Israel’s attacks on Gaza have stirred up fury on the streets of Birmingham, with hundreds of protesters locked out of a meeting at the Council House on Monday night.
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While half a dozen Premier League managers are fearful of getting the bullet, one boss who looks secure is Albion’s Tony Mowbray – even though The Baggies are bottom of the Premier League.
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CONFIDENTIAL documents leaked to The Stirrer highlight the parlous state of one of Birmingham’s top visitor attractions – the Botanical Gardens in Edgbaston.
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IMAGINE the contempt we’d have had for Australia’s cricketers if they’d ducked out of the 2005 Ashes tour, which began just ten days after the 7/7 bombings in London.
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WHEELCHAIR user Brendan King is challenging Birmingham’s councillors to swap places with him after a “nightmare” trip to the city’s German market.
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NEW Orleans, which gave the world jazz, has turned Bourbon Street into a worldwide musical mecca; Nashville makes millions from its reputation as the home of Country.
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UNFLATTERING national newspaper reports about Birmingham Children’s Hospital will come as a shock to those who’ve had family members treated there.
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NOW that the West Midlands’ top copper Paul Scott-Lee has announced he’s quitting, wouldn’t it be wonderful if we all had a say in who succeeds him?
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WHEN I first saw the headlines about top telly presenters Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand, I assumed they were victims of the usual Beeb-bashing by right-wing media organisations.
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DOZENS of frontline council staff around the West Midlands are being routinely issued with life saving stab vests – leading to renewed calls for the same protective equipment to be given to Police Community Support Officers.
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MY OLD BBC WM colleague Les Ross has become an international internet phenomenon after his recent interview with the broadcaster and writer Hardeep Singh Kohli.
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