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Harvey Nichols backs Birmingham's bid to host World Cup football

A CAMPAIGN to bring the world’s finest footballers to Birmingham took a glamorous twist when an up-market fashion chain declared its support.Read

Birmingham nurses give diamond wedding anniversary couple a real tonic

A COUPLE stuck in hospital for their diamond wedding anniversary enjoyed a day with extra sparkle when ward staff threw a surprise party.Read

Villa gaffer plants an oak for Acorns children's hospice

VILLA manager Martin O’Neill has been digging deep again – but this time not into his transfer pot.Read

Army stars raise funds for Royal British Legion cycling on the Birmingham 'poppy route'

PEDAL power became poppy power with an innovative fund-raising cycle ride around Birmingham.Read

Review: A-ha at Birmingham NIA

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WITH only weeks since A-ha announced they were to split, it appears that this was the band’s final ever appearance in Birmingham.Read

Police and Fire Brigade unions in battle with NHS to get their workers the swine flu jab

WEST Midlands Police and Fire Brigade unions have launched a battle against NHS bosses to overturn a controversial national decision not to give officers the swine flu jab.Read

Jackie’s joy at £500 jackpot

DELIGHTED Jackie Hyde is the first winner of the Birmingham Mail’s £500 instant cash giveaway.Read

by Jon Griffin

DOZENS of West Midland jobs today remained on a knife-edge as crisis-torn Blacks Leisure Group announced a last-ditch bid to save 4,300 jobs nationwide.Read

Mail reporter Christina Savvas swaps high heels for two wheels

WHEN I announced to friends and family that I would be taking compulsory basic training, I was met with a sea of blank faces.Read

Cerys Edwards

New hope for Cerys Edwards campaign

JACK Straw has promised to review the plight of Cerys Edwards, giving hope to her family who are campaigning for tougher sentences for dangerous drivers.Read

Crowds expected for Staffordshire Hoard display in London

Golden treasures from one of the UK's most important historical finds, the Staffordshire Hoard, will get a wider audience when they go on display at the British Museum on Tuesday.Read

Mason Edwards

Birmingham-born soldier killed in training horror

A BIRMINGHAM-born commando has been shot dead in a training accident.Read

Karen Waspe (right) and Caroline Munday

Two Midland mums tell of heartache of losing sons in Afghan conflict

THE mothers of two Birmingham soldiers killed in Afghanistan will pay tribute to their sons on Remembrance Sunday as a nation falls silent in poignant honour of all those who lost their lives fighting for their country.Read

Deborah Forbes

Service held in memory of gun and knife victims

VICTIMS of gun and knife crime in Birmingham were remembered at a moving memorial service.Read

Ambulance on 999 call hits concrete pillar in Great Barr

An ambulance has crashed into a concrete pillar in Birmingham on its way to try to save a man trapped under a train.Read

Download your poster for Remembrance Sunday

As Remembrance Sunday approaches, the Birmingham Mail believes it is more important than ever to wear a poppy with pride and remember the huge sacrifice our soldiers have made both in the past and during current conflicts. Read

Birmingham City Council equal pay claim could cost £200million

More than 4,000 female workers begin their battle with Birmingham City Council today over their rights to be paid the same as men for doing the same job.Read

Planners set to approve new Harborne swimming pool

Birmingham’s newest swimming pool looks set to finally get the green light this week.Read

X Factor winner Alexandra Burke added to Birmingham Christmas lights switch-on line-up

X FACTOR winner Alexandra Burke will help light up Birmingham by appearing at the city’s Christmas celebrations.Read

Edgbaston residents group hits out £20million council loan to cricket club

A residents’ group fighting expansion plans at the Edgbaston county cricket ground have accused Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby of wasting money by approving a £20 million loan for the project when public services are stretched.Read