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Latest news from across the UK too. en-gb http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/family-debt-levels-treble-97319-20941750/ Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/family-debt-levels-treble-97319-20941750/ A THOUSAND Birmingham families are plunging into a debt nightmare every month as the credit crunch tightens its grip. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-campaigns/letisha-and-charlene/2008/02/27/letisha-and-charlene-educational-awards-video-97319-20530587/ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:17:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-campaigns/letisha-and-charlene/2008/02/27/letisha-and-charlene-educational-awards-video-97319-20530587/ FIND out about the Letisha and Charlene Educational Awards which were established in the memory of Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Thomas who were shot dead by gang members in a case of mistaken identity. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-campaigns/elected-mayor/2007/10/03/the-elected-mayor-s-debate-petition-form-97319-19886995/ Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:55:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-campaigns/elected-mayor/2007/10/03/the-elected-mayor-s-debate-petition-form-97319-19886995/ THE Birmingham Mail is campaigning for a referendum giving Birmingham people the chance to decide whether they want an elected mayor. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/brummies-say-cutting-back-is-on-the-cards-97319-20941749/ Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/brummies-say-cutting-back-is-on-the-cards-97319-20941749/ With everyday costs going through the roof, it is no surprise that most of us are tightening our belts. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/first-pictures-of-longbridge-of-the-future-97319-20940946/ Wed, 21 May 2008 07:34:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/first-pictures-of-longbridge-of-the-future-97319-20940946/ See the first pictures of the Longbridge of the future as four major planning applications worth £750 million have been handed to planning chiefs. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/witness-weeps-over-child-abuse-evidence-97319-20941754/ Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/witness-weeps-over-child-abuse-evidence-97319-20941754/ A WOMAN wept in court as she told how she discovered her best friend's daughter had been allegedly sexually assaulted by a Birmingham man. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/bandana-ban-on-city-teens-97319-20941617/ Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/bandana-ban-on-city-teens-97319-20941617/ FOUR Birmingham teenagers who police claimed were part of a notorious gang have been banned from wearing bandanas in the colours of the city's Slash Crew. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/green-inventor-backed-by-millionaire-97319-20941627/ Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/green-inventor-backed-by-millionaire-97319-20941627/ A BIRMINGHAM man whose invention turns fallen leaves into fuel has been backed by millionaire Ben Way. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/05/21/champion-dead-in-car-smash-97319-20941748/ Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/05/21/champion-dead-in-car-smash-97319-20941748/ ONE of two young men killed in a road accident was a world champion kick boxer, it was revealed today. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/birmingham-has-a-new-lord-mayor-97319-20940901/ Wed, 21 May 2008 07:25:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/birmingham-has-a-new-lord-mayor-97319-20940901/ BEHIND every great man there's a even greater woman...and Birmingham's new Lord Mayor admitted he is no exception to that rule. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/security-guards-found-without-licence-97319-20941623/ Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/security-guards-found-without-licence-97319-20941623/ ELEVEN security guards in Birmingham have been found to be working without a licence in a series of spot checks. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/05/21/jacqui-smith-faces-police-wrath-97319-20941625/ Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/05/21/jacqui-smith-faces-police-wrath-97319-20941625/ HOME Secretary Jacqui Smith was today likely to face the wrath of the nation's police as she addressed at their annual conference. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/kirov-ballet-comes-to-birmingham-97319-20940808/ Wed, 21 May 2008 07:03:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/kirov-ballet-comes-to-birmingham-97319-20940808/ FOR many, the first ever performance from the world-renowned Kirov Ballet in our home city is the highlight of the month-long International Dance Festival Birmingham. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/appeal-over-ex-birmingham-city-star-dave-langan-97319-20941142/ Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/appeal-over-ex-birmingham-city-star-dave-langan-97319-20941142/ A CAMPAIGN has been launched on both sides of the Irish Sea to try to get a testimonial game for former Birmingham City full-back Dave Langan. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/relative-of-jrr-tolkein-boosts-regeneration-project-97319-20941151/ Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/relative-of-jrr-tolkein-boosts-regeneration-project-97319-20941151/ A RELATIVE of one of Birmingham's most famous sons has stepped in to boost one of the city's biggest regeneration projects. