Sep
2009
Articles from 11th Sep 2009
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Tears and salutes as Kidderminster soldier's body comes home
Sep 11 2009 | West Midlands News
A brave nine-year-old gave a final salute to his stepfather as the Kidderminster soldier's body returned home from Afghanistan. Read
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Former Halesowen football chief in court on tax evasion charge
Sep 11 2009 | West Midlands News
A former Midland football club boss pleaded not guilty yesterday to failing to pay duty on £5.3 million-worth of counterfeit cigarettes. Read
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Man charged over hoax 999 murder call
Sep 11 2009 | West Midlands News
A man has been charged with perverting the course of justice after cops hunting the killer of taxi driver Mohammed Arshad received a call from someone confessing to be the murderer. Read
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NHS failures led to Birmingham policeman’s murder
Sep 11 2009 | West Midlands News
A catalogue of NHS system failures contributed to the killing of a police officer by a paranoid schizophrenic, an independent report has found. Read
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Police weren't told of danger posed by mental health patient who killed DC Swindells
Sep 11 2009 | West Midlands News
The man responsible for the killing of detective Michael Swindells was plagued by delusions that police and MI5 were intent on ruining his life. Read
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Exposure to depleted uranium killed Lance Corporal Stuart Dyson - inquest
Sep 11 2009 | West Midlands News
A Black Country soldier died as a result of exposure to depleted uranium during the first Gulf War, an inquest has ruled. Read
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Thousands line streets for murdered soldier
Sep 11 2009 | West Midlands News
The devastated wife and daughter of Midland solider Sergeant Simon Valentine embraced outside the church where an emotional funeral service was held before he was laid to rest. Read
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Council leader fails to stop new cafe-bar plan
Sep 11 2009 | West Midlands News
A new cafe-bar chain has been given the go-ahead from city planners for its first Birmingham outlet despite the high-profile objections of city council leader Mike Whitby. Read
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HMS Daring and its crew honoured in Birmingham
Sep 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Union Jacks flew high and crowds roared their delight when Birmingham sailors were awarded the freedom of the city. Read
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Return to work on hold as Black Country food factory row remains unresolved
Sep 11 2009 | Manufacturing & Skills
Suspended workers at a Black Country food factory are still on tenterhooks as they wait for unions and bosses to thrash out a deal on whether they can return to work. Read
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Aston Villa new boys can handle derby tension, O’Neill says
Sep 11 2009 | Aston Villa FC
Martin O’Neill believes his new signings will be more than capable of handling the white-hot atmosphere of Sunday’s Second City derby at St Andrew’s should he decide to make the crunch Barclays Premier League clash their debut. Read
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McLeish looks to avenge 5-1 Aston Villa humiliation
Sep 11 2009 | Birmingham City FC
Alex McLeish will today start making the final preparations for a fixture that the majority of Birmingham City supporters will view as being one of the most important of his 22-month tenure. Read
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Worcester Warriors 27 Leeds Carnegie 7
Sep 11 2009 | RFU News
Worcester Warriors 27 Read
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Moseley looking to bounce back against Cornish Pirates
Sep 11 2009 | RFU News
Moseley hope at least some of their cordon of captains will be available for Sunday’s testing trip to Cornish Pirates. Read
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Tuitupou let loose at last for Warriors
Sep 11 2009 | RFU News
Mike Ruddock relaunches his Pocket Rocket against Leeds tonight in the knowledge the player he describes as ‘the most powerful and dynamic in world rugby’ will be well tanked up on motivation. Read
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Injuries hit Bees before visit of title favourites Bristol
Sep 11 2009 | RFU News
THE CHAMPIONSHIP Read
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Stourbridge brace themselves for powerhouse four
Sep 11 2009 | RFU News
NATIONAL ONE Read
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Supermarket Asda cuts petrol prices
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Motorists have been given a boost after a leading supermarket announced it was dropping the price of its fuel. Read
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Shocking CCTV of shopkeeper assault
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Shocking CCTV of an armed robbery, in which a shopkeeper is hit over the head with a metal bar, has been released by police. Read
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Phoenix Four face directorships ban
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
The four men behind the collapse of car giant MG Rover are to be banned from running companies, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has said. Read
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MG Rover Phoenix report - download it here
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
A long-awaited report into the collapse of car giant MG Rover is expected to reveal that four bosses took more than £40 million in pay and pensions from the troubled firm. Read
