The Birmingham Post (England)

The Birmingham Post is the daily newspaper of Birmingham, England. The Birmingham Post covers local and national news, sports, business, and weather.
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Outrage at tourism video gaffe.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Downing Street last night condemned London's tourism body after a painting of Moors Murderer Myra Hindley was shown on a promotional video being screened in Beijing. The picture was shown in a film intended to highlight the Capital's rich cultural heritage ahead of the 2012 ...
Gay activist's anger at plan to move body of Cardinal.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: By Shahid Naqvi A high-profile gay activist yesterday accused the Catholic Church of "grave robbery" over plans to move the body of a Victorian Cardinal buried next to his male companion in aWorcestershire cemetery to a new location in Birmingham. Peter ...
Rise in home repossessions as economic slowdown bites.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: By Jonathan Walker Political Editor The effects of the economic slowdown on ordinary families have been starkly exposed as the number of mortgage possession orders in Birmingham shot up by 64 per cent. Courts issued 1,186 possession orders over just three ...
Police call for calm after man dies in gang-linked shooting.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Police yesterday appealed for calm between rival Birmingham gangs as they named a 24-year-old man who was shot dead. Dimitri Foskin was shot in the chest in a driveway outside a house in Newtown, Birmingham, at 10.15pm on Saturday. He died in hospital. Last night, ...
Cancer drugs 'dismay' HEALTH.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Leading UK cancer experts yesterday accused a health watchdog of forcing patients to remortgage their homes to afford treatments freely vailable in Europe. The group of 26 professors were "dismayed" at guidance issued by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) to ...
Airport workers strike; TRANSPORT.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Workers who operate luggage scanning equipment at Stansted airport will go ahead with a 24-hour strike today because of a deadlocked row over pay, union leaders confirmed yesterday. More than 30 members of the GMB will take industrial action from 3am after rejecting a 1.5% pay offer from ...
Desperatemeasures; FASHION.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... The luxury shoe designer Eileen Shields, whose creations featured in the Desperate Housewives television series, yesterday said she was looking to raise pounds 1m towards growing her business in London and New York. Ms Shields, who launched her own label in 2005 after a decade ...
Lottery cash to help celebrate highs and lows of The Lambs; In an age where the lifestyles of millionaire footballers is quickly detaching the sport from real fans, one Midland football club is using a heritage lottery grant to build bridges with its community. Chief Reporter Neil Connor reports.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: Neil Connor reports What would pounds 25,000 be worth at a Premier League club? The weekly wages for an out-offavour defender at one of the poorer clubs? The cost of a second car for the WAG wife? Or even the drinks bill for one round at the ...
A pair of iconic cooling.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... A pair of iconic cooling towers which stood next to the M1 motorway and marked the start of the north of England for many drivers were demolished yesterday. The 250ft high Tinsley Towers were brought down in a controlled explosion after the motorway was closed to traffic. The ...
Paxman comments draw criticism from female colleagues.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Jeremy Paxman has risked the wrath of his female colleagues by suggesting that it is men who are being discriminated against at the BBC. The Newsnight presenter, 58, suggested that white, middle class men were overlooked in favour of women by his employer. His ...
European Olympic team idea dismissed as 'bonkers'.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... An international organisation's calls for a European Union Olympic team were described as "bonkers" last night. The Young European Federalists claimed the 27 EU states would have a far greater chance of topping the medals table if they competed under a single banner. In an open ...
Britons proud to fly the flag as London looks to 2012.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: By Alex Young Thousands of Britons celebrated yesterday as London officially took the reins of the Olympics from Beijing. Across the UK flags were raised and celebrations were held to honour the occasion and around 100 people visited Victoria Square in ...
Malvern defence team involved in high-flying solar-powered spy aircraft.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... A solar-powered spy plane has set an unofficial record by staying in the air for three-and-a-half days, the company behind it announced yesterday. The Zephyr used solar power in the day and rechargeable batteries at night to beat the world record for the longest duration ...
Fergie named as Brown's choice tomanage team.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson could manage an all-Britain football team at the 2012 Olympics in London, Gordon Brown said yesterday. The Prime Minister is determined to see a British team in both the men's and the women's football tournaments when the Games come to ...
Team GB will jet home from Beijing to a heroes' welcome.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Team GB will fly home from the Beijing Olympics tomorrow to a heroes' welcome, British Airways said yesterday. The British athletes will arrive at London Heathrow on a dedicated BA Boeing 747 featuring a special gold medal 'nose' in celebration of their success. "Proud to bring ...
Fresh calls for windfall tax on energy firm profits; POLITICS.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: By David Hughes Gordon Brown yesterday faced renewed calls to impose a windfall tax on the record profits being enjoyed by energy companies to help Britons cope with rising fuel bills. The Labour left plan to make the issue a flash point at the party's Autumn ...
Top Conservatives to call for spending cuts; POLITICS.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Senior Tories urged David Cameron yesterday to commit the party to big tax and spending cuts to revive the struggling economy. Former Cabinet ministers John Redwood and Lord Forsyth of Drumlean called on Mr Cameron to drop his pledge to match Labour's public spending ...
Carol Thatcher reveals mother's dementia battle; POLITICS.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Former prime minister Baroness Thatcher's daughter Carol revealed details yesterday of her mother's struggle with dementia. In her new book, Carol Thatcher said she first noticed her mother's failing memory while the pair had lunch in 2000. She also disclosed that she ...
More Labour pains as poll shows Tory surge; POLITICS.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Gordon Brown's woes continued yesterday with a new poll showing Labour trailing 21 points behind the Tories. The ComRes poll for the Independent on Sunday put Labour on 25 per cent with the Tories on 46 per cent - both parties gaining a point on last month's ratings - and the ...
Adonis signals expansion of academies programme; POLITICS.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: By Shahid Naqvi Education Correspondent Schools minister Andrew Adonis has signalled a major expansion of the Government's flagship academies programme. Lord Adonis, the chief architect of the drive to get failing state schools to become privatelybacked ...

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