Recently added articles from Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England):
ARMED COPS ON CITY STREETS AS GANG WAR RETURNS; EXCLUSIVE.(News)
Aug 24, 2008 ... Byline: BY BEN GOLDBY THE Sunday Mercury today reveals the bloody gang war that has forced police to put extra armed cops on the streets. As more than 50,000 revellers descend on the city for the Bank Holiday weekend, a deadly new conflict between young members of two ...
WE'VE BEEN CONNED; EXCLUSIVE Dozens of callers contact Mercury to Complain about firm in wills controversy.(Features)
Aug 24, 2008 ... Byline: BY JEANETTE OLDHAM THE Sunday Mercury has been inundated with calls from readers claiming they have been conned out of thousands of pounds by a firm offering to manage their wills. Last week we reported that the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) had ...
Boob job saved my life; SHE WENT FOR OP - AND FOUND SHE HAD CANCER.(News)
Aug 24, 2008 ... Byline: BY ZOE CHAMBERLAIN Lifestyle Editor TRACEY Hogshaw always wished her 36 HH boobs were smaller. But when the 41-year-old grandmother went for reduction surgery she ended up with more than she bargained for. Surgeons discovered the housewife, from ...
Stabbing outside pub.(News)
Aug 24, 2008 ... A MAN was being treated for stab wounds after he was knifed outside a pub in West Bromwich. The victim, believed to be in his 40s, was attacked next to the Railway Inn on Harwood Street at about 5pm yesterday. West Midlands Ambulance Service sent a rapid response ...
crazy world.(News)
Aug 24, 2008 ... HELSINKI, FINLAND: Litter bins featuring celebrity voices saying "thank you" are being tested ...
Women quit church.(News)
Aug 24, 2008 ... CHRISTIAN churches throughout England have lost at least 50,000 women from their congregation every year since 1989. Dr Kristin Aune, from the University of Derby, said many young women were put ...
Terror suspects plot to kill PM.(News)
Aug 24, 2008 ... THREE men arrested on suspicion of terror offences are linked to an investigation into threats to kill the Prime Minister. No plot was in place but there were calls for the death of Gordon Brown on an extremist jihad website in January. The internet hosts many ...
Jet-setting Duke flies to victory.(News)
Aug 24, 2008 ... Byline: MARTIN KELLY at Newmarket THE magnificent Duke Of Marmalade claimed a fifth Group One win as he put Derby hero New Approach to the sword in the Juddmonte International at Newmarket. The Irish raiders had been scheduled to clash at York earlier in the week, ...
BLUES FIRE A WARNING TO RIVALS; BET RESCUE.(News)
Aug 24, 2008 ... CHELSEA struck the first blow in the title race last weekend, turning in a sublime performance to hammer Portsmouth 4-0 while Manchester United were held to a draw at home by Newcastle. The fallout in the Premier League betting was immediate as Luis Felipe Scolari's men became ...
OFFER OF THE WEEK.(News)
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Injury blow for Legault.(Features)
Aug 24, 2008 ... Byline: BY MIKE BERRY KYLE Legault's season could be over after the Birmingham star broke his jaw at Sheffield on Thursday night. The Canadian was due to undergo surgery yesterday to have his jaw wired up, and Brummies boss Graham Drury isn't hopeful of seeing him ...
Rutter's right on schedule.(Features)
Aug 24, 2008 ... KINGSWINFORD'S Michael Rutter is in confident mood as he prepares to continue his British Superbikes Championship campaign at Cadwell Park tomorrow. The North West 200 Ducati rider set himself the target of ending the season in sixth place and is right on course to do that after ...
MASSA TURNS UP TITLE HEAT; Felipe's out to erase memory of Hungary LEWIS FACES FIGHT TO REIGN IN SPAIN.(Features)
Aug 24, 2008 ... Byline: IAN PARKES in Valencia LEWIS Hamilton faces an uphill struggle to win today's European Grand Prix as he takes on a man desperate to erase the heartache he suffered in his last race. Current championship leader Hamilton starts from second on the grid at the ...
Fabio's flops a long way off the gold standard; THE FINAL WORD.(Features)
Aug 24, 2008 ... Byline: MAT KENDRICK WE'RE a cynical bunch here at Final Word, but it's impossible not to suspect that something's untoward when a world record is effortlessly shattered at such an amazing speed. Then there's the outrage that the most unexpectedly shambolic handover ...
Villa boss goes back to the future for his transfer deals; THE FINAL WORD.(Features)
Aug 24, 2008 ... Byline: ANDY WALKER IS Martin O'Neill stuck in a transfer time-warp? Do the Irishman's summer dealings work on a clock that is 12 months out of date? Well judging by recent transactions that have gone through at Villa Park that seems to be the case. ...
AGENTS NEED A MOTHER'S PRIDE; THE FINAL WORD.(Features)
Aug 24, 2008 ... Byline: ANDY WALKER THE SPORTING world could learn a lesson from out-going Warwickshire bowler Lee Daggett's mum. Daggett's South Australiabased mother, Kathleen, stepped in to resolve her son's contract wrangle with the Bears by offering to pay off the remainder of ...
ROBO-REFS COULD BE THE SOLUTION; THE FINAL WORD.(Features)
Aug 24, 2008 ... Byline: MAT KENDRICK NUNEATON'S Stuart Attwell became the Premier League's youngest ever referee when he took charge of Blackburn v Hull at Ewood Park yesterday. At the time of writing it was unknown how the Warwickshire ofccial coped with the demands of the top ...
AB'S FAB! Blues manager hails his loan star Quincy.(Sport)
Aug 24, 2008 ... Byline: BY HARRY NOBLE BLUES manager Alex McLeish believes the best is yet to come from exciting winger Quincy Owusu-Abeyie. The Dutch-born Ghanian international thrilled the St Andrew's crowd with an exciting performance as Blues swept aside Barnsley with goals from ...
O'Neill's still feeling good.(Sport)
Aug 24, 2008 ... Byline: BY MAT KENDRICK MARTIN O'Neill insists Aston Villa's Stoke shocker will not disrupt the feel good factor sweeping the club. Villa entered the new season on a wave of optimism after O'Neill was given more than pounds 30 million to spend. And that ...
HEROES AND VILLAINS; Olympic drama as ref struck.(Sport)
Aug 24, 2008 ... Byline: BY JONNY GREATREX BRITAIN'S Olympians continued to strike gold in Beijing as the games drew to a close this weekend while making their way to their biggest medals haul for a century. A classy display from James DeGale in his middleweight boxing bnal saw him ...