Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) back issues from January 2009:
preview.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... New 'tec is hot on trail - PAGE 3 Indulge in a bit of misery - PAGE 6 Don't give up the day job! - ...
Posh worth replay - Tony.(Sport)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: BY ROB TANNER ALBION boss Tony Mowbray said he couldn't grumble after Peterborough United grabbed a late equaliser to force an FA Cup third-round replay. Craig Mackail-Smith's strike in the 87th minute means Albion must travel to London Road to face Posh for ...
Fire kills pensioner in his bungalow.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... A PENSIONER was killed after a blaze swept through part of his Midland home, police revealed last night. Neighbours battled to save John Staples from his burning bungalow in Yeaton, near Baschurch, Shropshire, on Friday at around 11pm. But they were beaten back by ...
RAMS ESCAPE A SPOT OF BOTHER.(Sport)
Jan 04, 2009 ... FOREST GREEN 3 DERBY COUNTY 4 BLUE Square Premier strugglers Forest Green were denied a famous FA Cup win as Derby fought back to win a seven-goal thriller at the New Lawn. Rams sub Steven Davies scored the winner from the penalty spot three minutes from ...
Speed camera attacks rise.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... ATTACKS on speed cameras by angry Midland motorists have risen dramatically over the past three years, new figures show. Vandalism of speed traps in the West Midlands has soared from just two incidents in 2005/06 to 13 in 2007/08. The Black Country has seen the ...
FOREST TURN UP HEAT ON HUGHES.(Sport)
Jan 04, 2009 ... MAN CITY 0 NOTT'M FOREST 3 THE future of Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is once again under the microscope after his side suffered FA Cup humiliation at the hands of Championship strugglers Forest. City's Abu Dhabi-based backers have stuck by their ...
Seven years in 'Midland Guantanamo' EXCLUSIVE MAN CAGED DESPITE CHARGES BEING DROPPED.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: BY BEN GOLDBY A FORMER terror suspect was held without charge for more than SEVEN years in a Midland jail. Algerian-born Hider Hanani, 42, was caged at HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire BEFORE the September 11 attacks on New York in 2001 after being arrested ...
POSH GIVE BAGGIES A HEADACHE; Cup replay no joke for Mowbray.(Sport)
Jan 04, 2009 ... WEST BROM 1 Olsson 64 mins PETERBOROUGH 1 Mackail-Smith 87 mins ALBION must face an unwelcome replay after battling Peterborough snatched a late equaliser at The Hawthorns. Craig Mackail-Smith grabbed his 18th goal of the season to ...
THANKS SIS! EXCLUSIVE Teen rescues three-year-old from house blaze.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: BY BEN GOLDBY A HEROIC Midland teenager saved her three-year-old sister's life by rescuing her from a blaze at their home on Friday. Chantal McGowan, 15, ran through thick clouds of smoke in the kitchen of the house in Foleshill Road, Coventry, to rescue ...
Shrimpers earn replay at Chelsea; The FA CUP e-on ROUND-UP.(Sport)
Jan 04, 2009 ... LEAGUE one minnows southend stunned Chelsea with a stoppage-time equaliser to earn a deserved third-round FA Cup replay. Salomon Kalou's first-half goal looked to have earned Chelsea a place in the next round until Peter Clarke headed an equaliser from close range in the 90th ...
Thief's bus getaway.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... POLICE are appealing for help to catch an armed robber who threatened building society staff with a claw hammer before escaping with cash on a passing BUS. The robbery took place at about 4.45pm on Friday at the Nationwide Building Society in Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull. ...
Police find river bodies.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... THE bodies of two men who went missing in the Midlands five days ago were found in a river yesterday. Friends Andrew Smith, aged 40, and Paul Smith, aged 43, who are not related, were last seen on December 30 in the centre of Leominster, ...
Flat death murder case.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... A MURDER investigation was under way last night following the death of a man discovered critically injured at a flat on New Year's Day. The 55-year-old man died in hospital yesterday morning after police found him at Lesanne Court, in ...
crazy world.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... CINCINNATI, USA: An 89-year-old woman arrested for confiscating her neighbour's football is now suing the boy's ...
Stabbing victim dies.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... A 34-YEAR-old woman has been charged with the murder of a man who was found stabbed in a Midland city centre, police said last night. The woman, who has yet to be named by police, will appear before ...
soaps: FISHY FASHION.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Roz Laws OH my lord, what on earth was Liz McDonald wearing at the Brazilian Crunch party? She seemed to have put her fishnet tights round her chest rather than her ...
