TWO Good Samaritans have been praised after plucking a nine-year-old boy to safety when the car he was in crashed into a tree and burst into flames, killing the driver.Read
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Birmingham's heritage have called for an end to decades of neglect which is threatening to wipe out some of the city's past.Read
HOME Secretary Jacqui Smith today gave her backing to airport-style metal detectors being installed in some of Birmingham's toughest schools in a bid to put a stop to gun and knife crime.Read
FORMER Villa star Paul Merson has been saved from losing his plush home after reaching an agreement with bank bosses to pay back the mortgage arrears he racked up following gambling troubles. Read
FORMER Aston Villa and England star Paul Merson has been forced to quit his plush home after gambling away his football fortune, it was reported today.Read
CHILDHOOD friends of Adnan Ghalib, the new Brummie boyfriend of troubled Britney Spears, today spoke of their surprise that he had "pulled a pop star".Read
TRAVEL chaos suffered by thousands of train passengers should come to an end today after rail chiefs finally completed work on a project to upgrade a major route running through Birmingham.Read
MIDLAND train passengers faced further misery today as allegations emerged that the network was brought to a halt because key staff took "sickies" as a result of festive hangovers.Read
MIDLAND train passengers faced further misery today as allegations emerged that the network was brought to a halt because key staff took "sickies" as a result of festive hangovers.Read
PASSENGERS were today being told not to travel to London by train after two sets of engineering works have overrun - sparking chaos for thousands of commuters returning to work after the festive holidays.Read
Emma Cullwick is the Birmingham Mail's Chief Reporter who has previously worked as a Health Correspondent and Features Editor for the Worcester News and Home Affairs Correspondent for the Gloucester Citizen.
