Midlands News for 19 April 2009

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Model Amii Grove splits from fromer Birmingham City star Jermaine Pennant Apr 19 2009

HEARTBROKEN model Amii Grove has revealed she’s had enough of men after soccer badboy Jermaine Pennant cheated on her – and is now turning her attentions to WOMEN instead.Read

Solihull family held up in home by axe-wielding robbers Apr 19 2009

Midland family’s ordeal at hands of crazed axe raidersRead

West Midlands men planning credit crunch Full Monty Apr 19 2009

JUST two months ago these Midland men were facing uncertain futures.Read

Birmingham Come Dine With Me show ends in tears Apr 19 2009

COME Dine With Me contestant Mike Olley has told how his TV dinner party ended in tears after descending into a slanging match.Read

Bogus West Brom osteopath opens new clinics - and they are legal Apr 19 2009

A SELF-STYLED back pain specialist banned by the General Osteopathic Council and fined for falsely claiming he was registered has reopened his business.Read

Black Country burglar nicked after leaving footprints in snow Apr 19 2009

BUNGLING burglar Paul Taylor left the perfect clue for police at the scene of a house he had broken into – a set of footprints in fresh snow.Read

Black Country parents in court for beating 12 year-old daughter Apr 19 2009

A MUSLIM couple have been convicted of beating their 12 year-old daughter after claiming that it is normal in their native Pakistan.Read

Birmingham pensioners stage protest rally over weekly pay Apr 19 2009

FURIOUS pensioners descended on Birmingham city centre yesterday demanding that the Government DOUBLES their basic pension.Read

Swimmer suffered similar symptoms at gas-leaking pool in Coseley two years ago Apr 19 2009

A MAN has told how he was hospitalised after using a Midland swimming pool two years before nearly 50 people suffered similar symptoms.Read

Halesowen mum suffers burns after allergic reaction to hair dye Apr 19 2009

A MUM suffered burns after using a hair dye made by a company behind another product which caused an allergic reaction and killed a Birmingham woman in 2001.Read

Child porn doctor is jailed Apr 19 2009

Child porn doctor is jailedRead

West Bromwich MP Tom Watson talks of 'worst week of life' Apr 19 2009

THE West Bromwich MP wrongly linked to the ‘smeargate’ political scandal has admitted having one of the most miserable weeks of his life.Read

City picks boss from Sandwell – which also had child deaths probe Apr 19 2009

City picks boss from Sandwell – which also had child deaths probeRead

How one woman went from homeless to blushing bride Apr 19 2009

GABY Chick arrived in Birmingham from the streets of London’s Kings Cross at the age of 20.Read

Win a signed England football shirt Apr 19 2009

It’s your chance to win a signed England footie shirtRead

Truck boss reveals why he funded West Bromwich St George's parade Apr 19 2009

THE patriotic businessman who saved the West Midlands’ largest St George’s Day celebration has admitted he may not attend himself.Read

The Boat That Rocked: Meet Birmingham women who was a pirate DJ Apr 19 2009

A BIRMINGHAM singer’s hopes of becoming a top pirate radio DJ were sunk when the station she worked for closed down just three weeks after her first broadcast.Read

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