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You can't keep a good guide dog down

ROZ the guide dog wags her tail as she steers a path for Gary Wickett - after making an incredible recovery from an attack that left her with 17 wounds. Read

Bus driver apologises for crash tragedy

A BUS driver banned from the road after a depot accident which killed a woman today told her family "I'm so sorry". Read

Take That fans have a little patience

DIE-hard Take That fans have been camping out at the NEC Arena three days before tickets for the re-formed boyband go on sale. Read

Arsonists wreck kickboxer's title shot

A KICKBOXER preparing to fight for a world title has had his preparations devastated by arsonists who wrecked his gym. Read

Search is on for the next sporting superstar

A CONTEST has been launched to find the next Wayne Rooney or Jonny Wilkinson of Birmingham. Read

Unique Amy is the soul of discretion

TROUBLED songstress Amy Winehouse is as famous for reports of drunken antics as she is for her music. Read

Shayne Ward @ NEC

IT'S been a year since Shayne Ward was thrust into the limelight but now the reality TV star is packing out venues like the NEC. Read

Patient barcode scheme is launched

A GROUND-breaking scheme to put supermarket-style barcodes on patient wristbands has been launched at a city hospital. Read

The Feeling are doing what comes natural

THE Feeling are known for making cheesy pop cool - and frontman Dan Gillespsie Sells makes no apologies for it. Read

Couple are playing the game of love!

BINGO! A World War II hero has been given a second chance at love and is getting engaged at the age of 84. Read

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Bullring pillow fight baffles shoppers - see the videos NOW

THE flash mobbing craze that swept America has come to Birmingham, sparking a massive pillow fight outside the Bullring. Read

Girl leaps from window to escape fire

A TEENAGE girl leapt from a first floor window after a dramatic blaze at her family's Birmingham home. Read

Weather causes new bed blocking crisis

BIRMINGHAM hospitals are facing a new bed blocking crisis after last week's snow and freezing weather. Read

Bloc Party @ Birmingham Carling Academy

BLOC Party kicked off their national tour in the city last night - and what a start it was. Read

Band are a Brit amazed by nomination

WHEN the gongs are given out at next week's Brit Awards, Birmingham-born frontman Fyfe Dangerfield will be on stage in his home town with his band Guillemots. Read

Scooter fans saddle up for Tyler

YOUNG Muscular Dystrophy sufferer Tyler Bowmaster cannot ride his bike or play like most other children. Read

City gathers for mass tribute to Holocaust victims

MORE than 60 years after millions died at the hands of the Nazis, the people of Birmingham will come together to honour their memory. Read

Brummie cashes in on shipwreck

A BIRMINGHAM seller has been seeking to cash in on the grounded cargo ship in Devon by selling directions on an internet auction site. Read

Families evacuated as fire hits factory

FAMILIES had to be evacuated from their homes in the middle of the night after flames ripped through a city-centre factory. Read

Buses re-routed to avoid city centre chaos

ALMOST 40 buses were today rerouted to try to escape the traffic chaos and free-up the flow of traffic for cars. 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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