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Tributes paid to South Bromsgrove school pupil

STUNNED friends of a Midland teenager found dead have paid tribute to a ‘bright and talented’ boy.Read

Kingstanding residents plea for road safety action

ANGRY Birmingham campaigners have demanded action to put an end to speeding drivers putting lives at risk.Read

Swine flu alert as Mexico flight lands at Birmingham International Airport

A FLIGHT from Mexico landed at Birmingham International Airport today with medics on red alert for swine flu.Read

Malmaison hotel join corporate five-a-side charity tournament

STAFF at luxury Birmingham hotel Malmaison have urged keen footballers to limber up for a charity tournament.Read

Rugby hero Johnson impressed by school on return to Solihull

ENGLAND’S legendary World Cup-winning rugby captain and now team manager, Martin Johnson, received a hero’s welcome when he returned to Solihull yesterday.Read

Handsworth shooting: Families enjoy sun as man gunned down

A MAN was shot dead in a broad daylight attack in a quiet Birmingham street as families enjoyed the spring sunshine.Read

Highter's Heath family adopt stray dog - and end up with nine!

MOST Birmingham families enjoyed treats left to them by the Easter bunny over the Bank Holiday weekend.Read

Princess Royal to unveil dedication to killed firemen

THE Princess Royal is returning to Warwickshire to honour the lives of four firefighters who died in a warehouse blaze.Read

TRIBUTES have been paid to a proud Brummie known as the Summer Lane Kid for his passionate campaign to keep the Hockley neighbourhood’s past alive.

Friends and relatives of Brian Harding, 69, said he will be remembered for setting up the Summer Laners Society.Read

Tributes paid to proud Brummie Brian Harding

TRIBUTES have been paid to a proud Brummie known as the Summer Lane Kid for his passionate campaign to keep the Hockley neighbourhood’s past alive.Read

Birmingham pensioner leaves £11,000 to Mail's Charity Trust

A DEDICATED Birmingham Mail reader has left thousands of pounds to the newspaper’s charity in her will.Read

Bishops polish up for Maundy Thursday

A TEAM of bishops swapped prayer for polish as part of a Maundy Thursday shoe-shine to celebrate Easter.Read

Erdington residents complain of neglect of verges

People living in Short Heath Road, Erdington, say the verges on one side of the street remain a danger despite Birmingham City Council admitting repairs were needed a year ago.Read

Mum’s plea to missing girl, 13

THE mum of a missing teenage girl from Birmingham today pleaded with her: “Please come home.”Read

Birmingham students picked for national women's football squad

FIVE members of the women’s football team at Sutton Coldfield and Matthew Boulton Colleges have been chosen for the England Colleges Women’s national football squad.Read

Birmingham Community Foundation beats its fundraising record

A BIRMINGHAM charity has given a record amount of funding to local good causes.Read

Stars support Birmingham charity's cookbook

CELEBRITIES have sprinkled their stardust all over a new cookbook to raise money for a Birmingham charity.Read

Change at the RNLI

THE chairman of a branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has stepped down after 11 years in the role.Read

Pop star Jamelia backs new child foster service

POP star Jamelia is backing the launch of a new foster service in the Midlands which is desperate for carers across Birmingham.Read