Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
A FORMER drug addict who gained notoriety when she helped terrorise a five-year-old and his mother in Birmingham has been given a "last chance" after wounding a friend with a knife. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
HIGHWAYS chiefs are to install 'intelligent' traffic lights on key motorway slip roads in the West Midlands in a move to cut accidents. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
AMID emotional scenes at Birmingham Crown Court a heroin addict was sent down for eight years for knocking down tragic Kingstanding teenager Justin Murphy. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
THE "proper verdict" in the case of a farm labourer jailed for life for murdering a young man and dumping his decapitated body in a park was one of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, appeal judges heard today. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
THREE young men had their faces mauled by a vicious dog while crossing a city park. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
A DISQUALIFIED driver in a stolen, high-performance car who killed a schoolboy cyclist had been banned from driving 11 times before, a court heard this afternoon. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
A "LOVING and beautiful" boy of two fell 40 ft to his death from a bedroom window after he heard children playing outside, an inquest was told. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM airport's low-cost flying revolution reached new heights today as extra routes were announced across Europe. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM computer whizz-kid has proved to be a Man of Steel after winning a ten year campaign to save comic hero Superman. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE are warning pet owners in Kings Heath to be on their guard after a cat was killed by being hung from an iron gate and another had its leg skinned. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
VIRGIN Trains is to provide an extra 10 million seats a year on the West Coast Main Line, Sir Richard Branson pledged. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES have been paid after the death of a former Tamworth mayor and Labour party activist. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
ROCK band Purplemelon will play a top-up fees protest concert tonight and give one student the chance to win £1,000. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
CHRISTMAS may be a month away but Santa Claus and his helpers are on their way to Bromsgrove tomorrow to bring some Yuletide cheer. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE hunting a gang which hijacked a lorry containing £500,000 worth of X-box computer consoles are appealing for information about a red car. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
AN independent investigation has been ordered into claims a man lost consciousness and had to be resuscitated after being arrested. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
POSTMAN Pat had his black and white cat to help him out but now Birmingham posties will have red and blue scooters to deliver mail. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM born Olympic skating champion was today pleading with city planners to back his ice rink. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
A KEY official who accepted a massive Birmingham Mail boxful of petitions, postcards and letters calling for New Street Station to be revamped has pledged to listen to YOU. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
A PASSER-BY suffered minor injuries after an explosion in an underground power cable. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
IT was eat, drink and be very merry at the NEC as the BBC Good Food Show opened its doors. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
A GIRL was fighting for her life in Birmingham Children's Hospital today after being attacked by a Dobermann dog. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
HIS name is Green - David Green - and the Birmingham Bond enthusiast has a licence to thrill after handing over his entire collection to a Midland Hospital. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
MORE than a dozen Birmingham schools have been officially labelled education champions after being declared as "outstanding" by Government inspectors. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
THE hunt for a man who took part in the kidnap and rape of a student has switched to Birmingham. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
MORE than 100 police officers swooped on suspected drug dealers in a major operation in Birmingham today. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
FILM and sports stars are set to descend on Birmingham's NEC this weekend to sign autographs and meet fans. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
BRUMMIES are being urged to come up with fundraising ideas to help raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM soldier has been hailed as a hero by the Aston community after 35 years of service with the British Army. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
A CITY centre art gallery is appealing to Brummies to search their houses, attics and garages for a Victorian-style round piano stool. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
THE number of Midland people being treated for the HIV virus has soared to new highs, according to latest figures. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
FAMILIES are being urged to open their hearts and their homes to needy children looking for new parents. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
A LEGAL eagle who worked to help innocent men quash convictions has landed a job at a body set up to probe miscarriages of justice. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
A CITY MP insisted migrants from eastern Europe were benefiting the West Midlands after it emerged more than 60,000 have moved into the region. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
COUNCIL chiefs are to unveil ambitious plans to revamp leisure and sports facilities in Cannock. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
A CHARITY which supports hundreds of families in east and north Birmingham has appealed for families to become volunteers to help cope with a surge in demand for its services. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
A CUBAN tourist guide has left his country for the first time, thanks to a kind-hearted Sutton Coldfield family. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
STAFF and students at Dudley College turned blue for the day in order to highlight anti-bullying week. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
FORMER Aston Villa chairman Doug Ellis will take time out from his retirement to launch a life-saving campaign in Birmingham tomorrow for the British Heart Foundation. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
BRUMMIE David Tankard loves nothing better than to settle down to his favourite show, crime thriller CSI. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
THE city's money spinning cemeteries and crematoria are facing a financial crisis - because Brummies are living longer. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
A CAMPAIGN to improve care for terminally ill patients is to be launched across the Midlands. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
EUROPEAN judges today rejected a legal bid to allow online shoppers to buy cut-price cigarettes and alcohol anywhere in Europe. Read
Nov 23 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE have named a driver who died when her car was in collision with a bus in the centre of Tamworth. Read