Apr
2007
Articles from 19th Apr 2007
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Travel agent jailed for money laundering
Apr 19 2007 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham travel agent was involved in a £500 million money laundering scam which saw the proceeds of crime sent to overseas bank accounts. Read
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Julie Walters to play Mary Whitehouse
Apr 19 2007 | West Midlands News
Brummie actress Julie Walters is to play legendary taste and decency campaigner Mary Whitehouse in a film commissioned by her former foe, the BBC. Read
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HRT may have caused ovarian cancer
Apr 19 2007 | West Midlands News
A thousand British women may have died from ovarian cancer since 1991 because they had hormone replacement therapy (HRT), researchers have said. Read
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Funeral next week for teacher killed in Tokyo
Apr 19 2007 | West Midlands News
The funeral of a British teacher found buried in a bath of sand in a Tokyo apartment will take place next week. Read
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Quest to improve English in schools
Apr 19 2007 | West Midlands News
Standards in a Birmingham school have been threatened by a massive increase in the number of children who speak poor English, the Minister in charge of immigration admitted. Read
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£26,000 fraudster escapes jail
Apr 19 2007 | West Midlands News
A woman convicted of masterminding a £26,000 credit card fraud yesterday escaped jail after a Birmingham judge raised concerns about "over-crowded prisons". Read
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The best things in life are in The Post
Apr 19 2007 | West Midlands News
From the best of the region’s culture and lifestyle to sports and in-depth investigations, The Post now comes with a new look and a specialist section or magazine every day. Whatever your interests, you’ll have your day with The Birmingham Post. Read
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WH Smith to open 70 post offices
Apr 19 2007 | West Midlands News
Retailer WH Smith today unveiled plans to open post offices within 70 of its high street stores. Read
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Call for Ministers to ditch Jags
Apr 19 2007 | West Midlands News
Cabinet ministers were today urged to "lead by example" and abandon their Jaguars for hybrid cars. Read
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Signatures of Brum's musical past
Apr 19 2007 | West Midlands News
An autograph book compiled in the 1920s which reads like a 'Who's Who' of Birmingham's musical heritage is to go under the hammer in Shropshire today. Read
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No pool, but how about a huge water tank?
Apr 19 2007 | West Midlands News
Birmingham is considering hiring a huge tank, filling it with water and placing it in the National Indoor Arena as a mock 50-metre swimming pool in an attempt to lure the Chinese squad for the 2012 Olympic Games. Read
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Hackers cash in on Virginia massacre
Apr 19 2007 | West Midlands News
Online criminals are already attempting to cash in on the Virginia Tech massacre, it was warned today. Read
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Teletubbies creators are at it again
Apr 19 2007 | West Midlands News
If you are a parent who can't tell your Dipsy from you Noo-Noo, then the latest production by the creators of the Teletubbies is guaranteed to baffle. Read
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I die like Jesus, said college gunman
Apr 19 2007 | West Midlands News
The Virginia Tech killer compared himself to Jesus Christ and said he died to inspire generations of "weak and defenceless people".Cho Seung-Hui, 23, sent a shocking package of documents, videos and photographs to a US television network in a two-hour break in his murderous rampage. Read
