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Wake up to Kate in the morning

FORMER Big Brother winner Kate Lawler is to become the new breakfast show presenter at Birmingham-based rock radio station Kerrang!. Read

Student 'killed by £10 knives'

KNIVES bought from a Birmingham shop for £10 cost the life of a 16-year-old college student, a court heard. Read

Custard on Sundays is a bargain!

BARGAIN hunters are in for a treat with the launch of a flea market in Birmingham. Read

"Insult' led to stabbing

A COLLEGE student from Birmingham was stabbed to death by two teenagers and a man because he "bad mouthed" a member of a rival gang, a court heard. Read

I've been left green with envy

FAMILIES living in a Birmingham road say they are up in arms after council chiefs pulled the plug on garden waste collections. Read

Officer shocked by 'distressing' scene

A POLICE officer today described the bloody aftermath of a dog fight at a Birmingham shop as "the most distressing" scene he had witnessed in his career. Read

You should all be locked up

A JUDGE admitted his "hands were tied" by the law when he was only able to fine a group of men for their involvement in a "sadistic and merciless" dog fight in Birmingham. Read

New hope for six evacuee families

FAMILIES evacuated from their homes after a 30ft high wall started cracking nearby were holding talks with council chiefs today . Read

Pair who made dogs fight to death

PICTURED are the two men who goaded their dogs into a bloody "fight to the death" in front of scores of spectators in the back room of a Birmingham shop. Read

Coach crash driver drink probe

A BIRMINGHAM coach driver was today being quizzed by police on suspicion of drink driving after a motorway crash left six people seriously injured and dozens wounded. Read

Zat Knight

Knight: The worst day of my life

ASTON Villa star Zat Knight today opened his heart to talk about the "worst day of my life" following his drugs raid arrest. Read

Mum's out to prove she has the X Factor

A MUM-of-two hotly tipped to win the X Factor TV show today revealed she once toured the world as a support singer for 80s star Sonia. Read

Police

Armed raider strikes at petrol station

A WOMAN petrol station cashier was left terrified after being held up by a robber wielding a gun. Read

Lee Hughes

Shamed Hughes unveiled by Oldham

SHAMED footballer Lee Hughes denied speculation he had become a Muslim while serving time in jail as he defended his decision to sign to Oldham Athletic. Read

Lemar

Lemar joins the fight to cut carbon

CHART-topper Lemar was joining hundreds of environmentalists in Birmingham today in a massive campaign aimed at helping to save the plant. Read

Mailbox

Mailbox bars man - for wearing a yellow jacket!

FURIOUS Stuart McCullagh was kicked out of Birmingham's Mailbox - for wearing a fluorescent yellow jacket. Read

Star Leo backs Brum's green rally

HOLLYWOOD movie star Leonardo DiCapriockd has thrown his support behind a huge rally to be staged in Birmingham to help save the planet. Read

The Rt Rev David Urquhart

Bishop on a mission of mercy

THE Bishop of Birmingham has travelled to Africa in a bid to help boost the health and education of thousands living in war-torn countries. Read

Merryn Hellier

Merryn's boots are made to protest

A MIDLAND grandmother has turned activist in a bid to put a stop to climate change Ð and is trekking 1,000 miles across the UK to raise awareness. Read

Niki Evans

X Factor mum's pop star secret

A MIDLAND mum-of-two who has been tipped to win TV contest the X Factor was today at the centre of controversy after it emerged she has a secret past - as a pop singer. Read

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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.

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