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James Cartledge

Brum toilets panned

IT'S official - Birmingham's loos are going down the pan. Read

Club pair suspended over debt

A HUSBAND and wife were suspended from a Royal British Legion club for allegedly hiding a £90,000 "black hole" of debt. Read

Stayaway councillor: I'll be back

A £14,000-a-year councillor said to have spent just 15 days in Birmingham in a year today came out with all guns blazing to insist: "I'll be back". Read

Boycott as thugs target couriers

A GIANT courier firm which takes parcels to war-torn troublespots across the globe has declared parts of Birmingham no-go zones after drivers were targeted by thugs. Read

'Explicit' billboards spark anger

EXPLICIT billboard ads for a lesbian TV drama sparked a fresh 'porn poster' row today as a city GP demanded they be pulled down. Read

Tragedy of race novice

A FORKLIFT truck operator unqualified to drive on the road was killed in his debut banger race. Read

Mum flies to prison

A TUG-of-love mum facing ten years in a Canadian jail for kidnapping her own daughter is set to quit Britain within days. Read

Ex-Blues star held over death crash

FORMER Blues star Steve Finnan has been arrested over a death smash in which a pensioner was killed. Read

Vandals daub paint over historic pub

VANDALS have claimed a second high profile victim after targeting one of Birmingham's most important historical gems. Read

Globetrotting grandad Paddy quits his job to backpack around the world

HE'S the globetrotting grandad who left his wife behind for the student style backpacking holiday of a lifetime! Read

Karen's still a winner to me!

THE mother of football's golden girl Karen Carney today relived the agony of England's last-gasp defeat to Denmark. Read

Misery of text threats to teens

ALMOST one in five city teenagers are being plagued by bullies who bombard them with text threats or insults, it emerged today. Read

Couple barred from club in debts probe

A HUSBAND and wife have been suspended from a Royal British Legion club after a probe found debts that could run into thousands of pounds. Read

£45k Asian centre grant sparks fury

PLANS for an Asian women's centre sparked a furious row today as the scheme won £45,000 of council cash. Read

Ex-workers to sue Rover

HUNDREDS of former Rover workers are queuing up to sue their ex-bosses despite the company's crash. Read

Steamroller crush horror woman 'stable'

A WOMAN who lost a leg when she was crushed beneath the wheels of a 10-tonne steamroller was recovering in hospital today. Read

I'll face the music

The Birmingham mum facing up to 10 years in jail for kidnapping her own daughter is flying back to Canada to face the music. Read

MP backs love-tug mother

A TUG-of-love mum facing ten years in a Canadian jail for kidnapping her own daughter today won the support of her MP. Read

Love tug mum in jail fear

A BIRMINGHAM mum faces 10 years in a Canadian jail for kidnapping her own daughter. Read

'I didn't want to die' says bullied girl after drug overdose nightmare

A GIRL of 15 overdosed on a cocktail of pills after claiming to have been bullied for two years. 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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