Feb
2010
Articles from 25th Feb 2010
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Birmingham and Black Country still blackspot for teenage pregnancies
Feb 25 2010 | West Midlands News
Birmingham and the Black Country is still a teenage pregnancy blackspot in Europe, nearly a decade after a strategy to halve numbers “spectacularly failed”. Read
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Khyra Ishaq's mother cleared of murder but admits manslaughter
Feb 25 2010 | West Midlands News
Angela Gordon has been cleared of murder but admits the manslaughter of her daughter Khyra Ishaq. Read
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Police 'failed' Worcestershire man killed by man he accused of rape
Feb 25 2010 | West Midlands News
The West Mercia police force was guilty of "a number of failings" in investigating a rape claim made by a man who was later killed by the person he accused, a watchdog has ruled. Read
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Sponsors put more cash towards Birmingham City Council's trip to MIPIM
Feb 25 2010 | West Midlands News
Developers are putting the recession behind them by stumping up a far higher proportion of the cash needed to enable Birmingham City Council to continue its £250,000 presence at the MIPIM property conference in the south of France. Read
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Yardley MP John Hemming wins battle against lawyers who tried to gag him
Feb 25 2010 | West Midlands News
An MP has won his battle against lawyers who tried to gag his criticisms of a property developer, following a long-running row over a Birmingham shopping centre. Read
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Cargo plane makes emergency landing at Birmingham Airport
Feb 25 2010 | West Midlands News
The pilot of a cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Birmingham Airport after suffering engine failure in the early hours of the morning. Read
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Open verdict on Birmingham woman found hanged with two sons
Feb 25 2010 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham coroner has recorded an open verdict at an inquest into the death of a young mother who was found hanged next to her two young children. Read
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Suicide verdict on lorry driver believed to have strangled nine-year-old girl
Feb 25 2010 | West Midlands News
A West Midlands lorry driver who committed suicide after he is believed to have strangled his fiancee's nine-year-old daughter had previously said he would rather kill himself than go to prison, an inquest heard. Read
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The value of City of Culture status to Birmingham
Feb 25 2010 | West Midlands News
Birmingham is a step closer to being crowned the UK’s City of Culture after it made it onto a shortlist announced this week. Arts Editor Lorne Jackson looks at what benefits the title could bring. Read
