http://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/default.aspxen-gbFri, 17 Jul 2009 09:25:05 GMThttp://www.teletext.co.uk/images/Logo64x64.gifhttp://www.teletext.co.ukThree men are being sentenced for the fraudulent takeover of Derby County after they tried to take a secret commission in the deal.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~4/dXzUI50qxyE" height="1" width="1"/>
Jeremy Keith, 41, the former chief executive, faked documents when he and two others bought the club for just £3 in 2003, Northampton Crown Court found.

Keith, Andrew Mackenzie, 55, and Murdo Mackay, 53, had denied fraud.

]]>6709b763d4778a4b4d9d59f7785ea3e4http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~3/dXzUI50qxyE/Derby+FC+fraudsters+sentenced.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/6709b763d4778a4b4d9d59f7785ea3e4/Derby+FC+fraudsters+sentenced.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/6709b763d4778a4b4d9d59f7785ea3e4/Derby+FC+fraudsters+sentenced.aspxPolice are questioning two suspects over the death of a 22-year-old man who was stabbed in the neck in Birmingham.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~4/67eF6iAJ2dU" height="1" width="1"/>
The victim died in hospital following the attack in Ely Grove, Quinton. A 16-year-old boy and a man, 20, were arrested on suspicion of murder.

A woman, 19, was also taken into police custody on suspicion of assisting an offender, police said.

]]>ba239a93df73fa965e4f86184b554094http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~3/67eF6iAJ2dU/Two+held+in+stab+death+probe.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/ba239a93df73fa965e4f86184b554094/Two+held+in+stab+death+probe.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/ba239a93df73fa965e4f86184b554094/Two+held+in+stab+death+probe.aspxA pensioner whose body was discovered in a Worcester park had been subjected to a violent attack, police said.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~4/Offa_8ueU40" height="1" width="1"/>
West Mercia Police named the assault victim as 66-year-old Gordon Whitehouse, who was found dead by a passer-by in Gheluvelt Park.

Police said Det evidence indicated Mr Whitehouse had been the victim of a recent physical attack.

]]>5d918a11450d744dc94666a92dc71f6ehttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~3/Offa_8ueU40/Park+death+OAP+'attacked'.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/5d918a11450d744dc94666a92dc71f6e/Park+death+OAP+'attacked'.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/5d918a11450d744dc94666a92dc71f6e/Park+death+OAP+'attacked'.aspxA 21-year-old burglar who inflicted horrific injuries on a 94-year-old Staffordshire woman has been acquitted of murder on the directions of a judge.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~4/BcmXCwJifLY" height="1" width="1"/>
Benjamin Brough, formerly of Leek, is serving a 12-year sentence for causing grievous bodily harm to Ada Hopkinson, from Leek, Stafford Crown Court heard.

He was charged with murder after she died three years after the attack.

]]>2bf2f4075ccb60f78d694a20b8e2ed6ehttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~3/BcmXCwJifLY/Judge+orders+murder+acquittal.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/2bf2f4075ccb60f78d694a20b8e2ed6e/Judge+orders+murder+acquittal.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/2bf2f4075ccb60f78d694a20b8e2ed6e/Judge+orders+murder+acquittal.aspxA 19-year-old man injured in a fight in Loughborough is in a critical condition in hospital.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~4/A5hJCMZKFaI" height="1" width="1"/>
The man was taken to Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre with severe head injuries following the fight at the junction of Granby St and Packe St.

Two 15-year-old youths have been arrested on suspicion of affray and released on bail.

]]>5fa080cf40f8c71394cd1ac2184419d9http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~3/A5hJCMZKFaI/Man+in+'critical+condition'.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/5fa080cf40f8c71394cd1ac2184419d9/Man+in+'critical+condition'.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/5fa080cf40f8c71394cd1ac2184419d9/Man+in+'critical+condition'.aspxThe mother of a Birmingham soldier<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~4/u-qtLq8XtK0" height="1" width="1"/>killed in Afghanistan has pleaded with the Government to ensure troops are given the best possible equipment.

Speaking at her son's inquest in Leamington Spa, Caroline Munday said politicians should concentrate on the needs of serving soldiers.

Trooper James Munday, 21, of Coleshill, was killed in a bomb explosion.

]]>b1efafc1c2d9100d9d25e0516e33a78fhttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~3/u-qtLq8XtK0/Mother+makes+troops+plea.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/b1efafc1c2d9100d9d25e0516e33a78f/Mother+makes+troops+plea.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/b1efafc1c2d9100d9d25e0516e33a78f/Mother+makes+troops+plea.aspxA Derbyshire teenager who died after falling down the stairs at his home in Midway, near Swadlincote, has been named as 14-year-old Kieran Griffin.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~4/9uO9r-nzyGM" height="1" width="1"/>
A post-mortem examination is to determine the exact cause of death but it is believed he hit his head at the bottom of the stairs on a radiator.

He was taken to hospital but later died of severe head injuries.

