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Tony Collins

Tony Collins

GCSE results

GCSE joy for teenagers

THOUSANDS of pupils across the West Midlands were today waking up to another record-breaking set of GCSE results. Read

West Midlands Ambulance Service.

Man hurt as crane topples

A MAN was seriously injured when the 30 foot crane he was operating toppled over. Read

Jos Gibbons

Jos is a Grade A success!

BRAINY Birmingham schoolboy Josckd Gibbons is continuing to push back the academic barriers after achieving "unbelievable" success in his A-level results, published today. Read

Mariam Warsame

Dream result for refugee Mariam

LANGUAGE has proved no barrier for a Somalian refugee who can now begin to fulfil her dream of becoming a doctor after achieving academic success in her adopted Birmingham. Read

A level results are out today.

Pat on the back for our students

SCHOOLS Minister Jim Knight congratulated Birmingham's students on an anticipated improvement as they collected their make or break A-level results today. Read

City dads in protest over special schools

PARENTS of special needs pupils in Birmingham say plans to integrate their children into mainstream schools would prove "devastating". Read

Daniel Rayment

Brum student's TV journey back to his roots

A BIRMINGHAM college student has visited his ancestral roots in India for the first time to discover the shocking reality of life in the growing superpower. Read

Kerry Woolley

Nurse suspended after criminal record mix-up

A NURSE who was wrongly accused of being a violent mugger after a criminal records blunder has been suspended. Read

University battles to recruit student nurses

A CITY university is battling to overcome an anticipated shortage of nurses in the UK over the next few years. Read

University plan to snap up fire station

BIRMINGHAM'S historic city centre fire service headquarters may soon be bought by neighbouring Aston University, it was revealed today. Read

Billy Connolly

Billy's taking the high road from Brum

THE 'Big Yin' himself is coming to Birmingham to delight Midlands comedy fans over two successive nights. Read

Parents reassured over shamed teacher

A SHAMED PE teacher in Birmingham found guilty of accessing "graphic" adult porn, had no direct contact with disabled pupils at a 'partner' special needs school. Read

Indian hero Carol gets her reward

A BIRMINGHAM Mail 'hero' has finally collected her trophy after spending two months in India working with orphaned children -helped by the generosity of city pupils. Read

Rowing marathon in memory of schoolgirl

THE death of a 15-year-old Birmingham girl could help save the lives of future cancer sufferers after former classmates helped raise £50,000 in her memory. Read

A Capital plan for school

CONCERNS that a private business consortium might gain control of a Birmingham school have been dismissed after a college was given the job of running it. Read

School probe over boy's broken arm

A BIRMINGHAM schoolboy has broken his arm in a fall from a ladder after allegedly being told by a teacher to remove posters from a corridor. Read

Schools' dramatic link up across the Atlantic

THEY may live thousands of miles apart, but pupils from schools in Birmingham and Chicago, USA, have proved that theatre can overcome all barriers. Read

Fears for future of seven schools

SENIOR councillors today raised significant doubts over Birmingham's plans for seven city academies which will be backed by local sponsors. Read

Cricket ace Dennis gets honorary degree

HOWZAT! Cricketing supremo Dennis Amiss has scored the academic equivalent of a Test match hundred by being awarded an honorary university degree. Read

University hit by job loss race row

THE university of Birmingham is in discussions with race equality bosses over allegations that black and minority ethnic staff were singled out for redundancy. Read

Author Profile

Tony Collins joined the Birmingham Mail in 1980.After working in a couple of the Mail's district offices, he became Education Correspondent in 1994. Being regarded as something of a Groucho Marx lookalike, it is no surprise that he is also the Mail's 'Mr Comedy', responsible for interviews with many of our top comics.

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