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Shoot-out pub must stay shut

A BIRMINGHAM pub at the centre of a gangland-style shoot-out has been ordered to stay shut on public safety grounds. Read

Terror manual 'at city home'

A TERRORIST training manual found in the home of one of the men accused of being in a plot to send equipment to terror groups in Pakistan contained details of bomb-making, booby-traps and poisons, a court heard. Read

'Khan and these defendants were actively assisting terrorists trying to kill our soldiers'

THE two men standing trial on terror charges are alleged to have helped Parviz Khan supply terrorist groups in Pakistan. Read

MI5 bugged terror cell

A BUG planted by MI5 security service agents in the home of a Birmingham man helped expose a city-run terror cell which aimed to spread panic around the nation. Read

Cool Jamie helps save father's life

A COOL-HEADED Worcestershire lad has been praised for calmness under pressure when his father collapsed at home. Read

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Tragic soldier 'dreamed of wedding day'

A SOLDIER killed in Afghanistan was planning to propose to his girlfriend, his heartbroken mum revealed today. Read

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Pay row police to target Jacqui Smith

POLICE officers are to hold a mass meeting in Home Secretary Jacqui Smith's back yard over their ongoing pay row with the Government. Read

Man plotted to behead soldier

A MAN has pleaded guilty to a plot to kidnap and execute a Muslim British soldier by cutting his head off "like a pig " in Birmingham, a jury was told today. Read

Anger over death case, 10 years on

A LAWYER representing a doctor facing extradition over the death of a Stafford hospital patient ten years ago described the case against her as "inexplicable". Read

Beer we go Beer we go!

THE razzmatazz of an FA Cup Final was brought to a stunned Sunday League soccer side in Birmingham. Read

Heath Ledger was set to play Midland singer

TRAGIC Hollywood heart-throb Heath Ledger was planning a movie about a Midland singer whose death bore striking similarities to his own. Read

I'll be Jamming my shop with people!

THE Birmingham daughter of a reggae legend who launched the career of Bob Marley has finally opened the doors on a 'labour of love' in his honour. Read

The lessons of Auschwitz at Birmingham service

A SERVICE was held at Birmingham University to remember the victims of the Holocaust. Read

Twenty illegals a week are deported

TWENTY illegal immigrants are being deported from the West Midlands every week, new figures have shown. Read

Thieves plunder funeral savings

THIEVES have stolen hundreds of pounds in cash that an elderly cancer patient, from Bordesley Green, given just months to live had set aside for his funeral. Read

Gun victim 'shot before'

A DAD-of-two shot dead outside a Birmingham pub had been targeted by gunmen before, it emerged today. Read

Bobbies join mass rally in pay battle

MORE than 1,700 West Midlands police officers were today en route to London to join a mass national protest over pay. Read

Biker gang in airport brawl

A MAN was fighting for his life today after a mass armed brawl in the arrivals lounge of Birmingham International Airport. Read

Four charged with murder

FOUR people have been charged with the murder of a man found dead in an old building in Birmingham city centre. Read

Hooligan suspects quizzed over Blues v Villa derby violence

THREE more men suspected of clashing with police following the second city derby have handed themselves in after seeing their faces in the Birmingham Mail. Read

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Mark Cowan is crime reporter for the Birmingham Mail.

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