A MUSLIM student from Birmingham who was caught with a bladed flagellator used by Shias to ritually scourge themselves has been cleared of possessing it as an offensive weapon.Read
AN ENGINEERING graduate from Birmingham is taking on his biggest assignment when he attempts to conquer Mount Everest in aid of a charity for wounded British servicemen.Read
DIGBETH High Street could be turned into a permanent events area capable of staging concerts attended by 50,000 people, according to a senior Birmingham City Council member.Read
A SOLIHULL businessman and his wife are suing a South African safari park after they claim they were left at the mercy of a pride of lions when their jeep overturned in a holiday drama.Read
A BEGGAR tried to con a marketing executive in Birmingham out of cash by spinning him a sob story about being a serving soldier and needing cash to rejoin his unit fighting abroad, a court heard.Read
POLICE probing a money laundering operation have seized more than £200,000 in cash that was found in the attic of a house in Birmingham, it was revealed today.Read
