Nov
2009
Articles from 20th Nov 2009
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Murderer who dumped victim's body by M45 in Warwickshire jailed for life
Nov 20 2009 | West Midlands News
A 52-year-old man who bludgeoned his east London flatmate to death then dumped his burning body beside a motorway nearly 100 miles away in Warwickshire has been jailed for life. Read
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Call for car scrappage scheme to be extended
Nov 20 2009 | West Midlands News
The leader of Britain’s biggest business group will today urge the Government to extend the car scrappage scheme until the general election to help the recovery from recession and boost employment. Read
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Woman who set fire to Birmingham transvestite jailed for 20 years
Nov 20 2009 | West Midlands News
A woman who used a bucket of petrol to cause horrific life-threatening burns to a Birmingham transvestite has been jailed for 20 years. Read
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Birmingham's new library to be taller than first proposed
Nov 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham’s new £193 million library in Centenary Square is set to be slightly taller than first proposed, in a move likely to reignite claims that the striking modern design risks overshadowing nearby 1930s Baskerville House and the Hall of Memory. Read
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Birmingham museum receives £4.8 million funding for history project
Nov 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham Museum and Gallery has been granted £4.8 million to create a new wing dedicated to the history of Birmingham. Read
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The day Birmingham felt the full force of IRA terrorism
Nov 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham will be forever scarred by the 1974 pub bombings. This week marks the 35th anniversary of the IRA’s worst British mainland atrocity. Nick McCarthy reports. Read
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Midlands road safety film Speed Dating becomes a YouTube sensation
Nov 20 2009 | West Midlands News
A road safety film made in the West Midlands has had more than four million hits on YouTube. Read