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Mother admits drowning her daughter
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
A woman has admitted killing her young daughter by drowning her before laying her out on a bed. Read
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UK 'won't support Afghan whitewash'
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Britain will not be party to a "whitewash" in the Afghan elections, Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said. Read
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Brown Lotto trick 'all guesswork'
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Illusionist Derren Brown has claimed he was able to predict last week's lottery numbers just by combining the random guesses of a panel of members of the public. Read
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Ex-MG bosses face directorships ban
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Four directors in charge of car giant MG Rover when it collapsed with the loss of thousands of jobs face being banned from holding office again after a damning indictment in a long-awaited report. Read
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PM apologises over Turing treatment
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Gordon Brown has issued an apology to a Second World War code-breaker who committed suicide after being found guilty of gross indecency with another man. Read
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10 arrests at mosque demonstration
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
An anti-Islam demonstration resulted in 10 arrests, police have revealed. Read
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O'Grady offers to buy school's lamb
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Comedian Paul O'Grady has offered to buy a sheep reared by schoolchildren which is at the centre of a row over whether it should be sent to slaughter. Read
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Police will probe MI6 torture claim
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
An allegation that officers from Secret Intelligence Service MI6 were complicit in torture is to be investigated by the Metropolitan Police. Read
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Clashes at anti-Islam demonstration
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Seven people have been arrested after clashes at an anti-Islam demonstration, police have said. Read
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Confusion over Jackson tribute show
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Confusion surroundes a planned Michael Jackson tribute concert after organisers axed the original Vienna gig and moved it to the UK. Read
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British Gas staff in bill-fix probe
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Up to 30 British Gas workers have been suspended after they were allegedly caught tampering with their own bills. Read
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Attack victim left with half a head
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
The CPS has defended its decision not to prosecute teenagers accused of attacking a young man who had to have half his skull removed. Read
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Families pay tribute in New York
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Families carrying photos of lost loved ones streamed into a plaza near "ground zero" in New York to observe the eighth anniversary of the World Trade Centre attack, wiping tears and raindrops from their faces under dreary skies. Read
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Tragedy sparked parents' death leap
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
The distraught parents of a paralysed five-year-old boy jumped to their deaths from Beachy Head in an "act too shocking to contemplate" following his death, an inquest has been told. Read
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Killer 'slipped through police net'
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
A murderer committed a violent armed bank robbery in the US years before he returned to Britain and killed his boss during a terrifying four-hour ordeal, a court has been told. Read
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Dealer converted torches into guns
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
An engineer who converted mini torches into guns has been jailed for 20 years and condemned as a "dealer in death". Read
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Obama pays tribute to 9/11 victims
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Vowing to never falter in the pursuit of al-Qaida and its allies, US President Barack Obama has placed a wreath under rainy skies at the Pentagon in memory of the victims of September 11 on the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Read
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Ex-Rover bosses 'should say sorry'
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
A report into the collapse of MG Rover has sparked a war of words between the Government and the four businessmen who paid themselves millions for running the carmaker before it went bust. Read
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Jackson tribute gig moved to London
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
An outdoor concert in Vienna billed as the major global tribute to Michael Jackson has been moved to London and postponed until June, organisers have said. Read
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Bravery awards for heroic soldiers
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
A Royal Marine who ran unarmed into a battlefield to save an injured comrade has been honoured by the Ministry of Defence. Read