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/search-team-now-a-reality-97319-20941157/ Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/21/search-team-now-a-reality-97319-20941157/ AN UNDERWATER search unit formed in memory of a Birmingham schoolboy who drowned in a country park pool seven years ago is now set to go into action. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/05/21/15-charged-over-match-trouble-97319-20941614/ Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/05/21/15-charged-over-match-trouble-97319-20941614/ FIFTEEN men were appearing in court at Walsall today charged with public order offences near a Midland rail station. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/05/21/abortion-law-proposals-thrown-out-97319-20940804/ Wed, 21 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/05/21/abortion-law-proposals-thrown-out-97319-20940804/ THE most serious attempt to change abortion law in Britain for two decades was defeated after MPs threw out a series of proposals for reform. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/05/21/golden-time-in-store-for-brew-97319-20941147/ Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/05/21/golden-time-in-store-for-brew-97319-20941147/ THERE's a Golden Glow over the Black Country after brewer Holden's proved it has plenty of bottle in a search for the best beer in Britain. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/05/21/princess-anne-honours-fallen-firemen-97319-20941616/ Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/05/21/princess-anne-honours-fallen-firemen-97319-20941616/ A NATIONAL monument to honour fire-fighters who lost their lives in the line of duty has been unveiled by the Princess Royal in Staffordshire. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/22/milestone-birthday-for-jewish-herman-97319-20943930/ Thu, 22 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/05/22/milestone-birthday-for-jewish-herman-97319-20943930/ HE’S been a survivor against all odds all his life. But Herman Wessel has just passed another milestone in his fascinating life – his 100th birthday. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/national-news/2008/05/21/united-celebrate-after-final-win-97319-20946296/ Wed, 21 May 2008 22:30:15 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/national-news/2008/05/21/united-celebrate-after-final-win-97319-20946296/ Thousands of Manchester United fans are celebrating after their team clinched European glory in Moscow. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/national-news/2008/05/21/crackdown-on-tobacco-sales-planned-97319-20945779/ Wed, 21 May 2008 19:00:27 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/national-news/2008/05/21/crackdown-on-tobacco-sales-planned-97319-20945779/ A crackdown on tobacco sales announced by the Scottish Government has been met with an angry warning from retail chiefs that it will hit smaller shops in the pocket. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/national-news/2008/05/21/child-seven-died-of-starvation-97319-20945745/ Wed, 21 May 2008 19:00:26 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/national-news/2008/05/21/child-seven-died-of-starvation-97319-20945745/ A seven-year-old girl allegedly neglected by her parents died of starvation, it has been claimed. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/national-news/2008/05/21/man-charged-over-sas-soldier-kidnap-97319-20945677/ Wed, 21 May 2008 18:30:20 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/national-news/2008/05/21/man-charged-over-sas-soldier-kidnap-97319-20945677/ A man has been charged with kidnapping and falsely imprisoning British soldier Robert Nairac 30 years ago in Northern Ireland. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/national-news/2008/05/21/government-loses-pilot-appeal-97319-20945389/ Wed, 21 May 2008 16:30:18 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/national-news/2008/05/21/government-loses-pilot-appeal-97319-20945389/ The Ministry of Justice has lost its court battle against an Algerian pilot falsely accused of training the 9/11 hijackers, his solicitor said. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/national-news/2008/05/21/move-to-ban-display-of-cigarettes-97319-20945301/ Wed, 21 May 2008 16:01:01 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/national-news/2008/05/21/move-to-ban-display-of-cigarettes-97319-20945301/ The display of cigarettes in shops is to be outlawed under proposed new legislation revealed by the Scottish Government. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/national-news/2008/05/21/two-charged-with-neglect-over-death-97319-20945250/ Wed, 21 May 2008 16:00:57 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/national-news/2008/05/21/two-charged-with-neglect-over-death-97319-20945250/ Two people have appeared in court charged with neglect after a seven-year-old girl died, police said. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/national-news/2008/05/21/jersey-bones-could-suggest-murder-97319-20944374/ Wed, 21 May 2008 14:30:43 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/national-news/2008/05/21/jersey-bones-could-suggest-murder-97319-20944374/ Detectives investigating allegations of abuse at a former Jersey children's home said bone fragments found in a cellar "could suggest" homicide. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/national-news/2008/05/21/pm-challenged-to-extend-tax-cut-97319-20944327/ Wed, 21 May 2008 14:30:42 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/national-news/2008/05/21/pm-challenged-to-extend-tax-cut-97319-20944327/ Conservative leader David Cameron has challenged Gordon Brown to commit himself to extending his £2.7 billion tax cut for low and middle-income workers into the next financial year, as an independent report warned that failure to do so would cost 18 million families up to £150 each.