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Teachers raise £800 for Birmingham Mail Fun Run

TEACHERS at a Birmingham school have been given an A-plus for effort by pupils after raising hundreds of pounds in the Birmingham Mail Fun Run. Read

Job threat workers to go on strike

AROUND 140 Birmingham workers whose jobs are being lost to the USA have voted for strike action in an attempt to force management to back down. Read

MG's industrial revolution

SIX thousand miles from Longbridge and the home of MG, a 21st century industrial revolution is under way which could bring a major jobs boost to Birmingham. Read

Police payout over TV mosque claims

WEST Midlands Police and the Crown Prosecution Service will today publicly apologise and pay a six-figure sum for accusing a Channel 4 documentary exposing extremism in Britain's mosques of misleading editing. Read

Pub on the market

A PROMINENT and popular Birmingham pub is now available to let. Read

Slavery on stage

A PLAY about the long hard struggle towards the abolition of slavery is being staged in Birmingham tomorrow. Read

The earth never moved for me!

I WAS filing my story from across the other side of the world when a colleague came on the line. Read

Yob kicked out window on city bus

A LOUT who put the boot in and kicked out the window of a Birmingham bus is caught on camera. Read

Don't wait for Burma generals to see sense, says Bimrmingham Tory MP Andrew Mitchell

AID should be delivered to the Burma with our without the co-operation of the Burmese government if it refuses to support international relief efforts. Read

Birmingham finance industry holds charity run in Sutton Park

MORE than 200 staff from insurance and banking companies across the region took to Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, for the first Birmingham Insurance Institute charity run. Read

Boy on track felt scared

A FRIGHTENED eight-year-old boy covered his face with his hands after he had been pushed onto railway lines as a train approached, Birmingham Crown Court was told. Read

Gun crime is back on the rise

THE blight of gun crime on the streets of Birmingham is on the increase again after the pioneering use of civil orders suffered a legal setback. Read

Prince Charles visits Land Rover

PRINCE Charles turned down a Midland car factory worker’s invitation to make him a home-made curry when the royal paid a visit to Land Rover to mark its 60th anniversary. Read

Facing up to fame

PEOPLE in the West Midlands could have their face on an upmarket Birmingham development as part of a innovative public art competition. Read

Gay 999 helpline launches

AN EMERGENCY help point linking people on the street direct to Birmingham city centre's CCTV control has been launched in the Gay Village. Read

Woman admits robbing pensioner Frank

A WOMAN has admitted robbing a sprightly widower who died a week later. Read

Mum wins a year's supply of nappies with Cut the Cost

MUM Julie Millward has her doting dad to thank for becoming the latest Cut The Cost winner by scooping a year's supply of nappies. Read

Birmingham city star Olivier Kapo gives Mercedes to young footballer

A CHEEKY young footballer who asked Birmingham City star Olivier Kapo for an end-of-season souvenir was gobsmacked to be handed his £30,000 Mercedes. Read

Care home hearing faces delay

A PROFESSIONAL misconduct hearing involving three nurses who worked at a Birmingham care home where 27 residents died in a year, is expected to be adjourned for a second time. Read

Gun crime is back on rise

THE blight of gun crime on the streets of Birmingham is on the increase again after the pioneering use of civil orders suffered a legal setback. Read

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