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Road pricing a non-starter in the Midlands

THOUSANDS of motorists across the West Midlands have avoided pay-as-you-drive fees after the idea of congestion charges was dumped. Read

Care home turnaround

BOSSES at a Birmingham care home closed to new residents have been given fresh hope of returning to business as usual. Read

Amjad Mahmood

Cleared terror trial man speaks out

THE man cleared of any involvement in Birmingham's soldier beheading terror plot speaks exclusively to the Birmingham Mail. Read

Cleared terror trial man speaks out

A FATHER-of-three cleared of involvement in Birmingham's soldier beheading terror plot today spoke for the first time of his "year-long nightmare". Read

'Nuisance' mum in repairs plea row

A JOBLESS mother-of-eight who claims more than £300-a-week in benefits is demanding thousands of pounds should be spent on her latest council home. Read

Maureen and James Floody

A long life? We're still working on it

DON'T mention retirement to golden oldies Maureen and James Floody – the Birmingham couple are still working hard well into their 70s. Read

Midland doctor in court for extradition hearing

A MIDLAND doctor charged with killing a British patient with an injection of adrenalin almost 10 years ago was due in court for an extradition hearing today. Read

Court hearing for extradition

A MIDLAND doctor charged with killing a British patient with an injection of adrenaline almost 10 years ago was due in court for an extradition hearing today. Read

Mohammed Arif

Staff shortage leading to Balti Belt curry crisis

A CURRY crisis is looming in Birmingham's famous Balti Belt. Read

Bridal gowns for knot very much!

BARGAIN brides can sashay down the aisle in discount dresses donated by two bighearted market traders. Read

OAP in care row misery

A FRAIL hospital patient is being stopped from returning to his Birmingham care home because of a probe into its welfare standards. The 83-year-old was taken to City Hospital from Valley Nursing Home in Perry Barr. Read

Peace and page turner

GENERATIONS of children are set to benefit from a quiet spot for reading and contemplation at a school. Read

Paula Radcliffe

Birmingham set to host championships

BIRMINGHAM is set to host the planet's best athletes by bidding to stage next year's World Half Marathon championships. Read

Police sold off my dead brother's bike

POLICE have provoked fury after a dead cyclist's family asked for his bike to be returned - only to find that cops had already auctioned it off. Read

Sheila Smith and son Peter

Council slaps ban on OAP care home

A BIRMINGHAM nursing home has been closed to new arrivals because of worries over the care offered to dozens of frail and elderly residents. Read

Police defend lake body hunt

POLICE chiefs today defended their search for a missing woman after amateur divers found her body in a lake. Read

It hurts when I Wii, says Birmingham mum

BIRMINGHAM mum Sonia Gall has been struck by the curse of the Nintendo Wii after breaking her finger playing on the must-have console. Read

Meriden MP in death probe plea

MERIDEN MP Caroline Spelman has demanded a new probe into the death of a dad who suffered a heart attack after being given the wrong drug at a Birmingham hospital. Read

Widow pays tribute to dad-of-two

A WIDOW paid tribute to her husband killed in an horrific motorway pile-up which left two others dead and a young girl orphaned. Read

Birmingham drug factory couple jailed

A COUPLE who ran Birmingham's biggest ever cannabis factory were today behind bars after being foiled when police sniffed them out - literally. 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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