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Paul Bradley

Paul Bradley

Kerrang! Xmas Party: Feeder, The Futureheads and Love Amongst Ruin

HEADLINE act Feeder rocked Birmingham’s O2 Academy in this year’s Kerrang! Christmas Party.Read

X Factor video: The latest Cher Lloyd and One Direction gossip ahead of Saturday's final

X Factor's Cher Lloyd and One Direction were again the centre of attention this week as the West Midlands acts prepared for Saturday's final.Read

Teenage boy injured as he tries to stop thieves stealing mum's car

A TEENAGE boy was left injured after he tried to stop thieves stealing his mum's car while she left it defrosting on their driveway.Read

Video: X Factor's Treyc Cohen sings at Birmingham Selfridges after Wagner no-show

Treyc Cohen wowed hundreds of fans at the Birmingham Bullring branch of Selfridges after the controversial Wagner failed to show for the Christmas concert.Read

Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion: Match preview and predictions

Aston Villa correspondent Mat Kendrick and West Bromwich Albion correspondent Chris Lepkowski, preview the derby game at Villa Park.Read

Birmingham City: Is Nikola Zigic starting to show his true class?

Blues View speaks to Birmingham Mail football writer Gregg Evans who takes a look at Zigic's progress at Birmingham City.Read

Wintry Birmingham: Photographs of a frozen West Midlands

Birmingham may be escaping a second flurry of snow but weather forecasters say that temperatures in the West Midlands will not rise above freezing until the end of the week.Read

Alison Hammond returns from the jungle

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X Factor: Cher Lloyd returns to Somers Park Primary School in Malvern

X Factor finalist Cher Lloyd has returned to her hometown of Malvern where she was surrounded by hundreds of fans and well wishers cheering her on.Read

Villa View Video: Team news for Liverpool v Aston Villa

Aston Villa correspondent Mat Kendrick speaks to Villa View about Gerard Houllier's return to Anfield.Read

Birmingham City: Gregg Evans and Cameron Jerome talk to Blues View

Football reporter Gregg Evans and Birmingham City striker, Cameron Jerome, talk to Blues View about the draw with Tottenham Hotspur.Read

Baggies View: Peter Odemwingie will fancy chances against Aston Villa

West Bromwich Albion correspondent, Chris Lepkowski speaks to Baggies View about West Brom's win against Newcastle.Read

Video: Thugs destroy toilets in Carling Cup tie between Birmingham City and Aston Villa

FOOTBALL hooligans ripped up toilets and urinated on the floor during the Carling Cup Quarter Final between Birmingham City and Aston Villa at St Andrew’s.Read

Birmingham City audio: McLeish says team turned belief into reality

Hear Alex McLeish's post match press conference where he praises his team for "turning belief into reality".Read

Warwickshire Cricket Club: Bears pair selected for England U-19s tour

WARWICKSHIRE batsman Ateeq Javid and seamer Tom Milnes have been selected in the England Under-19s squad for a tour of Sri Lanka starting on January 7.Read

Second city derby: 27 injured and five taken to hospital

Twenty seven people were hurt in violent clashes between rivals fans during the Carling Cup Quarter Final at St Andrew's.Read

Birmingham Mail report: Violence erupts at Blues and Aston Villa clash

They ran the full length of the pitch to stand just metres away from end where Aston Villa fans were packed.Read

CARLING CUP GAMES ON: Birmingham City v Aston Villa and Ipswich Town v West Bromwich Albion confirmed to go ahead

Both of the remaining Carling Cup Quarter Final matches will go ahead despite freezing temperatures, club officials have confirmed.Read

West Brom: Why Youssouf Mulumbu hopes West Brom's Carling Cup tie is not called off

West Bromwich Albion correspondent Chris Lepkowski takes a look ahead to the Carling Cup Quarter Final against Ipswich Town.Read

Carling Cup clash video: Roger Johnson on Birmingham city's chances against Aston Villa

Birmingham City's central defender Roger Johnson looks forward to the Carling Cup tie against Aston Villa.Read

Author Profile

Paul is the communities editor for www.birminghammail.net. He is also the video editor and works in a team editing the Birmingham Mail, Birmingham POst and Sunday Mercury websites. In 2007 Paul began as a trainee journalist at the Birmingam Mail, covering the Worcestershire patch and later covering defence.