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Patrice John

Tornado-hit Balti houses fight back

THE manager of the Punjab Paradise describes it as the "luckiest restaurant in the world" after it remained virtually untouched by the devastating freak tornado. Read

Mail and Villa team up for tot's family

THE Birmingham family of severely premature baby Charlotte Wyatt were all smiles today thanks to the Evening Mail and their Aston Villa heroes. Read

Tribute to city music pioneer

THE Birmingham family of the man hailed as the Godfather of Ska are leading a tribute to him in the city. Read

Clothes con costs M&S £10,000

HIGH Street giant Marks & Spencer was today fined £10,000 for passing off clothes made on the cheap in India, Egypt and Romania as designer Italian outfits to unsuspecting city shoppers. Read

M&S Italian range made in India

HIGH street giant Marks & Spencer passed off clothes made on the cheap in India, Egypt and Romania as "designer Italian" outfits to unsuspecting Birmingham shoppers. Read

Dumped patient notes probe

TWO Birmingham hospitals have launched investigations after confidential patient notes were found dumped in the street. Read

City para on murder charge

A BIRMINGHAM paratrooper was one of seven soldiers facing a court martial today accused of murdering an Iraqi civilian. Read

Knifing victim stabbed in the eye

A MAN viciously stabbed in a Birmingham city centre street early today was undergoing emergency surgery in hospital. Read

Asthmatic defies fire to rescue neighbours

A NEIGHBOUR ran into a blazing house to rescue a mother and four children despite being a chronic asthmatic. Read

Shining success for brave Shane!

LITTLE Shane Brookes has had very little to smile about since he was born. Read

Festival fun for everyone

A WHOLE community will come together at this year's Aston Pride Family Festival, organisers pledged today. Read

Demo-hit farm to end breeding

A BELEAGUERED family, who have suffered a six-year hate campaign by militant animal rights activists including the theft of a relative's remains, today put a halt to breeding guinea pigs at their farm. Read

Firefighters tackle store blaze

FLAMES engulfed a city pine factory causing explosions and a fireball in a residential street. Read

Taxman ran pirate station

AN Inland Revenue worker who admitted running a pirate radio station in Birmingham as a hobby has been told he will be ordered to do community service. Read

Thieves took my sister's tribute

HEARTLESS thieves have compounded the grief of Anne Marie Dillon by stealing a memorial bench to her beloved sister - just days before the first anniversary of her tragic death. Read

Pair in scramble to save Springer opera

THE two writers of controversial play Jerry Springer the Opera face seeing it axed before it can be staged in their home city of Birmingham. Read

Crowds come out for carnival

THOUSANDS of people ignored the mixed weather to flocked to the Wythall Carnival and make it another success. Read

Wedding couple's tribute to son

LOVE was in the air for Birmingham's Best Bride and Groom as they tied the knot in front of hundreds of friends and relatives. Read

Medical notes found dumped in street

CONFIDENTIAL medical records revealing the intimate details of named patients' conditions at two Birmingham hospitals have been found dumped in a city street. Read

Killer's previous victim 'living in fear'

MURDERER Darren Bennett had only been out of prison for four months on a baby battering conviction when he killed 18-month-old Jordan McGann. Read

Author Profile

Patrice John is the Environment and Transport Correspondent at the Birmingham Mail leading on the Go Green Campaign. She is also a trained video journalist.

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