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Emma Cullwick

Emma Cullwick

Plea over boy left for dead

POLICE in Birmingham today stepped up an appeal for witnesses as they admitted they are no closer catching a hit-and-run driver who ploughed into a six-year-old boy, leaving him for dead. Read

Teachers warning in fight against knives

PERMANENT metal detectors in schools could be the next step in the battle to stop youngsters taking deadly weapons into class, Birmingham teachers predict. Read

Blow to families in phone mast fight

FAMILIES who successfully fought for a controversial phone mast to be removed from next to two Midland schools have been dealt a further blow. Read

Paramedics hurt in crash

TWO paramedics were airlifted to hospital when their ambulance collided with a bus on their way to a 999 call in Birmingham. Read

Not only kangaroos go boing in Australia!

DIE hard West Bromwich Albion fans are so passionate about their club that they have "boinged" all the way from Australia to see their beloved side attempt to clinch their way into Premiership. Read

Police plea after rape ordeal

POLICE today urged women to be vigilant because they fear a rapist who subjected a Midland woman to a terrifying ordeal could strike again. Read

Protesters vow to keep up the fight

DEFIANT protesters were stepping up their fight against a new psychiatric unit in Birmingham today despite being investigated by police. Read

Fans joy as Albion book Wembley trip

JUBILANT West Bromwich Albion fans celebrated their team 'boinging' their way to the Championship play-off final. Read

Bad lad saved by stint behind TV bars

GRIPPED by a £300-a-week cocaine addiction, self-confessed Birmingham "bad lad" James Daly's life was spiralling out of control. Read

Nicola is a novel winner!

A LECTURER at a Birmingham university is celebrating after clinching a prestigious prize for her debut novel. Read

Michelle has top top number two!

WITH his shock of hair and cheeky face, little Thomas Maloney is the spitting image of his older brother Jake. Read

Gunshot victim out of hospital

A MAN blasted in the back in a drive-by shooting in Birmingham has been discharged from hospital, it was revealed today. Read

Club colours for Blues mad soldier

A FOOTBALL mad soldier who died after being hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq will be cremated wearing his favourite club's shirt - donated to his heart-broken family by Birmingham City FC bosses. Read

Cameron gets to work in inner city Brum

TORY leader David Cameron's overnight visit to inner city Birmingham was today greeted with mixed reactions. Read

Grandmother's grief for dead soldier

THE grief-stricken Birmingham grandmother of a soldier killed in Iraq today hit out at Tony Blair and George Bush - demanding they withdraw troops from the war-torn country. Read

Blues fans can't wait for next season

HE flew 2,500 miles home, but for lifelong Bluenose Steve Poyner it was worth every penny to see his beloved team waving to a sea of fans from the balcony of Birmingham Council House. Read

Brum's baltis are to die for!

TUCKING into a chicken balti after a night on the tiles is a regular Saturday treat for many Brummies. Read

Biker decapitated in crash nightmare

A WOMAN who stumbled onto the site of a horrific road crash that left a motorcyclist dead and a woman pedestrian fighting for her life today described it as a "scene from a nightmare". Read

City crash victim is named

THE victim of a road smash was today been named as a 52-year-old Birmingham man. Read

Man dies in car smash

THE driver of a car has died and another is fighting for his life after a smash on a Birmingham road. 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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