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Four-hour-old Charlie Clifford becomes second-youngest member of RNLI

AT just four hours old, little Brummie Charlie Clifford made history. Read

Former pupils of deaf school do special walk for charity

A GROUP of deaf former pupils from a special school in Birmingham are being set an SAS-style challenge. Read

Budget cut of £70m for Advantage West Midlands axes 122 regeneration schemes

MORE than 100 regeneration schemes have been axed across the West Midlands, after the region’s economic development agency was forced to cut budgets by £70 million. Read

Birmingham brother and sister jailed for starving animals to death

A BROTHER and sister from ­Birmingham have been jailed for starving two greyhound dogs and a cat to death in what a vet described as the worst case he had ever dealt with. Read

Woman becomes human fireball in Aston

A MUM was critically ill in hospital last night after she became a human fireball in her own home. Read

Buying JLR was ‘a terrific decision’, insists Ratan Tata

THE man at the helm of Jaguar Land Rover says Indian conglomerate Tata’s move to buy the loss-making West Midland group was a “terrific decision”. Read

Birmingham mum’s shock at appearing on Aids awareness postcard

A MUM of three has been left stunned after her photograph was used in an Aids awareness postcard – without her knowledge or permission. Read

Schools are asked to look out for signs of potential victims of forced marriage

TEACHERS were today urged to be on the look-out for the tell-tale signs that pupils could be potential victims of forced marriage. Read

New website offers Brummies advice on sex health

SEX health advice is now at Brummies’ fingertips with the launch of a new city website. Read

South Birmingham College help police fight crime with new bike

THE fight against crime has been boosted at a Birmingham college after staff donated a bike for police officers in Hall Green to use for their patrols. Read

Kings Norton pensioner named as victim of fatal crash

A PENSIONER who died in a road accident in Birmingham was named today as Dorothy Janet Davis, aged 69. Read

Youngsters given top cricket tips from England duo

ENGLAND cricketers Matt Prior and Alastair Cook took time out of preparations for the Ashes to deliver coaching sessions to Birmingham school children. Read

Jewellery Quarter's festival debut set to sparkle

THE Jewellery Quarter will play host to a festival for the first time tomorrow to celebrate its heritage and the continuing legacy of Matthew Boulton. Read

Yardley couple mark diamond wedding by renewing vows

JOYCE and Charlie Field proved their love is just as strong as 60 years ago when they went back down the aisle to mark their diamond wedding. Read

Drugs blitz seizes £2.5m of cannabis in one week

A WHOPPING £2.5 million of cannabis has gone up in smoke as police continues to wage war on the gangs behind drugs factories. Read

Presenter Joanne feels heat in size 18 fat suit before Radio WM's Flab to Fab Week

RADIO presenter Joanne Malin has been feeling the heat – after getting dolled up in a fat suit. Read

Metalrax agrees refinancing deal with banks to secure future

THE jobs of hundreds of West Midland workers looked safer today after Birmingham-based Metalrax PLC agreed in principle a crucial refinancing deal with the banks. Read

Human Traffic's Danny Dyer joins list of celebs at Harborne chippy

A BIRMINGHAM takeaway is fast becoming the chippy of choice for celebs. Read

Birmingham restaurant suffers £200,000 flood damage

A NEW restaurant which was just beginning to establish itself has been devastated by floods which caused £200,000 damage. Read

Widow's fury that killer of husband allowed out of prison

PROBATION chiefs in the West Midlands have launched an investigation after the widow of a police officer discovered her husband’s killer had been allowed out of prison. Read