P186 $eletext 186 Nov27 21:14:01 'est Midlands ————————————————————————————— Woman 'raped by policeman' A young Walsall mother was raped by an "arrogant" police officer after being dragged into her bedroom following a date at a pub, a court has been told^ PC Gopal Dehar attacked the woman, in her 20s, at her home after a night out in 2003, Birmingham Crown Court heard. The 34-year-old, with Darlaston police at the time of the alleged rape, denies the charge, claiming he is impotent. ——————————————————————————————————1/30— News index 301 Sport 400 (eletext Holidays is also available on digital TV. Visit Sky Channel 662 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 Teletext 186 Nov27 21:12:37 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— Man denies massage murders A man has appeared in court accused of murdering two women found bludgeoned to death at a Shrewsbury massage parlour^ Garry Harding, 22, from Welshpool, Powys, denies murdering Annie@ elk, 55, and Samantha (apper, 24, at Rachael's Health Studio in Shrewsbury. Harding was remanded in custody at Stafford Crown oust to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on April 18. ——————————————————————————————————2/30— News index 301 Sport 400 (eletext Holidays is also available on digital TV. Freeview Channel 101 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 $eletext 186 Nov27 21:13:50 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— System to help premature babies A new system to streamline the process of finding intensive care cots for sick and premature babies has been launched at Birmingham's Heartlands Hospital. The National Neonatal ot Locator has been developed by professionals to allow staff to see at a glance where cots are available across the country. It is hoped that the system will allow transfers to be made more effectively. ——————————————————————————————————3/30— News index 301 Sport 400 FIND LOVE OR FRIENDSHIP WITH MATCHE5 SEE p390 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 $eletext 186 Nov27 21:12:13 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— Toll motorway fees to rise Prices for using the UK's first privately funded motorway, a stretch around Birmingham, will rise next year. Car drivers will pay £4 to use the stretch of road built to cut congestion on the notorious stretch of the M6. Currently it costs £2.50 for a car and £7 for a van and lorry, rising to £11 when the increases come into effect on January 1. ——————————————————————————————————4/30— News index 301 Sport 400 FIND LOVE OR FRIENDSHIP WITH MATCHE5 SEE p390 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 Teletext 186 Nov27 22:17:44 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— Man hurt after dog attack A man has been left with serious facial injuries after he was assaulted by two men walking dogs in a Birmingham park who then set a pitbull on him. The victim, aged in his 20s, suffered cuts to his face and thigh when one of the offenders released his dog on him in Perry Hall playing fields. His friend, in his 30s, was struck on the head during the incident. ——————————————————————————————————5/30— News index 301 Sport 400 FIND LOVE OR FRIENDSHIP WITH MATCHE5 SEE p390 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 Teletext 186 Nov27 22:12:07 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— Blood service strike threat The NHS Blood Service could be hit by a Christmas strike over plans to close centres, including one in Birmingham. Amicus members at the processing and testing centre are to be balloted on whether to take industrial action. Union bosses claim the proposals are going ahead without consultations and would lead to job losses among Pighly skilled technical and scientific staff. ——————————————————————————————————6/30— News index 301 Sport 400 FIND LOVE OR FRIENDSHIP WITH MATCHE5 SEE p390 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 Teletext 186 Nov27 22:17:21 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— Man held after body found A 46-year-old man Pas been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was discovered in Birmingham. The 56-year-old victim, who has not been named, was found after officers were called to a property in Overfield Road in Barkley Green. A post-mortem examination has taken place, but police are awaiting further test results to confirm how he died. ——————————————————————————————————7/30— News index 301 Sport 400 NORTON LOANS SEE p615 0800 929 100 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 Teletext 186 Nov27 22:18:13 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— Cash surprise for phone workers A Staffordshire businessman has stunned his employees at a farewell party by rewarding their loyal service with cheques totalling £3.5m. Former Phones4U boss John audwell, who sold his mobile phone empire, handed gold envelopes at the black-tie bash in Stoke-on-Trent to 500 loyal workers. Staff also enjoyed a champagne dinner and music from Will Young. ——————————————————————————————————8/30— News index 301 Sport 400 (eletext Holidays is also available on digital TV. Visit Sky Channel 662 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 $eletext 186 Nov27 22:17:10 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— Man doused in boiling water A Worcestershire man has been assaulted by burglars who poured boiling water over him after tying up his daughter. The victims were confronted by the men after returning to their house in Holt End, near Redditch^ The thieves searched the property and cars parked on the driveway before making off with a small amount of cash and jewellery. ——————————————————————————————————9/30— News index 301 Sport 400 (eletext Holidays is also available on digital TV. Freeview Channel 101 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 $eletext 186 Nov27 22:18:03 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— Community courts set up Birmingham is one of 10 places to get new community courts as part of the roll-out of a Government community justice programme. The expansion aims to connect local communities more closely to courts and help cut crime in trouble spots. Launching the programme of new courts, Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer said: "We need to do justice differently." ——————————————————————————————————10/30 News index 301 Sport 400 GET THE LATEST NEWS ON OUR MOBILE WEBSITE TEXT