]]>8a06bdd304e184bfba924e5b6c5a6af4http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~3/9uO9r-nzyGM/Stairs+death+teenager+named.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/8a06bdd304e184bfba924e5b6c5a6af4/Stairs+death+teenager+named.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/8a06bdd304e184bfba924e5b6c5a6af4/Stairs+death+teenager+named.aspxSome of Britain&#39;s best known construction firms co-operated with a secret "blacklist" held at a Droitwich office, Knutsford Crown Court was told.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~4/wbQQ044HTvc" height="1" width="1"/>
More than 40 firms were involved in a database used to vet potential workers.

Ian Kerr, 66, who administered the list for the Consulting Association, was fined £5,000 for a breach of the Data Protection Act breach.

]]>40a3af4f8b47e71f92f01ef2d3da9507http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~3/wbQQ044HTvc/Firms+used+secret+'blacklist'.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/40a3af4f8b47e71f92f01ef2d3da9507/Firms+used+secret+'blacklist'.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/40a3af4f8b47e71f92f01ef2d3da9507/Firms+used+secret+'blacklist'.aspxAt least 450 workers in higher education in the region may be about to lose their job, the University and College Union has said.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~4/D0QO1WU21_w" height="1" width="1"/>
It said 403 workers may be made redundant in the West Midlands and 66 in the East Midlands.

UCU said 6,000 jobs nationally are threatened and said the job losses may just be the "tip of the iceberg".

]]>dff2aac17faba5705952392fff064c38http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~3/D0QO1WU21_w/University+jobs+at+risk.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/dff2aac17faba5705952392fff064c38/University+jobs+at+risk.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/dff2aac17faba5705952392fff064c38/University+jobs+at+risk.aspxEngineering construction workers in Nottinghamshire are to be balloted for strikes in a long-running row over pay, conditions and recruitment.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~4/3VxO-DSTGrY" height="1" width="1"/>
Union members at seven sites, including the RWE power station in Staythorpe, will vote in the next few weeks.

Union officials accused employers in the industry of "exploiting" workers and ignoring previous agreements.

]]>e5bc9d9f974417d7f1f5545a0b5baef7http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~3/3VxO-DSTGrY/Workers+balloted+on+strikes.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/e5bc9d9f974417d7f1f5545a0b5baef7/Workers+balloted+on+strikes.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/e5bc9d9f974417d7f1f5545a0b5baef7/Workers+balloted+on+strikes.aspxA former Foreign Office minister has queried whether the UK negotiated with the right people in trying to secure a Lincolnshire man&#39;s release in Iraq.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~4/de977eCMNck" height="1" width="1"/>
IT consultant Peter Moore, from Lincoln, is still being held by the hostages.

Kim Howells said much of the negotiation was carried out involving "extremely dubious middlemen".

]]>9c102813ec10b2db1eb6d31eb4179710http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~3/de977eCMNck/Doubts+over+negotiations.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/9c102813ec10b2db1eb6d31eb4179710/Doubts+over+negotiations.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/9c102813ec10b2db1eb6d31eb4179710/Doubts+over+negotiations.aspxA collection of more than 1,000 Roman coins discovered in farmland in Stratford-upon-Avon has been officially declared treasure trove.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~4/BQ5jC6PmrVM" height="1" width="1"/>
The 1,141 silver Denarii coins, the earliest dating from 206-195BC, were discovered in July last year.

At Leamington Spa Town Hall, Coventry and Warwickshire coroner Sean McGovern heard the find was "very significant".

]]>c4159da9d3233e0dda7d665d6c727a89http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~3/BQ5jC6PmrVM/Silver+coins+deemed+treasure.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/c4159da9d3233e0dda7d665d6c727a89/Silver+coins+deemed+treasure.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/c4159da9d3233e0dda7d665d6c727a89/Silver+coins+deemed+treasure.aspxDiggers have started spreading sand in Nottingham city centre as workers set about creating the country&#39;s largest urban beach.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~4/84UmIuqi25c" height="1" width="1"/>
Some 300 tonnes of sand were dumped in the Old Market Square before 200 deck chairs and sun loungers arrive for shoppers and workers to enjoy the sun.

It will be free and open from 10am to 10pm from Wednesday for six weeks.

]]>0d2539aec854e4134bee7bffd60b9fbchttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~3/84UmIuqi25c/Work+starts+on+street+beach.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/0d2539aec854e4134bee7bffd60b9fbc/Work+starts+on+street+beach.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/eastwestmidlands/0d2539aec854e4134bee7bffd60b9fbc/Work+starts+on+street+beach.aspxSkills minister David Lammy has paid tribute to the University of Derby for its work promoting apprenticeships.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/west-midlands/~4/ajypcGEa7EU" height="1" width="1"/>
At Commons question time, High Peak Labour MP Tom Levitt said the Buxton university is co-ordinating work with nine major food industry companies.

Mr Lammy said he is pleased that universities are "plugged in and engaged" with businesses regionally.

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