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Forum tribute to tragic teen

MARIA Watt's family had just three weeks to get used to the fact she had a life-threatening disease. Read

Basketball star's hitting the heights

A BIRMINGHAM teenager has proved he is head and shoulders above Britain's basketball-playing teenagers by landing a place at a world superstar's sports camp. Read

Pupils get the star treatment

PINT-sized cinema buffs were given the red carpet treatment when their film premiered on the big screen. Read

Battling Charlotte's parents to split

A TODDLER whose parents won a landmark legal battle to keep her alive will be fostered because her mother and father are unable to look after her, it was reported today. Read

School block goes up in flames

A SEVERE blaze ripped through a Midland secondary school, leaving an entire section gutted. Read

New crackdown on domestic violence

COUNCIL chiefs and West Midlands Police have joined forces to get tough on domestic violence. Read

Skydive accident girl's recovery vow

BRAVE Birmingham teenager Jessica Hiam, left paralysed after a parachute accident, today vowed: "I am determined to recover." Read

Visit's a tonic for PM

IT's not been the easiest couple of weeks for the Prime Minister, to say the least. Read

Clare facing axe from Labour

REBEL Clare Short could be expelled from the Labour Party within days after her attack on Tony Blair and New Labour. Read

Blackpool shock as baby arrives

OH BOY! Most people who visit Blackpool buy sticks of rock and kiss-me-quick hats, but Birmingham couple Christopher and Laura Hoggarth have a different souvenir - a baby son. Read

I tamed Brum, now it's New York's turn

A PARK keeper who helped transform a park in a "no-go" area of Birmingham is set to take on the wide open spaces of New York. Read

Brum has definitely got the X factor!

MY hatred for reality television singing competitions is legendary. Read

Genetic disease makes boy bite himself

SAMUEL Smith is just like most four year old boys - he plays with his siblings, forgets to pack away his toys and has the odd temper tantrum. Read

Vandals damage cathedral tomb

AN historic tomb in a city centre churchyard has been wrecked by vandals. Read

Pupils praised for making the grade

CITY leaders today praised pupils who achieved GCSE exam success and paid tribute to their hard work and the support and commitment of their teachers. Read

Jobs warning as GCSEs rise again

HUNDREDS of Midland teenagers were collecting their GCSE results today, with results expected to be an improvement on last year. Read

Walk in memory of tragic tot

LITTLE Aimee Hanks never lived long enough to enjoy her first birthday, be christened in church or even take her first steps, but this weekend her family will be marking those landmarks in her honour on an uplifting charity walk with a difference. Read

Councillor's relief after BNP mix-up

BIRMINGHAM'S newest city councillor has spoken of her relief at finally being sworn into office almost three months after a counting mix-up mistakenly gave her seat to the British National Party. Read

Teenager paralysed in school skydive

A BIRMINGHAM teenager may never walk again after shattering her neck and spine in a parachute accident. Read

Hunt for missing paraglider ends

RESCUERS have called off the full-scale search for a Midland father of two after an Alpine paragliding accident. Read

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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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