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Bucklemaker restaurant in Birmingham crashes amid mounting losses

ONE of Birmingham’s best-known restaurants has gone bust, it was revealed today. Read

Troubled Birmingham boss quits National Express role

THE chief executive of troubled National Express is to quit amid spiralling debts and the sudden halt to the £15 million redevelopment of Digbeth Coach Station. Read

Brown steps in to break JLR talks deadlock

GORDON Brown has held direct talks with the Indian owners of Jaguar Land Rover, in a bid to end the row over government support for the struggling carmaker. Read

Hot weather ends in tragedy as teen drowns in River Severn

TWO teenagers looking to cool off in the hot weather were rescued from a Midland river less than 24 hours after a student drowned in a similar incident. Read

Economy suffers worst fall in 50 years reveal ONS figures

THE UK economy recorded its sharpest decline in more than 50 years during the first quarter of 2009. Read

Economy suffers worst fall in 50 years reveal ONS figures

THE UK economy recorded its sharpest decline in more than 50 years during the first quarter of 2009. Read

STAFF at Jaguar Land Rover have been asked to agree to delayed salary payments until the end of the month “to ease cash-flow problems”, it is claimed.

A report in Works Management magazine said that bosses had written to employees asking them to accept a delayed payment date for salaries from this month. Read

Birmingham teenager struck by lightning dies in hospital

A Birmingham teenager struck by lightning has died in hospital. Read

Birmingham swine flu death girl named

AN INQUEST was opening today into the death of a schoolgirl who died at Birmingham Children’s Hospital after contracting the swine flu virus. Read

Frank Skinner next on Birmingham's Walk of Stars

Comedian Frank Skinner is to be honoured on Broad Street Walk of Stars in Birmingham.  Read

Birmingham strippers told to cover up!

DANCERS at a Birmingham strip club have been ordered to cover up when they go out for a cigarette – after residents nearby complained they had got an eyeful. Read

Teenager dies as storms hit West Midlands

A TEENAGER died in a drowning tragedy and a man was struck by lightning in a separate incident as devastating storms brought on by the warm weather wreaked havoc across the West Midlands. Read

Jail for man believed to be key figure in Birmingham dog-fighting scene

A BARBER believed to be one of the key figures in the Birmingham dog-fighting scene has been jailed for four months after being caught with three pit bulls. Read

Birmingham City Council adds strings to Warwickshire's £20 million Edgbaston loan

COUNCIL leaders have reaffirmed their intention to lend Warwickshire County Cricket Club £20 million for ground improvements at Edgbaston – but the city cabinet attached new conditions that have to be met. Read

Retrial for Birmingham parents of Khyra Ishaq

A COUPLE accused of starving a seven-year-old girl to death are to face a re-trial after the jury trying them was discharged yesterday. Read

Child’s head injury from window fall in Acocks Green

THE child of a drug addict mother who allowed her seven offspring to “run wild” fell from a bedroom window and fractured his skull, a court heard. Read

High street is back in business at last

A BIRMINGHAM high street is back in business after being brought to its knees by the recession. Read

Exhibition puts focus on independent Birmingham shops

A PHOTOGRAPHY exhibition featuring portraits of Birmingham will go on display in the city centre this week. Read

West Midlands children don’t know where UK holiday hotspots are

CORNWALL is in Wales and the Lake District in the south of England according to a survey of West Midlands children. Read

Birmingham businessman lied to police over speeding charge

A BIRMINGHAM haulage boss caught out by a speed camera has appeared in court to admit perverting the course of justice. Read