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James Cartledge

James Cartledge

Quinton mum arrested over her son's death is vindicated at his inquest

A YOUNG Birmingham mum who was arrested over the death of her son after a doctor failed to diagnose a deadly strain of pneumonia has been vindicated at an inquest.Read

Birmingham Airport cocaine smuggler is jailed for six years

A NIGERIAN man has been jailed for six years for trying to smuggle cocaine with a street value of almost £130,000 through Birmingham Airport.Read

Shamed karate teacher jailed for "seducing" schoolgirl who later killed herself

A BIRMINGHAM karate instructor has been jailed for eight years for “seducing” a girl of 13 who later killed herself.Read

200 tonnes of straw go up in flames at Warwickshire farm

FIREFIGHTERS raced to the scene of a Midland farm blaze and found 200 tonnes of straw burning.Read

Jobs joy over new JLR factory in the Midlands

JAGUAR Land Rover’s decision to build a new £355 million engine factory in the Midlands was hailed as a “shot in the arm” for regional manufacturing.Read

Birmingham arrests: Residents living near raid scenes tell of their shock

RESIDENTS living near some of the raided homes spoke of their shock.Read

Bikers welcome 'low-key' Bulldog Bash policing

THOUSANDS of bikers are in the Midlands to enjoy the 25th anniversary Bulldog Bash.Read

Birmingham disturbances: Police hit back as riot suspects arrested

POLICE smashed down the doors of suspected rioters just hours after the disturbances in Birmingham.Read

Bullring helps Hammerson beat the dip

THE firm which part-owns Birmingham’s giant Bullring shopping centre said its sites were defying the downturn after recording a rise in visitor numbers and below-average vacancy rates.Read

Midland widower takes on the Department of Health in landmark pensions case

THE widower of a Midland doctor who died of cancer is taking on the Department of Health in a landmark pensions battle which could cost the government £1 billion.Read

Teens jailed for raid on Erdington antiques store

TWO teenagers have been jailed for a total of nine years over a botched armed raid on a Birmingham antiques store.Read

Pensioner tells of garden well fall terror

A MIDLAND pensioner told of her terror at plunging towards the bottom of a well knowing she could not swim.Read

Meet the young demon bowler who is a star at cricket despite having no arms

DEMON bowler Kearan Tongue-Gibbs is a batsman’s nightmare – despite having no arms from the elbow down.Read

'Beautiful and talented' teenager took her own life - inquest

A “BEAUTIFUL and talented” schoolgirl was found dead on a railway line hours after receiving internet abuse, an inquest heard.Read

Jail for shamed Stechford loan shark hero

A BIRMINGHAM kidnap victim hailed as a hero for helping to jail a vicious loan shark has himself been sent to prison for having sex with a 14-year-old girl.Read

Northfield kitchen designer stole bank details

A DISGRUNTLED Birmingham kitchen designer plotted revenge on a woman who missed a sales appointment by conning her out of her bank details, a court heard.Read

Meriden gypsies say ' we did not plan to stay'

GYPSIES who set up an unauthorised camp on greenbelt land in Meriden claim they had no plans to live there when they originally bought the land.Read

Midland pair honoured by the Prince of Wales

MIDLAND war heroes past and present were honoured with gongs from the Prince of Wales.Read

Breast cancer charity football match raises £3,700

HEALTH staff showed the value of perseverance when a charity football match finally went ahead at the second time of asking.Read

Midland couple's burka ban legal challenge

A MUSLIM husband and wife are using a Birmingham-based legal team to launch a landmark human rights challenge to France’s ban on face-covering veils.Read

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