http://www.birminghammail.net/authors/ Authors en-gb http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/07/friends-dress-up-to-raise-cash-for-rosie-ross-charity-97319-21274738/ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:04:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/07/friends-dress-up-to-raise-cash-for-rosie-ross-charity-97319-21274738/ FRIENDS dressed in their best seaside gear and ignored the summer showers to raise up to £500 for a charity set up in memory of stabbing victim Rosie Ross. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/07/boy-s-leg-impaled-on-spike-in-brierley-hill-97319-21274425/ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:13:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/07/boy-s-leg-impaled-on-spike-in-brierley-hill-97319-21274425/ A SCHOOLBOY was freed by firefighters and taken to hospital after his leg was impaled on a metal spike in a freak accident. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/07/police-probe-after-black-country-shooting-97319-21273646/ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:24:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/07/police-probe-after-black-country-shooting-97319-21273646/ A POLICE probe was underway today after a man was gunned down in a shooting incident in the Black Country. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/03/playing-fields-named-after-wolves-legend-norman-deeley-97319-21223207/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:04:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/03/playing-fields-named-after-wolves-legend-norman-deeley-97319-21223207/ PLAYERS from Wolves’ golden era will be present when a Midland playing field is renamed in honour of 1960 FA Cup hero Norman Deeley. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/03/boy-16-electrocuted-in-tragic-accident-97319-21221597/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:39:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/03/boy-16-electrocuted-in-tragic-accident-97319-21221597/ A GRIEVING father today told of his devastation at finding his “happy and fun-loving” son electrocuted after a tragic accident at his Midland home. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/30/peeping-tom-spied-on-girl-in-bedroom-97319-21177748/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:33:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/30/peeping-tom-spied-on-girl-in-bedroom-97319-21177748/ A NEIGHBOUR who bored holes in a ceiling to spy on a teenage girl in her bedroom was today given his marching orders. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/26/clampdown-on-pub-in-shooting-97319-21155848/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:48:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/26/clampdown-on-pub-in-shooting-97319-21155848/ A BLACK Country pub where a father was shot dead has been saved from closure – but with strict conditions imposed by licensing bosses. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/25/kick-boxers-represent-uk-at-world-event-97319-21149448/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:59:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/25/kick-boxers-represent-uk-at-world-event-97319-21149448/ FOUR martial arts starlets are to get their kicks in a big way by representing their country. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/11/chauffeurs-wanted-for-tipton-carnival-queen-rebecca-price-97319-21058059/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:24:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/11/chauffeurs-wanted-for-tipton-carnival-queen-rebecca-price-97319-21058059/ WANTED: Good Samaritans with “two flash cars” to help Tipton carnival queen get carried away. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/09/home-fire-trauma-for-bride-to-be-97319-21044143/ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:34:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/09/home-fire-trauma-for-bride-to-be-97319-21044143/ A DISTRAUGHT bride-to-be was today counting the cost of a freak fire which destroyed items set aside for her big day - including her wedding dress and presents. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/04/hospital-staff-facing-reduncancy-may-be-able-to-retain-97319-21023476/ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:58:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/04/hospital-staff-facing-reduncancy-may-be-able-to-retain-97319-21023476/ A UNION boss said today she was hoping under-threat staff at a Midland hospital could be retrained and redeployed to avoid job losses. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/04/man-dies-in-roof-collapse-97319-21022099/ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:18:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/04/man-dies-in-roof-collapse-97319-21022099/ FIREFIGHTERS today lost their desperate bid to rescue a man buried beneath tons of rubble when a roof collapsed at a Midland property. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/04/one-feared-trapped-after-roof-collapse-in-west-bromwich-97319-21020650/ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:42:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/04/one-feared-trapped-after-roof-collapse-in-west-bromwich-97319-21020650/ A RESCUE operation was under way this morning after the roof of a town centre building collapsed, the fire service said. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/03/jobs-set-to-be-axed-at-walsall-manor-hospital-97319-21015781/ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:18:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/03/jobs-set-to-be-axed-at-walsall-manor-hospital-97319-21015781/ MORE than 80 jobs are to be axed at Walsall Manor Hospital by the end of the year. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/03/sunday-league-footballer-tried-to-head-butt-referee-97319-21015184/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/03/sunday-league-footballer-tried-to-head-butt-referee-97319-21015184/ AN amateur footballer who punched a team-mate and tried to head-butt a referee in a hotly contested Sunday league clash has walked free from a court after being given a suspended prison sentence. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/05/31/leanne-moore-family-say-family-should-be-jailed-for-life-97319-21003538/ Sat, 31 May 2008 09:19:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/05/31/leanne-moore-family-say-family-should-be-jailed-for-life-97319-21003538/ THE family of Leanne Moore today called on a judge to impose the maximum sentence on the hit and run driver who killed her. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/05/30/1-000-to-help-nab-bird-killers-in-the-midlands-97319-20997748/ Thu, 29 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/05/30/1-000-to-help-nab-bird-killers-in-the-midlands-97319-20997748/ REWARDS of up to £1,000 were put up today in the hunt for cruel killers who set traps for rare birds in the Midlands. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/05/19/man-led-to-safety-after-flat-fire-in-west-bromwich-97319-20930755/ Mon, 19 May 2008 07:49:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/05/19/man-led-to-safety-after-flat-fire-in-west-bromwich-97319-20930755/ A MAN was woken and led to safety by firefighters after sleeping through a smoke alarm triggered by burning food in a cooker at his high rise flat. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/19/cop-idol-pete-waterman-at-halesowen-station-fun-day-97319-20930827/ Sun, 18 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/19/cop-idol-pete-waterman-at-halesowen-station-fun-day-97319-20930827/ POP supremo Pete Waterman helped to swell the crowds at a fun day hosted by police. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/19/blaze-tenant-falls-asleep-97319-20931226/ Sun, 18 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/19/blaze-tenant-falls-asleep-97319-20931226/ A MAN was woken and led to safety by firefighters after sleeping through a smoke alarm triggered by burning food in a cooker at his high-rise flat.