Articles...
Mar 14 2007
TWO former Birmingham men who spent years in jail because of miscarriages of justice will have to pay "living expenses" for the time they spent behind bars, the Law Lords ruled today....
Mar 14 2007
A YOUNG woman who was left paralysed and in need of 24-hour care after being knocked down by a motorist as she crossed a road was today awarded a record £8.5 million in compensation....
Mar 14 2007
A TWICE-divorced Midland dad is planning to wed his THIRD Filipino bride in 20 years....
Mar 14 2007
TACKLING climate change is not just about saving the planet but a golden opportunity for the West Midlands' economy - especially its battered manufacturing sector....
Mar 14 2007
A MAN was today being held on suspicion of murdering a prison inmate in Birmingham....
Mar 14 2007
A BIRMINGHAM MP is preparing to raise concerns over controversial plans to make cutbacks to City Hospital A&E in Parliament....
Mar 14 2007
A CITY centre bar is to go smoke-free three months ahead of legislation banning smoking in pubs....
Mar 14 2007
A TRAIN driver was injured by a gang of teenage yobs who pelted him with bricks and smashed his cab windscreen....
Mar 14 2007
WAR heroes and veterans' widows today welcomed the news that Birmingham will host this year's National Veterans Day celebrations....
Mar 14 2007
IT WAS a case of something old, something new, something borrowed, something red when Birmingham couple Scott and Sarah Minchin tied the knot....
Mar 14 2007
THE head of the Army has defended the Birmingham hospital which treats soldiers who are injured in Iraq and Afghanistan....
Mar 14 2007
AN ELECTED mayor can breathe new life into modern cities and accountability into local politics....
Mar 14 2007
SHARES in Cadbury Schweppes surged ten per cent amid speculation that a US investor could press for a break-up of the confectionery empire....
Mar 14 2007
A LOLLIPOP lady who helped thousands of school children safely cross the road for 20 years has died aged 91....
Mar 14 2007
A MISSING man who suffers from depression is being asked to get in touch with his family....
Mar 14 2007
BIRMINGHAM pensioner John Bull was quizzed by police but escaped without charge following a seven-hour protest on the roof of HP....
Mar 14 2007
A GANG of thieves escaped with a large haul of cash after smashing into a van parked outside a fast food restaurant....
Mar 14 2007
CITY officials were today basking in the glory of Birmingham being declared the cleanest place in Britain....
Mar 14 2007
A HEARTBROKEN former college dean who tried to kill his 87-year-old wife rather than be parted from her has walked free from court....
Mar 14 2007
FIVE huge development projects worth almost £1 billion are set to boost the West Midlands' reputation as a magnet for investment....
Mar 14 2007
FORMER Speaker of the Commons Betty Boothroyd has slammed plans to abolish the House of Lords...
