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Ex-lover made my life hell and left me in debt

THEY say "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" but Nicole Eaton knows bitterly how that saying can equally apply to a man. Read

Reality star's new challenge - to become an MP

BRUMMIE star of The Apprentice Jo Cameron has a challenging new task - to become a Liberal Democrat MP. Read

Fight is on again to save historic Baths

THE battle to save historic Moseley Road Baths is on again. Read

Councillor paid £30,000 a year to do nothing

THIS is stay-away Birmingham councillor Margaret Wells, who has been paid more than £30,000 of taxpayers' money for doing next to nothing. Read

Police accused of harrassing motorist

POLICE denied targeting a driver who claimed he was being harassed because he was young and of mixed race. Read

Life carries on in the bloodied streets

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

Public have say in fate of £20m pool plan

THE cost of revamping Birmingham's Moseley Road baths has been put at between £17 million and £20 million. Read

Man dies in street shooting

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

Seven injured in M6 Toll smash

SEVEN people were taken to hospital after an accident on the M6 at Cannock. Read

Teenagers injured in M42 minibus crash

FIFTEEN Birmingham teenagers were hurt when their minibus was involved in a smash with a lorry on the M42 in Solihull today. Read

Anger over gay sex shop plan

A BID to open Birmingham's first gay and lesbian sex shop catering for fetish and bondage gear was today at the centre of a sleaze row. Read

'Tipton Taliban' held at airport

TWO of the "Tipton Taliban" were detained at Birmingham International Airport this week, it emerged today. Read

999 firefighters could respond on bikes

FIREFIGHTERS in the West Midlands could turn out to 999 calls on motorbikes or in vans as part of a controversial cost-cutting drive. Read

Councillor in blast at police support officers

THE work of Police Community Support Officers across has been branded as "policing on the cheap" by one city councillor. Read

Firemen get £1m terrorist attack training centre

THE West Midlands is to have a new £1 million centre to train firefighters to deal with the aftermath of a terrorist attack. Read

Lorry misery of residents

AN inquiry has been launched in a bid to move a gravel pit yard out of a residential cul-de-sac after a long-running residents' campaign. Read

Blazing row over fire station closure

BIRMINGHAM'S Central Fire Station is to close on Wednesday, the Birmingham Mail can reveal today. Read

Thieves steal giant church bell

AS heists go, it was hardly on the scale of the Great Train Robbery or Brinks Mat, but it was just as audacious and daring. Read

Film link to girl's hanging tragedy

AN eight-year-old Birmingham girl found hanging in her bedroom may have been imitating a scene from a Hollywood film. Read

Danny has novel take on city life

BIRMINGHAM author Danny Bernardi is celebrating having his first novel published. Read

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Jane Tyler is a senior reporter for the Birmingham Mail covering news and features. She has worked for a variety of local newspapers.

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