Walsall's trip to icy north is all in vain.(Sport)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: BY BRIAN HALFORD WALSALL'S players and supporters had a long, wasted trip up to Cumbria after the Saddlers' game at Carlisle was called off at noon. All week, the home club had made concerted efforts to get the game played and they arranged for a pitch ...
soaps: WEDDING WOE.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Roz Laws DON'T do it, Peggy! I hear she's actually going to go ahead and marry awful Archie in EastEnders, but of course it'll end in tears. As will Carl and Lexi's ...
POTTERS SUFFER A HART ATTACK; Much-changed City come a cropper to giantkillers.(Sport)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: DAMIAN SPELLMAN at Victoria Park HARTLEPOOL 2 Nelson, 49 mins, Foley 76 STOKE CITY 0 RED-FACED Tony Pulis admitted his Stoke team were well beaten as the Potters were dumped out of the FA Cup by League One Hartlepool. His ...
soaps: MAGGIE SAVED.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Roz Laws THANK goodness for that. I was shocked to hear that Corrie producers seriously discussed killing off Blanche, who is one of the Street's ...
soaps: Feathers fly for hens; coronation street the one to watch.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Roz Laws OF course they were going to get back together! The temporary parting of Tyrone and Molly was, frankly, a little annoying as it was obvious they would be reunited after their tiff. And this week the wedding plans are back on with a ...
soaps: EASTENDERS.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Roz Laws WHAT a surprise - not! It's been pretty obvious that Tanya didn't run over Max - she couldn't bury him alive, after all - and that she confessed to cover for someone else. And this week the real culprit is revealed, not too shockingly, to be Lauren. Though ...
soaps: EMMERDALE.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Roz Laws THE police in soapland are easily fooled, aren't they? First they wrongly arrest Tanya, now it's Ross who is falsely accused of killing. Even his own cousin, Paddy, thinks he could have done away with Shane. Ross isn't too ...
soaps: this week.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Roz Laws home & away YOU have to be really on the ball to keep track of all the on-again, off-again romances in Summer Bay. This week several relationships come to an end (for now). First Roman is given food for thought when Natalie says it's ...
Convert aliens, demands Bakri.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... RADICAL preacher Omar Bakri has ordered his extremist followers to convert ALIENS to Islam. In an online rant, Bakri, 50, said Muslims had a duty to spread the word of Allah not just worldwide but also across the galaxy. The preacher said: "We are obliged as Muslims ...
telly: Spy school teacher; channelle owen the big interview.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Roz Laws TV ACTRESS Channelle Owen didn't have to do too much research for her latest role. She plays a deputy headmistress in the hit children's spy drama MI High - and in real life she spends her time between acting jobs teaching in a primary school. ...
Drab fare... but Foxes halt Palace.(Sport)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: NEVILLE FOULGER at the Walkers Stadium LEICESTER CITY 0 CRYSTAL PALACE 0 LEICESTER CITY extended their unbeaten run to 12 matches by holding Championship promotion contenders Crystal Palace to a goalless draw in a dour third round FA Cup clash. ...
Emma was a lovely bride - they made a perfect couple; EXCLUSIVE Friends' tributes to pair killed in plane tragedy.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: BY ANUJI VARMA A TRAGIC couple killed in a horror plane crash in the Midlands were expecting their second child together, friends revealed last night. Newlyweds Nick and Emma O'Brien died when the light aircraft ploughed into railway lines at Colwich Junction, ...
telly: Beeb's festive shows are at the top of the Crimbo tree; telly talk.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: roz laws WELL done, BBC! It's all too easy to knock the Beeb, especially recently, but we should thank it for its festive TV shows. If we relied on the other TV channels, who just didn't even try to produce anything special (apart from Robson Green dressing as ...
Joss the Lad for Shrews.(Sport)
Jan 04, 2009 ... BRADFORD 0 SHREWSBURY 0 SHREWSBURY boss Paul Simpson praised West Bromwich Albion youngster Joss Labadie after an impressive debut in his side's battling draw. The teenager was handed his senior debut in place of skipper Ben Davies and handled the step-up ...
STATION STAFF REFUSED TO HELP; WHEELCHAIR PENSIONER LEFT TO GET DOWN STEPS Wife insulted by treatment at New Street.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: BY CATHERINE LILLINGTON TRAIN station staff refused to help a man in a wheelchair down steps because he failed to book their assistance 24 hours in advance. Kenneth Wilson, of Leamington Spa, was stunnedwhen workers at Birmingham New Street said no-one was ...
books: New Year's the perfect time for despair!(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Lorne Jackson The New Year is here, which means plenty of firm resolutions, a good deal of optimism and more than a few toasts to the triumph of the human spirit. Though not if you're a hardened bibliophile. What we're looking forward to over ...
