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Taxi drivers return to Birmingham airport after winning injunction

MORE than 250 taxi drivers were back on the ranks at Birmingham Airport today after winning a High Court injunction.Read

Editor faces court ruling over Kings Heath soldier death info

A JUDGE today decided a journalist should not be compelled to hand over information linked to the death of a Birmingham soldier to the police despite her refusal amid fears it would put her life in danger.Read

Investment worries over Stratford eco-town plan

THE creation of a 6,000-home eco town in the Midlands could divert much-needed investment away from other parts of the region, the regional development agency has warned.Read

Meriden mum admits £10,000 Premium Bond fraud

A WOMAN forged her son’s signature to cash in £10,000-worth of Premium Bonds in his name and pay the money into her own account.Read

Job centre's weekend help for LDV ex-workers

HUNDREDS of LDV workers thrown on to the dole queue bombarded a Birmingham job centre which opened especially to help them get back on their feet.Read

Malvern man jailed for life for killing ex-fiancee

A MIDLAND man who shot dead his former fiancee after she dumped him has been jailed for life in America.Read

Labour bags prominent Birmingham seat

GORDON Brown was facing a fight for his political life today after James Purnell dramatically quit the Cabinet and urged him to stand down as Prime Minister for the good of the Labour Party.Read

Labour bags prominent Birmingham seat

GORDON Brown was facing a fight for his political life today after James Purnell dramatically quit the Cabinet and urged him to stand down as Prime Minister for the good of the Labour Party.Read

Insanity sparked man's radio rampage

A MAN who went on the rampage after breaking into the studios of two Birmingham radio stations, causing up to £25,000-worth of damage, was seriously mentally ill, a court heard.Read

Insanity sparked man's radio rampage

A MAN who went on the rampage after breaking into the studios of two Birmingham radio stations, causing up to £25,000-worth of damage, was seriously mentally ill, a court heard.Read

Labour bags prominent Birmingham seat

GORDON Brown was facing a fight for his political life today after James Purnell dramatically quit the Cabinet and urged him to stand down as Prime Minister for the good of the Labour Party.Read

'Hideous' car park plans at Millennium Point shelved

COUNCIL architects have been sent back to the drawing board after designs for a new multi-storey car park were slammed as the “ugliest building in Birmingham” by the city’s planning committee.Read

Rainbow Warehouse licence under review following police complaint

BIRMINGHAM City Council is reviewing the licence of Digbeth venue the Rainbow Warehouse following a police complaint about an event last December.Read

Former Archbishop of Birmingham in row over schools

THE former Archbishop of Birmingham is locked in a row after defending Catholic schools in his new role as leader of the faith in England.Read

Network Rail faces fine for performance

NETWORK Rail is facing penalties over “unsatisfactory” delays and disruption on the West Coast Main Line.Read

Network Rail faces fine for performance

NETWORK Rail is facing penalties over “unsatisfactory” delays and disruption on the West Coast Main Line.Read

Birmingham voters frightened and angry over expenses scandal

Unemployed window cleaner Andy Kane thinks the expenses scandal could lead to far-right groups gaining seats in Parliament.Read

Birmingham gets ready for Gardeners’ World Live

JUST look what’s springing up at the NEC!Read

Birmingham gets ready for gardening show

JUST look what’s springing up at the NEC!Read

Boy drowns in Midland quarry

AN underwater search unit recovered the body of a teenage boy who went missing while swimming in a water-filled Midland quarry.Read