Aug
2009
Articles from 21st Aug 2009
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An animal rights organisation has offered a £1,000 reward to catch a man who swung a cat around his head so forcefully, her tail was ripped off.
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
The Persian, Misty, was thrown 30ft in the air by the unknown attacker, who snatched her from outside her home in Bedworth, Warwickshire, two weeks ago. Misty’s tail could not be reattached and she was put down. Read
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Paraglider dies after being injured in Shropshire mid-air collision
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A paraglider injured in a mid-air collision has died. Read
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£10,000 reward to help catch arsonist who killed eight people
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A £10,000 reward has been put up in a bid to find an arsonist who killed eight people from the same family. Read
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Birmingham police officers walk into their canteen to find notorious criminals enjoying lunch
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham police officers were stunned when they walked into their station canteen and found notorious criminals enjoying lunch. Read
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Community leaders meet to discuss Birmingham city centre disorder
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Clashes which followed recent anti-extremism demonstrations are under the spotlight at a public meeting featuring city MPs and community leaders on Sunday. Read
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Extradicted man in Birmingham Crown Court on murder charge
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A man has been extradited to the UK over the murder of the son of a prominent Labour Party activist who was stabbed to death outside his Birmingham home three years ago. Read
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Ordnance Survey finally puts Black Country on the map
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
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Swine flu figures falling in West Midlands
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
The number of people suffering from swine flu across the West Midlands is falling and new cases are slowing. New admissions to hospitals have dropped from 83 to 61 in a week and GPs report a fall of a third in visits from patients with the bug. There has been no increase in the eight deaths caused by the H1N1 virus across the region, although doctors have urged people to remain vigilant. Read
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Lockerbie killer arrives back in Libya as victims' families maintain his innocence
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi arrived back in Libya last night after being freed from prison on compassionate grounds. Read
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Soldiers bodies return from Afghanistan
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
The bodies of three soldiers from the West Midlands who were killed in Afghanistan have been flown to RAF Lyneham. Read
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Worcester student jailed after robbery spree
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A Worcester student who claimed to be a "modern-day Robin Hood" has been jailed for 13 years for a catalogue of armed robberies across Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Devon. Read
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Excavation work for Birmingham Library unearths factories and canals
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
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Music fans ripped off in V Festival tickets website scam
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Scores of would-be festival-goers who believed they had bought tickets for this weekend’s V Festival in Staffordshire face a weekend at home watching it on TV after falling victim to scam websites. Read
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Birmingham serial hoaxer jailed for making Real IRA bomb call to police
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A man with a record for making bomb hoax calls has been jailed for claiming a Real IRA bomb had been planted in Solihull. Read
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Redditch Borough Council braced for bill over lost cash payments
Aug 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Taxpayers are set to foot a “monumental” bill after bungling council staff lost cash payments totalling more than £70,000. Read
