Feb 08 2010 | Birmingham News
Matthew Feavyour, aged 29, was part of a “clever and sophisticated” operation involving £270,000 worth of cannabis. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Birmingham News
Matthew Feavyour, aged 29, was part of a “clever and sophisticated” operation involving £270,000 worth of cannabis. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Birmingham News
ANIMAL campaigners today called for an end to greyhound racing after claiming that three dogs have died in a matter of weeks at Birmingham tracks. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Michael Jackson's doctor has appeared in court in the US charged over the star's death. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
The UK death toll in Afghanistan has topped that of the Falklands war following the death of the 256th British soldier. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Michael Jackson's doctor has been charged with involuntary manslaughter over the pop singer's death. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
The "golden goodbye" payments for three MPs facing criminal charges over their expenses will be suspended until legal proceedings are over, Commons Speaker John Bercow has said. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
A man attempted to cut off the head of his ex-wife after he had psychotic delusions that she was planning to murder him, a court has been told. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Michael Jackson's doctor plans to surrender to authorities at a courthouse within hours, his lawyer has said. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Britain must hold its resolve in Afghanistan, the Defence Secretary has insisted, as the UK death toll equalled that of the Falklands War. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Gordon Brown has been accused of being out of touch on the expenses scandal after Labour withdrew the party whip from the three MPs being prosecuted. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Former England football star Paul Gascoigne has been released on police bail after being questioned on suspicion of being drunk in charge of a vehicle. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Former foreign secretary Jack Straw has denied blocking detailed cabinet discussion on the attorney general's advice on the legality of military action against Iraq. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Heather Mills has revealed plans for a reality TV show in which celebrities will live with a disability for a week. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
A wealthy landowner has been given a life jail term for the murder of his estranged wife, whose body has never been found. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
A top Scotland Yard officer has been jailed for assaulting and falsely arresting a man in a petty row over money. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Endeavour and six astronauts have rocketed into orbit on what is expected to be the last night-time launch for the shuttle programme. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
People aged over 65 could be given a right to up to six weeks' support to enable them to remain in their own homes after a stay in hospital or residential care, a fall or an illness, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
A top Scotland Yard officer has been found guilty of threatening and falsely arresting a man in a petty row over money. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Want to know what your local MP is doing? There's an app for that. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Former England football star Paul Gascoigne is being quizzed by police after he was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in charge of a vehicle. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Record numbers of students have applied to university this year, figures have showed - fuelling fears that tens of thousands of applicants will be denied places. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
The three Labour MPs facing criminal charges over their expenses claims have been suspended from the party. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
A republican paramilitary group which killed more than 100 people during the Northern Ireland Troubles has announced that it has decommissioned its weapons. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Two British troops have died in Afghanistan, bringing the UK death toll in the conflict level with that of the 1982 Falklands War. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Endeavour and six astronauts have rocketed into orbit on what is expected to be the last night-time launch for the shuttle programme. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
ITV has been fined for animal cruelty after contestants on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! killed and ate a rat. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Britain will feel a lot colder this week and see some snow in a fresh blast of wintry weather, forecasters have said. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Toyota is preparing to announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it had decided to issue a recall for the vehicle in Japan. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
New Orleans Saints have clinched the Super Bowl XLIV in a victory hailed as the most popular in the history of the competition. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Northern Ireland's political leaders will face the first challenge in implementing the landmark agreement to save the region's power-sharing government. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Jack Straw is to return to the Chilcot Inquiry to face questions about why he rejected advice that the Iraq war was illegal. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth warned of likely British casualties as troops prepared to take part in a major international offensive against insurgents in Afghanistan. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
The UK could miss out on thousands of future nurses, plumbers and teachers because of the level of youth unemployment, a new report has claimed. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
The Muslim community could do more to help identify would-be jihadis, a senior police officer has said. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
Gordon Brown is to promise a "personalised" revolution in health and social care, with one-to-one support at home for all cancer patients. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National News
More than 15,000 university posts could be axed over the next few years as a result of budget cuts, a higher education union warned. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Aston Villa FC news
