Aug
2009
Articles from 18th Aug 2009
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Travel firm wasn't prepared as tragedy struck Worcestershire woman in New Zealand
Aug 18 2009 | West Midlands News
A British tourist who died during an extreme sport excursion in New Zealand took the trip with a company ill-prepared for a rescue, a court in the country was told. Read
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Bedworth soldier Simon Valentine among group killed in Afghanistan
Aug 18 2009 | West Midlands News
A Midland soldier who was killed in Afghanistan was among a group of five men whose deaths have taken the UK death toll to more than 200. Read
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DNA tests on Birmingham estate in hunt for taxi driver murderer
Aug 18 2009 | West Midlands News
Residents on the Hawkesley estate in Birmingham are being asked to supply a DNA sample in relation to the ongoing murder investigation into the death of taxi driver Mohammed Arshad. Read
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Son of musician Goldie stabbed gang rival to death, court told
Aug 18 2009 | West Midlands News
The son of dance music star Goldie brutally stabbed a man to death as tension built up between rival street gangs in Wolverhampton. Read
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NHS medic worked for agency while on sick leave, hearing told
Aug 18 2009 | West Midlands News
An NHS medic from Staffordshire claimed more than £4,000 in sick pay while working for an agency at three other hospitals, a hearing of the Health Professions Council (HPC) has been told. Read
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New Zealand holiday firm on trial over death of Worcestershire woman
Aug 18 2009 | West Midlands News
The trial has started in New Zealand of an adventure sport company that is accused of breaching safety laws during a water board excursion in which a 21-year-old woman from Worcestershire drowned. Read
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Mother-of-two Jayne Salt takes on organised crime
Aug 18 2009 | West Midlands News
Prosecutor Jayne Salt is targeting organised crime after becoming the most senior female lawyer in the West Midlands Crown Prosecution Service. Read
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Birmingham airport taxi provider backs hours limit
Aug 18 2009 | West Midlands News
Calls for official legislation to limit the number of hours taxi drivers are allowed to work have been backed by Birmingham airport’s cab provider – Passenger Transport Solutions (PTS). Read
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Rural Midlands police forces using Tasers
Aug 18 2009 | West Midlands News
Police in parts of the rural West Midlands are using Tasers at least once a week, new Home Office figures have revealed. Read
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Teacher struck off for swearing at pupils weeps as panel allows him to teach again
Aug 18 2009 | West Midlands News
A teacher struck off for swearing at his students broke down in tears after he was told he could return after two years away from the classroom. Read
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Brazilians tried to murder Birmingham transvestite, court told
Aug 18 2009 | West Midlands News
A furious woman who believed a transvestite had stolen property from her, including a Louis Vuitton handbag, showered him with petrol at his home in Birmingham, before setting him on fire, a court has been told. Read
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'War declared' - Neville Chamberlain's diary goes on public show
Aug 18 2009 | West Midlands News
Neville Chamberlain’s diary from 1939 is to go on public display, with the day the bloodiest conflict in human history began marked with a simple entry scrawled in pencil: “War declared.” Read
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Freedom of City bid for Burma’s Suu Kyi
Aug 18 2009 | West Midlands News
Amnesty International is stepping up its attempts to honour 64-year-old Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi with the Freedom of the City of Birmingham. Read
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Pakistan cricket stars Shahid Afridi and Younis Khan in Birmingham on charity mission
Aug 18 2009 | West Midlands News
Pakistani cricket stars headed to Birmingham to highlight the plight of the humanitarian crisis in their country. Read