CITY'S STROLL IS KIDS' PLAY; Harriers go for a damage limitation job.(Sport)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: LEE CORDEN at The Ricoh Arena COVENTRY 2 McKenzie 52 mins, Best 82 KIDDERMINSTER 0 NON-LEAGUE Kidderminster Harriers were beaten but not embarrassed by Championship side Coventry City at the Ricoh Arena. But, if truth be ...
Grail quest at an end.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... MONTY Python musical Spamalot closed last night after more than two years on the West End stage. Items from the show were put on auction site eBay, including the Holy Grail which has adorned the front of the Palace Theatre since the show opened, the "killer rabbit" with nasty ...
It's Allott of fun for the Latics; Coca Cola FOOTBALL LEAGUE ROUND - UP.(Sport)
Jan 04, 2009 ... HUDDERSFIELD and Oldham played out a 1-1 draw at the Galpharm Stadium in the only Coca-Cola League One fixture to survive the bad weather. Oldham started the brighter of the two teams and took an early lead when Mark Allott struck a 25-yard volley which flew past Alex Smithies. ...
Gamekeeper sentenced.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... A HEAD gamekeeper who admitted setting illegal traps and allowing a junior gamekeeper to illegally kill animals has been given a suspended prison sentence. Roger Venton, of Aston-on-Clun, Shropshire, had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing in Telford. The 33-year-old was given ...
'More jobs will go'.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... THE chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover has said that more redundancies are inevitable across the motor industry. David Smith said he thought the next few months were going to be "very testing" with a lot of pressure on retailers and ...
'I'm on last life' - Gazza.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... TROUBLED Paul Gascoigne said drink and drugs nearly killed him in 2008, which he described as his worst year ever. Ahead of the screening of a ...
crazy world.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... VIENNA, AUSTRIA: A mother and her two small daughters got more than they expected on a horse-drawn tour of Vienna - when the drunken ...
Dogs home now full up.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... THE owner of a Midland animal rescue centre says an increase in the number of dogs abandoned over Christmas means it is now full. The Cheltenham Animal Sanctuary, which blames the economic downturn for owners ...
Opposition to bank deal.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... THE Lloyds TSB-HBOS merger faces fresh opposition after trustees of the HBOS pension fund voted for the deal to be delayed until better protection is offered for the scheme. Guardians of the 80,000-member final salary scheme will make a submission ...
Bread? Check. Milk? Check. Blood test? Check. Clinic at supermarket tests for illnesses while you shop.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: BY ANUJI VARMA NHS patients are being offered blood tests while they shop at a Midland supermarket in a controversial bid to cut hospital waiting times. Asda has set up a clinic at its Great Bridge store in West Bromwich where the sick can be tested for a ...
web: CLASSIC HI-DEF RACER.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Steve Wollaston SEGA's classic arcade racer returns, but this time it's in stunning HiDef and available via PlayStation@ Network and Xbox LIVE@ Arcade. Available early 2009, it's time for some classic gaming as you test your speed and ...
Solihull punish Trinity with an English lesson; BLUES SQUARE NORTH.(Sport)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Gainsbor'gh Trinity 1 Solihull Moors 1 A SECOND-half strike from Junior English saw Solihull come from behind to extend their unbeaten run to four games. Despite a double injury blow Solihull started well and Scott Rickards did well to earn a corner and ...
Have-a-go bus driver assaulted by gang.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... A HAVE-a-go hero bus driver who came to the assistance of two youths while they were being confronted by a gang of thugs in the Midlands was assaulted. The driver got out of his vehicle when he saw seven young men approach three others who were returning home from a night out at ...
web: TEK THAT.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Steve Wollaston STREETFIGHTER and Tekken are back this year with new offerings. Streetfighter is ...
DYNAMO DONE BY HARVEY HAT-TRICK; UNIBOND LEAGUE.(Sport)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Retford united 4 Shepshed Dynamo 3 SHEPSHED lost this exciting top-of-the-table clash at reigning champions Retford United by the odd goal in seven. Dynamo fell behind after just three minutes when Paul Grimes fired home from the penalty spot. ...
