Jun
2008
Articles from 18th Jun 2008
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Bin Laden's 'right-hand man' released from Worcestershire prison
Jun 18 2008 | West Midlands News
Firebrand preacher Abu Qatada has been released from a Worcestershire prison. Read
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Stolen laptop contains patients' records
Jun 18 2008 | West Midlands News
A laptop containing confidential information about 11,000 patients has been stolen from a Wolverhampton GP's home. Read
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Black Country Eden Project’s lack of progress sparks fury
Jun 18 2008 | West Midlands News
Locals are becoming frustrated at what they claim is the lack of work on a project that was set to turn Dudley into the “Eden Project” of the Black Country. Read
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New project targets Midlands as UK’s top truck crime hotspot
Jun 18 2008 | West Midlands News
A programme to help the West Midlands lose its unenviable reputation for being the UK’s number one hotspot for truck crime has launched. Read
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Balls backs teachers
Jun 18 2008 | West Midlands News
Children’s Secretary Ed Balls was is set to promise in Birmingham to tackle parents who refuse to accept that teachers have a right to discipline their children. Read
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Infamous handcuff manufacturer to leave Birmingham
Jun 18 2008 | West Midlands News
Protesters have been celebrating after it emerged a Birmingham firm believed to have made the shackles used at Guantanamo Bay is to shut down. Read
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4x4 ends up on top of car in Wolverhampton crash
Jun 18 2008 | West Midlands News
A man and woman had an "extraordinary escape" after a 4x4 vehicle ended up on their car's bonnet after a crash in Wolverhampton, ambulance staff said. Read
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M42 to be refurbished after crash
Jun 18 2008 | West Midlands News
Parts of the M42 are to be re-surfaced after a crash left diesel on the carriageway. Read
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Daughter who fought for Maypole nurse investigation "overwhelmed"
Jun 18 2008 | West Midlands News
When war veteren Leslie Vines died ten days after being admitted to Maypole Nursing Home, his daughter thought the staff had done all they can to provide her father with the best possible care. Read
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Entwhistle used the web to search for ways to kill
Jun 18 2008 | West Midlands News
Briton Neil Entwistle searched the internet for the “best” way to kill someone just four days before his American wife and baby daughter were murdered, a court has been told. Read
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Midland students are outsourcing their coursework abroad
Jun 18 2008 | West Midlands News
Midland students are outsourcing their coursework via the internet to low cost freelancers in countries like Romania, India and China. Read
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Maypole nurses struck off
Jun 18 2008 | West Midlands News
Three nurses who worked at Birmingham’s notorius Maypole Nursing Home, where 27 residents died in just one year, were struck off today by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Read
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Family rescued from house blaze in Birmingham
Jun 18 2008 | West Midlands News
A mother and two children have escaped serious injury in a fire at their home in Birmingham. Read
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Baby sharks get their food delivered by hand
Jun 18 2008 | West Midlands News
Staff at an aquarium are feeding baby sharks by hand after the choosy fish refused to dine any other way. Read
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Second boost for car industry as Nanjing sets a start date
Jun 18 2008 | West Midlands News
MG owner Shanghai Automotive has told UK dealers it expects to produce 600 of the new TF LE500 models between the start of production in August and the end of the year. Read
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JLR to recruit hundreds of new engineers for eco-Jags
Jun 18 2008 | West Midlands News
Jaguar Land Rover searches for 600 new employees just weeks after the £1.15 billion Tata Motors of India takeover. Read
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Does the region have the right engineering skills for JLR?
Jun 18 2008 | West Midlands News
Jaguar Land Rover’s huge recruitment drive is a major shot in the arm for the automotive sector. But does the region now have the skill base to meet the company’s needs, asks John Cranage, Automotive Correspondent. Read
