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Will Oliphant

Will Oliphant

CCTV of Babbs off licence in Northfield

Girl boozers batter trader

JUST seconds after this CCTV footage was taken, three teenagers attacked a Birmingham trader who had refused to sell them booze. Read

Onyeka Nwokedi

Looking good for top spot

KINGS Heath student Onyeka Nwokedi has beauty as well as brains. Her looks have helped her reach the final of the Miss Top Model UK 2008. Read

Cops hunt fugitive tax cheat

POLICE are hunting a man who went on the run during his trial for identity theft. Read

Lazeez

Diners flee as shots are fired in mailbox

DINERS fled in fear after shots were fired at a high-class restaurant in Birmingham's prestigious Mailbox development. Read

Stars line up for festival revival

GATECRASHER has announced the latest line-up for its Midlands summer dance festival. Read

A musical without live music

BIRMINGHAM theatre fans were today urged to think twice about paying up to £23 to see a musical with no live music. Read

Artist impression of New Street station

Project to create work for more than 5,000

THE £550 million transformation of Birmingham's New Street station will create at least 5,000 jobs. Read

Roni's revitalised after his year off

DRUM and bass legend Roni Size is back from a year-long break - and one of his first live shows will be Birmingham's Q Club tomorrow night. Read

Rave veterans open new club

DANCE pioneers the Utah Saints are tonight set to headline the opening of new Birmingham Jewellery Quarter club Concrete. Read

Tammy Martin

Student midwife wins Birmingham Mail competition

STUDENT midwife Tammy Martin is the first person to be "delivered" a grand in the return of the Birmingham Mail's Money Mania competition. Read

Mercy on migrant mum of 2

AN ILLEGAL immigrant with HIV who used a false passport to obtain work has been spared jail. Read

Nine girls seized in vice raid

POLICE have swooped on a suspected brothel in Birmingham, taking nine young women into care. Read

Radio station launches new club night

RADIO station Galaxy FM has launched a brand new club night for 2008. Read

Rave event is the Dogs!

TOP drum'n'bass acts will be headlining when Raveology Dogs comes to Air superclub in Digbeth tonight. Read

Kiran takes peace campaign to No.10

A BIRMINGHAM schoolgirl who launched a campaign against gun crime has visited Prime Minister Gordon Brown to discuss her project. Read

Mystery over tragic death

A DOCTOR treating a Birmingham child for a mystery illness told his mother he would be "walking out of the hospital soon" only hours before he died, an inquest heard. Read

Oldbury pensioner still teeing off

GOLF fan Barbara Brittain is the oldest swinger in town. While most women her age are sitting down to a cup of tea Barbara, aged 90, from Oldbury is busy teeing off. Read

Exclusive! Catch new Skins first

HIT teen drama Skins is launching its new series with an exclusive club night at Birmingham's Custard Factory next month. Read

Passengers in court over smoking laws

NUISANCE passengers who treated fellow Birmingham bus travellers with contempt by flouting nosmoking laws have been hauled before the courts. Read

Big Brother sibling's tragic loss

THE mother of Birmingham Big Brother contestants Emelia and Victor Arata told today how the pair battled tragic loss while growing up. Read

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Will Oliphant is a reporter covering news and clublife for the Birmingham Mail. He is also a video journalist covering a range of events for the website

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