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David Bell

David Bell

Charity must begin at home

IT WAS October 2005 when the earth moved in the foothills of the Himalayas. Read

Political put-down is a real let-down

AS an insult, it lacked a lot in snappiness, spite and spleen. Read

Maureen Messent

Maureen Messent

Arrogant youth should pay for crippling Cerys

THE High Court has awarded an interim £800,000 to the family of little Cerys Edwards, who suffered catastrophic injuries in a car crash. Read

It can happen here - and it does

IF YOU had cupped a hand behind your ear in Britain this last week, you will have heard a nation congratulating itself that the horrors of the Austrian cellar weren't uncovered on our island. Read

The Stirrer

Adrian Goldberg

Let Ed get back to the dirty work

ED DOOLAN is one of the reasons I wanted to become a broadcaster. Read

Party ban is an own goal

PARTY pooping Baggies bosses have done their best to give the club a bad name in the wake of winning the Championship. Read

Jon Walker

Jon Walker

Challenge for Steve

BIRMINGHAM MP Steve McCabe has a challenge on his hands as he manages Labour's campaign in the Crewe by-election. Read

Right decision in road charges row

WEST Midlands councils came in for some stick when they turned down the opportunity to pilot a road pricing scheme in the region. Read

Karren Brady

Karren Brady

Costs are the real kitchen nightmare

CRITICS lined up to stuff Gordon Ramsay with his own words after the television chef had demanded laws to prevent restaurants like his own using out-of-season fruit and veg. Read

Where is the respect for the elderly

IT IS quite possible that just around the corner from you an old person is being abused, or worse. Read

Faiths In Our City

The local face of a global movement

TOMORROW is Whitsun, now often called Pentecost, the day on which the church remembers how the first followers of Jesus were filled with the Holy Spirit. Read

Sign love will overcome evil

THIS week, on Wednesday, we marked the Feast of St George, the traditional patron saint of England. Read