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Row as drivers desert M6 Toll

THE M6 Toll was today branded a "failure" after new figures showed it lost 15 per cent of traffic in the last 12 months. Read

Airport soars to new record

BIRMINGHAM International Airport is celebrating the busiest month in its history and has announced a massive programme of expansion. Read

Red mist for M6 drivers

THE M6 is the highway from hell, according to a survey of motorists out today. Read

Price battle on the buses

BIRMINGHAM bus passengers will be the winners if a "price war" spreads from one of the city's busiest routes. Read

Row over buses info

HI-TECH bus shelters fitted with special readouts saying where the next bus is will remain blank because services on the route aren't fitted with the technology. Read

Roboshelter to shop yobs

NEW Robocop-style bus shelters are to be fitted across Birmingham to combat vandals smashing windows. Read

I feared I was going to die

A BIRMINGHAM woman today told how she thought she was going to die when a devastating hurricane ripped through her Caribbean hotel. Read

We're united for peace, say young city Muslims

BIRMINGHAM children of all faiths and backgrounds came together and linked hands to urge: "Give peace a chance." Read

New Street braced for 'taxi wars'

BIRMINGHAM'S New Street Station could be hit by "taxi wars" with council chiefs set to let any hackney carriage pick up passengers there. Read

Metro premium is so un-fare!

INSURERS have been massively overcharging Birmingham taxpayers - because they reckoned a tram was a train. Read

Rail services hit by delays

BIRMINGHAM travellers going to Live8 tomorrow face railway disruption after a tunnel collapsed onto the line in Buckinghamshire. Read

Brum turns its back on buses

COMMUTERS and casual travellers are turning away from the buses in Birmingham and the West Midlands in their droves. Read

Meetings on Red Routes planned

A MAJOR programme of exhibitions and meetings is to take place in a bid to win over traders and families furious at proposals to lay down yet more Red Routes in the city. Read

Left in a fine mess!

DOZENS of residents have been handed fines after blundering council officials installed the wrong signs banning parking outside their front doors. Read

City's shiny new ring

FIVE-year plan to transform Birmingham's biggest bus route is finally set to finish. Read

Speed cameras face axe

SPEED cameras which fleece drivers but don't stop accidents are to be scrapped throughout the West Midlands. Read

Paying more for squash!

BIRMINGHAM'S train passengers face widespread overcrowding, higher fares and service cuts, warns Rail Future. Read

Taking us for a ride!

CITY taxpayers are funding a £15,000 pay increase for the man who co-ordinates Birmingham's public transport. Read

Bloodstains a grim warning

AT LEA Hall station yesterday there was a grim reminder of the tragic death of a teenager - a large splash of blood along the side of a platform, clearly missed during the clean-up. Read

Ticket cheats fined £23,000

MORE than 350 people have now been convicted of fare dodging in Birmingham as part of a tough "name and shame" crackdown. Read

Author Profile

News Editor Ben Hurst joined the Birmingham Mail in 2000 from the Gloucestershire Echo. Current Midlands News Reporter of the Year, Ben writes the technology blog for the Birmingham Mail.

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