WITH Brad Friedel in fine form and his well-drilled defence providing extra layers of protection, there was no danger of Villa being caught cold at Tottenham. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Aston Villa FC news
GIVEN the nature of the brick wall-style defending that has helped Villa chalk up eight out of ten league clean sheets in recent months, it would be easy to view the side’s rearguard as one complete unit. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Aston Villa FC news
LUKE Young insists the claret and blue bravehearts are following Richard Dunne’s lead in putting their bodies on the line. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Aston Villa FC news
Tottenham 0, Aston Villa 0: Mat Kendrick's match stats, player ratings and injury update Read
Feb 08 2010 | Aston Villa FC news
BORING, boring Villa? Maybe Martin O’Neill’s latest North London critics should open their eyes. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O’Neill’s Champions League chasers have hit back at Tottenham’s taunts of “boring, boring Villa” after Saturday’s scoreless stalemate. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O’Neill still counts himself lucky that Villa were able to wrench Richard Dunne away from his emotional attachment to Manchester City five months ago. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Aston Villa FC news
BRAD Friedel’s game has been lifted by having his fellow American understudy breathing down his neck, according to Villa boss Martin O’Neill. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Aston Villa FC news
UNBEATABLE Brad Friedel believes Villa are in the thick of the Premier League’s most exciting ever scramble for a Champions League place. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Moseley RFC
IAN Smith was left to lament his squad’s lack of strength as Moseley’s expected second half onslaught failed to materialise. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Moseley RFC
ON A day when Moseley were supposed to take a giant stride towards Championship safety all they managed was a tottering baby-step. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Birmingham City News
BLUES and football lost a true great when Gil Merrick died. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Birmingham City News
Birmingham City fans are busy singing the praises of veteran Super Sub Kevin Phillips after his award winning heroics against Wolves at St Andrew's yesterday. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Birmingham City News
JOE Hart admitted he was honoured to commemorate the great Gil Merrick at Blues match against Wolves. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Birmingham City News
Kicking wasn’t always on radar otherwise nerveless and safe. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Birmingham City News
BLUES were relegated on 35 points last time in the Premier League. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Birmingham City News
YOU can’t keep a good man down – that was Alex McLeish’s verdict on Blues’ goalscoring hero Kevin Phillips after the game yesterday. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Birmingham City News
KEVIN Phillips has admitted that he is ‘excited’ about the remainder of the campaign after his customary demolition job on Wolves. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Birmingham City News
ALEX McLeish said Blues’ substitutes made significant contributions to yesterday’s derby win over Wolves. Read
Feb 08 2010 | West Brom News
ALBION will West Ham striker Frank Nouble on an initial month's loan. Read
Feb 08 2010 | West Brom News
DID you think Ian Holloway was a happy-go-lucky character? The court jester of football perhaps? Well think again. Read
Feb 08 2010 | West Brom News
SIMON Cox insists Albion must not allow their standards to drop, claiming that any poor results at this stage of the season could impact on the club’s promotion campaign. Read
Feb 08 2010 | West Brom News
GABRIEL Tamas claims Albion’s victory at Plymouth must set the standard for the rest of the season. Read
Feb 08 2010 | West Brom News
Plymouth 0, West Brom 1: Chris Lepkowski's match stats, player ratings and injury update Read
Feb 08 2010 | West Brom News
SIMON Cox leapt to the defence of team-mate Jerome Thomas following his sending-off towards the end of Albion’s win at Plymouth. Read
Feb 08 2010 | West Brom News
ALBION players and staff bemoaned the state of the Home Park pitch following their victory. Read
Feb 08 2010 | West Brom News
WILD challenges, touchline brawls, haymakers being thrown around and a gloriously dreadful pitch. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Non-League
CRAIG Marshall showed why Sutton Coldfield Town are determined to keep him at Coles Lane after bagging a hat-trick to further enhance their promotion hopes. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Non-League
GARY Mills left no-one in any doubt about his delight at watching Tamworth topple Blue Square Premier leaders Stevenage Borough. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Veteran forwards Danny Grewcock and Duncan Bell have committed their respective futures to Bath by signing contract extensions with the Guinness Premiership club. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Embattled Chelsea captain John Terry has thanked the club's fans for their support in the wake of allegations about his private life. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Clubs have voted to stick with 14 teams in Engage Super League from 2012. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Wales forward Alun-Wyn Jones is set to avoid the humiliation of being dropped following his costly Twickenham sin-binning. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
A fiery spell from South Africa paceman Dale Steyn sent India hurtling towards a heavy defeat on the third day of the first Test in Nagpur. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Johnnie Beattie insists Scotland showed enough in their RBS 6 Nations opener against France to be confident of upsetting Wales this weekend. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has warned his team-mates they cannot afford any more mistakes if they are to secure Champions League football next season. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has confirmed Jordan Henderson is to have a scan on his injured ankle and expects the midfielder to be out for at least a month. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees dedicated victory to the city of New Orleans as the Saints began celebrating their 31-17 win over Indianapolis Colts in Miami. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Stoke striker Ricardo Fuller was arrested after an incident at a nightclub on Sunday morning, the football club have announced. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
