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West Midlands news, Birmingham post newspaper, Birmingham news, Coventry news, Wolverhampton news, Dudley news http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/10/m40-biker-gerry-tobin-was-shot-at-by-two-different-guns-65233-22011226/ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:26:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/10/m40-biker-gerry-tobin-was-shot-at-by-two-different-guns-65233-22011226/ Hells Angel Gerry Tobin, who was shot dead on the M40, was targeted with two different handguns, a forensic scientist told a court. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/10/organiser-hail-success-of-birmingham-suit-amnesty-65233-22011198/ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:24:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/10/organiser-hail-success-of-birmingham-suit-amnesty-65233-22011198/ The second Birmingham Suit Amnesty has been declared a great success, with more than 400 suits collected for local charities. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/10/birmingham-short-of-home-grown-managers-65233-22011195/ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:16:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/10/birmingham-short-of-home-grown-managers-65233-22011195/ Birmingham is being run by outsiders because most people living in the city lack the skills necessary for managerial jobs, a survey has revealed. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/10/stourbridge-house-built-to-run-on-hydrogen-65233-22010983/ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:40:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/10/stourbridge-house-built-to-run-on-hydrogen-65233-22010983/ Researchers at the University of Birmingham are working to revolutionise the future of housing with a new, green solution unveiled in the West Midlands. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/10/katie-price-wows-the-horse-of-the-year-show-65233-22011227/ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:32:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/10/katie-price-wows-the-horse-of-the-year-show-65233-22011227/ Glamour model Katie Price enjoyed her performance at the Horse of the Year show in Birmingham so much she asked to be allowed back. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/10/birmingham-council-defends-amount-spent-on-consultants-65233-22011196/ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:18:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/10/birmingham-council-defends-amount-spent-on-consultants-65233-22011196/ The chief executive of Birmingham City Council has defended the amount of money the local authority spends on consultants. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/10/name-more-naval-ships-after-midland-places-urges-mp-65233-22015111/ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:13:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/10/name-more-naval-ships-after-midland-places-urges-mp-65233-22015111/ The historic link between the Armed Forces and the public should be strengthened by naming more warships after towns and counties in the West Midlands, the House of Commons has been told. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/10/man-dies-after-assault-in-bilston-65233-22007652/ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:34:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/10/man-dies-after-assault-in-bilston-65233-22007652/ A 34-year-old man is being questioned by police after the death of an assault victim who collapsed near a bus station in Bilston. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/man-jailed-for-abuse-at-birmingham-children-s-home-65233-22008530/ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:07:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/man-jailed-for-abuse-at-birmingham-children-s-home-65233-22008530/ A residential social worker at a Birmingham children’s home who carried out a 10-year campaign of sexual abuse against boys there has been jailed for five years. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/gordon-brown-threatens-legal-action-against-iceland-65233-22004352/ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:32:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/gordon-brown-threatens-legal-action-against-iceland-65233-22004352/ Gordon Brown has threatened legal action against the Icelandic government as he condemned its response to the country's bank collapses. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/west-midland-councils-fear-for-cash-invested-in-iceland-65233-22003765/ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:01:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/west-midland-councils-fear-for-cash-invested-in-iceland-65233-22003765/ At least five West Midlands councils are among scores of local authorities feared to have lost three quarters of a billion pounds in the melt-down of Icelandic banks. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/birmingham-council-doesn-t-know-how-much-it-spends-on-consultants-65233-22003357/ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:49:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/birmingham-council-doesn-t-know-how-much-it-spends-on-consultants-65233-22003357/ A probe into Birmingham City Council’s use of consultants has concluded that officials have no idea how much money is being spent on outside help. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/staffordshire-doctor-wanted-to-kill-hundreds-court-hears-65233-22003570/ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:32:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/staffordshire-doctor-wanted-to-kill-hundreds-court-hears-65233-22003570/ Two doctors, including one based in Staffordshire, plotted to kill hundreds in a wave of car bombings across Britain, a court has been told. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/birmingham-airport-runway-consultation-is-reopened-65233-22003557/ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:22:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/birmingham-airport-runway-consultation-is-reopened-65233-22003557/ Opponents fighting plans for a 130ft extension to the main runway at Birmingham Airport have a second chance to voice their disapproval. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/accidental-death-verdict-on-jcb-gardener-65233-22003375/ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:01:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/accidental-death-verdict-on-jcb-gardener-65233-22003375/ A market gardener who plummeted to his death as he rode in a digger with an unqualified driver at an upmarket organic farm died accidentally, an inquest jury has ruled. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/bankers-should-face-investigation-over-financial-crisis-says-mp-65233-22003566/ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:01:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/bankers-should-face-investigation-over-financial-crisis-says-mp-65233-22003566/ Bankers should face a criminal investigation to see whether they should be prosecuted for their role in causing the financial crisis, according to a Birmingham MP. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/house-prices-fall-to-an-average-of-172-000-65233-22003693/ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/house-prices-fall-to-an-average-of-172-000-65233-22003693/ House prices fell by another 1.3 per cent in September, lowering the average price to £172,108, close to where it was in January, 2006. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/walsall-lifeguards-case-to-go-to-crown-court-65233-22000740/ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:11:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/walsall-lifeguards-case-to-go-to-crown-court-65233-22000740/ Two lifeguards from Wolverhampton have denied breaching their duty of care after an incident in which a seriously injured man drowned. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/teenager-arrested-after-birmingham-city-centre-stabbing-65233-21999744/ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:52:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/teenager-arrested-after-birmingham-city-centre-stabbing-65233-21999744/ A teenager has been arrested after an 18-year-old youth was stabbed in the neck in front of rush hour commuters in Birmingham. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/solihull-borough-council-loses-3m-in-icelandic-banks-65233-21999098/ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:48:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2008/10/09/solihull-borough-council-loses-3m-in-icelandic-banks-65233-21999098/ Solihull Borough Council has admitted it has £3 million frozen in Icelandic banks following the collapse of the country’s economy.