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James Cartledge

James Cartledge

Glum rock at V Festical

MORRISSEY and Radiohead will top the bill at the Midlands' biggest summer music festival, it was announced today. Read

Rift over New Street revamp

PASSENGER groups and business leaders were split today over £500 million moves to transform Birmingham's dingy New Street station. Read

City's jacuzzi floozie springs a leak

NOW we know why Birmingham's floozie in the jacuzzi sculpture sits with her legs crossed... it's because her waterworks are playing up. Read

Evacuated families return home

AROUND 200 residents were back in their homes today as Army experts continued to test a mystery substance found during a police raid. Read

Family blast 'double life' murder suspect

A HUSBAND accused of killing his former Midland teacher wife and their baby daughter has been branded a Walter Mitty-style character who lived a bizarre double life. Read

Tennis legend backs BBC's NEC move

ONE of Birmingham's favourite sporting daughters was left thrilled today as it emerged the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year show was heading for the city. Read

Mum torn apart by loss of sons

A GRIEVING mother spoke of her desolation today after her two young sons were found dead in the space of six months. Read

Happy retirement to gentleman Jim

DEDICATED Birmingham Mail reporter Jim Guthrie retires today after clocking up almost 38 years on the paper. Read

Park and ride scheme for railway station

A £1 MILLION congestionbusting park and ride scheme is being introduced two years early at a south Birmingham rail station. Read

Designer at centre of 'cowboy builder' row

A DESIGN boss who employed Birmingham's dodgiest builder was at the centre of a row with customers today. Read

Ban on city estate thugs

EIGHT teenage thugs accused of killing a pet rabbit and terrorising families on a Birmingham estate have been banned from meeting in public as part of a get-tough crackdown. Read

Kidney donor wife battling cancer

A BRAVE Birmingham mum who donated a kidney to her husband so he could walk their daughter down the aisle is battling cancer. Read

Hundreds of kids queue for stage role

CHITTY Chitty Bang Bang we love you! Hundreds of kids dreaming of a life on the stage queued from the crack of dawn in the hope of winning a prized part in Birmingham Hippodrome's production of the family favourite musical. Read

University defends Iran link-up

ENGINEERING students from an Iranian university accused of helping develop nuclear weapons are set to be taught in Birmingham. Read

Dad hits out at pervert's sentence

A GIRL of 13 groomed and repeatedly raped by twisted paedophile Nigel Preiss took two overdoses in despair at his jail sentence of just five-and-a-half years. Read

Job reunites ex-soldier with Army friends

WHEN former soldier John Lynch landed a job at a city security company he couldn't believe his eyes when he turned up and found he was working alongside two old Army buddies. Read

Buses targeted in new 'chicken' craze

BUS vandals are risking their lives in a new game playing "chicken" with buses which could end in tragedy, it emerged today. Read

£330k: Teacher wins 10 times her salary after thug's threat

A TEACHER who quit her job at a Birmingham special school after being threatened by a thug has won a £330,000 payout from the city council. Read

'Invisible' councillor row

A CONTROVERSIAL councillor dubbed the invisible woman today stood accused of failing thousands of voters after attending just four full council meetings in 2005. Read

Commuters hit by closure of city tunnels

DRIVERS faced double rush-hour misery today as two city centre tunnels on key commuter routes were shut down. Read

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Birmingham-born James Cartledge is a general reporter who also works on the Birmingham Mail's newsdesk.

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