P345 Teletext 345 Fjb14 02:38:22 ————————————— Central ————————————————— LATEST NEWS PAGES FOR THE EAST AND WEST MIDLANDS TELEVISION REGION ——————————————————————————————————1/13— Regional index 332 UK/World news 300 REGIONAL NEWS, SPORT & TRAVEL p330 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Fjb14 02:31:41 Central region ————————————————————————————— DOUBLE RAPIST PUT BEHIND BARS A rapist who attacked a woman while on bail has been jailed for seven and a half years at Nottingham Crown Court. Former soldier Andrew Sherriff, 23, was arrested and bailed following the first attack on a 16-year-old girl, but two days later raped a 20-year-old woman. Sherriff, now unemployed, from Calgary Road, Leicester, admitted the rapes in in November 1994. ——————————————————————————————————2/13— Regional news 331 Sport 170 REGIONAL NEWS, SPORT & TRAVEL p330 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Fjb14 02:32:22 Central region ————————————————————————————— THOUSANDS JOIN FLEUR TRIBUTES More than 1,000 firefighters marched on Derby cathedral to pay tribute to brave young officer Fleur Lombard. Officers joined family and friends at the funeral service of the 21-year-old who died when a roof collapsed during a fire at a store in Staple Hill, Bristol A collection was taken for the Fleur Lombard Memorial Fund. The family left for a private ceremony at Markeaton. ——————————————————————————————————3/13— Regional news 331 Sport 170 Play LIVE QUIZ & Win £200! page 350 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Fjb14 02:40:41 Central region ————————————————————————————— AIRPORT PLAN SET FOR INQUIRY A £400m plan to expand Birmingham International Airport looks set to go to a public inquiry after councillors deferred a decision on the move. Proposals to double the size of the complex will go before a meeting of Solihull Council on February 20. The council is expected to oppose part of the plan and could raise objections to noise and pollution. ——————————————————————————————————4/13— Regional news 331 Sport 170 TELETEXT LAUNCHES NEW PROPERTY SECTION SEE PAGE 372 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Fjb14 02:41:34 Central region ————————————————————————————— TWO REMANDED OVER BOY'S DEATH A mother and her boyfriend have been remanded in custody for a week accused of killing her four-year-old son. Phillip Tong, 18, unemployed, of Oldbury, is charged with the murder of Liam Wallis between February 9-12. Jane Hulse, 24, of the same address, also unemployed, is accused of manslaughter. Liam's body was found by police at the couple's first-floor flat ——————————————————————————————————5/13— Regional news 331 Sport 170 REGIONAL CLASSIFIED INDEX page 370 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Fjb14 02:41:59 Central region ————————————————————————————— FORMER MANAGER DEFENDS BANK A former NatWjst bank manager has hit back at claims that he left a string of small businesses in the lurch. David Marshall, who retired in 1993, said firms got into difficulty "because of their own lack of business sjnsj". He spoke out after the Independent Banking Advisory Service said it had received 18 separate complaints about the NatWest in Long Sutton, Lincs. ——————————————————————————————————6/13— Regional news 331 Sport 170 REGIONAL NEWS, SPORT & TRAVEL p330 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Fjb14 02:48:21 Central region ————————————————————————————— MINISTER ORDERS NOISE PROBE Mistakes have been made in calculating noise levels from the widened M5 at a Worcestershire village, MPs heard. Transport minister John Watts told the Commons he was ordering the Highways Agency to appoint consultants to reassess noise levels at Whittington. Worcester Tory MP Peter Luff said that since the widening of a 13-mile section in 1993 levels had become "intolerable" ——————————————————————————————————7/13— Regional roads 193 Politics 325 MIDLANDS ESTATE AGENTS SEE PAGE 372 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Fjb14 02:49:57 Central region ————————————————————————————— ALARM "COULD HAVE SAVED TOT" The house where a toddler died in a blaze was on a council waiting list for smoke detectors which could have saved her life, community campaigners claim. Experts say the £5 alarm could have given Sophie Clark's family time to get her out of the house on the Coxmoor estate in Kirby-in-Ashfield, Notts. Ashfield District Council has declined to comment. ——————————————————————————————————8/13— Regional news 331 Sport 170 REGIONAL NEWS, SPORT & TRAVEL p330 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Fjb14 02:20:14 Central region ————————————————————————————— GEM OF AN OFFER FROM JEWELLER A jeweller is offering customers a gem of a dial — buy any item and get all your money back in five years' time. Miles Mann, of Gloucester, is making the cast-iron guarantee to anyone spending over £100. Miles, who pays a premium to a warranty firm which operates the scheme, said: "The reason it works is many people don't claim for one reason or another." ——————————————————————————————————9/13— Regional news 331 Sport 170 FOR THE LATEST LOCAL NEW & USED CAR BARGAINS.....SEE P375 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Fjb14 02:20:10 Central region ————————————————————————————— RECORD BREAKER TO PRESS ON A strongman has broken his 80th world record by doing 8,794 one-armed press-ups in five hours. Paddy Doyle, of Water Orton, Warwicks, specialisjs in endurance records and is now hoping to become the holder of the most world titles in that category. "I've got one more to go to beat the current record of 80 held by an American man," hj said. ——————————————————————————————————10/13 Regional news 331 It's Your Life 480 C4 REGIONAL CLASSIFIED INDEX page 370 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Fjb14 02:57:34 Central region ————————————————————————————— BEER HONOUR FOR LOYAL EMPLOYEE Brewery bosses have raised a glass to an employee with 50 years' service — by naming their latest tipple after him. Morlands Brewers, of Abingdon, Oxon, launched their Bill Spring Brew to commemorate Bill Flannigan's loyalty. Bill, 65, who retires later this month, said: "I'vj only had two weeks' sick leave. I think that has had something to do with the naming of the beer." ——————————————————————————————————11/13 Regional news 331 Fifty Plus 670 C4 FOR THE LATEST LOCAL NEW & USED CAR BARGAINS.....SEE P375 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Fjb14 02:21:57 Central region ————————————————————————————— 24-HOUR TV WEATHER CHANNEL A round-the-clock television weather channel is to be launched. The Weather Network is the brainchild of Canadian media company Pelmorex and The Weather Department, an independent Birmingham-based forecasting group. The company said research showed people watched weather for an average eight minutes a day, while 90% of Britons sought information at least once a day. ——————————————————————————————————12/13 Regional weather 105 TV Plus 110 FOR THE LATEST LOCAL NEW & USED CAR BARGAINS.....SEE P375 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Fjb14 02:32:45 Central region ————————————————————————————— REGIONAL NEWS IN BRIEF... PROBE Police appealed for information after a 74-year-old man was found with head and facial injuries in Leicester. ROADS Naheem Riasat, 16, of Smethwick, is in hospital with abdominal injuries after he was struck by a van. CLAMP Councillors are to crack down on the number of saunas and massage parlours springing up in Leicester after complaints from residents. ——————————————————————————————————13/13 Regional news 331 Crimestoppers 347 FOR THE LATEST LOCAL NEW & USED CAR BARGAINS.....SEE P375 Missing Crime Local menu TV Plus