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Anna Jeys

Anna Jeys

Jet in near-miss with TV mast

ALMOST 100 passengers and crew were caught in a mid-air drama when a Birmingham-bound plane was minutes from smashing into a television mast. Read

Biker in M6 crash escapes

A MOTORCYCLIST had a lucky escape after coming off his bike during rush hour traffic on the busy M6 motorway. Read

Children rescued from house blaze

TWO young children had to be rescued from an upstairs bedroom after it became engulfed with flames in a blaze in Birmingham. Read

Emotional return for D-Day chef

IT'S 1942 and soldier Bill Whittall is ordered into a blacked out car and taken to a secret location. Read

Ozzy linked with return to the Midlands

ASTON-born rock legend Ozzy Osbourne could be coming home amid rumours that he is interested in buying a £3 million manor house in Solihull. Read

Razorlight aren't bowled over by Brum

IT'S a far cry from the hell-raising behaviour you would expect from Razorlight - but last time the foursome played in Birmingham they rounded off the night with a game of ten pin bowling. Read

The ice man cometh...

HE may not have been crowned Dancing On Ice champion but former boy band star Duncan James is still putting on his skates again for the live version of the show in Birmingham. Read

Tree-crush victim was father-of-two

A DRIVER crushed to death when a tree fell on his pick-up truck has been named as a local businessman. Read

Final visit to Villa Park for brave Andy

A STAUNCH Villa fan who lost a brave fight against lung cancer at the age of 35 paid an emotion charged last visit to his spritual home before reaching his final resting place. Read

Knife scanners at school gates

POLICE have installed metal detectors and scanners at a school to check pupils for knives and guns as shocking figures reveal classroom violence soaring in the Midlands. Read

Death camp survivor is laid to rest

MOURNERS have said their final farewells to respected Holocaust survivor Paul Oppenheimer who lost a hard fought battle against cancer. Read

Police seal off tower block in hunt for gunman

ARMED police surrounded a Birmingham tower block today after a gunman fled inside. Read

Do dogs look like their owners?

IT could have been a competition for best look-a-likes rather than best in show at Crufts! Read

Lock up your forklifts, Jet are back in town!

ANY Jet fans who see a fork lift truck being driven around the streets of Wolverhampton next week should get their camera out - because it could be frontman Nic Cester behind the wheel. Read

Olympic hopeful Julie's jumping with joy

A HIGH-jump medallist whose hopes of Olympic Games glory seemed to be dashed by a car smash could have another chance to go for gold. Read

Two arrested after armed siege at flats

ARMED police surrounded a Birmingham tower block today after a gunman fled inside. Read

Anna Maria's crowned catwalk queen

ERIN O'Connor, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Anna Maria Christoforou. Read

Flash rave hits Bullring centre

BEMUSED shoppers looked on in amazement as the second flash mobbing event was held in the city in a matter of weeks. Read

Five held in drug swoops

FIVE men were arrested in a series of dawn police raids to crack down on drug dealers peddling heroin on the streets of Birmingham. Read

£20m breakthrough in care of the elderly

A NEW facility costing £20 million is being opened in Solihull this week to help care for sufferers of dementia. 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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