May
2008
Articles from 9th May 2008
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Birmingham residents fear impact of immigration
May 09 2008 | West Midlands News
Many Birmingham residents fear immigration will lead to worse public services and more competition for jobs, a major new study has shown. Read
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Hemming 'abused his position as MP' says top judge
May 09 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham MP John Hemming was accused yesterday of abusing his position in a scathing attack by one of the country’s top family law judges. Read
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Moseley favourite The Jug Of Ale to close
May 09 2008 | West Midlands News
One of Birmingham’s best-known music venues will close this Sunday to be demolished and turned into an upmarket Indian restaurant. Read
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South Africans get 30 years for Midland murders
May 09 2008 | West Midlands News
Two illegal immigrants have been ordered to serve at least 30 years in prison for the murders of two Midland men strangled during a string of brutal muggings. Read
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Arsonist jailed for Edgbaston tower block blaze
May 09 2008 | West Midlands News
An asonist who put fire officers in danger after starting a blaze and then barricading his Birmingham flat has been given an indeterminate prison sentence. Read
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Jail for man who wanted hitman to kill wife and her lover
May 09 2008 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham man has been jailed for five and a half years after he was secretly filmed trying to hire a hitman to kill his estranged wife and her lover. Read
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Renewed calls for Brown to abandon info packs
May 09 2008 | West Midlands News
The Government was called on yesterday to abandon its controversial Home Information Packs after announcing a delay to their final roll-out. Read
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Asbos fall dramatically as courts use new powers
May 09 2008 | West Midlands News
More than 240 anti-social families have been evicted from their homes in the West Midlands. Read
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Murdered woman had only been in Birmingham eight months
May 09 2008 | West Midlands News
An Indian woman found battered to death at her home in Birmingham had only been in the city eight months, it has emerged. Read
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Birmingham rioters jailed
May 09 2008 | West Midlands News
Four members of a rampaging mob of youths who attacked property and threatened fire crews during rioting in Birmingham have been jailed. Read
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Rail firms fined after Marston Green accident
May 09 2008 | West Midlands News
Three rail companies which were responsible for an incident more than four years ago when a Midland worker suffered horrific injuries have been fined £200,000 each. Read
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Man charged with murder of Indian woman in Handsworth
May 09 2008 | West Midlands News
A 24-year-old man is to appear in court charged with the murder of an Indian woman in Handsworth, Birmingham. Read
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South Africans' robberies left two Midland men dead
May 09 2008 | West Midlands News
Two South African nationals have been found guilty of murdering two men who were strangled during during separate street robberies. Read
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West Midlands has most police per head of population
May 09 2008 | West Midlands News
The West Midlands has the highest number of police officers per head of population, a new report has revealed Read
