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Emma Cullwick

Emma Cullwick

Armed robber on the run

POLICE were today continuing to hunt a convicted armed robber who escaped while attending a family funeral in the Midlands. Read

Mail chiefs seal up boxes

POST boxes have been sealed up across two Birmingham suburbs in a bid to stop thugs from stealing parcels after a terrified Royal Mail worker was attacked and her keys to the boxes were stolen. Read

Nikki left in race's slow lane as sponsorship crashes

A MOTOR racing champion from the Midlands fears her future in the sport hangs in the balance after losing her main sponsor. Read

Sick OAP 'is denied lifeline' service

A SERIOUSLY ill Midland pensioner is being denied desperately needed care because his wheelchair is too big, his distraught wife has claimed. Read

Families in fear of street gangs

FAMILIES claim they are living in fear because a turf war has broken out between rival gangs living on a notorious Birmingham estate. Read

Zara takes her bow at NEC horse show

THE Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips joined the elite of the horse riding world at a prestigious show jumping event being staged in Birmingham. Read

I'll never forgive the drink driver who killed my John

THE grieving widow of a Birmingham hit-and-run victim today told his killer: "I will never forgive you." Read

Bank blamed for visa blow

AN ANGRY Birmingham church-goer claims a budding Jamaican teacher he was sponsoring has been kicked out of the country after bungling bank bosses failed to provide him with statements needed to secure her visa. Read

Victim's family call for law change

THE family of a pregnant mum killed on a Birmingham road today launched a petition calling on the Prime Minister for a radical change in the law. Read

Barenaked Ladies @ Carling Academy Birmingham

IT wasn't just the temperature that was hot at Birmingham's Academy as the Barenaked Ladies set the audience ablaze with excited cheering. Read

I was sacked for being pregnant

A MUM-of-one was celebrating today after winning a legal battle with her former company who sacked her when she became pregnant. Read

Children learn the true meaning of Easter

BUDDING young thespians at a Birmingham school donned costumes to stage a play as they celebrated Easter. Read

Blues star cuts ribbon at Fab new centre

BLUES star Fabrice Muamba unveiled a new training centre for Birmingham youngsters that has won the backing of Prince Charles. Read

Centre to open with Royal backing

BLUES football stars were today opening a training centre for Birmingham youngsters, which has been given the Royal seal of approval from Prince Charles. Read

Care home red tape is slammed

LOOPY laws are banning Birmingham teenagers from being able to make themselves a cup of tea or piece of toast, it was claimed today. Read

City care girl's sex nightmare

FOSTERING law must be changed, councillors demanded, after a damning report revealed vile abuse of a child by her foster parents and failures by Birmingham social services. Read

Tiny wallaby battling the odds to stay alive

MEET little Willow - the wallaby with a tragic tale that has a happy ending. Read

Shops victory by Mail!

GRIM, run-down shops should be radically transformed over the next six months - thanks to the Birmingham Mail. Read

Anti-war protest hits road

A COACHLOAD of anti-war campaigners from Birmingham are to descend on Westminster today in a bid to force Parliament to debate the issue. Read

More snow heading for the Midlands

FORECASTERS were today predicting more snow to hit the West Midlands as a cold spell gripped the country. Read

Author Profile

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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