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Contestants eat a dozen raw chillis in Birmingham's hottest food challenge

TWELVE brave contestants proved Brum likes it hot when they took part in the city’s first chilli eating competition.Read

Engineer electrocuted while working in Birmingham city centre flat

A TENANT spoke of his shock after a man who was fixing his central heating was electrocuted and killed.Read

Haile Gebrselassie's joy at coming to Brum for half marathon

RUNNING legend Haile Gebrselassie said returning to Birmingham would be ‘something special’ having achieved so much in the city during his career.Read

Transplant teenager who received plane crash liver faces new crisis

A TEENAGER nicknamed the ‘flying liver’ by her surgeon after she received an organ rescued from a plane crash is facing a new crisis.Read

Man sentenced to two years after attacking two teenage girls

A MAN who attacked two teenage girls near a Midland park has been jailed for two years.Read

Patients lose fight as redundancy notices issued at Handsworth GP surgery

PATIENTS angry over controversial changes to their GP service have lost their fight after redundancy notices were handed to surgery staff.Read

Paternity tests so popular in Birmingham that second pharamacy starts selling DIY kits

PATERNITY tests are proving so popular in Birmingham a second service has opened in the city.Read

Defendants accused of crimes during Birmingham riots appear in court

NINETEEN defendants accused of crimes committed during the Birmingham riots appeared before city magistrates yesterday.Read

Health worker charged with fraud after false representation

A BIRMINGHAM health worker has appeared in court charged with four counts of fraud by false representation.Read

Ex Stafford Hospital chief thought about suicide after scandal broke

THE man at the centre of the Stafford Hospital enquiry admitted he thought about taking his own life after the scandal broke.Read

Brummies wanted to pan for gold in Australia

HUNDREDS of Brummies are being sought to join a multi-billion pound industry and strike gold with a new life in Australia.Read

Birmingham city centre residents say lives are being blighted by anti-social behaviour

RESIDENTS living in a Birmingham city centre block of flats claimed their lives were being blighted by yob behaviour.Read

Bus driver jobs up for grabs at National Express West Midlands

TRAVEL firm National Express West Midlands is set to recruit 150 new bus drivers.Read

Lottie's Lifeline: Mum of tragic Birmingham schoolboy urges families to think about organ donation

JOSEPH McMahon was just 15 when he died in a collision involving his bike and a double-decker bus.Read

David Cameron shows his support by wearing one of Harry Moseley's charity bracelets

THREE was the magic number when David Cameron became the latest Prime Minister to snap up one of Birmingham schoolboy Harry Moseley’s famous bracelets.Read

UB40 pub put on heritage music map

BIRMINGHAM music legends UB40 are to be honoured with a heritage award at the Birmingham pub where they began their rise to stardom.Read

Mourners pay tribute to inspiring 21-year old Rosie Farrell

THE best friends of a young brain tumour victim who fought to receive an expensive cancer drug on the NHS led tributes at her funeral.Read

Tributes pour in for Solihull road accident victim Shane Jeavons

TRIBUTES have been pouring in for a Solihull teenager who died after being hit by a car.Read

Birmingham man nearly died from Swine Flu twice

IT was the dream wedding they thought would never happen.Read

Harborne home for Ozzy Osbourne's son

OZZY Osbourne’s son Louis has made a dramatic return to Brum with his wife Louise and their two children aged five and three.Read