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Sep 22 2005
A MAJOR low-cost airline is to double its capacity and add new routes from Birmingham after a record-breaking first summer in the Midlands....
Sep 22 2005
TWO men were today being treated in hospital for smoke inhalation after being rescued from their blazing home by firefighters. ...
Sep 22 2005
WHEN Ben Morris' parents got the dreadful call that he'd been thrown into the path of an express train by a 25,000 volt blast, they feared the worst....
Sep 22 2005
BIRMINGHAM'S bid for a regional casino was set to come under pressure today with the launch of a rival multi-million pound project in Coventry....
Sep 22 2005
A SERIAL bag snatcher was today feared to be preying on lone women in Birmingham. ...
Sep 22 2005
POLICE have issued an urgent warning after a skip containing six tonnes of asbestos was stolen from the yard of a company in Coleshill, near Sutton Coldfield. ...
Sep 22 2005
CITY parents and carers were today urged to complete vital school transfer applications before the deadline of September 30. ...
Sep 22 2005
MEMBERS of the public are being urged to keep an eye out for a flock of sheep stolen from a Midland family farm. ...
Sep 22 2005
THE widow of a prison carpenter from the Midlands who died of an asbestos-related disease has been awarded a six-figure settlement from the Home Office. ...
Sep 22 2005
PARTS of the West Midlands are being left without fire cover as the brigade struggles to cope with a new shift system, the Evening Mail has discovered....
Sep 22 2005
THREE Midland soldiers today described how they leapt from their burning Warrior armoured vehicle when they were set upon by an Iraqi mob....
Sep 22 2005
REBEL MP John Hemming has announced he wants to lead the Liberal Democrats. ...
Sep 22 2005
DRUNKEN revellers, noisy party-goers and pubs blaring music into the early hours account for most of the complaints passed to Birmingham's licensing chiefs....
Sep 22 2005
LICENSING chiefs have agreed to a rise in black cab fares for the Birmingham and Solihull Taxi Association. ...
Sep 22 2005
CHEEKY city pet owners are dodging cattery fees when they go on holiday - by conning a rescue centre into having their kittens for a few weeks....
Sep 22 2005
A TERRIFIED married couple were stabbed with a screwdriver by brutal thugs during an attempted robbery at the community newsagents shop they run. ...
Sep 22 2005
NUMBERS of fare dodgers trying to cheat on Birmingham's trains have been slashed in half during a tough "name and shame" crackdown....
Sep 22 2005
REWARDS of hundreds of pounds are up for grabs in Dudley for anyone who successfully shops a burglar, with families being urged to dial-up in response to a new campaign. ...
Sep 22 2005
A MIDLAND think-tank which sacked its director over allegations of making pornography has launched a search for his replacement. ...
Sep 22 2005
TWO long-serving runway staff at Birmingham International Airport have been sacked after being accused of sleeping on the job....
Sep 22 2005
A BIRMINGHAM blonde claimed today she had a fling with Aussie spinner Shane Warne during the Ashes Test series....
