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Repair work starts on Spaghetti Junction

VITAL work to repair Birmingham’s crumbling Spaghetti Junction will begin on Monday and last for 17 months. Read

Lib Dem councillor Martin Mullaney cleared

AN OUTSPOKEN councillor who headed an inquiry into Birmingham's controversial Stratford Road Red Route has been cleared of showing disrespect to traders. Read

James Bond car hits the M6 Toll in Birmingham in aid of charity

MOTORISTS on the M6 Toll may feel shaken, but not stirred, when they are treated to a view of James Bond’s high performance car. Read

Donkey derby in Birmingham's Shirley Park

OLD and young flocked to a park for fun in the sun. Shirley Park was the venue for the town's annual donkey derby which attracts visitors from across the region. Read

Aston Villa star Nigel Reo Coker strips off

ASTON Villa hero Nigel Reo Coker has swapped being at the centre of the field to be a centrefold as he tries to help save thousands of men’s lives from cancer. Read

Three-year wait for Longbridge ends soon

CAR production is to finally relaunch at Longbridge in August – ending a marathon three-year wait. Read

Brummies bask in the sunshine

PEOPLE may be concerned over the credit crunch and struggling to meet the bills for rocketing food and fuel price hikes, but the sunshine appeared to banished their worries temporarily. Read

MP attacks plans for tougher restrictions on cannabis

TOUGHER restrictions on cannabis were criticised by a Birmingham MP today. Read

Second Cut the Cost winner bags £800

DENMARK-bound reader Martin Callow will be enjoying his holiday that little bit more after becoming the second winner in the Birmingham Mail's Cut the Cost competition. Read

Crackdown on dads who fail to pay up

MORE than 70,000 Midlands children are finally benefiting from maintenance payments after the launch of a get tough collection campaign targeting stay away dads. Read

Drug swoop at Hodge Hill house

HUNDREDS of cannabis plants were seized by police in a raid on a drugs factory hidden in a Birmingham semi. Read

Israel marks 60th anniversary of Independence Day

ISRAEL is marking its 60th anniversary of Independence Day with a great sense of pride - but also uncertainty about its future. Mail reporter PAUL BRADLEY is in Jerusalem and spoke to a former Birmingham woman who left her family to start a new life there. Read

Longbridge: First cars this summer

CAR production is to finally relaunch at Longbridge in August - ending a marathon three-year wait. Read

Murder probe man quizzed

A MAN was today being quizzed over the murder of a woman who was found dead at a house in Birmingham. Read

Night of emotional celebration

BIRMINGHAM'S Jewish community enjoyed an emotional night marking the birth of Israel. Read

Schools Minister on mission at Erdington special school

THE Schools Minister made a whistle stop tour of a Birmingham special school to raise awareness about the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics. Jim Knight was joined at the Wilson Stuart Special School, in Perry Common Road, Erdington, by paralympic swimmer Chris Holmes, and international volleyball player Denise Austin. Read

Marks and Spencer charge for plastic bags

HIGH Street giants Marks & Spencer have got it all bagged up when it comes to doing their bit for the planet. Read

Raiders targeted Sheldon shop twice in two months

THE owners of a Birmingham shop were say they may be forced to close after copycat hole-in-the-roof raiders struck twice in two months. Read

Birmingham MPs warn Gordon Brown over 10p tax compensation

BIRMINGHAM MPs today warned Gordon Brown he must spell out full details of the compensation package for people who had lost out as a result of the scrapping of the 10p rate. Read

Super Size Me director Morgan Spurlock in Brum

OSCAR-nominated film director Morgan Spurlock charmed his way through a question and answer session at a Birmingham cinema. Read

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