Feb
2008
Articles from 19th Feb 2008
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Why old chip oil could help fuel regeneration of Longbridge
Feb 19 2008 | West Midlands News
A biofuel plant, turning chip oil into petrol for lorries, could be on the cards for Longbridge as part of the economic regeneration scheme for the area. Read
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We must face the terror in our city
Feb 19 2008 | West Midlands News
The jailing of a fanatic who plotted to kidnap and behead a British Muslim soldier should serve as a wake-up call to the West Midlands, the police officer heading the region's counter-terrorism effort warned. Read
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Selly Oak military unit victim of 'smear campaign'
Feb 19 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham's Selly Oak Hospital was the victim of a "reprehensible" smear campaign as it was falsely accused of mistreating wounded soldiers, an inquiry has concluded. Read
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New measures to tackle violence and knife crime
Feb 19 2008 | West Midlands News
Pubs with bad reputations are to be banned from serving beer in glasses, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced. Read
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Life in jail for fanatic who plotted to behead soldier
Feb 19 2008 | West Midlands News
Parviz Khan, the fanatic who plotted to kidnap and kill a British Muslim soldier, was jailed for life yesterday and told it was impossible to predict when, if ever, he would be released. Read
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Abbey body is reviled medieval courtier
Feb 19 2008 | West Midlands News
A mutilated body found at a Midlands abbey has been identified as that of Sir Hugh Despenser the Younger, one of the most reviled medieval courtiers and reputed gay lover of the Plantagenet king, Edward II. Read
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Jihadi fanatic claiming £1,669 benefits a month
Feb 19 2008 | West Midlands News
Parviz Khan, born in Derby on October 17, 1970, turned from a young man whose main passions were Sunday league football and cricket into a radicalised jihadi after making several trips to Pakistan. Read
