Midlands News for 27 September 2009

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Britney Spears' Birmingham boyfriend gets divorced Sep 27 2009

Brummie snapper single again as he faces hit-and-run chargeRead

Video: Jonny Dangerous put through Olympic workout Sep 27 2009

WHEN my fitness coach for the day Rich Lockstone shook my hand it was clear he was in peak physical condition.Read

The end of lap-dancing in Birmingham? Sep 27 2009

IT was the city that was dubbed the lap-dancing capital of Britain.Read

Birmingham woman's moving pictures of war-torn Afghanistan Sep 27 2009

Birmingham photographer captures the reality of Afghan conflictRead

Solihull teacher faked exams for students Sep 27 2009

A TEACHER is facing jail for faking qualifications for 50 trainee teaching assistants to cover up her company’s financial problems.Read

Birmingham terror suspect linked to secret Al Qaida training camp Sep 27 2009

MI6 officers have uncovered a new terror training camp which may have been run by “dead” Brummie Al Qaida terror suspect Rashid Rauf.Read

Police hunt gunmen after double shooting near Aston Villa ground Sep 27 2009

POLICE have launched a hunt for gunmen after a double shooting within sight of Villa Park yesterday morning.Read

Birmingham health chiefs to spend £1 million on swine flu Sep 27 2009

HEALTH chiefs in Birmingham have set aside £1million to deal with swine flu this winter.Read

Birmingham husband claims he is victim of fake marriage Sep 27 2009

A BIRMINGHAM husband has reported his immigrant wife to the Home Office – over worries that he is the victim of a sham marriage.Read

Glebe Farm owners selling up after losing Stratford church battle Sep 27 2009

IT’S the stunning Midland church where William Shakespeare’s mother Mary Arden was said to have been baptised and married.Read

Aston Villa fan Prince William backs Brum’s bid to stage World Cup 2018 matches Sep 27 2009

ASTON Villa fan Prince William is the latest public figure to wish Birmingham well in its bid to host the 2018 World Cup.Read

Birmingham City Hospital victim of building bids scandal Sep 27 2009

MIDLAND hospital bosses are considering legal action against construction giants who were exposed in a bid-rigging scandal.Read

Leicestershire: Ban on yob family came after car fire death Sep 27 2009

LEGAL action against young thugs terrorising a Midland family was begun just a day before the tormented mum killed herself and her disabled daughter, it has emerged.Read

Malvern couple who could not live apart die ‘in suicide pact’ Sep 27 2009

A GRIEVING friend of an elderly couple thought to have died in a suicide pact has told how the pair were unable to live without each other.Read

Redditch X Factor star says sorry for crime past Sep 27 2009

A YOUNG Midland X-Factor hopeful who was exposed as a knife-wielding thug apologised for his violent past yesterday.Read

Brummies will be unwitting stars of comedian Al Pitcher’s Glee Club routine Sep 27 2009

BRUMMIES going about their business this week could become laughing stocks – as the unsuspecting stars of a new stand-up comedy show.Read

Birmingham brothers using sport to steer kids from crime Sep 27 2009

THEY were the Birmingham brothers who escaped from tough inner city streets through sport.Read

JLR plant closure to spark job cuts in supply chain Sep 27 2009

SMALL businesses supplying Jaguar Land Rover could suffer devastating job losses with the closure of one of its Midland plants, experts claimed last night.Read

Tipton company boss sentenced over child porn shame Sep 27 2009

A COMPANY director who blew £20,000 on child porn, amassing 8,000 depraved images, has been spared jail.Read

Staffordshire horse has a thirst for Marston's pedigree Sep 27 2009

A VILLAGE pub is ordering extra pints of Marston’s Pedigree for one fussy customer – a horse called Basil.Read

Brum man among four jailed for dog-fighting Sep 27 2009

A BIRMINGHAM man and three other people were jailed for their part in one of Europe’s largest dog-fighting syndicates.Read

JLR plant closure to spark job cuts in supply chain Sep 27 2009

SMALL businesses supplying Jaguar Land Rover could suffer devastating job losses with the closure of one of its Midland plants, experts claimed last night.Read

Elderly couple who could not live apart die ‘in suicide pact’ Sep 27 2009

Friend says pensioners could not bear to live apartRead

Brummies will be unwitting stars of comedian Al Pitcher’s Glee Club routine Sep 27 2009

BRUMMIES going about their business this week could become laughing stocks – as the unsuspecting stars of a new stand-up comedy show.Read

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