May
2008
Articles from 16th May 2008
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New Wilfred Bouma deal is imminent, says Martin O'Neill
May 16 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O'Neill has confirmed that Wilfred Bouma will have his future secured in the very near future. Read
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Olof Melberg: I had to say thank you to Aston Villa fans
May 16 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
OLOF Mellberg has revealed that his decision to lavish around £40,000 of merchandise on Villa's away supporters was driven by a huge desire to say 'thank you'. Read
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Martin O'Neill searching for new Aston Villa goalkeeper
May 16 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O'Neill has revealed Aston Villa will again be looking at signing American international Brad Guzan this summer as he reviews all of his goalkeeping options. Read
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Scott Carson still has Aston Villa chance
May 16 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O'Neill has thanked Scott Carson for a good season at Villa Park and said the goalkeeper "coped pretty well" with the blame he shouldered from England fans after their failure to reach Euro 2008. Read
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Wilfred Bouma in line for new Aston Villa deal
May 16 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
WILFRED Bouma has admitted he wants to remain a part of Martin O'Neill's Villa revolution, with the offer of a two or three-year deal set to come his way. Read
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Birmingham City begin contract talks with Mikael Forssell
May 16 2008 | Birmingham City News
BIRMINGHAM City are to hold talks with Mikael Forssell as they stall on activating a two-year contract option. Read
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David Sullivan answers the critics of Birmingham City
May 16 2008 | Birmingham City News
DAVID Sullivan today launched a lengthy, passionate defence of the boardroom regime at St Andrew's. Read
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Judge me on my football, not the car, says James McPike
May 16 2008 | Birmingham City News
JAMES McPike is a man on a mission - to gain recognition for what he's good at, not what he drives. Read
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Alex McLeish aims for quality signings for Birmingham City
May 16 2008 | Birmingham City News
ALEX McLeish today revealed quality and character were two of main requirements he was seeking in his summer signings. Read
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Richard Kingson latest to leave Birmingham City
May 16 2008 | Birmingham City News
RICHARD Kingson has become the latest player to depart Blues. Read
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Tony Mowbray prefers to duck the limelight at West Bromwich Albion
May 16 2008 | West Brom News
TONY Mowbray admits he would rather let his team do the talking than spend time taking the credit on behalf of his Albion side. Read
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Neil Clement eyes 10 year milestone at West Bromwich Albion
May 16 2008 | West Brom News
NEIL Clement has set his sights on reaching the 10-year mark at The Hawthorns. Read
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Season tickets selling fast at West Bromwich Albion
May 16 2008 | West Brom News
WEST Bromwich Albion are on course to sell a record number of season tickets as Premier League fever continues to grip the club. Read
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Steve McGoffin gets contract extension at Pears
May 16 2008 | Worcestershire CCC
WORCESTERSHIRE paceman Steve Magoffin has had his contract extended to take in this seasonÕs Twenty20 Cup. Read
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It's so simple for Simon Jones
May 16 2008 | Worcestershire CCC
SIMON Jones continued his impressive form at New Road as the former England fast bowler mopped up Gloucestershire's lower order on a rain-shortened day in the LV County Championship yesterday. Read
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Birmingham League Cricket: Green are wary of Wolves' bite
May 16 2008 | Club Cricket
LEADERS Barnt Green head to third-placed Wolverhampton tomorrow in what should be the match of the day. Read
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Matthew Macklin aims to conquer the Gladiator
May 16 2008 | Boxing
BIRMINGHAM'S Matthew Macklin is strengthening his claims for the titles, fame and fortune the sport can offer. Read
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Wayne Hennessey happy to fight for his Wolves place
May 16 2008 | Wolves FC News
WOLVES keeper Wayne Hennessey insists he will still be happy to stay and fight for his place at Molineux - even if he loses it to Matt Murray. Read
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Wolves squad one of the best next season, says Mick McCarthy
May 16 2008 | Wolves FC News
BOSS Mick McCarthy today insisted that Wolves - pound for pound - will start next season with one of the best teams in the Championship even without considering summer signings. Read
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Smart People (15)
May 16 2008 | Film Reviews
WITH a title like this, you'd think that the one thing Smart People would be is smart. Read
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Shutter (15)
May 16 2008 | Film Reviews
SET in Japan, this is a laboured and Americanised remake of a 2004 Thai thriller. Read
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Outpost (18)
May 16 2008 | Film Reviews
LIKE Neil Marshall's Dog Soldiers before it, this is a 'cheap-as-chips' military horror film made north of the border with surprisingly good results. Read
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Dennis makes smart choice
May 16 2008 | Film Reviews
YOU know you're ageing well if, at 54, you have to don a fat suit and a grey beard to play a slightly dishevelled college professor. Read
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Charlie Bartlett (15)
May 16 2008 | Film Reviews
ROBERT DOWNEY Jr is enjoying huge success in the US thanks to Iron Man and he's back again here as a self-loathing, alcoholic school principal. Read
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Caramel (PG)
May 16 2008 | Film Reviews
IF YOU find Hollywood uninspiring and like to experiment with foreign films, why not settle down to enjoy the company of a group of women in a Lebanese beauty shop. Read
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Bhoothnath (PG)
May 16 2008 | Film Reviews
