A BIRMINGHAM soldier killed during a patrol in Basra, southern Iraq was named by the Ministry of Defence today as Corporal Jeremy Brookes, of the 4th Battalion, The Rifles.Read
CAMPAIGNERS protesting against a probation service centre near to three schools in Kitts Green have begun daily demonstrations, vowing they will not give up the fight.Read
THE hunt for kidnapped toddler Madeleine McCann has provoked fresh anguish for the friends and families of two Midland schoolboys who vanished without trace ten years ago.Read
ROCK legend Ozzy Osbourne has put Birmingham firmly on the map after speaking of his fondness for his home town on one of America's top chat shows.Read
SEVEN West Bromwich Albion hooligans who took part in a pre-arranged fight with rival Wolves fans have received sentences ranging from 18 months behind bars to community punishment.Read
A SCHEME to build an £18 million mosque in Dudley town centre could still be a reality with Muslim officials today claiming there was a real need for it.Read
AN ARMY of angry former Lord Mayors of Birmingham has forced council leader Mike Whitby into an 11th hour climbdown ahead of today's city council annual meeting.Read
THE Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships will be held in Birmingham in 2011, following a successful city council bid to stage the prestigious event.Read
MUSIC and Memories, a musical about Birmingham city centre's former Reddington's Rare Records store, was officially launched by stars King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys.Read
CUTE white lion cubs Buto and Willow hitch a ride with veterinary nurse Lucy Pearsall in a wicker shopping basket as they make their first trip for a weigh in.Read
A HIGH Court injunction has been served on UCE Birmingham to prevent it selling a 247-bed student block to a private developer for more than £10 million.Read
