Dec
2008
Articles from 15th Dec 2008
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Shrewsbury twin has successful chest operation
Dec 15 2008 | West Midlands News
Surviving Shrewsbury conjoined twin Faith Williams has had a successful operation to close her chest following heart surgery last week, Great Ormond Street Hospital said. Read
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Birmingham women admit cocaine smuggling charge
Dec 15 2008 | West Midlands News
Two Birmingham women are among four people who have pleaded guilty to smuggling cocaine worth more than £1 million into the UK on a cruise ship. Read
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Warwickshire CCC asks city council for £20m loan to rebuild Edgbaston
Dec 15 2008 | West Midlands News
A row has broken out over a £20m Birmingham City Council loan that is the key element in the showpiece refurbishment of Warwickshire County Cricket Club’s Edgbaston ground. Read
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Tributes for Shropshire marine killed by teenage bomber
Dec 15 2008 | West Midlands News
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has condemned the Taliban as “cowardly” for using a 13-year-old apparent suicide bomber to spark an explosion which killed a Shropshire Royal Marine. Read
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Benefit claims go online in Birmingham City Council's £175m computer upgrade
Dec 15 2008 | West Midlands News
A £175million upgrade of Birmingham City Council’s computer services will enable benefit forms to be completed on-line, but applicants still face a two-week wait if they want to discuss their problems face to face. Read
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Worcestershire bride thrown from horse-drawn carriage
Dec 15 2008 | West Midlands News
A bride’s dream wedding day was ruined after the horse pulling the carriage she was travelling in bolted, leaving her lying injured in a road. Read
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Birmingham could host several teams ahead of 2012 Olympics
Dec 15 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham's sports chief said he believes the city is capable of hosting athletes from as many as nine countries for the 2012 Olympics. Read
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Shropshire millionaire Foster to be buried next to wife and daughter
Dec 15 2008 | West Midlands News
The body of Shropshire millionaire Christopher Foster will be buried next to the wife and teenage daughter it is believed he murdered. Read
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Redditch body in a suitcase inquest to begin
Dec 15 2008 | West Midlands News
The inquest into the death of a disabled man whose decomposed remains were found in a suitcase at his Worcestershire home is set to begin. Read
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Mother and daughter fear execution if they are forced back to Iraq from Birmingham
Dec 15 2008 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham charity is helping more than 100 asylum seekers fleeing to the city each year. Paul Bradley talks to a mother and daughter who fear they will be killed if they are forced to return to their home country. Read
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Body in a suitcase inquest told of dad's problems in gaining access to son
Dec 15 2008 | West Midlands News
The decomposed remains of a severely disabled Redditch man were found in a suitcase less than 48 hours after his mother was found hanged in undergrowth, an inquest has heard. Read
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Walsall's Eleanor Simmonds is BBC's young sports personality
Dec 15 2008 | West Midlands News
Walsall-born Paralympic double gold medallist Eleanor Simmonds has won the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award for 2008. Read