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Journalist ignored 'strong advice'
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Foreign Secretary David Miliband has acknowledged that freed British journalist Stephen Farrell ignored "very strong advice" by travelling to the area of Afghanistan where he was kidnapped. Read
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Obama to observe 9/11 at memorial
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Barack Obama is observing his first September 11 anniversary as president - after inheriting two wars that followed the 2001 terror attacks. Read
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Boots to offer cervical cancer jabs
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
A high-street store has launched a vaccination service to protect women against cervical cancer. Read
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Jackson tribute at Wembley Stadium
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
An outdoor concert in Vienna that had been billed as the major global tribute to Michael Jackson has been moved to London and postponed until June, organisers said. Read
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MI6 officers facing torture claims
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
An allegation that officers from Secret Intelligence Service MI6 were complicit in torture is to be investigated by the Metropolitan Police. Read
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Driver guilty of murdering ex-boss
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
A truck driver has been found guilty of murdering his former boss during a terrifying four-hour ordeal. Read
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Report into car giant collapse due
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
A long-awaited report into the collapse of car giant MG Rover is due to be published, more than four years after the motor firm went out of business with the loss of thousands of jobs. Read
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Call for £50bn public spending cut
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Plans to tackle the UK's debt "crisis" by saving £50 billion of public spending through measures such as a pay freeze on the state pension, abolition of the identity card scheme and a 10% cut in non-frontline staff in the NHS and schools have been put forward. Read
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Volunteer parents face record check
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Parents who regularly ferry groups of children on behalf of sports or social clubs such as the Cub Scouts will have to undergo criminal record checks - or face fines of up to £5,000, it has been disclosed. Read
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Terror case trio could face retrial
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
The Director of Public Prosecutions has called for a retrial of three men for their part in a plot of blow up transatlantic airliners. Read
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Journalist is 'woman of substance'
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford has named journalist Lisa Salmon as her real Woman of Substance. Read
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PM apology over codebreaker Turing
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Gordon Brown has issued an apology to a Second World War code-breaker who committed suicide after being found guilty of gross indecency with another man. Read
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Journalist 'woman of substance'
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford has named journalist Lisa Salmon as her real Woman of Substance. Read
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Hero soldiers 'pride of Britain'
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
A Royal Marine who ran unarmed into a battlefield to save an injured comrade has been honoured by the Ministry of Defence. Read
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Judge's assisted suicide sympathy
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Britain's most senior judge has said he has sympathy with those who resort to assisted suicide when they face a painful and lingering death. Read
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British Gas staff in bill fix probe
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Up to 30 British Gas workers have been suspended after they were allegedly caught tampering with their own bills. Read
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Afghan women police battle Taliban
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
They have no uniform and little training but a small band of Afghan women are taking the battle to the Taliban after becoming Helmand's first female police recruits, the Ministry of Defence has revealed. Read
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Miliband defends journalist raid
Sep 11 2009 | UK News
Foreign Secretary David Miliband has defended the decision to order the special forces raid to free a kidnapped journalist which left four people dead, including a British paratrooper. Read
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Renault retaliate in crash row
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Renault have launched legal proceedings against Nelson Piquet Junior and Nelson Piquet Senior in the latest twist to the 'crash-gate' scandal. Read
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Tevez doubtful for Manchester derby
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Carlos Tevez faces a race against time to be fit for next weekend's Manchester derby. Read
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No regrets over exits - Wenger
