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James Cartledge

James Cartledge

Fight for baby's 'right to life'

THE Birmingham-born parents of battling baby Charlotte Wyatt are going back to the High Court this week in a bid to give her the right to life. Read

Man charged with mum's death

A MAN was due in court today charged with murder after a mother-of-two was found dead at her city home. Read

Dad of six stabbed to death in street

THIS is the first picture of Birmingham dad-of-six Amjad Khan, murdered by a knifeman in broad daylight on a busy city street at the weekend. Read

Dog attack boy smiles again

BRAVE Tyrone Salmon is bouncing back to recovery after being mauled by a dog near his Birmingham home. Read

Heartache of 'kidnap' row mum

A DISTRAUGHT mum kicked out of Britain after being accused of kidnapping her own daughter today opened her heart to the Evening Mail on her love-tug hell. Read

Tragedy of Big Brother cameraman

A YOUNG Birmingham cameraman who worked on some of television's biggest shows has died. Read

Elderly couple in road smash tragedy

A DEVOTED former Birmingham couple have been killed in road crash which has stunned family and friends across the city. Read

New Year's Eve celebrations axed

PENNY-PINCHING council chiefs have axed Birmingham's traditional New Year's Eve party, it emerged today. Read

Survival of the fittest!

A SUPER-FIT grandad brought back from the dead returned to the scene of the drama to tell his rescuers: "Thanks for saving my life". Read

Brum faiths unite in peace

FAMILIES from across the Midlands today had one message for terrorists who brought carnage to London and chaos to Birmingham: "Stay out of our city!" Read

Builders crushed to death

TWO workmen were killed instantly when they were crushed by a block of concrete at a Birmingham building site, an inquest heard. Read

The killer bouncer

A nightclub bouncer who killed a father-of-three on a family night out was today jailed for five years. Read

I thought he was another drunk

A CLUB bouncer accused of killing a father-of-three on a family night out told a court he thought he was just another Broad Street drunk when he collapsed dying. Read

City fire croc shock

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a routine garden fire in Birmingham today - to be confronted by a CROCODILE! Read

Police crackdown on street youths

GANGS of youngsters are being swept off the streets in a crackdown on yobs terrorising Birmingham families. Read

I saw fellow bouncer punch club death dad

A BOUNCER punched a father of three outside a Broad Street club as a family night out ended in tragedy, a court heard. Read

Face to face with the past

LIFE will come full circle for birthday boy George Green when he celebrates turning 95 at the historic pub where he was born. Read

Keith's death left me devastated

A GRIEVING widow relived the tragic moment she found her dying husband unconscious outside a Broad Street, Birmingham, nightclub. Read

Families priced out of homes

COUPLES in Birmingham are being priced out of family homes, a new survey claimed today. Read

Music is your ally

TEENAGE songbird Lhamea Lall has added her voice to the Evening Mail's Bullying Kills campaign. 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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