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Anna Jeys

Anna Jeys

Shops stay closed in tornado-hit street

BUSINESSES along the usually bustling Ladypool Road, in Sparkbrook, are still suffering in the wake of the Birmingham tornado which turned the street into a no-go zone. Read

Dad's anger at daughter's killer

JORDAN'S heartbroken father threatened that he would kill Bennett if he could get his hands on him. Read

Baby's miracle tornado escape

TODDLER Adam Mahmood cheated death when the Birmingham tornado sent a tree crashing into the cot while he was sleeping. Read

Hot stuff at NEC!

ANTIQUES dealers could be rubbing shoulders with the soft porn industry when an erotic trade show is held at the city's premier exhibition centre. Read

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water...

HE may spend his life in a shell but there's nothing shy about adventurous crayfish Reggie! Read

Search for the face of Brum

THE face of one lucky Brummie could be plastered on billboards across the city to promote one of the city's main attractions -and it could be you. Read

Boost for energy project

A CITY project is to receive a £1.3 million cash boost from the Government as part of one of the biggest regeneration schemes in the country. Read

Anger as car crashes into house

STUNNED Tracy O'Connell was counting the cost today after a driver crashed into her Chelmsley Wood home, causing thousands of pounds of damage. Read

Boys held after teen hurt in fire

TWO 14-year-old boys were being quizzed by police today after a house fire which left a third teenager fighting for life with severe burns. Read

George is a saint!

BIG-hearted youngster George Shaughnessy had only one wish for his seventh birthday - to give all his presents away to sick children in the city. Read

Boy in kidnap terror

A TERRIFIED boy was pulled off his bike by a man who tried to drag him into woods in Solihull. Read

Here comes the sun

HUNDREDS of Brummies turned out to celebrate Midsummer's Day at the city's annual Summer Solstice Festival. Read

Drowned son follows mum

A BIRMINGHAM man is believed to have drowned himself at the same city beauty spot where his mother committed suicide more than 20 years ago. Read

Caught in the act: A street under siege

THESE are the shocking photos of mindless vandals bringing terror and despair to Birmingham's 'street of fear.' Read

Free car and holiday

HOMEOWNER Clive Oughton is so desperate to sell his seaside home he is offering one lucky Brummie a car, £5,000 cash and a luxury weekend break to buy it. Read

A golden night in true-blue Solihull

THE Conservatives were forced out their traditional stronghold of Solihull in the most dramatic twist in the seat's 60-year history. Read

Girl in park rape ordeal

POLICE were today hunting two teenage boys after a 13-year-old girl was raped and indecently assaulted in a Solihull park. Read

Widow's despair at coffin horror

SHOCKED mourners stared in horror as prayers turned to screams when the grave they were standing around collapsed - smashing open the coffin below and exposing the body of the man they had come to bury. Read

Poster shame of fare cheats

SCORES of fare dodgers who tried to skip paying on city trains are to be named and shamed in a high-profile advertising campaign. Read

Rabbits' 24-carrot gold hotel

Stylish Brummie bunnies are getting 24-carrot gold treatment at the region's only Rabbit Hotel. Read

Author Profile

Anna Jeys is the news and features editor for the Birmingham Mail website. Solihull-born, she joined the Solihull News in 2000 as a reporter and became news editor in 2002. She joined the Mail in 2004, working in Solihull before moving to head office in 2005.

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