes to tragic teen; INQUEST: Girl died from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Paul Bradley A TEENAGE schoolgirl who died in her sleep just days before she was due to pick up her GCSE exam results was a victim of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome, a Birmingham coroner heard. Solitaire Dannette Smith, aged 16, of Crocketts Road, Handsworth, ...
United in the fight against Aids.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... CAMPAIGNERS across Birmingham were today uniting in support of World AIDS Day. Remembrance services will combine with a street campaign in the city centre calling on the government to keep its promise of universal access to HIV/AIDs treatment by 2010. Shoppers in the ...
Quiz of the day.(Features)
Dec 01, 2007 ... 1. Scientists have found the NF-kappa-B gene could hold the secret of what? 2. Which band have announced their first new recording in 10 years? 3. Which gritty children's series is getting a makeover so it appeals to ...
Murder witness 'froze'.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... A MAN has described the moment his friend, who was celebrating his birthday, was blasted in the chest with a shotgun by a gunman at the head of an angry mob in a Birmingham cul de sac. Junior Hewitt said he "froze" when the shot was fired before fleeing from the scene. ...
Daredevil Evel dies.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... EVEL Knievel, pictured, the hard-living motorcycle daredevil whose exploits made him an international icon in the 1970s, has died. He was ...
Our ride of terror on runaway No 84 bus; ORDEAL: Couple thought 'number was up'.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Emma Cullwick A DISTRAUGHT couple today spoke of their terror when their driver-less bus rolled down a hill and crashed through two lamp-posts before smashing into a tree. Pensioners Joan and Stanley Crawford had boarded the number 84 Travel West Midlands ...
Become a ranger.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... CHILDREN from Sandwell and Dudley are invited to join a Junior Rangers activity session. They are being encouraged to join the group and take part in fun, nature-based activities at Warrens Hall ...
City flats rent shock.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... TENANTS are forking out skyhigh rents of nearly pounds 800 a month for flats in Birmingham city centre, a new report has revealed. The high cost of city centre living is forcing tenants to pay as much as pounds 790 a month for a two-bedroomed flat, say property experts Savills. ...
Schools policy doomed 'if there are no jobs'.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Jonathan Walker PLANS to keep young people in education or training until the age of 18 are pointless unless there are jobs for them afterwards, a Labour MP has warned. Sion Simon (Lab, Erdington) urged ministers to tackle the high level of unemployment ...
Council pay cuts fears; REVIEW: Morale 'suffering' in equality shake-up.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: By David Bell MORALE and motivation has been undermined in the council department bearing the brunt of "fair pay" wage cuts, a member of the city's cabinet has admitted. Overall around 14 per cent of council staff are losing up to pounds 17,000 from their ...
'Giant' rats infest homes near factory; ENVIRONMENT HEALTH: Residents claim rodents are causing them havoc.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Paul Bradley RESIDENTS living near the former Rover factory at Longbridge have been inundated with a plague of rats after it was demolished, it was claimed today. The 'industrial sized' rodents have been seen by mums and dads as they walk their children to ...
REVIEW: Show was worth wait; SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS Youth on Stage Dove House Theatre, Solihull.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: PETER SWINGLER WHAT a great start to the panto season. The opening of this enjoyable production was delayed nearly 15 minutes after Hannah Brook, suitably chosen as Snow White, and her mother, director Deb Brook, were held up by congestion on the M42 caused by an ...
BIRMINGHAM Mail: Our Say.(Leaders)
Dec 01, 2007 ... IT IS the season to be jolly but it is also the season to be careful. No one knows that as much as convicted drink-driver Saneal Randeria. Like so many others he believed drink-drivers were the sort of reckless boozers who downed several pints without a care for ...
Letter: Your Say - No way is it best airport; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: John Vincent I HAVE just received a copy of Birmingham Airport's Cloud Nine magazine. It states that the airport is the best airport in Europe and has received an award. As a person who uses the airport on a regular basis, are we talking of the same place? ...