England and Wales will thrash out their qualifying fixtures for Euro 2012 in Switzerland on March 15. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie admits the club's best hope for Wednesday's court date with HM Revenue & Customs is to delay the winding-up order. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
A fiery spell from South Africa paceman Dale Steyn sent India hurtling towards a heavy defeat on the third day of the first Test in Nagpur. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Bolton defender Gary Cahill could miss the rest of the season after suffering a blood clot in his arm. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Fabio Capello believes John Terry remains one of England's most important players. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Chris Riley scored five tries as Warrington ran riot to open their Engage Super League campaign with a crushing 58-0 defeat of Harlequins on Sunday. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Saracens rugby director Brendan Venter has warned his players they will not win the Guinness Premiership if they make the kind of mistakes he sat through at Vicarage Road. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Opener Virender Sehwag fought back with a dazzling century, but South Africa remained in control on the third day of the first Test against India in Nagpur. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
John Toshack once helped knock England out of a major tournament as a player and now he is hoping to do the same as a manager. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal's Barclays Premier League title dreams are once again hanging by a thread following defeat to leaders Chelsea, but is not ready to throw in the towel just yet. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Chris Cusiter insists Scotland have not gone backwards since the autumn internationals despite suffering a dispiriting defeat to France in their RBS 6 Nations opener. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Burnley have unveiled ambitious plans for the redevelopment of Turf Moor as part of a project which also includes the country's first "Football University". Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Kevin Phillips believes he has a future in the Barclays Premier League after the veteran Birmingham striker came off the substitute's bench to earn a dramatic 2-1 win over Wolves at St. Andrew's. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
Two-goal hero Didier Drogba insists that disgraced England captain John Terry has the full backing of his Chelsea team-mates. Read
Feb 08 2010 | National Sport
New Orleans Saints made the most of their first Super Bowl appearance in the 42-year history of the franchise by defeating Indianapolis Colts 31-17 at Miami's SunLife Stadium. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Wolves FC News
THERE’S no doubt that the popular information website Wikipedia is open to abuse. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Wolves FC News
“That was as disappointed as I’ve seen the lads in the dressing room afterwards this season and myself included,” the Wolves boss said. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Wolves FC News
Blocked with his body from Jerome late on before finally beaten twice by Wolves’ nemesis. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Wolves FC News
His present was all beautifully wrapped, using the very best paper and trimmings, spangly bows and a label. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Wolves FC News
“Once we’ve got in front we hadn’t lost this season and the way the game went you’d have backed us to get a clean sheet,” the midfielder said. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Wolves FC News
SO MUCH for all the hand-wringing about Blues being unable to sign a new striker before the transfer window shut. Read
Feb 08 2010 | We Love...You'll Love
This week's we love...you'll love. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
Police in Birmingham have quizzed a man after a car crashed into the front room of a family home. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
A NEW Aston Villa Wembley song will be played to the public for the first time today – on the Birmingham Mail website. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
POP heart-throbs JLS have sent a special message of ‘love and support’ to their fans still suffering from being crushed at their ill-fated Christmas lights show in Birmingham. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
A FEMALE detective sergeant has appeared in court accused of stealing almost £10,000 from her police constable husband. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
A GAY crook has accused prison guards of breaching his human rights because they confiscated homosexual porn he bought at Winson Green. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
AN MP has admitted using his position to arrange for personal friends to hold their wedding receptions in exclusive House of Commons banquet rooms. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
The 24-year-old, who has not been named, was speared through her thigh when she tried to climb over a six foot metal fence surrounding the Steve Smith Motor Company, in Netherton, near Dudley, early yesterday. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
PEDAL power was the order of the day for hundreds of cyclists from across the UK who took part in gruelling, muddy races around Sutton Park. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
TWO Black Country men caught with 70 metal beer kegs worth £10,000 which they were cutting up to sell have been spared prison. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
ANIMAL campaigners today called for an end to greyhound racing after claiming that three dogs have died in a matter of weeks at Birmingham tracks. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze at a Birmingham takeaway after a large fryer went up in flames. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
The ground was united in tremendous applause from fans and players as they paid tribute to the former great goalkeeper and manager. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
IT WAS a bad hair day for a Birmingham bootlegger who plotted to flood the city with fake hair straighteners. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
A BUILDER was ordered to pay £11,585 in fines and costs for erecting and using unstable shelving which put the lives of staff and customers at risk. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN died and another was taken to hospital after the van they were in ended up on its side on a Midland motorway. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
CADBURY’S new boss Irene Rosenfeld has revealed it may take up to six months before any firm decisions are made on jobs. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
