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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

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

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