Letter: Your Say - Climate victims; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: Georgia Stokes IN LESS than a week the world's leaders will attend a UN meeting in Bali to discuss climate change and which policies are needed to stop it in the future. But storms and extreme weather are a problem right now, as hundreds of thousands of ...
Letter: Your Say - Sweep 'em up; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: T Jones WHATEVER happened to the practice of householders sweeping up fallen leaves from the pavements outside their homes? When the rain comes, the leaves turn into a mush on ...
Letter: Your Say - Left high and dry; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: Imran Hussain I WENT for the No 617 bus the other day when it was raining, but the bus driver never stopped at the bus stop and ...
Letter: Your Say - Caring for carers; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: Zoie Summers IT WAS very moving to see millionaire Terry George experiencing life as a carer on TV on Wednesday, but can you imagine having to care for a loved one 24 hours day, 365 days a year without a break? That is the plight of the tens of thousands of ...
Letter: Your Say - Fab Four were tops; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mrs M Beale I REFER to the article by Veron Graham ( Mail, November 19) about the Beatles, about whom he knows nothing! When the Beatles' records came out they were completely different from anything else up to then. Even my husband, who up to then had never ...
Letter: Your Say - WELL done, Veron Graham; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: G Hunt WELL done, Veron Graham, for dispelling the myth that the Beatles were the greatest rock artists of all time. They wrote a few catchy pop songs, made a few weird psychedelic numbers and ...
Letter: Your Say - Political favours; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: W Evans WEALTHY people will always attempt to buy favours from political parties by making ...
Letter: Your Say - Database danger; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: T Edwards I CANNOT believe the government will seek to introduce ID cards after the debacle over the loss of child benefit records. I am not blaming politicians for the discs disappearing - that was down to incompetence by staff paid to do ...
Letter: Your Say - Wartime workers; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: Pete Vance WERE you working in Great Britain during the Second World War? If so, I would like to hear from you. Testimony Films, a television production company, is making a six part series, Home Front Heroes, celebrating the hard work and ...
Letter: Your Say - I've won again; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Peers I HAVE just received a letter from a "lottery" company telling me that I have won a fortune and in a claim form they ask me to include my bank details. ...
Letter: Your Say - Give some for others; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: S Porter SPARE a thought for all those people who will be struggling to make ends meet this Christmas. Instead of buying an extra box of ...
Letter: Your Say - Edgy motorists; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: P Lester TRAVELLING along main roads by public transport daily, I am constantly amazed by the number of impatient motorists who edge out of side streets and ...
Remember When? 1967.(Features)
Dec 01, 2007 ... BRITAIN was gripped by an outbreak of foot and mouth disease 40 years ago. Cases of the disease hit a peak in November 1967, although it was June the following year before the disease was brought fully under control again. By that time, ...
From The Forum.(Features)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Your views on Blues on/off takeover by Carson Yeung. Have your say by visiting www.birminghammail.net/forum I HAVE a funny feeling about all this. I think he might just come up with the money. I hope not, better the devil you know and all that but I think he might. ...
Experiencing the presence of God; Faiths IN OUR CITY.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: DAVID URQUHART, BISHOP OF BIRMINGHAM THIS afternoon I am in Corporation Street in the city centre at the opening of a shop being run by Christians from different churches to remind shoppers and visitors to the city of the real meaning of Christmas. The shop ...
Rail critic changes his tune; Faiths IN OUR CITY.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: DAVID URQUHART, BISHOP OF BIRMINGHAM ONE of the strongest opponents of rail privatisation has admitted it was a good thing for passengers and the industry. Lord Snape of Wednesbury, who is the former MP for West Bromwich East, said the "doom and gloom" which ...
Cash for troubled families; Faiths IN OUR CITY SUPPORT: Tackling Asbos.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Tony Collins HARD-PRESSED families in Birmingham are to benefit from a cash boost of nearly pounds 350,000 to help tackle anti-social behaviour by the city's youngsters. Birmingham City Council is to receive pounds 342,759 from the Government over the next ...