THE husband of a Worcestershire woman who was found dead at her home has appeared in court charged with murder. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
A TOP Birmingham golfer has been jailed for six years for helping to smuggle hundreds of thousands of pounds of drugs into the Midlands. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man has told of his terror as he and his a wife battled to keep a violent masked burglar at bay at their bedroom door. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
THE first ever garden show dedicated to people who grow their own food has been postponed a year because of the recession. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM housing association has launched a campaign to help tenants claim £117,000 in benefits and support. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
HOMEOWNERS are urged to be wary of a new breed of fraudsters who aim to steal their properties – not just their personal details. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE in Handsworth are re-appealing for information after a man was seriously wounded in a shooting last year. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
POPULAR Birmingham author Anne Bennett will be joined by historical novelist Annie Groves for a special appearance at Acocks Green Library on Wednesday Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
Offering coaching lessons at the prestigious Kings Norton Golf Club, Worcestershire, the 29-year-old was rubbing shoulders with the rich and powerful. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
A SUTTON man took his mother’s car without permission, crashed it – and awoke her in the early hours to confess, a court heard. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE have again appealed for help to identify a man they want to question about a robbery on a teenage girl travelling through Erdington on a bus. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
PUPILS at a Birmingham school will be offered iPods as an incentive to take part in volunteering. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
REVELLERS disappointed to hear The Vine in Harborne will shut next week for a refurbishment have been given good news. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
SPEEDING motorists caught above the limit will be able to dodge prosecution if they agree to ‘go back to school’. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS battling to save their ‘village green’ from the bulldozers have lobbied Birmingham’s planning chief during a tour of the site. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND town has been named among the safest in the country for car crime. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
A NEW debating and learning society is being launched in the city. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
A SUTTON Coldfield-based funeral director has launched a Child Bereavement Support Campaign. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
ONE of south Birmingham’s busiest swimming pools is to shut later this month for nearly two years. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
LEISURE boss Martin Mullaney has vowed to give people a say on the future of one of Birmingham’s threatened swimming pools. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is taking the fight to Manchester in the office rents market with prime office space more competitive than its North-West rival, a new survey shows. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
A HOTEL has replaced donations made to the family of a seriously ill Midland baby girl which were stolen from a fundraising event by callous thieves. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
A MUCH-loved historic building in Sandwell said to be home to three ghosts is set for a new lease of life after it was returned to council control. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
WALSALL Council has appointed Coun Anthony Harris as leisure and culture portfolio holder following the resignation of Coun Barry Sanders last month. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
TALENTED musicians from a Black Country boarding school are to perform this month with the Central England Ensemble. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Top Stories
SELFISH passengers who light up a cigarette on board buses in Solihull are to be targeted by travel officials as part of a new campaign. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Athletics
Having romped to victory in the 60m on Saturday, the 30-year old doubled up yesterday, outsprinting Lucy Sargent and Jennie Batten to add the 200m title to her collection. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Tried and Tested
This week's tried and tested foundations. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Colin Whittock Cartoons
“Well, the good news is – I won’t be running up huge university debts...” Read
Feb 08 2010 | Birmingham Shopping News
If you’re buying lingerie this Valentine’s Day, choose comfort as well as sensuality with this selection of undies sure to give the wow factor. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Birmingham Shopping News
LOVE is in the air and where better to get that romantic gift than from the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham? Read
Feb 08 2010 | Budget v Blow It
This week's Budget v Blow It. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Walsall FC News
ON the surface, this was a scrappy, gruelling mishmash of a match from which a small crowd gained little entertainment and Walsall failed to record the win they badly needed to revive their flagging season. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Walsall FC News
CHRIS Hutchings paid tribute to his reshuffled back four after they shut out Bristol Rovers to preserve Walsall’s second clean sheet in three games. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Walsall FC News
BOSS Chris Hutchings admitted that Walsall will have to deploy a “better plan” in future home games to bypass more of the deteriorating Banks’s Stadium pitch. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Recession Buster news
THIS website brings together all types of local products and producers in the UK, online. The website’s aim is to support as many local producers as possible. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Recession Buster news
GIVE your loved one the pawfect present this Valentine’s Day with this cuddly stuffed animal pup dressed in a red heart sweater. It also comes with a Be Mine dog bone toy and a bouquet of roses, all just for £23. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Recession Buster news
This week's handy hints from John Hancock. Read
Feb 08 2010 | Mike Olley
THE anti-Communist McCarthy era of the 1950s nowadays appears more than a tad ridiculous. Read