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Ben Hurst

Virgin unveils phone train ticket plan

BIRMINGHAM passengers will soon be able to use their mobile phones as train tickets, it emerged today. Read

Honeymooner reveals corpse ordeal

A HONEYMOON couple's dream trip turned into a nightmare when they were forced to step over a dead body on a plane. Read

Pollen blamed for rail delays

RAIL bosses have come up with a new excuse why Birmingham passengers were hit with so many delays during the summer - the trains caught hay fever. Read

Teen held over damage to bus

POLICE have arrested a teenager in connection with a vandal attack on a brand new £160,000 bus just days after it went into service Read

Work set to cause railway misery

RAIL travellers were today warned they face two weekends of misery with a massive programme of engineering work planned. Read

Rail services on the right track

BIRMINGHAM'S rail passengers have enjoyed the best train service in six years, according to figures released today. Read

Baggage restrictions are eased

ONE of Birmingham Airport's largest airlines today welcomed the easing of hand luggage restrictions. Read

Misery as M6 hit by cones for 62 weeks

LONG-suffering motorists using the M6 in the Midlands were today given a new hammer blow - more than a year of extra roadworks. Read

£2bn for buses and trains 'not enough'

PLANS for congestion charging in Birmingham were today dealt a blow when it emerged that bus passenger levels have plunged for the fifth year in a row. Read

Great camera con on the M42

HIGHWAYS chiefs were today accused of "bullying" drivers with non-existent speed cameras on Britain's first stretch of road allowing use of the hard shoulder. Read

M6 misery finally ends

THE M6 today returned to normal after a fatal accident left it closed for more than 12 hours, leading to more than 14 miles of tailbacks. Read

Vandal wrecks new £160k bus

THIS is the moment when a brand new £160,000 bus was defaced by a yob - days after it went into service. Read

M42 scheme starts

MOTORISTS can beat the jams by using the hard shoulder in a controversial scheme launched in the Midlands today . Read

Logan is britain's top dog

WITHOUT guide dog Logan, Carl Griggs would constantly crash to the ground. Read

Taxis threaten New Street boycott

CAB drivers are set to boycott New Street Station in a furious row over paid barriers being activated. Read

Red light for bus lane plan

A £12 MILLION bus lane scheme along one of Birmingham's busiest roads has come to an emergency stop. Read

Train services on the right track

RAIL companies serving the West Midlands are finally getting it right, according to a transport watchdog. Read

Link-up provides cheap days out for families

PARENTS tearing their hair out at the thought of six weeks of looking after the kids can take advantage of a special scheme offering cheap days out. Read

Schoolkids may commute US style

AMERICAN-style yellow school buses could be coming to Birmingham to tackle a disastrous plunge in the numbers of children using public transport. Read

Eden style set for New Street

BIRMINGHAM New Street's £500 million revamp will be based on Cornwall's iconic Eden Project, it emerged today. 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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