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Arsene Wenger insists he has no regrets over seeing both Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure leave Arsenal for Manchester City. Read
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Benitez grateful for World Cup qualification
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Rafael Benitez believes his World Cup-bound stars can now relax and produce their best football for Liverpool. Read
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O'Hara considers permanent Pompey switch
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Portsmouth midfielder Jamie O'Hara admits he would consider making his loan move from Tottenham permanent if he is unlikely to start regularly at White Hart Lane. Read
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Brown ready to loan out Folan
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Hull manager Phil Brown has given Caleb Folan the green light to leave the club after enquiries from Newcastle and Middlesbrough. Read
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Hughes: Our conduct has been correct
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is confident that his club will be cleared over the signing of teenager Jeremy Helan from French club Rennes. Read
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Injured Flintoff gets England contract
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Injured all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has been handed one of England's increment contracts for the next 12 months. Read
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FIA to protect Piquet
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Nelson Piquet Junior has been granted immunity from prosecution by the FIA after providing evidence in the 'crash-gate' scandal. Read
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Franco in Hammers claim
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Guillermo Franco claims he has signed a one-year contract with West Ham. Read
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Ancelotti confident over Blues appeal
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Carlo Ancelotti is confident Chelsea's appeal against FIFA's transfer ban will be successful. Read
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Worcester claim easy win
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Worcester went top of the Guinness Premiership after they brushed aside newly-promoted Leeds 27-7 at Sixways. Read
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Catalans snatch play-off spot
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Catalans Dragons produced one of the upsets of the season to claim the last engage Super League play-off spot with a 24-12 win away to St Helens. Read
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Piquet not worried by Renault action
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Nelson Piquet Junior is adamant he has "nothing to fear" after Renault launched criminal proceedings against him and his father. Read
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Capello in the clear after tax probe
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Fabio Capello's lawyers have been told that the England head coach and his family will not face any criminal charges following a tax investigation in Italy. Read
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RFU draw a line under Bloodgate
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
The 'Bloodgate' saga was finally drawn to a close on Friday after the Rugby Football Union announced Harlequins will face no further charges over the scandal. Read
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Del Potro forced to wait to learn semi opponent
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Rafael Nadal and Fernando Gonzalez were held up by rain as they attempted to finish their US Open quarter-final at Flushing Meadows and book a semi-final against Juan Martin del Potro. Read
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Ancelotti: England set example
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti takes his table-topping side to Stoke on Saturday full of praise for the English game. Read
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Wenger laments international injuries
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Arsene Wenger is keeping his fingers crossed the international schedule will not have robbed Arsenal of more key men after Russia playmaker Andrey Arshavin was ruled out for three matches. Read
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Carragher predicts new top four
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher prepares for Burnley's first league visit to Anfield on Saturday for 33 years insisting that the top four this term could be very different from usual. Read
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Capello reveals open-door policy
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Fabio Capello has promised his door is always open to disgruntled England players. Read
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Powell has hope for future
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
England coach Hope Powell believes her side will taste future success despite a heavy loss to all-conquering Germany in the Euro 2009 final. Read
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Ferdinand poised to return
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Rio Ferdinand could make his first competitive appearance of the season for Manchester United at Tottenham on Saturday. Read
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Jeffries back at Wakefield
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Wakefield have signed Australian half-back Ben Jeffries for a second time from Super League neighbours Bradford. Read
