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Catherine Lillington

Catherine Lillington

Gavin Hughes

Player scores goal and dies

A FOOTBALL-mad Birmingham man collapsed and died on the pitch just seconds after scoring a goal for his company team. Read

Cathedral teenagers hit back at curfew move

TEENAGERS gathering with their friends in the cathedral grounds today condemned the dispersal powers as "over the top" and insisted "We're only chilling out". Read

Call for ban under fire

CALLS by a Government watchdog for a ban on a high-pitched alarm which disperses youths have been criticised by a city councillor whose ward planned to put it on trial. Read

Silver Blades

Comeback for Silver Blades ice rink

BRUMMIES can get their skates on now for the city's only ice rink is about to return. Read

Jeremy Beadle

Jeremy Beadle was an inspiration for Birmingham children

MILLIONS of TV viewers knew Jeremy Beadle as a cheeky-faced prankster, flashing the camera with his trademark grin as he lay a trap for his next unwitting victim. Read

Roger Ellory

Birmingham author booked on Richard and Judy!

YOU may not have heard of him yet, but Birmingham author R.J. Ellory is about to hit the literary big time. Read

Council workers right to stand up to bosses' plans

A POLL of shoppers in the city centre revealed most people would back striking council workers despite the prospect of bin bags piling up and street lamps going on the blink. Read

Murdered Birmingham man's family makes anti-yobs plea

THE family of Birmingham man Lea Byrne, killed after a violent attack at the New Year, today made an emotional plea to stop their estate being overrun by yobs. Read

Sick children get to meet the Spice Girls

PATIENTS from the Birmingham Children's Hospital got to "zig-azig-ah" along to see the Spice Girls after they were given VIP tickets to see them on stage. Read

Brave samaritan saves teen's life

A TEENAGE girl trapped in her car after it ploughed into a tree and burst into flames early today owes her life to a brave passer-by. Read

Tile collection fetches £85,000

A TILE collection squirreled away in a Birmingham home for 30 years has fetched more than £85,000 at auction. Read

Men rescued from car roof

THREE men were rescued by fire-fighters from the roof of a Land Rover after it was swamped by water in Birmingham as rain lashed the region. Read

Bluecoats of the future

IT MAY not be X Factor or Strictly Come Dancing but for these fleet-footed stars of the future, a Birmingham audition could be the first step on the path to stardom. Read

Row as Square Peg pub in Birmingham city centre brings in two drinks rule for customers with children

NEW rules barring adults with children enjoying more than two drinks with their meals proved hard to swallow in one Birmingham city centre pub introducing the measure. Read

Birmingham girl died after mum crashed into tree

SIX-year-old Birmingham girl Kaya Winter died from a serious head injury after the car her mum was driving swerved and hit a tree, an inquest heard. Read

Two collapse in sales frenzy

TWO women collapsed in a Birmingham store as sales mania reached fever pitch in the city today. Read

Join X Factor star Kimberley in Birmingham for Christmas carol singalong

HAVE you got the X-mas factor? If so you can join young and old who are tuning up to sing alongside X Factor finalist Kimberley Southwick in Birmingham tomorrow. Read

Birmingham author John Douglas.

Tributes to Birmingham author John Douglas

BIRMINGHAM author John Douglas, who wrote about life growing up in the inner-city slums, has died at the age of 76. Read

Kimberley Southwick

X Factor Kimberley to lead Birmingham Mail carol service for shoppers

X FACTOR finalist Kimberley Southwick is to lead a Christmas sing-along in aid of the Birmingham Mail Charity Trust. Read

Brownhills College head Dr David Cooper threatened to record staff on CCTV, tribunal told

TEACHERS claimed they had been "terrified'' of a former Brownhills headteacher who allegedly told them all meetings in his office would be recorded by CCTV. 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.

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