A mother accused of starving her seven-year-old daughter to death told relatives not to visit her home because it was untidy due to decorating work, a court heard yesterday.
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Ministers face more pressure for a full independent inquiry into an “appalling” catalogue of failings at Stafford Hospital, after 122 MPs demanded the investigation.
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Senior Birmingham city councillors are under pressure to turn down £15,000 payments for being directors of the NEC after the authority’s deputy leader said he would not accept the money.
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The creation of a 6,000-home eco town in Warwickshire could divert much-needed investment away from other parts of the region, the regional development agency has warned.
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Higher and further education has a key role in helping Britain through the recession, Lord Mandelson has said during a visit to Aston University in Birmingham.
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A Birmingham mother accused of starving her seven-year-old daughter to death refused to take another child in her care to a dietician despite medical advice to do so, a court has heard.
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Police investigating a Telford house fire after which a man died are not looking for anyone else in connection with the blaze, a senior officer confirmed.
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The landlord of The Rainbow Pub has lashed out at the council’s decision to serve a noise abatement order despite his pledge to invest thousands of pounds to soundproof the venue.
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Moves to demolish Birmingham Central Library could be in doubt after independent experts dismissed claims that the building is structurally unsound and suffering from “concrete cancer”.
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