Jan
2008
Articles from 8th Jan 2008
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More tests needed over the death of TV presenter
Jan 08 2008 | West Midlands News
A post-mortem on Natasha Collins, fiancee of TV presenter Mark Speight, was "inconclusive" and further toxicology tests will now take place, the Metropolitan Police said yesterday. Read
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Midland hospital wards stay closed
Jan 08 2008 | West Midlands News
Eight wards in Midland hospitals remained closed last night as the winter vomiting bug continued to spread across the region. Read
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Man 'used false identities' to help elect cousin
Jan 08 2008 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham man voted using the identities of two other people in order to help his cousin win a local election, a court heard yesterday. Read
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Trust fund nurse faces ban
Jan 08 2008 | West Midlands News
A senior nurse who took nearly £2,000 from a Birmingham Children's Hospital trust fund for sick children faces being banned from the profession. Read
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Tories single out 7,000 to work or lose their benefits
Jan 08 2008 | West Midlands News
More than 7,000 unemployed people in the West Midlands will be ordered to accept voluntary work or lose their benefits, under proposals unveiled by Conservatives today. Read
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The race for Birmingham's fourth university
Jan 08 2008 | West Midlands News
The race to create Birmingham's fourth university hotted up yesterday after another of the city's colleges gained degree-awarding powers. Read
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Red route is 'devastating' for trade
Jan 08 2008 | West Midlands News
Nearly 90 per cent of businesses along one of Birmingham's busiest commuter routes have been "devastated" by the impact of a £28 million red route experiment, according to an independent report published today. Read
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Gran 'strangled by strap' at care home
Jan 08 2008 | West Midlands News
A grandmother, who was found strangled in her wheelchair at a Birmingham nursing home, was seen sleeping for long periods just before she died, an inquest jury heard. Read
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Court told of wife's poison plot
Jan 08 2008 | West Midlands News
A cash-strapped young wife poisoned her husband by spiking his drinks with anti-freeze and ecstasy as she tried to kill him for a £50,000 life insurance policy, a court heard yesterday. Read
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Budget 'blame game' delays New Street
Jan 08 2008 | West Midlands News
Government approval for the £550 million redevelopment of New Street Station is being delayed by a failure to agree which of the scheme's partners would pay additional costs if it ran over budget. Read
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Birmingham opera company pays for flexibility
Jan 08 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham Opera Company's Arts Council funding could be axed for the same reasons it won praise in a report commissioned by the organisation, it was claimed last night. Read
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Birmingham can learn from Red Ken
Jan 08 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham is being urged to learn to love Ken Livingstone and stop regarding London as a rival. Read
