http://www.birminghammail.net/authors/ Authors en-gb http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/30/plantaholic-dave-shows-off-his-little-brum-rainforest-97319-21203729/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:55:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/30/plantaholic-dave-shows-off-his-little-brum-rainforest-97319-21203729/ A LITTLE oasis of jungle greenery, pineapple and banana plants has been lovingly created in the heart of Birmingham. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/26/director-shooting-film-in-birmingham-97319-21154425/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:59:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/26/director-shooting-film-in-birmingham-97319-21154425/ AN AWARD winning Birmingham film-maker is shooting his next picture on the streets of his home city. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/26/40th-birthday-for-woman-delivered-by-policeman-97319-21154361/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:49:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/26/40th-birthday-for-woman-delivered-by-policeman-97319-21154361/ IT WAS 40 years ago today that news of Jayne Austin’s dramatic birth made the headlines of the Birmingham Mail. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/18/summit-on-yob-behaviour-to-be-held-after-new-killing-97319-21094640/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:56:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/18/summit-on-yob-behaviour-to-be-held-after-new-killing-97319-21094640/ A SUMMIT meeting prompted by the violent death of a young Birmingham man saw dozens of people gather to decide how to improve their neighbourhood. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/13/racist-thugs-threatened-to-kill-burma-cyclone-victims-campaigner-97319-21070725/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:24:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/13/racist-thugs-threatened-to-kill-burma-cyclone-victims-campaigner-97319-21070725/ RACIST thugs threatened to kill a Birmingham man if he held a charity night at his restaurant for the victims of the Burmese cyclone. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/13/knuckle-duster-ambush-on-bus-97319-21068525/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:43:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/13/knuckle-duster-ambush-on-bus-97319-21068525/ CHILDREN on a school bus were victims of highway robbery by youths wielding knives and knuckle dusters. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/10/new-life-for-iconic-building-97319-21049591/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:06:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/10/new-life-for-iconic-building-97319-21049591/ BIRMINGHAM chocolate maker Cadbury has taken the wrapper off the £30 million transformation of a former dining block and concert hall into a 21st century office block. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/09/mail-reporter-tests-rotunda-apartments-97319-21045143/ Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/09/mail-reporter-tests-rotunda-apartments-97319-21045143/ AFTER a two-year renovation, worth £22 million, the former 1960s Rotunda office tower is now home to 234 apartments including six penthouses. Mail reporter CATHERINE LILLINGTON sampled life as a resident. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/06/planning-bosses-reject-advertising-screen-97319-21033358/ Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:24:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/06/planning-bosses-reject-advertising-screen-97319-21033358/ PLANNING chiefs have rejected a bid to put up a huge digital advertising screen in the city centre next to an iconic statue of Lord Nelson. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/29/new-book-shows-how-birmingham-used-to-enjoy-itself-97319-20992976/ Thu, 29 May 2008 13:31:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/29/new-book-shows-how-birmingham-used-to-enjoy-itself-97319-20992976/ THAT’S good, old-fashioned entertainment – as it was generations ago anyway as a history of Birmingham’s theatres, circuses, mops and ballroom glitz is documented in a new book with dozens of photos. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/27/peak-hour-trains-are-suspended-97319-20981046/ Tue, 27 May 2008 13:38:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/27/peak-hour-trains-are-suspended-97319-20981046/ HUNDREDS of commuters struggled into work in Birmingham today after services on the Cross City North line were suspended at peak hour. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/23/cult-flick-screening-as-part-of-fierce-festival-97319-20967057/ Fri, 23 May 2008 14:29:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/23/cult-flick-screening-as-part-of-fierce-festival-97319-20967057/ A CULT film once banned from UK screens and featuring baby sacrifices and possessed nuns will be shown as part of a controversial city arts festival. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/22/police-support-officers-record-plodcast-97319-20960649/ Thu, 22 May 2008 13:33:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/22/police-support-officers-record-plodcast-97319-20960649/ POLICE support officers Rob Wragg and Karen Sutton are putting the beat into being beat bobbies. The PCSOs have recorded their very own podcast, or plodcast, from their station in Longbridge. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/22/aunt-khyra-ishaq-was-in-perfect-health-97319-20948159/ Thu, 22 May 2008 09:06:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/22/aunt-khyra-ishaq-was-in-perfect-health-97319-20948159/ THE aunt of little Khyra Ishaq today insisted that the youngster and her siblings were "in perfect health" the last time she saw them. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/22/probe-after-girl-starved-to-death-in-birmingham-97319-20947637/ Thu, 22 May 2008 08:04:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/22/probe-after-girl-starved-to-death-in-birmingham-97319-20947637/ ANGER was growing today over how a seven-year-old Birmingham girl starved to death. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/first-pictures-of-longbridge-of-the-future-97319-20940946/ Wed, 21 May 2008 07:34:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/first-pictures-of-longbridge-of-the-future-97319-20940946/ See the first pictures of the Longbridge of the future as four major planning applications worth £750 million have been handed to planning chiefs. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/travel/travel-reports/2008/05/21/i-slept-with-a-torch-by-my-pillow-in-the-knowledge-there-was-only-a-watchman-between-me-and-the-cast-of-the-lion-king-97319-20941148/ Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/travel/travel-reports/2008/05/21/i-slept-with-a-torch-by-my-pillow-in-the-knowledge-there-was-only-a-watchman-between-me-and-the-cast-of-the-lion-king-97319-20941148/ IN THE jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion was snoring tonight. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/19/lord-mayor-to-hand-over-robes-and-chains-of-office-97319-20932609/ Mon, 19 May 2008 14:14:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/19/lord-mayor-to-hand-over-robes-and-chains-of-office-97319-20932609/ FROM the Prince of Darkness to the Prince of Wales it's been quite a year for Lord Mayor Randal Brew who will today hand over his robes and chains of office. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/15/birmingham-charity-agape-launches-campaign-in-aid-of-burma-cyclone-victims-97319-20916903/ Thu, 15 May 2008 14:44:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/15/birmingham-charity-agape-launches-campaign-in-aid-of-burma-cyclone-victims-97319-20916903/ A CAMPAIGN has been launched by a Birmingham organisation which is hoping to save thousands of lives in the aftermath of the catastrophic cyclone which hit Burma. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/14/rooms-with-a-360-view-97319-20908172/ Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/14/rooms-with-a-360-view-97319-20908172/ THE most famous building in Birmingham's skyline has at last opened its doors to reveal its new look.