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Victim reveals samurai sword attack injuries

A BRUTAL thug wielding a samurai sword slashed a Birmingham man across his face, leaving him with a gash from his ear to his mouth. Read

Police

Fans wanted after Birmingham City and Aston Villa violence are arrested

SOCCER fans suspected of clashing with police following the Second City derby were arrested in a series of dawn swoops today - after being named by Birmingham Mail readers. Read

Cannabis plants

Cannabis factory is raided by police in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter

POLICE smashed a cannabis factory hidden inside a warehouse in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter this afternoon. Read

John Herve

Birmingham priest John Herve is cleared of child abuse

BIRMINGHAM parish priest John Herve, who was accused of sexually assaulting two boys, has walked free from court after the case against him was dramatically dropped. Read

Police

Police give boy racers the boot in Birmingham

HUNDREDS of boy racers were booted out of a four-mile stretch of Birmingham as police launched Britain's largest-ever zero tolerance banning order. Read

The great Santa fun run.

Santas at the double in Birmingham to raise money for the Acorns hospice

IT was a sight destined to send youngsters wild with excitement but these Santas weren't delivering presents to Birmingham early this year. Read

Floral tributes at the crash scene in Pilkington Road, Sutton Coldfield.

Floral tributes to Birmingham road crash victim

FLORAL tributes to a teenage road crash victim killed in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, have been left at the scene of the tragedy. Read

Carol singers in Erdington.

Carol service at fire-ravaged St Barnabas church in Birmingham

A FIRE ravaged church returned to the heart of a Birmingham community as it formed the backdrop to a traditional Christmas celebration. Read

Peter Houghton

Death of Birmingham man Peter Houghton who had world's first 'bionic' heart

RECORD-breaking Birmingham man Peter Houghton, who was the first person in the world to be fitted with a robotic heart, has died. Read

The murder of Jacqueline Thomas in 1961.

Jacqueline Thomas muder sent shockwaves across Birmingham

THE brutal murder of Birmingham teenager Jacqueline Thomas sent shockwaves across the city. Read

Jacqueline Thomas

Man charged with 1961 Birmingham murder of Jacqueline Thomas

A MAN has been charged with the 1961 murder of Birmingham teenager Jacqueline Thomas. Read

Gun crime.

Armed police raid homes of YouTube gun gangs in Birmingham

ARMED police have swooped on a string of suspected gun gang members in Birmingham after trawling YouTube for footage of people brazenly posing with guns Read

Police release pictures of Birmingham City derby violence suspects

POLICE have released pictures of 27 soccer 'fans' they want to speak to in connection with investigations into violence after the Second City derby. Read

Police

Murder hunt as man stabbed to death in Birmingham

A DISABLED man was today found murdered in a sheltered housing complex in Moseley, Birmingham. Read

Birmingham derby police faced barrage of missiles and abuse

BIRMINGHAM Mail columnist Tom Ross labelled the ugly scenes that followed the Second City derby as some "some of the worst for years" outside St Andrew's. Read

Police release pictures of men wanted over derby violence between Birmingham City and Aston Villa

POLICE want to speak to 27 soccer 'fans' in connection with investigations into violence after the derby between Biormingham City and Aston Villa. Read

Winson Green prison

Warning that Birmingham prison is badly over-crowded

PRISON watchdogs have warned there is the "potential for unrest" because of chronic overcrowding at Birmingham's Winson Green jail. Read

Kash Gill

Birmingham teenagers kickboxing their way from trouble

TEENAGERS are so often blamed for anti-social behaviour blighting Birmingham but former world kick-boxing champ Kash Gill believes otherwise. Read

Police

Tamworth pensioner dies after confronting yobs outside home

A PENSIONER has died two days after confronting a gang of teenagers who were damaging fencing outside his Tamworth home. Read

Naeem Din

Anguish of father of Birmingham man beaten nearly to death outside pub

THE anguished father of a defenceless man beaten and left for dead outside the Robin Hood pub in Hall Green today told how he feared his son would die. Read

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Mark Cowan is crime reporter for the Birmingham Mail.

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