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James Cartledge

James Cartledge

'Miracle' that no car drivers were hurt as a lorry crashes and overturns on M6

THIS was the amazing scene after an out-of-control lorry hurtled off a bridge and smashed onto the M6 below.Read

Birmingham Airport runway scheme back on track

BIRMINGHAM Airport is set to finally build its long-awaited runway extension.Read

Audi worker stole two cars worth £90,000 from dealership

A FATHER-of-three who stole two cars worth a combined £90,000 from the dealership where he worked has been jailed for 12 months.Read

Digbeth pub The Fountain Inn warned over noise levels - after a two-man concert

A BIRMINGHAM pub has been warned over its noise levels – after hosting a two-man band at a fundraiser for soldiers in Afghanistan.Read

Another delay hits regional fire control centre project

A PROJECT in which a £10 million “white elephant” fire base was built for the West Midlands has now delivered 999 kit which is itself a fire risk, a Government minister has revealed.Read

Three football fans admit their roles in violence after a Birmingham City v Aston Villa match

THREE football fans have admitted being involved in violence following a derby clash between Birmingham City and Aston Villa.Read

Car thief who targeted drivers through sales ads is jailed

A CAR thief who led police on a 110mph rush-hour chase along motorways and one of Birmingham’s busiest commuter routes has been jailed.Read

Birmingham is first up in cuts row

UNIONS are preparing to do battle with the Government over “obscene” cuts to public services.Read

Ladies at the ready for Acorns' Midnight Walk

THOUSANDS of ladies are set for a Saturday night out with a difference tonight – walking the streets of Birmingham in aid of Acorns.Read

Woman killed in motorway smash

A WOMAN was killed when her car collided with a lorry on a stretch of Midland motorway.Read

The Handsworth riots 25 years on

FROM a distance of a quarter of a century, it hardly seems credible that it could have happened in Birmingham.Read

The causes of the riots

AN inquiry was set up to decide the cause of the rioting, which mirrored unrest which erupted in July 1981.Read

Railway boss switches to car for Paris to Peking rally

A RAILWAY boss who transports thousands of Birmingham commuters to and from work will tomorrow start a somewhat longer challenge – a 9,000-mile journey from Peking to Paris.Read

Hall Green travellers move on ahead of Pope visit

TRAVELLERS who descended on Birmingham in a bid to see the Pope have left their controversial makeshift camp.Read

Former BBC WM presenter Jon Gaunt loses legal challenge

A FORMER Birmingham radio presenter who called a councillor a “Nazi” live on air has lost his legal challenge to Ofcom’s decision to uphold complaints against him.Read

Former BBC WM presenter Jon Gaunt loses legal challenge

A FORMER Birmingham radio presenter who called a councillor a “Nazi” live on air has lost his legal challenge to Ofcom’s decision to uphold complaints against him.Read

Former Birmingham journalist and West Brom fanatic dies at the World Cup

A BIRMINGHAM sports journalist who covered every World Cup since 1970 died in South Africa doing the job he loved.Read

Pair stole nearly half a million pounds of high performance cars from Sutton Coldfield and Solihull

TWO Birmingham men have been jailed for stealing nearly half-a-million-pounds worth of high-performance cars from upmarket Midland neighbourhoods.Read

Asian Network appears doomed to close as part of BBC cuts

THE Birmingham-based BBC Asian Network appears doomed after corporation bosses decided there was a “case for closing” the radio station as part of a package of cuts.Read

Hundreds of women turn out for Birmingham St Mary's Starlight Stroll

MORE than 400 women lit up the night sky to help rack up £50,000 for a Birmingham hospice.Read

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Birmingham-born James Cartledge works on the Birmingham Mail's newsdesk. He was previously a reporter at the newspaper.