Articles...
Mar 17 2005
A Terrified woman was threatened by a masked robber brandishing a knife at a busy newsagents store....
Mar 17 2005
New mum Mel Gibbins looks like the cat that got the cream after the most recent addition to her family - baby daughter Kitty....
Mar 17 2005
Birmingham's new super hospital is set to cost taxpayers an amazing £1.75 billion - three times more than first announced....
Mar 17 2005
A city secondary school was reeling today after coming bottom of a national league table for the performance of pupils in key classroom tests....
Mar 17 2005
Pupils across the region are well on course to succeed in their future education following today's publication of classroom test results for 14-year-olds....
Mar 17 2005
A city head teacher today hit back at the use of national league tables after his secondary school came bottom of the pile in England based on the performance of the nation's 14-year-olds....
Mar 17 2005
Every day grateful dad Joseph Bearne gives hearty thanks when he comes home to the loving arms of his wife and son....
Mar 17 2005
A Birmingham man is one of three being quizzed today over the desecration of an 82-yearold woman's grave....
Mar 17 2005
A jury trying the case of four men charged with murdering two teenage girls at a New Year's party two years ago will resume its deliberations today....
Mar 17 2005
Five years ago they said vinyl was dead, but now there's a mini revolution happening in Birmingham that's bringing it back to life....
Mar 17 2005
Ambulance services across the country could be prosecuted after council chiefs won two pioneering test cases against city hospital transport firms....
Mar 17 2005
Plumber Mark Jones is flushed with success after inventing an anti-rat device to stop a trip to loo from becoming a nasty pain in the backside....
Mar 17 2005
Pensioners in the West Midlands gave Gordon Brown's pre-election bonuses a cool reception, accusing the Iron Chancellor of merely trying to win back disillusioned voters....
Mar 17 2005
West Midlands campaigners claimed victory for first-time house buyers after Gordon Brown doubled the threshold for stamp duty....
Mar 17 2005
A giant country park near the M6 Toll motorway got a massive boost today with the opening of new access bridges costing £500,000....
Mar 17 2005
Detectives were today hunting a man who tried to lure a 12-year-old girl into his car in Solihull....