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Home Secretary admits smoking cannabis

HOME Secretary Jacqui Smith today admitted she smoked cannabis while she was a student at Oxford University. Read

An oars-some task for dad

A FATHER of two today set his sights on becoming the first winner of a rowing race across the Indian Ocean. Read

Man jailed over kidnap

A KIDNAPPER demanded a £2,000 ransom from the distraught parents of a man as he was held by a mystery gang, a court heard. Read

Deaf employee wins discrimination claim

THE manager of a Midland deaf charity has been ordered to pay £2,310 to a former employee with severe hearing problems after an industrial tribunal heard how she had been discriminated against. Read

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Billionaire signs 'tagger' for £100,000

A FORMER gangster who turned to graffiti to escape guns and violence on the streets of the West Midlands was today completing a rags to riches fairytale. Read

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Editors: We owe it all to Brum

INDIE rockers Editors today revealed they are "touring to the point of breaking" on their huge world tour. Read

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Restaurant fined over mice droppings

A POPULAR city centre restaurant has been fined £3,000 after a dead mouse and mice droppings were found in its kitchens. Read

Parents unhappy with health truck plan

ANGRY parents from a Bournville school are opposing plans for a fleet of controversial health trucks that they claim will dominate their school car park for the next seven years. Read

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Housing chiefs make pledge to tenants

FAMILIES forced to live in dilapidated homes on a Birmingham "hell hole" estate will have their flats fixed by the end of the year. Read

Fans fall foul of the fashion police

FOOTBALL fans in the Midlands were given a drubbing in the style stakes today, ranked among the worst in the country. Read

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Smashing time as tennis stars visit Brum

TENNIS superstars with model looks, well-heeled ladies who lunch and the excited chatter of children on school trips. Read

Children learn about plight of refugees

REFUGEES from war-torn Iraq and Africa visited hundreds of Birmingham school children to tell them about their dangerous journey to the West Midlands from their home countries. Read

DNA traps rapist 17 years on

A RAPIST who attacked a woman in Birmingham almost 17 years ago has finally been convicted thanks to new scientific techniques. Read

A walk on the wild side in London

FORGET the mind-boggling puppetry, cast aside the breathtaking ensemble anthems and pretend you weren't laughing at the childish jokes of Zazu and you will still be wondering one thing. Read

Hurry up, let's drive to Brum!

MIDLAND motorists accustomed to motorway gridlock may be surprised to find out the region is home to two of Britain's fastest roads. Read

Judge tells jury he could have cried over tragic Josh

THE judge in the Josh Berrill road death trial told a court how he had to hold back tears when he heard how the two-year-old toddler was dragged for 354 metres under a speeding car. Read

Josh 'was killed by another'

A BARRISTER representing a man accused of killing a two-year-old Birmingham boy in a road accident told a court another man was behind the wheel. Read

Protesters face probe on 'threats'

PROTESTERS fighting a psychiatric unit are being investigated by police amid accusations of threatening behaviour towards doctors and patients. Read

Aunt's tears as trial hears of tot's last moments

A TEENAGER broke down in tears as she told jurors how she tried to save two-year-old nephew Josh Berrill when he stepped out into a busy Birmingham road. Read

Horror of little Josh's death

TODDLER Josh Berrill was still alive as his tiny body was dragged hundreds of metres beneath a sports car, Birmingham crown court heard. Read

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Worcestershire reporter Paul Bradley splits his work duties between stories in his Redditch, Bromsgrove and Kidderminster patch and reports and investigations in Birmingham. He works from an office in Redditch and an office in Birmingham. He is also a video journalist.

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