Dec
2007
Articles from 6th Dec 2007
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School stripped of results after exam malpractice claims
Dec 06 2007 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham primary school has been stripped of its English exam results for 11-year-olds as cheating allegations marred this year's national SAT tests. Read
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Mother seeks inquiry into paediatrician's research work
Dec 06 2007 | West Midlands News
A mother who claims a disgraced paediatrician accused her of poisoning her "severely ill" son called yesterday for a full public inquiry into his research work. Read
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Midlands to be site of new 'Titan' prison
Dec 06 2007 | West Midlands News
A new "Titan" prison holding 2,500 inmates is to be built in the West Midlands as part of a £1.2 billion attempt to end the prison overcrowding crisis, ministers have revealed. Read
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Head teacher hits out at reality TV shows
Dec 06 2007 | West Midlands News
Talent and reality TV shows such as the X Factor and Big Brother were slated by a top Midland headteacher for giving children false aspirations. Read
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Firefighters mourn colleague killed in warehouse tragedy
Dec 06 2007 | West Midlands News
Hundreds of firefighters lined the streets yesterday to honour the memory of one of four of their number killed while tackling a massive warehouse blaze in Warwickshire. Read
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Election case witness tells of 'living hell'
Dec 06 2007 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham community leader who claimed he was too scared to give evidence at a trial into alleged Labour election smear tactics told a court that his life had been made a "living hell". Read
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Children taken ill on school bus
Dec 06 2007 | West Midlands News
Thirty children had to be treated after falling ill on a Worcestershire school bus. Read
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Capacity crisis at Midland hospitals
Dec 06 2007 | West Midlands News
Midland hospitals face a capacity crisis as "an unusual set of circumstances" has led to an unseasonably high number of admissions, it was revealed yesterday. Read
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Cannabis 'gardener' jailed for nine months
Dec 06 2007 | West Midlands News
Police called out to a suspected burglary discovered over 250 cannabis plants growing in the property, Birmingham Crown Court was told. Read
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Woman wins divorce settlement court fight
Dec 06 2007 | West Midlands News
A Worcestershire woman won her landmark court battle yesterday over a divorce settlement which was slashed when her former husband went bankrupt. Read
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Superbug isolation ward for City Hospital
Dec 06 2007 | West Midlands News
A Midland hospital trust has unveiled plans to build a state-of-the-art superbug isolation ward, where patients with MRSA and clostridium difficile will be treated. Read
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Laverty wins race to be Advantage West Midlands chief
Dec 06 2007 | West Midlands News
Advantage West Midlands' deputy chief executive Mick Laverty has won the race to step into the £192,000 hot-seat in charge of the agency. Read
