Jun
2009
Articles from 19th Jun 2009
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Prince Charles visit injured troops
Jun 19 2009 | West Midlands News
The Prince of Wales paid a morale-boosting visit today to British troops wounded in Afghanistan. Read
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Very first Post featured online by British Library
Jun 19 2009 | West Midlands News
The Birmingham Post has gone online once again – only this time it’s headlines from the 19th century. Read
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Refugees in Birmingham tell their stories
Jun 19 2009 | West Midlands News
As the West Midlands marks Refugee Week, Jasbir Authi speaks to two people who were forced to flee their countries and are now making new lives for themselves in the region. Read
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"Vulnerable" Wolverhampton mum goes missing with son
Jun 19 2009 | West Midlands News
Police have appealed for help to trace a vulnerable mother from Wolverhampton who is thought to have gone missing with her 11-year-old son. Read
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Birmingham Airport plan to create super terminal
Jun 19 2009 | West Midlands News
BIRMINGHAM Airport is aiming to knock two terminals into one and double passenger figures to 20 million in 10 years in a massive expansion programme, it was revealed today. Read
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Birmingham City Council in cabinet minister plea
Jun 19 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City Council is to ask the government for special permission to recruit more £31,000-a-year cabinet members. Read
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Archbishop Tutu praises Birmingham for its religious diversity
Jun 19 2009 | West Midlands News
World peace figure Archbishop Desmond Tutu said there was something in the water in Birmingham that helped the city’s various religious and cultural groups to co-exist. Read
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West Midlands has half of all swine flu cases in England
Jun 19 2009 | West Midlands News
New cases of swine flu have taken the total in the West Midlands to 604. Read
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Six members of Midland family in immigrant marriage cons
Jun 19 2009 | West Midlands News
Six members of the same family took part in one of the biggest sham marriage scams the Midlands has seen, wedding illegal immigrants desperate to stay in the country. Read
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'Missing' Polish teenager found safe and well
Jun 19 2009 | West Midlands News
A Polish teenager at the centre of a major missing persons hunt across the Midlands has been found safe and well. Read
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Holiday firm found guilty after Halesowen boy nearly drowns in pool
Jun 19 2009 | West Midlands News
A company has been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of a boy who suffered a “catastrophic brain injury” after nearly drowning. Read