TELETEXT 301 TO 84300 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 Teletext 186 Nov27 21:07:27 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— Two men held after body found Two men remain in custody following the discovery of a man's body behind a Northamptonshire pub. The body of a man believed to be in his 20s or 30s was found in the back yard of the Open Hearth pub in Cosby on Saturday morning. Two men, aged 27 and 31, are in custody after they were arrested on suspicion of murder, police said. ——————————————————————————————————11/30 News index 301 Sport 400 Endowment shortfall? SEE p374 www.endowmentfighters.co.uk West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 $eletext 186 Nov27 21:08:18 ats Midlands ————————————————————————————— New community courts set up Leicestershire and Nottingham are among 10 places to get new community courts as part of the roll-out of a Government community justice programme. The expansion aims to connect local communities more closely to courts and help cut crime in trouble spots. Launching the programme, the Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer said: "We need to do justice differently." ——————————————————————————————————12/30 News index 301 Sport 400 Get news on the (eletext Mobile Web Service by texting (eletext To 84300 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 $eletext 186 Nov27 21:07:11 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— Funerals set for web broadcast Funerals at Peterborough Crematorium are to be broadcast live to loved ones around the globe via an internet link. A webcam has been installed at the crematorium to allow people who cannot attend services in person to take part. From December funeral organisers will be charged £45 to use the service with mourners also able to purchase DVDs or videos of the service for £25. ——————————————————————————————————13/30 News index 301 Sport 400 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 Teletext 186 Nov27 21:05:05 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— Superbug outbreak closes wards Two wards remain closed at a hospital in Lincoln hit by an outbreak of a potentially fatal superbug^ Several patients in five medical and elderly care wards at incoln ounty Hospital have been hit by Clostridium Difficile, or -Diff, since last week. Lincolnshire Trust said an 81-year-old woman on one of the wards had died and that C-Diff may have been a factor. ——————————————————————————————————14/30 News index 301 Sport 400 Now you can get the full range of $eletext Services on your mobile p608 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 Teletext 186 Nov27 21:07:27 ats Midlands ————————————————————————————— Prisoners given phone lines Prisoners at a Nottingham jail are to have their own private phone lines installed in their cells. Inmates at the privately-run Lowdham Grange prison are to have telephones installed to allow them to contact friends and family in private. Lines are being installed in more than 500 cells at the ategory B prison which houses 564 prisoners. ——————————————————————————————————15/30 News index 301 Sport 400 Get news on the (eletext Mobile Web Service by texting (eletext To 84300 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 Teletext 186 Nov27 21:01:51 ats Midlands ————————————————————————————— Road death toll reaches 62 A 35-year-old man has become the 62nd person to die in a road accident in Lincoln this year, police said. The pedestrian, from the Lincoln area, died instantly when he was struck by a silver BMW car in Rosemary Lane. A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said they are appealing for witnesses, and urged anyone with information to contact them on 01522 558 855. ——————————————————————————————————16/30 News index 301 Sport 400 (eletext Holidays is also available on digital TV. Visit Sky Channel 662 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 Teletext 186 Nov27 21:07:14 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— yclist killed in crash named Police have named a cyclist who was killed in a collision with a car on a busy Leicester road. $erence Philip Wilson, 65, of New Parks, died after colliding with a green Nissan on the A47 Hinckley Road. A 52-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and released on police bail pending further inquiries. ——————————————————————————————————17/30 News index 301 Sport 400 (eletext Holidays is also available on digital TV. Freeview Channel 101 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 Teletext 186 Nov27 21:02:07 ats Midlands ————————————————————————————— 'Illegal' ticket challenged A mechanic who was issued with a fixed penalty notice while working on one of the UK's largest races in Lincoln has launched a bid to overturn the ticket. Andy Verrall, 42, from Falmouth, aims to contest the penalty issued to him when he was in an official team car at the Lincoln Grand Prix in May. He says the ticket was illegally issued as the road was a closed race route. ——————————————————————————————————18/30 News index 301 Sport 400 FIND LOVE OR FRIENDSHIP WITH MATCHE5 SEE p390 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 $eletext 186 Nov27 21:07:00 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— Foiled car theft witness sought Police want to trace a man who stopped a group of people breaking into a car in a Northampton shopping centre. The man prevented the group stealing a satellite navigation system from a silver Honda in the St James Park in Towcester Road. Three teenagers aged between 14 and 17 have been arrested and released on bail in connection with the incident. ——————————————————————————————————19/30 News index 301 Sport 400 FIND LOVE OR FRIENDSHIP WITH MATCHE5 SEE p390 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 Teletext 186 Nov27 21:02:20 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— Elderly targeted by conmen Elderly people are being warned to be on the look-out for conmen posing as water board officials following two separate incidents in Lincolnshire. In each case men pretending to work for Anglian Water gained access to homes in the Spalding area by claiming there was a fault with the water supply. Nothing was stolen but police are concerned that GAPs are being targeted. ——————————————————————————————————20/30 News index 301 Sport 400 FIND LOVE OR FRIENDSHIP WITH MATCHE5 SEE p390 