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Catherine Lillington

Catherine Lillington

Brum hails its unsung heroes

A GROUP of big hearted Brummies who devote their spare time to helping others are set to lose their unsung hero image in dramatic fashion. Read

Vile cabbie jailed for rape of girl, 16

A BIRMINGHAM taxi driver was today beginning a six year jail sentence for the brutal rape of a 16-year-old girl passenger. Read

Zoe proves big really is beautiful

FLAME-haired Brummie Zoe Millman proves big is beautiful when she is crowned the beauty queen with the most. Read

Neighbours hit out at children's home

RESIDENTS who battled to stop a home for problem children being set up on their doorstep claim their worst nightmares have come true just weeks after its opening. Read

Arson attack cuts power to 27,000 homes

TENS of thousands of homes were left without power today after a suspected arson attack caused a major blackout in Birmingham. Read

Boy killed by hit-and-run driver

A BIRMINGHAM schoolboy died when he was hurled off his bicycle in an horrific hit and run accident just half an hour after breaking up for the summer holidays. Read

Workers feelin' hot, hot, hot!

BIRMINGHAM had the hot-test day since 1990 with a blistering temperature of 34.7 degrees Celsius (93F). Read

TV bid in hunt for paedophile

A CONVICTED city paedophile wanted after he went on the run during his trial has been featured on the Crimewatch television show. Read

Beach huts come to Brum

PHEW - what a scorcher! With temperatures soaring and pavements hot enough to fry an egg, the Beach Hutters' Appreciation Society brought their shack to the city to provide some welcome shade. Read

City vigils for India bombing victims

ANXIOUS Birmingham families will tonight hold silent vigils for the hundreds of dead and wounded in the Mumbai bombings. Read

Scrapyard in blaze drama

FIRE crews from three Midland brigades joined forces to tackle a blaze at a scrapyard near an oil depot and people's homes last night. Read

Boy, 10 quizzed on shop inferno

Boy, 10 quizzed on shop inferno Read

School run helps to brighten up lives

A GENEROUS dad pounded the New York Marathon to raise £17,000 which has been used to transform a playground for deaf nursery school children. Read

Grandmother's a Wilde thing!

BRAINY Barbara Evans has got a lot in common with her grandchildren. Read

Bells ringing out for festival

BOURNVILLE will be ringing out the bells to celebrate 100 years of its rare carillon as musicians from across the world arrive for a festival of the instrument. Read

Butchers make the cut with Gordon

CELEBRITY chef Gordon Ramsay is used to making mincemeat of people on national TV but he met his match when he invited four Midland butchers onto his show. Read

Fun-seekers frolic in the sun

THE West Midlands went carnival-crazy as thousands of revellers enjoyed festival fun at a series of weekend celebrations. Read

Something fishy going on with Becks!

HIS best set piece might only consist of nudging weeds and he's hardly the goal poacher Sven needs, but he could just be England's lucky omen tonight. Read

Tony's flying the flag for England

WORLD Cup fever has broken out in a city home which has been festooned with England flags in time for the tournament's kick-off tomorrow. Read

Three knifed in one night of violence

A MAN was fighting for his life and two others were seriously injured in the space of three hours as the ugly spectre of knife crime again reared its head on Midland streets. 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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