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Couple sue a South African safari park

A SOLIHULL businessman and his wife are suing a South African safari park after they claim they were left at the mercy of a pride of lions when their jeep overturned in a holiday drama.Read

Cadbury workers want talks with Kraft over controversial takeover bid

ANXIOUS Cadbury workers have written to Kraft’s chief executive for talks over the US giant’s plans for the chocolate maker if its takeover bid succeeds.Read

Cadbury workers want talks with Kraft over controversial takeover bid

ANXIOUS Cadbury workers have written to Kraft’s chief executive for talks over the US giant’s plans for the chocolate maker if its takeover bid succeeds.Read

Jaguar Land Rover cash flow boosted by £170m loan deal

LOSS-making Jaguar Land Rover has been granted a five-year £170 million loan in a major boost to cash flow within the company, it was revealed today.Read

Christmas windfall for MG Rover directors

VILIFIED Phoenix Four directors Peter Beale and John Edwards are in line for a massive multi-million pound Christmas bonus from the remnants of the Longbridge empire, it was revealed today.Read

Lord Jones: General Election will be on May 6

THE General Election will be held on Thursday May 6 next year, Digby Lord Jones of Birmingham revealed today.Read

Lord Jones: General Election will be on May 6

THE General Election will be held on Thursday May 6 next year, Digby Lord Jones of Birmingham revealed today.Read

Midland football legend Peter Knowles in row over biography

AN extraordinary literary spat has broken out between legendary Wolves footballer turned Jehovah’s Witness Peter Knowles and his biographer, it was revealed today.Read

By Jon Griffin

PERRY Barr MP Khalid Mahmood is to protest to Chancellor Alistair Darling over RBS backing for the Kraft takeover of Cadbury after warning of inevitable job losses in Birmingham.Read

Lichfield firm in project to build 'world's most efficient electric car'

A WEST Midland firm has been awarded £4.5 million by the Government to help produce the “world’s most efficient electric car,” it was revealed today.Read

Birmingham City owners plan to promote Birmingham through Far East

BLUES are set to make their debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange – in the guise of Birmingham International Holdings.Read

by Jon Griffin

DOZENS of West Midland jobs today remained on a knife-edge as crisis-torn Blacks Leisure Group announced a last-ditch bid to save 4,300 jobs nationwide.Read

Former MG Rover panel beater's new business is thriving

FORMER Longbridge worker Tony Dudley has laid solid new foundations for his garage business – by building an MOT bay himself.Read

Unions in call for summit of MPs over threat to Jaguar Land Rover jobs

ANGRY unions have called a high level summit of MPs to an emergency meeting at the House of Commons to preserve thousands of West Midlands jobs under threat at Jaguar Land Rover.Read

Jobs at risk as Threshers owner falls into administration

SCORES of off-licence jobs in the Midlands were at risk today after Threshers and Wine Rack parent First Quench Retailing went into administration.Read

Anger after National Express bid derailed

STRUGGLING Birmingham transport group National Express has come under fire from its own largest shareholder after rejecting a takeover bid from rival Stagecoach.Read

Death and injuries down in the West Mids workplace, but illness is up

WORKPLACE safety is on the rise in the West Midlands with fatalities virtually halved in the last 12 months – but more than 100,000 people have suffered work-related illnesses.Read

Anger after National Express bid derailed

STRUGGLING Birmingham transport group National Express has come under fire from its own largest shareholder after rejecting a takeover bid from rival Stagecoach.Read

Postal workers strike outside Birmingham depots

And union leaders stepped up their attack on Royal Mail, claiming that planned changes could lead to 60,000 job cuts and all staff switched to part-time working.Read

Striking post staff say they will continue fight 'for as long as it takes'

POSTAL workers have vowed to carry on fighting as another three day strike among Royal Mail workers kicked off this morning.Read

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