Director: Vivek Sharma Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Aman Siddiqui, Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Satish Shah, Rajpal Yadav Read
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Gina looks on lighter side in LA
May 16 2008 | Birmingham Comedy
SHE'S virtually a shadow of her former self, but comedienne Gina Yashere is absolutely "loving it" after making a new life for herself in Hollywood. Read
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Woman, 31, is charged with murder
May 16 2008 | Solihull News
A WOMAN has been charged with murder following a brutal stabbing in a leafy Midland street. Read
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Teenager aquitted of pushing boy on railway line
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
A 14-year-old boy has been acquitted of pushing an eight-year-old on to railway lines in Birmingham. Read
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Widowers plea for return of dead wife's jewellery
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
AS FRAIL pensioner John Golden lay seriously ill in hospital, callous burglars were raiding his Birmingham home – stealing his dead wife’s wedding and engagement rings and throwing her ashes on his bed. Read
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Baby Show attracts thousands of mums
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
IF if you can’t beat them join them Read
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Man beaten by gang of teen thugs
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN was brutally beaten by a gang of teen thugs who chased him down the street and battered him over the head with a beer bottle and a broomstick. Read
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Staff rewarded with an ice cream
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
HARD-working staff at West Midland clothing chain QS are being rewarded for their "outstanding" efforts in achieving huge sales increases - with a free ice cream. Read
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Fears over asylum seeker's death
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
FRIENDS fear a woman found dead at her Birmingham home may have starved herself to death over fears she was going to be deported to her home country. Read
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Highfield House reduced to rubble
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
Slowly but surely, Hall Green’s finest residential home has been reduced to a pile of broken bricks. Read
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10 year old twins become Black Belts in Tae Kwon Do
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
THE TABLES are turned at a Birmingham school where the teachers have to call twins Magnus and Conrad Yap 'Sir'. Read
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Supermarket ram-raider jailed
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN who ram-raided a supermarket wearing only a sheet and a pair of his girlfriend’s designer boots, was jailed for four years today. Read
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Man arrested after body found in recycling waste
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
A man has been arrested after the body of a murdered man was found hidden inside a truckload of recycling waste. Read
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We're in the money, say delighted mums
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
TWO Birmingham mums have had their budget worries eased after winning the Mail's Cut the Cost competition. Read
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Britons in quake wait to fly home
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
BRITISH holidaymakers caught up in the China earthquake are waiting to return to the UK today after being found safe and well. Read
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£300m boost to help city's poorest families
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is to benefit from almost £300 million of Government cash to help tackle crime, unemployment, under-performing schools and health inequalities in the poorest parts of the city. Read
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Shoppers kicking up a stink in Walsall
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
A "DISGUSTING" mystery pong is making life a misery for shoppers and businesses in Walsall town centre. Read
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ITV cuts 'will drive away viewers'
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
PLANS to partially merge ITV's Central Tonight news programme with its East Midlands counterpart could drive viewers away, a media expert has claimed. Read
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Yob booted bus window after row with girlfriend
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
A YOB wanted for booting out the window of a Birmingham bus has revealed that he did it after a mobile phone row with his girlfriend. Read
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Grandad savaged by dog in city park
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
A GRANDAD of seven is lucky to be alive after he was savagely attacked by a vicious dog that "went wild" in a city park. Read
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Golfing docs save life of OAP in Sutton Coldfield
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
OFF-duty doctors saved the life of an elderly man after he suffered a heart attack on a golf course. Read
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Fears over missing boy
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
FEARS are growing for a 14-year-old Birmingham boy who has been missing for four days. Read
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Driver injured in Castle Bromwich smash
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
A DRIVER was taken to hospital after the van he was driver overturned. Read
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12 Blues fans admit hooliganism
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
A TOTAL of 12 Blues fans have admitted taking part in violent clashes with police following a crunch derby match with rivals Aston Villa. Read
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Hopes of a halt to flooding
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
FINAL work to install much needed defences to protect families living on flood-hit roads is almost complete. Read
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DJ Tim sacked after inquiry
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
RADIO DJ Tim Shaw has been sacked from Birmingham rock station Kerrang! after a complaint to Ofcom. Read