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Shields calls it a day
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Former Ireland hooker Paul Shields has been forced to retire from rugby due to a neck injury he suffered earlier this year. Read
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Narraway facing three-month lay-off
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
England back-row forward Luke Narraway is unlikely to play again until December because of a back injury. Read
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England duo rested
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
England have rested Paul Collingwood and James Anderson for three and two matches respectively in the current NatWest Series against Australia. Read
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US Open play washed out
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Hopes of finishing the 2009 US Open on schedule took a huge blow on Friday as all matches were washed out at Flushing Meadows on Friday. Read
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Mansell in shock over Singapore allegations
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Nigel Mansell has been left stunned by the latest allegations to rock Formula One. Read
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Powell has Hope for future
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
England coach Hope Powell believes her side will taste future success despite a heavy loss to all-conquering Germany in the Euro 2009 final. Read
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Nadal-Gonzalez clash held up by rain
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
Rafael Nadal and Fernando Gonzalez were held up by rain as they attempted to finish their US Open quarter-final at Flushing Meadows and book a semi-final against Juan Martin del Potro. Read
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Lennon admits to England pressure
Sep 11 2009 | National Sport
England winger Aaron Lennon admits he is under pressure to deliver consistently after staking his claim for a place at the World Cup with his performance against Croatia. Read
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Rhodes vow to rebuild relegated Worcestershire
Sep 11 2009 | Cricket News
Hampshire 383 v Worcestershire 159 (Imran Tahir 4-18) & 102-4 Read
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Ian Bell's ton puts Warwickshire in command against Sussex
Sep 11 2009 | Cricket News
Sussex 254 v Warwickshire 302-5 Read
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Vauxhall jobs at risk after GM sell-off
Sep 11 2009 | Automotive Business
Fears over jobs at General Motors’ two UK plants – and in the supply chain in the West Midlands – have arisen after the deal the operation to Canadian car parts firm Magna was confirmed. Read
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Your weekend cheer starts here
Sep 11 2009 | John Bright
We’ve decided that Fridays – with the prospect of a well-earned weekend off – ought to be a day when we try to cheer everybody up with a few gags. So enjoy Friday fun time … Read
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Tom Scotney: Thriving underbelly of the beer trade
Sep 11 2009 | City View
I’m a real pub bore. Read
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Sion Simon MP determined to crack down on illegal file-sharing
Sep 11 2009 | Agenda
Sion Simon MP is determined to crack down on illegal file-sharing on the internet. Read
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Labour leader urges activists to petition council for directly-elected mayor
Sep 11 2009 | Politics News
Birmingham Labour leader Sir Albert Bore is urging political activists to start a petition demanding the city be run by a directly-elected mayor. Read
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Experience of work for 400 of city’s jobless
Sep 11 2009 | Politics News
Almost 400 people who have been out of work for a year or more are to be offered “work experience” jobs at Birmingham City Council. Read
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Public to be consulted on Smart Route plans for Warwick Road
Sep 11 2009 | Transport News
Commuters in Birmingham and Solihull will be able to have their say on planned changes to a major road in their area this month. Read
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Tories flee from Mike Whitby's speech, while the Andrews' Sisters look on
Sep 11 2009 | Iron Angle
The first few sentences of Mike Whitby’s State of the City speech this week were drowned by the rush of Tory councillors falling over each other to get out of the Birmingham council chamber. Read
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Movie reviews: Julie & Julia, Dorian Gray, Fish Tank, The September Issue, Adventureland
Sep 11 2009 | Film
JULIE & JULIA * * * *Cert 12A, 123minsJulia Child revolutionised the way Americans cooked when she published her bestseller Mastering The Art Of French Cooking in 1961. Read
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CBSO, at Symphony Hall
Sep 11 2009 | Music
During Andris Nelsons’ first year as music director of the CBSO he impressed with his scruff-of-the-neck grip on some of the greatest blockbusters of the concert repertoire. Read
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CBSO giving free concert at Symphony Hall this lunchtime
Sep 11 2009 | Music
Birmingham residents today have a unique chance to catch up with one of the hottest partnerships in classical music. Read
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Making mark on British literary culture without being a Black Briton... that’s Anthony Joseph
Sep 11 2009 | Music
