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James Cartledge

James Cartledge

Horrific injuries of train driver struck with concrete

A BIRMINGHAM train driver suffered sickening injuries when thugs threw bricks through his windscreen. Read

Hero dad killed in M40 rescue attempt

A "GOOD Samaritan" and a boy of 14 - both from Birmingham - were killed in an horrific freak motorway tragedy. Read

Man battered to death near city school

A MAN was beaten to death in a Birmingham street just yards from a school's gates. Read

Man in court over 1996 rape

A MAN appeared in court today accused of raping a Birmingham college student 12 years ago. Read

Homeless scheme is reprieved

BIRMINGHAM'S homeless will be offered a bed at Christmas after a long-running shelter project was saved. Read

Cheated wife takes web revenge

A CHEATING husband had the shock of his life today - when his furious wife took out a billboard poster to condemn his "despicable and deceitful" ways. Read

Brave son of Farepak mum dies

A BOY of five whose family lost out in the Farepak collapse has died after a long illness. Read

Soft shoe shufflers are back!

A POPULAR Staffordshire ballroom closed since July is set to re-open. Read

Footballer stabbed in nightclub attack

WEST Bromwich Albion star Ronnie Wallwork is seriously ill in hospital after being stabbed in a nightclub. Read

Human rights fear in city link

A CHINESE city at the centre of a major human rights scandal is to be twinned with Birmingham in a major ceremony next week. Read

Home horror of 150,000 children

MORE than 150,000 children across the West Midlands live on the streets or in unfit homes, shocking new figures revealed today. Read

Gifts flooding in for dying Shane

GENEROUS well-wishers are rallying round to help a dying boy whose parents feared they had lost their "last dream of a family Christmas" when savings company Farepak went bust. Read

Welcome to Brum - twinned with Ramallah!

"TWINNING" links between Birmingham and the war-torn Palestinian city of Ramallah are being set up, it was revealed today. Read

Life carries on in the bloodied streets

THE sights are the same but the streets are very different. Read

Bullimore lost at sea - again

CALAMITY captain Tony Bullimore is missing at sea - again. Read

Police hero in house fire drama

A POLICEMAN was hailed a lifesaver today after dragging a woman from her blazing home. Read

My son was knifed as he tried to help

THE father of a factory worker stabbed near his home spoke out today as police probed links between the attack and a fatal shooting. Read

Man dies in street shooting

A MAN has died after being gunned down in a residential street in Birmingham. Read

Enoch Powell in tribute storm

CONTROVERSIAL politician Enoch Powell - infamous for his 'Rivers of Blood' speech - could be honoured by his home city of Birmingham. Read

Father's vigil at son's graveside after thefts

A GRIEVING dad camped out next to his baby son's grave to find the "scum" who stole heart-rending ornaments left in the tot's memory. 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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