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Woman charged with murder after Shirley stabbing
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
A WOMAN has been charged with murder following a brutal stabbing in a leafy Midland street. Read
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Bulldog bash goes ahead
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
A MAJOR motorcycling festival will go ahead in Warwickshire despite police warning that they cannot guarantee public safety. Read
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Actress Stephanie Cole returns to hometown of Solihull
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
POPULAR actress Stephanie Cole took a walk down memory lane when she visited the town of her birth for the first time in more than six decades. Read
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Land Rover and Jaguar could face EU fines
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
CARMAKERS Land Rover and Jaguar could face devastating EU fines following next month's sale to Tata Motors because of new rules designed to cut vehicle emissions. Read
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Work experience student Ellie Kendall works wonders for Oxfam in Birmingham
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
A FIVE-week work experience placement turned into a labour of love for student Ellie Kendall – and helped increase profits in the charity shop who hosted her. Read
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Lozells rioter fled to London
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
A MEMBER of a rioting mob which attacked cars and houses and threatened a fire crew has had his sentence increased. Read
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Birds nest in ashtray at Birmingham factory Guhrings
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
A FAMILY of great tits have a home which appears to have its own intercom system. Read
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Birmingham man had sex with girl, 14, in stairwell
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER exchanged texts with a 14-year-old girl and then had sex with her, a court heard. Read
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Birmingham Carling Academy to move to The Dome
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
A LANDMARK city centre nightclub, which has been silent for four years, could soon be rocking to the tunes of the world’s biggest rock and pop acts. The former Dome nightclub on Bristol Street is to be given a £4 million overhaul to become the new home of the Birmingham Carling Academy. Read
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Birmingham stars The Twang and Simon Webbe to play in charity football tournament
May 16 2008 | Top Stories
BRUMMIE band The Twang and former Blue singer Simon Webbe have been selected for by Celebrity Soccer Six Football Tournament to score a winner for The Samaritans. Read
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Tom Humphries eyes Beijing
May 16 2008 | Athletics
NATIONAL cross country champion Tom Humphries takes his first competitive strides towards the Beijing Olympics when he runs the 5,000m at Loughborough tomorrow. Read
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Rise in girl crime
May 16 2008 | Colin Whittock Cartoons
COLIN Whittock's view as binge drinking is blamed for girl crime. Read
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Naive Cherie tells it like it is
May 16 2008 | Maureen Messent
CHERIE BLAIR'S autobiography - its publication brought forward lest its tale-bearing be eclipsed by a possible prime ministerial resignation before the autumn - puts me in mind of Lily Savage after a few vods down her local working man's club. Read
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You've got to admire sexy Sven
May 16 2008 | Maureen Messent
I WILL miss Sven Goran Eriksson if, as reported, he's due the boot from Manchester City. Read
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Tears too easily spilt
May 16 2008 | Maureen Messent
I'M PUZZLED at pictures in this newspaper that show Blues' fans in tears at their team's relegation last weekend. Read
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Relatives are in a class of their own
May 16 2008 | Maureen Messent
HIS wealthy and middle-class family and friends have been quick to point blame's finger at the Met's armed policemen who shot dead drunk and deranged barrister Mark Saunders in London's up-market Chelsea. Read
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No honour amongst his 'friends'
May 16 2008 | Maureen Messent
TELL-TALE sign of depression, all psychiatrists agree, is when the sufferer wakes up in the small hours to be haunted by thoughts of disaster, doom and destruction. Read
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The Thirst & Kav, The Place I Love, Digbeth
May 16 2008 | Gig Reviews
HAVING supported The Rolling Stones and The Sex Pistols there's a lot of raucous hype surrounding The Thirst. Read
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CBSO, Symphony Hall
May 16 2008 | Gig Reviews
RACHMANINOV'S Symphonic Dances, the composer's last major work before his death in 1943, is an emotionally charged work. Read
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Trophy return for duo
May 16 2008 | Warwickshire CCC
JIM Troughton and Tony Frost returned to Warwickshire's team for the Friends Provident Trophy visit to Ireland today. Read
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Bears warn fans to behave
May 16 2008 | Warwickshire CCC
WARWICKSHIRE last night issued a forceful reminder to their supporters that they are "expected to maintain high standards of behaviour at all times". Read
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Urban Walk: Ebrook Road, Sutton Coldfield
May 16 2008 | Things to do in Birmingham
ANYONE who enjoys a good walk combined with a picnic with friends and family would be hard pushed to find somewhere more adorable than this. Read
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Coolest way to chill out this summer
May 16 2008 | Things to do in Birmingham
MY thighs are burning, my calves don't ever want to speak to me again and my backside feels like Joe Calzaghe's punch bag. Read
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A Walk In The Park: Kingstanding Rec, King's Road
May 16 2008 | Things to do in Birmingham
FEW of my park walks in the past 30 months have been as lovely as my day out at Kingstanding Rec. Read
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Holiday fun on doorstep
May 16 2008 | Things to do in Birmingham
THE West Midlands has some of Britain's best attractions on offer - museums, art galleries, theme parks and historic buildings - during the school holidays. Read
