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Police release CCTV in bid to solve theft at New Street station

POLICE are trying to trace this woman after the theft of a shopping bag at New Street railway station.Read

Former Marketing Birmingham director Dave Hodgson dies of cancer

TRIBUTES have been paid to an ‘inspirational’ former director at Marketing Birmingham who has lost his battle with cancer aged just 41.Read

Police probe New Year's assault near Broad Street

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted following a New Year’s night out in Birmingham with his girlfriend.Read

New Year’s gift for Solihull parents

Proud mom and dad Amanda and Richard Fletcher were convinced their son Samuel was not going to be born on January 1, as had been predicted.Read

Hundreds gather in Alvechurch for morris dancing display

A MIDLAND village was brought to a standstill as hundreds gathered to watch a time-honoured New Year tradition.Read

Newtown voluntary group caters for homeless over Christmas

HUNDREDS of homeless people in Birmingham received a welcome respite from the cold city streets over the Christmas period thanks to an army of volunteers.Read

New era for tram as Aston Manor Transport Museum shuts

THE oldest surviving vehicle from Birmingham’s historic tram network left the city for the final time after the museum where it was displayed closed amid a rent wrangle.Read

Birmngham Cadbury worker delivers wedding proposal in fireman disguise

ALARM bells turned into wedding bells when a crafty Cadbury worker disguised himself as a fireman to pop the question to his girlfriend at work.Read

Frankley folk spooked by mysterious scary sinking sounds

A MYSTERIOUS noise, described as ‘sounding like a ship sinking’, appears to be haunting residents in Birmingham.Read

Birmingham Bullring toilet spy Joel Hardman convicted of assaulting a policeman

A STUDENT shamed for spying on women using the toilet at Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre has been convicted of attacking a policeman while armed with a knife.Read

Villa's Marc Albrighton passes on £20k Christmas present to hospice

VILLA fans had something to smile about as a former X Factor hopeful performed his new charity single during the game against Arsenal.Read

Ladywood cancer victim burgled while at hospital

BURGLARS stole Christmas presents a cancer sufferer had bought for his family from his home as he attended a hospital appointment.Read

Questions remain over death of Yardley man found in pool of blood at hospital

QUESTIONS remain about the death of a Birmingham man who was found in a pool of blood at a hospital, his grieving family said.Read

Martin Dunleavey Inquest: Juror banned for falling asleep

MARTIN Dunleavey’s inquest was almost abandoned after a juror fell asleep and was heard snoring in court on the first day of the hearing.Read

Yardley man died after nurse found him at bottom of hospital stairs

A MAN died after he was found in a pool of blood at the foot of a stairwell at an NHS hospital where he had absconded from a ward, an inquest jury heard.Read

Review and Picture Gallery: Kasabian - NIA Birmingham

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THEY don’t have the witty, street-wise lyrics of the Monkeys, the experimental genius of Radiohead or the planet-hopping soundscape Muse made famous.Read

Movember: Brummie men are fantash-tic

OH MO! Brummie men are heaving a sigh of relief after surviving a hair-raising November.Read

Festive boost for Birmingham's homeless

HUNDREDS of homeless people will receive a welcome respite from the cold city streets over the festive period thanks to a Birmingham voluntary group.Read

Yardley boxer Frankie Gavin backs anti-knife scheme after death of Harry Broadhurst

CHAMPION boxer Frankie Gavin is hoping to deliver a knockout blow to knife crime in Birmingham.Read

Moseley woman gets England call-up for Roller Derby World Cup

A PHOTOGRAPHER from Birmingham is set to be the focus of attention when she represents her country in the inaugural Roller Derby World Cup.Read