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Kittens crying out for homes

THEY are cute and cuddly and need to find new homes, with loving, responsible owners. Read

Dream becomes reality for tragic fan

A STAUNCH Villa fan whose dying wish was to raise money for cancer research has had his dream realised thanks to donations from family and friends. Read

Football fan fury over kids database

A LIFELONG Blues fan has vowed to stop supporting the club after discovering that personal details of his children would be kept on a database. Read

Tragic end to smash as tot dies

A GIRL aged six has died in hospital after the car she was travelling in hit a tree. Read

Premature twins nursed back to health

MEET smiling twins Evangeline and Ella Harbison, who were plagued with serious health problems after being born 13 weeks premature. Read

Globetrotters hit the heights

THE reaction of my news editor when I told him I was going to the see The Harlem Globetrotters proves what basketball's dream team is all about. Read

City man fought off pirates

A MIDLAND man who battled pirates to save a cruise ship from attack has been awarded a bravery medal from the Queen. Read

Daughter of clothes boss loses brave fight against illness

A YOUNG businesswoman who was "always smiling and making people laugh" has died suddenly at the age of 26. Read

City farewell for victim of M25 horror

A BIRMINGHAM doctor was among the victims of a minibus crash on the M25 which killed five friends in a stag party tragedy. Read

Woman held over pregnant teen's murder

A MIDLAND woman has been arrested over the murder of a pregnant Muslim teenager found stabbed to death in her own home. Read

Pass Go! for a new look Monopoly

IT MAY not be Mayfair or Park Lane, but Birmingham could replace the exclusive London streets on the Monopoly board if Brummies get voting. Read

Brum set to bathe in a sea of Blues

BRUM will be true blue on Monday, courtesy of ecstatic Birmingham City fans. Read

Brum braced for Bank Holiday traffic hell

TODAY'S great Bank Holiday getaway could be the worst ever in the Midlands as a record number of motorists are expected to take to clogged up roads, heading for the coast. Read

Mail's Blues special is a money spinner

THE Birmingham Mail special edition in honour of Blues' promotion has sold for 13 times the cover price after starting a bidding war on eBay. Read

Arctic Monkeys @ Birmingham Carling Academy

WITH the mania surrounding this Sheffield four piece, fans might have expected to watch their next tour squinting from the back of one of Brum's vast arenas. Read

Man stabbed as violence erupts at Sikh festival

A MAN was today fighting for life in hospital after being repeatedly stabbed as Vaisakhi celebrations in Birmingham erupted into violence. Read

Thousands at Vaisakhi festival

AS the colourful, annual Vaisakhi celebrations began at Handsworth Park, there was no hint of the trouble which followed. Read

Scouts go on the march

'BE PREPARED' certainly was the motto when 5,000 scouts squeezed themselves into Birmingham's Golden Mile to mark 100 years of the organisation. Read

Man stabbed as Sikh festival turns violent

A MAN was today fighting for life in hospital after being stabbed as Vaisakhi celebrations in Birmingham erupted into violence. 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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