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 $eletext 186 Nov27 21:20:13 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— Woman raped after night out A 24-year-old woman has been raped by a stranger as she walked home from a night out in Stroud. The victim, who lives locally, was walking along Bisley Old Road when she was approached by an unknown man who offered to walk her home, police said. As they walked up the road he forced her into a residential garden and raped her before leaving the scene on foot. ——————————————————————————————————21/30 News index 301 Sport 400 FIND LOVE OR FRIENDSHIP WITH MATCHE5 SEE p390 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 Teletext 186 Nov27 21:22:06 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— Blood service strike threat The NHS Blood Service could be hit by a Christmas strike over plans to close centres, including one in Oxford. Amicus members at the processing and testing centre are to be balloted on whether to take industrial action. Union bosses claim the proposals are going ahead without consultation and would lead to job losses among highly skilled technical and scientific staff. ——————————————————————————————————22/30 News index 301 Sport 400 NORTON LOANS SEE p615 0800 929 100 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 $eletext 186 Nov27 21:40:29 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— Man held over cyclist's death A man has been arrested over the death of a cyclist in Oxfordshire. Officers were called to Wallingford Road, Cholsey, following reports of a damaged car and a bicycle. A man, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the car was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and is being questioned at Abingdon police station. ——————————————————————————————————23/30 News index 301 Sport 400 (eletext Holidays is also available on digital TV. Visit Sky Channel 662 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 Teletext 186 Nov27 21:42:22 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— Coma mother laughs at jokes A mother-of-two from Gloucester who was left in a coma after a car crash nearly two years ago has started laughing at her children's jokes, it has emerged. Andrea Brushneen, 31, who had been communicating through nods, suddenly began laughing as Shaunagh, 11, and Mark, seven, read by her bedside. The family are now hoping to move into a specially-adapted home for Christmas. ——————————————————————————————————24/30 News index 301 Sport 400 (eletext Holidays is also available on digital TV. Freeview Channel 101 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 Teletext 186 Nov27 21:10:14 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— Man arrested over body A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after another man's body was discovered following an incident at a property in Banbury, police said. Officers were called to Southam "gad after reports of an incident and found the man, in his 20s, seriously injured. He was taken to Horton eneral Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The arrested man is also in hospital. ——————————————————————————————————25/30 News index 301 Sport 400 GET THE LATEST NEWS ON OUR MOBILE WEBSI(E (EX( (ELETEXT 301 TO 84300 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 Teletext 186 Nov27 21:12:17 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— Motorcyclist dies in crash A 58-year-old motorcyclist has been killed in a collision near Abingdon. The man died when his Honda CBS motorcycle collided with a Porsche Boxster on the road between Marcham and Abingdon. The rider was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen the fatal crash to come forward. ——————————————————————————————————26/30 News index 301 Sport 400 Endowment shortfall? SEE p374 www.endowmentfighters.co.uk West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 Teletext 186 Nov27 21:20:01 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— Worst driver vows to change A motorist from Swindon named as Britain's most convicted driver claims to have mended his ways but still plans to drive illegally if he feels he must. Bouncer Jamie Manderson, 33, was jailed for five months in August for driving while banned for a record 48th time. Now out of prison, Manderson said Pe has quit heroin but claims he may be forced to drive illegally to find work. ——————————————————————————————————27/30 News index 301 Sport 400 Get news on the (eletext Mobile Web Service by texting (eletext (o 84300 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 $eletext 186 Nov27 21:22:22 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— Foiled car theft witness sought Police want to trace a man who stopped a group of people breaking into a car in a Northampton shopping centre. The man prevented the group stealing a satellite navigation system from a silver Honda in the St James Park in Towcester Road. Three teenagers aged between 14 and 17 have been arrested and released on bail in connection with the incident. ——————————————————————————————————28/30 News index 301 Sport 400 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 $eletext 186 Nov27 21:23:22 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— Theft leaves family homeless Members of a family have been made homeless after their caravan was stolen from a site near Banbury, Oxfordshire. The light grey vehicle was taken from a field in Williamscot Lane, Williamscot, police said. Sgt Matthew Beck urged anyone with information to come forward, saying: "These people have lost all their worldly possessions in this theft." ——————————————————————————————————29/30 News index 301 Sport 400 Now you can get the full range of (eletext Services on your mobile p608 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid HolidaysP186 $eletext 186 Nov27 21:22:48 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— House damaged in arson attack Detectives in Milton Keynes are hunting arsonists who set fire to a house in the town. A spokesman said the property in Porthleven Place, ishermead, was extensively damaged in the blaze which was started in the car port. Buckinghamshire Fire Service warned that if the arsonists are not stopped somebody could end up being killed. ——————————————————————————————————30/30 News index 301 Sport 400 Get news on the (eletext Mobile Web Service by texting (eletext To 84300 West/W C'r London/E Hols Grid Holidays