Christina Savvas

Midland widower loses pensions case against Department of Health

THE widower of a Midland GP who said he was being discriminated against be-cause he is a man has lost his landmark legal case against the Department of Health.Read

Birmingham man who suffered cardiac arrest while playing cricket thanks lifesavers

A BIRMINGHAM taxi driver who suffered a cardiac arrest while playing cricket has thanked the people who saved his life.Read

Caryn Franklin comes to Birmingham

FASHION guru Caryn Franklin returned to Birmingham to launch the stage show How to Look Good, 25 years after the Clothes Show began in the city.Read

Work to transform play area abandoned after lack of cash

WORK to transform part of a Birmingham park into a children’s nature play area has been abandoned after the council ran out of cash.Read

Illegal workers found in Birmingham takeaway

FOUR illegal immigrants have been caught at two businesses in Birmingham after a UK Border Agency raid.Read

Patients' fury as Primary Care Trust confirms Birmingham GP service will be withdrawn

IT WAS standing room only as furious patients packed a public meeting to vent their anger over controversial changes to their GP service.Read

Music: The Wanted are wanted in Birmingham

THEY went straight in at No.1 in last week’s UK singles chart with Glad You Came and now The Wanted have promised to wow fans with their first UK Arena tour.Read

Shard End pensioner wins £5 on Deal or No Deal - then hits the jackpot

HE MAY not have beaten the banker – but Deal or No Deal star Ted Goddard hit the jackpot with TV viewers.Read

Jonathan Edwards congratulates Birmingham designer

A BIRMINGHAM teenager received a surprise visit from Olympic gold medallist Jonathan Edwards after his design was chosen to feature on one of the official London 2012 mascots.Read

Birmingham couple celebrate platinum anniversary

TORN apart from her husband by the Second World War, young wife Lilly Crowe could not bring herself to accept that she had been widowed at just 24.Read

Thousands lose immigration advice

THOUSANDS of desperate people trying to obtain visas to remain in the country have been left without support and out of pocket after a charity collapsed.Read

Birmingham workers give up time to help kids

MORE than 500 workers across Birmingham swapped a day of their work to help youngsters in their job search.Read

Man charged with 1987 murder of Chelmsley Wood teenager

A MAN appeared in court charged with the murder of a teenager whose body was found in a drain 24 years ago.Read

Athletics stars help launch Birmingham's new-look Alexander Stadium

OLYMPIC medallist Kelly Sotherton was eager to step out into the new-look Alexander Stadium ahead of its opening at the Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix tomorrow.Read

Glee stars in Birmingham for UK convention

CAST members of popular US television show Glee will be in Birmingham for the UK’S first convention.Read

Training providers of Work Programme in Birmingham making redundancies

TRAINING companies in Birmingham chosen to deliver the Government’s ‘revolutionary’ Work Programme, pledging to support 2.5 million people back to work in five years, are making workers redundant.Read

Midland 7/7 hero contacted over phone hacking claims

THE Midland hero caught by the camera in the most haunting image of the 7/7 London bombings has spoken of his anger after relatives of victims were told their phones could have been hacked.Read

Mixed reaction to new Sparkhill Baths

PLANS to build a new swimming pool in Birmingham which will be run by the private sector have drawn mixed reactions from residents.Read

Happy ending for dog brutally beaten in Ward End

A DOG who suffered a brutal attack at the hands of her barbaric owner is safe and well in a new loving home.Read

Tamworth woman rang 999 and said: "I have just killed my mum."

A MIDLAND woman made a cup of tea before strangling her mother and then called 999 to say “I have just killed my mum”.Read

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