Top Stories for 22 October 2007

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Lighting up time for the Rotunda Oct 22 2007

A GIANT illuminated sign surrounding the landmark Rotunda will turn the Bull Ring into Birmingham's answer to Times Square it was claimed today.Read

Police and council are the Grime-busters! Oct 22 2007

HUNDREDS of uniformed police and council staff are hitting the streets of Birmingham this week in a two-week "crime and grime" crackdown.Read

Fundraising firemen Keith Mellor, left, and Phil Pitt at John o'Groats.

Around the UK in just 84 hours Oct 22 2007

A HOSEDOWN was the first thing on the agenda for two weary former firemen as they recovered after blazing a trail across the country on a marathon charity hitch-hike.Read

Top names served up at Good Food Show Oct 22 2007

SOME of the biggest names from the British restaurant scene will be heading to Birmingham next month when the BBC Good Food Show returns to the NEC.Read

Man threw himself from first floor flat Oct 22 2007

A TRUCK driver plunged head first to his death through a window as his horrified mother watched on an internet webcam, an inquest heard.Read

Jamie Picken, who was attacked by a pit bull terrier.

Boy is savaged by pit bull dog Oct 22 2007

A YOUNG boy was seriously ill in hospital today after being savaged by a pit bull terrier as he played in a Birmingham street.Read

Protester pays way out of jail Oct 22 2007

A DISABLED anti-abortion campaigning grandmother avoided jail after a fellow campaigner paid off a £500 fine to save her being put behind bars.Read

Police and council in major crackdown Oct 22 2007

HUNDREDS of uniformed police and council staff will hit the streets of Birmingham from today in a two-week 'crime and grime' crackdown.Read

Sex offenders put back behind bars Oct 22 2007

MORE than 100 sex or violent offenders were sent back to prison last year for breaching the tough terms of their release back into the community.Read

Arrests in raids on dealers Oct 22 2007

NINE people were arrested by police today in a series of dawn raids targeting drug dealers in Redditch.Read

Tony Hall, who died of the flesh eating infection necrotising fasciitis.

'Bruises' were a flesh-eating killer Oct 22 2007

A PREVIOUSLY healthy delivery driver was killed by a flesh-eating bug as his horrified family looked on helplessly.Read

Labour in £4m boost for city Oct 22 2007

LABOUR is to hold its spring conference in Birmingham, ensuring a £4 million boost for the city as 4,000 delegates descend on the Midlands.Read

Evergreen idol Donny sparkles Oct 22 2007

MORE than 30 years after he became the pin-up for a generation of schoolgirls, Donny Osmond was back on stage in Birmingham and showing he still has what it takes.Read

Man is killed by train Oct 22 2007

A MAN has died after being hit by a train in Birmingham.Read

Kimberley Southwick hears she is out of the X Factor.

X Factor Niki: I had my bags packed Oct 22 2007

X FACTOR star Niki Evans today admitted she had packed her bags before Saturday's show, convinced she was going home.Read

Children enlisted for fight against crime Oct 22 2007

KIDDIE constables could be given uniforms and urged to report problems in their neighbourhood, under new proposals to promote "community empowerment".Read