Win share of pounds 10,000 pot for your community; WEST BROMWICH BUILDING SOCIETY Mercian Trust.(Competition/Offers)
Dec 01, 2007 ... COMMUNITY support and involvement is an important part of the West Bromwich Building Society's outlook. And, with Christmas just around the corner, the Birmingham Mail is delighted to announce that the Get Involved campaign is to return - offering another fantastic pounds 10,000 ...
That Xmas drink was a big mistake; BLITZ: Revellers warned of festive risk by drink-driver after arrest changed his life.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Gary Marks A DRINK-driver turned counsellor today urged motorists: "Don't make the same mistake I did" as he threw his weight behind the annual Christmas crackdown. Saneal Randeria was pulled over by police as he drove home after having two pints in an ...
Call for a voice of Midlands.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... THE Minister for the West Midlands has been challenged to ensure the region is properly represented in Parliament. Liam Byrne, the Birmingham MP appointed by Gordon Brown to give the West Midlands a voice at Westminster, was urged to press ahead with plans for a West Midlands ...
FREE photo with Santa; PLUS: Join our search for a festive Little Helper.(Competition/Offers)
Dec 01, 2007 ... THE Pallasades Grotto is now open and every Birmingham Mail reader can claim a FREE photo of their children with Santa worth pounds 3.50 each. Just cut out the voucher printed here and take it along to the Grotto at The Pallasades until Friday, December 7, to claim your photo ...
Chasing the dream; FA CUP: Staffordshire minnows bid to make football history tommorow.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Gurdip Thandi FA Cup fever has gripped Chasetown as the Staffordshire football minnows bid to make a bit of history tomorrow afternoon. The Scholars will face Port Vale in the second round of the competition with the aim of causing an upset and potentially ...
Traffic signals.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... TEMPORARY traffic signals and a 10mph speed limit will be in place in High Street, Church Street and Hill Street, Brierley Hill, for resurfacing work. ...
Blood, guts and gore is all in a day's work; SAFETY SHOW Visitors given a grisly insight into the effects of accidents.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Gary Marks VISITORS to a Midland public safety exhibition were given a grisly and shocking insight into the after effects of horrific accidents. Amputees In Action, who supply specialist amputee stunt and extras, took part in the Emergency Services Show, in ...
Plea over OAP hurt in bus fall.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman was injured on a bus. The 83-year-old got on the 404A bus in Reddal Hill Road, Cradley Heath, 8.30am on Friday November 2. Shortly afterwards she tumbled. She remains ...
Cops set for questioning.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... RESIDENTS on a Birmingham housing estate are invited to meet their local police on Monday. Officers who ...
Pick of the day.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... BBC1 Match of the Day (10.30pm) Highlights of this afternoon's Premier League clashes, including Aston Villa v Arsenal and Chelsea against West Ham United. BBC2 The Company (9.40pm) Jack is stationed in Hungary, where an English ...
MARINES SWOOP ON FALKLANDS; 21 feared dead as Sea King ditches.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: STANLEY SLAUGHTER reports on today's action Task Force troops and marines have launched a series of raids on Argentinian installations on the Falklands during a dramatic night of heavily intensified military action. The Ministry of Defence said today that the ...
The quiet man with a mission.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Rory Gallagher storms onstage at the Circus Krone-Bau in Munich and the place catches light quite literally. Rory's fans are making the most of their last chance to sec him before he goes to the Stales "indefinitely". At one point they go so wild that a small fire ...
WIN THE NEW ALBUM.(News)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: by JACKIE BAILEY Five Evening Mail readers each can win an autographed COPY of Rory's new album. Jinx, in this special contest. Just answer the two simple questions below and send entries, on a postcard, to Rory Gallagher Contest, Features Dept., Evening ...