SOLEMN tributes were paid to two British soldiers murdered in Northern Ireland on the first anniversary of their deaths as detectives renewed appeals for help catching the killers.Read
THE law must be changed to make sure social workers can speak to at-risk children on their own to stop manipulative parents intimidating them, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children said.Read
WEST Midlands MEP Nikki Sinclaire has been expelled from the UK Independence Party after refusing to be part of a multi-national group it has joined in the European Parliament.Read
AN ANIMAL rights enthusiast who piloted a gyrocopter which killed a hunt supporter believed he had been shot at from the ground and feared a “gang” was on its way to attack him, a court heard.Read
THE comedy legend that is Tommy Cooper continues to spread his magic among today’s audiences despite his untimely death from a heart attack while performing on stage 26 years ago.Read
THIS jury is still out on Hot Chip live. There’s no denying they make great electro pop records – it’s just that not all tracks translate well on stage.Read
TWO hardcore Aston Villa hooligans have been banned from attending the club’s football matches and will miss the side’s first appearance at the new Wembley Stadium.Read
A MIDLAND nature reserve is set to benefit from £120,000 worth of improvements, as part of a project that will provide volunteer placements for local people and help attract more visitors.Read
High Brow in the Moorpool Estate, Harborne was one of many side roads in Birmingham left unattended by council binmen who could not access certain residential areas because of the recent sub zero temperatures.Read
MORE than half of people in the Midlands would be prepared to pay more tax if it meant their roads were properly gritted, a Birmingham Mail survey found.Read
A BOY of six gravely ill with tetanus was saved by a Birmingham medic after he was flown hundreds of miles from a remote village in Afghanistan to a British-run hospital.Read
News Editor Ben Hurst joined the Birmingham Mail in 2000 from the Gloucestershire Echo. Ben writes the Technobabble technology blog for the Birmingham Mail.
