Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
A DRUG user from Cannock who carried out a fake door-to-door collection for missing Madeleine McCann to fund her habit has been jailed for 90 days. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
THREE men were found guilty today of an extremist Muslim plot to launch a series of suicide bomb attacks on the London transport system exactly two weeks after 7/7. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
SEVEN people were injured, one seriously, today after being hit by a bus in Walsall town centre. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
NEW hi-tech businesses are already signing up to Longbridge as a fresh era finally dawns for the world-famous site, it emerged today. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
FRIENDS of a popular Birmingham pub worker who died in a road accident today paid tribute to the "friendly giant" as they spoke of their heartache. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
ACTOR Colin Buchanan will kick off a day full of activity on Sunday for thousands of people with the opening of the annual picnic in the park at Warley Woods. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
WEST Brom goalkeeper Dean Kiely was knocked out when he was attacked by a thug with a bottle. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES across the West Midlands are getting their own knife-proof vests as part of a new safety drive - three years after an officer was stabbed to death. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN was repeatedly stabbed in a frenzied knife attack as he enjoyed a drink with pals in a popular city pub. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
CLAIMS the West Midlands has been identified as the al-Qaeda hotspot of the country were today dismissed as wide of the mark. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
PLANS for a new film studio for Birmingham are being developed, to help attract film crews to the city. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
LITTLE Elizabeth Elie may not know it as she sleeps soundly, but she could be the world's luckiest baby. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
SECURITY guards are standing watch over Ozzy Osbourne's Broad Street star. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
AMBULANCE chiefs today lashed out at motorists for not being prepared to cope with delays after a fuel leak brought chaos to roads in the Midlands. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
POST Office chiefs have axed Erdington's Central Square branch after signing a deal to relocate services to WH Smith. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
SUMMER arrived at last as carnival-crazy families enjoyed fun in the sun. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is one of Britain's poorest performing cities for employment, population growth and skills, a new study revealed today. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
THE atmosphere was like the mother of all hen nights and the World Darts Championships rolled into one. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
TOURIST businesses battered by severe flooding were today mon thrown a £1.5 million lifeline by Advantage West Midlands. Read
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A COACH driver was today praised for springing into action to help out at the scene of a car crash. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands Police have made 15 arrests as part of an operation to tackle metal thefts. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
BUCKLES were well and truly swashed at one of Birmingham's historical gems as visitors were taken back in time to the era of highwaymen and Georgian dandies. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
SIX people, including a baby, were hurt when two cars collided in Birmingham. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
SCORCHING sun was on the menu for the final two days of the city's mammoth culinary festival Taste of Birmingham . Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mum has condemned Labour's war on gun crime after new figures revealed almost two in three gunmen escape with less than the "mandatory" five year jail term. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
A NIGERIAN man has been jailed for nine years after being caught trying to smuggle cocaine with a street value of £160,000 into Birmingham. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
THE Midland mum whose eight babies were born dead has admitted she tried to kill herself. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
TWO people escaped with their lives when their glider plummeted to the ground and smashed into a hedge. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
THE family of tragic teenage hit and run crash victim Scott Poll have launched a bid for £500,000 of lottery cash to provide a community centre in his memory. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
AN INNER city church primary school in Birmingham is hoping to tackle underachievement among future generations of black pupils by opening its doors to secondary age pupils. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
MIDLANDS water company Severn Trent Water has come top of the table for drinking water quality in England and Wales. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of bikers from across Britain converged on Birmingham at the weekend to say no to congestion charging. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
A TEENAGE boy at the centre of a kidnap alert was found safe and well. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN was seriously injured when the stolen car he was driving ploughed into a tree during a police chase. Read
Jul 09 2007 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES were today continuing to investigate a double shooting outside a pub. Read