Updated 1:49am 26 May 2012

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Catherine Lillington

Catherine Lillington

Christmas decorations branded a 'fire risk' at Birmingham sheltered scheme

ELF and safety has gone mad at an old people’s home in a row over Christmas decorations.Read

Northfield fire and burglary ordeal victim dies

A MAN who was rescued from his burning home and then burgled while in hospital has died from a heart attack.Read

Kings Heath man gets hospital letter telling him he is pregnant

A BIRMINGHAM man was left needing a special dose of gas and air after he received a letter from an NHS hospital telling him he was PREGNANT.Read

Weather: Temperatures in Birmingham unlikely to get above zero until Friday

But despite the big freeze there will be no more snow for now, said forecasters.Read

Nine Birmingham charity workers in court on fraud and money laundering charges

SEVEN men and two female former workers from a Birmingham charity have appeared before city magistrates charged with conspiracy to defraud and launder money.Read

Birmingham man who “tormented” woman for 14 years handed a five-year restraining order.

Fabian Venkatasamy bombarded his victim Joanna Hawkins with emails, sent her unwanted gifts and traced her to her place of work using the internet.Read

Stuck-in-hedge burglar from West Heath pleads guilty

Mother-of-one Charlotte Harris, aged 24, of Shifnal Walk, West Heath, was chased and pinned down by the family’s dad.Read

Lights switch-on for Bournville's living Christmas tree

BOURNVILLE’S famous living Christmas tree will be lit up on Tuesday. .Read

Birmingham braced for snowfall

BRRR! It’s official – snow is on the way to the Midlands from today.Read

Kitts Green mum's parachute jump for little girl

A CITY mum is planning a parachute jump so her little girl can get the help she needs to get over the death of her big brother.Read

Police investigate huge factory fire in Newtown

FIRE and police officers are investigating what caused a huge blaze at a Birmingham factory which contained deadly gas cylinders.Read

Hundreds gather in Birmingham to remember fallen soldiers

VETERANS, soldiers and generations of families stood shoulder to shoulder as Birmingham came to a standstill to honour the memory of its fallen.Read

X Factor: One Direction's Liam Payne backed by Wolverhampton hairdresser

THE hairdressing boss whose salon gave Black Country teenager Liam Payne his Justin Bieber-style cut is backing the young singer’s band to win The X Factor.Read

CBSO celebrates 90-years

NINETY years on the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is still making sweet music.Read

Passengers enjoy opera on the No.11 bus in Birmingham

PASSENGERS enjoyed a magical mystery tour on board Birmingham’s famous No.11 bus.Read

Coleshill mayor locked in garden grab row

A MIDLAND mayor is embroiled in a garden-grab row which has seen opponents of a potential housing development branded “jealous”.Read

Safety fears over Kings Heath accident blackspot

A WOMAN living at a notorious accident blackspot awoke to find her garden wall demolished after a car ploughed into it.Read

Katie Price: I'd like to make Jordan - the movie

KATIE Price fan schoolgirl Abi Lindsay met her idol face to face after her mum won a competition in the Birmingham Mail.Read

That That fans queue..and queue....

HARDCORE Take That fans will never forget the night they camped out at Villa Park for tickets to see the original band tour for the first time in 15 years.Read

Compensation for University of Birmingham students as exam papers are 'lost in the post'

STUDENTS taking final year history exams at the University of Birmingham had their papers lost in the post.Read

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Catherine Lillington works as a general news reporter on the Birmingham Mail, covering patches in the south of the city and stories for the jobs pages.