With his big, rousing singing voice and a stage persona that recalls James Brown at his wildest you probably wouldn’t guess that singer Anthony Joseph, the self-dubbed “Voodoo Funketeer”, is also a respected university lecturer and, officially, one of the most influential Black Britons in 40 years. Read
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Review: Editors, at the O2 Academy, Birmingham
Sep 11 2009 | Music
The first ever gig at the new O2 Academy went off in style as the Editors showed what live music was all about. Read
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Wolves: Kightly back in training after injury lay-off
Sep 11 2009 | Wolves FC
Mick McCarthy has spoken of his joy at seeing talisman Michael Kightly back in first-team training, although the Wolves winger will not be ready for tomorrow’s trip to Blackburn. Read
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Leaders deflated as MPC holds off further cash injection
Sep 11 2009 | Other UK business news
Business leaders in the West Midlands expressed disappointment with the Bank of England’s decision not to inject more cash into the economy as it yesterday voted to keep interest rates on hold. Read
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National Express in talks over £765m takeover deal
Sep 11 2009 | Other UK business news
Directors of transport firm National Express have begun talks with a bidder as speculation grows that the company is poised to accept a £765 million approach. Read
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Halifax confirm house prices are still on the rise
Sep 11 2009 | Other UK business news
New research shows house prices increased by 0.8 per cent in August – the second rise in as many months. Read
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Credit Crunch Lunch: Wagamama
Sep 11 2009 | Restaurants Birmingham & Midlands
Pan-Asian noodle caboodle with fizzing service and buzzy atmosphere. You may feel like you are eating out of your neighbour’s lap but that’s part of the fun. Read
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Olympic swimmers open pool to kids
Sep 11 2009 | Health News
Two Olympic swimmers proved the perfect role models as a new swimming pool opened to children in Birmingham. Read
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West Bromwich Albion forced to wait for first sight on Chile ace Gonzalo Jara
Sep 11 2009 | West Bromwich Albion FC
It seems like an age since Gonzalo Jara signed for West Bromwich Albion and he may have to wait even longer for his debut. Read
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Co-op bank reports profits on the rise
Sep 11 2009 | Financial
The Co-operative’s financial services arm has reported an 11 per cent rise in half-year profits, despite ongoing tough conditions in its banking business. Read
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Big rise in executives having pay frozen
Sep 11 2009 | Financial
More than 70 per cent of FTSE 350 companies implemented a pay freeze for executive directors this year. Read
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How the civil registration records can help you trace your family history
Sep 11 2009 | Genealogy
Family history expert Paul Wilkins explains civil registration and how to make the most of it. Read
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MG Rover report: Response from Phoenix Four
Sep 11 2009 | MG Rover and Longbridge
At 9am today the government published the long awaited report into the collapse allmost five years ago of MG Rover. Read
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MG Rover report: Phoenix Four slated for Rover collapse
Sep 11 2009 | MG Rover and Longbridge
Lord Mandelson today started moves to ban the Phoenix Four as directors after a Government report claimed the Longbridge bosses ran MG Rover for “personal gain”. Read
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John Hemming MP on MG Rover ahead of government report
Sep 11 2009 | MG Rover and Longbridge
MP John Hemming (Lib Dem Yardley) led what became the Phoenix bid to buy MG Rover – only to be forced out of the project at an early stage. He still believes Rover could have been saved if community representatives like him had been involved in running the firm. Read
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Former Rover workers puzzled by report's purpose
Sep 11 2009 | MG Rover and Longbridge
Former MG Rover workers passing Longbridge's once bustling Q Gate reacted to the publication of the report with a mixture of resignation, bewilderment and apathy. Read
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Mandelson calls on Phoenix Four to show some humility
Sep 11 2009 | MG Rover and Longbridge
Lord Mandelson said the Phoenix Four had "brass neck nerve" to describe the report as a witch-hunt and urged them now to "do the decent thing" and formally disqualify themselves from holding any future directorships. Read
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Vincent Hammersley: Lack of government investment doomed Longbridge
Sep 11 2009 | MG Rover and Longbridge
Vincent Hammersley was the PR manager for the Rover Group until the Phoenix Four took control of the company and is now director of communications at Warwick Business School. Read
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MG Rover in numbers
Sep 11 2009 | MG Rover and Longbridge
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Drawing a line under Rover collapse without forgetting Longbridge's contribution to motor industry
Sep 11 2009 | MG Rover and Longbridge
MP Richard Burden, whose constituency includes the MG plant at Longbridge, calls for a greater commitment to regenerating the area which still suffers the effects of Rover’s closure. Read
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Seat Exeo is an Audi A4 luxury look-alike
Sep 11 2009 | Motoring
Edward Stephens found the Seat Exeo is an Audi A4 luxury look-alike without the cost Read