Zara backs out of buy.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... ROYAL Zara Phillips and Engalnd rugby player Mike Tindall have pulled out of a pounds 1.75 million bid to buy their dream Gloucestershire home following security fears. The couple had planned to set up home at Nimrod's Barn, in Upper ...
web: GHOSTBUSTERS BACK.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Steve Wollaston JUNE 9 is the date pencilled in for one of the most eagerly anticipated games of the year - Ghostbusters! Atari are bringing back the boiler-suited, hearse-driving spook hunters for a new next ...
crazy world.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND: A passenger plane has successfully completed a two-hour test flight partly powered by plant oil. One engine of the Boeing 747-400 was fuelled by a 50-50 mixture of jatropha plant ...
web: top internet post-xmas websites.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Steve Wollaston 1 www.januarysale.org.uk With the Credit Crunch forcing shops to offer some of the best-ever sales after Christmas, this website you a round-up off all the big sales and where to grab those bargains ... 2 www.moneysavingexpert.com The New ...
web: WE LOVE.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Steve Wollaston http://www.recycleagift.com Sell unwanted entertainment presents free of charge from Boxing day until the end of January. Recycleagift.com is very easy ...
web: World of Tinkerbell is pure magic; Tinkerbell (Nintendo DS).(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Steve Wollaston TINKERBell is a colour-rich, deep and detailed game that mirrors the beautiful Fairies world that girls have come to love and cherish. In the game, Tinkerbell invites players to discover her mystical world, embark on fantastic adventures, ...
web: Get your claws into this; Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe (Xbox 360).(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Steve Wollaston MORTAL Kombat makes a timely return to its roots as the introduction of DC Comics characters breathes new life into everyone's favourite button masher. Fancy a match-up between the Joker and Superman ... or Raiden v Batman? No problem, ...
web: TOP YAHOO SEARCHES; internet charts.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Steve Wollaston 1 Britney Spears: This is the American influence on Yahoo. I mean do these Yanks search for anything else other than Britney Spears? The singer's revival has been huge on the WWW. 2 Big Brother: Fans of the controversial reality show have ...
web: TOP-SELLING GAMES; internet charts.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Steve Wollaston 1 Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games 2 ...
web: TOP iTUNES DOWNLOADS; internet charts.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Steve Wollaston 1 Single Ladies: Beyonce 2 Just Dance: Lady Ga Ga ft Colby ...
NO-GO AREAS FOR WHITES; That's the claim in official probe on immigration SHOCK REPORT HIGHLIGHTS FEARS OF WORKING-CLASS BRUMMIES LIVING ON CASTLE VALE ESTATE.(News)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: BY ADAM ASPINALL WHITE working class Brummies fear parts of their city have become nogo areas for them. The shock claim has been made in a bombshell Government report into how poor white people feel about immigration. The study has also revealed ...
Music: Priest hit the big 40.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Paul Cole & Jack Daniels THIS year marks the 40th anniversary of the formation of Judas Priest - and guitarist Glenn Tipton hopes it is celebrated with some extra special shows. The 61-year-old who was born in Blackheath, Birmingham, but now lives in ...
Crunch relief for Mullen...(Sport)
Jan 04, 2009 ... WALSALL manager Jimmy Mullen thinks the credit crunch could have one positive for the Saddlers - it may help them hold on to central defender Anthony Gerrard. Former Everton centre half Gerrard has been angling for a move since last August when he handed in a transfer request. ...
Music: Topped the album chart in homeland.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Paul Cole & Jack Daniels SAM ROBERTS BAND Love At The End Of The World (Rounder) SAM ROBERTS BAND Love At The End Of The World (Rounder) IT'S already topped the album chart in homeland Canada, and now Sam Roberts' most successful set yet wins a ...
Clayton is a wanted man.(Sport)
Jan 04, 2009 ... WALSALL goalkeeper Clayton Ince has been targeted by Championship rivals Nottingham Forest and Swansea City. The 36-year-old Trinidad and Tobago international is out of contract at the end of the season and Walsall have yet to offer him a new deal. Forest had him ...
Music: The exercise is more successful with old stager.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Paul Cole & Jack Daniels JAMES TAYLOR Covers (Hear Music) OVER the years James Taylor has written some sublime songs and it's ironic that he's still best-known for cover versions such as Carole King's You've Got A Friend, Marvin Gaye's How Sweet It Is and ...
Sky Blues do Gud business.(Sport)
Jan 04, 2009 ... COVENTRY CITY are to sign teenage Icelandic international winger Johann Berg Gudmundsson from Breidablik. Coventry, who have beaten off competition from Hamburg, AZ Alkmaar and Heerenveen, are in talks to finalise a fee for the 18-year-old after he impressed on trial. ...
Music: Just keep on rocking all over the world.(Features)
Jan 04, 2009 ... Byline: by Paul Cole & Jack Daniels STATUS QUO Pictures Live (Live Here Now) YOU love 'em or loathe 'em but Status Quo just keep on rocking all over the world, and this double live CD, recorded at Birmingham's NEC on December 22 last year reveals why: if it ain't ...