Dec
2007
Articles from 24th Dec 2007
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Youngsters leave home comforts behind to raise money for hostel
Dec 24 2007 | Top Stories
A GROUP of young people left the comforts of home behind them to raise £100 for the homeless. Read
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X Factor star Kimberley spreads a bit of festive cheer
Dec 24 2007 | Top Stories
TEENAGE X Factor finalist Kimberley Southwick helped spread festive cheer at the Birmingham Mail's Christmas Carol Concert. Read
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Pallasades guard stabbed in front of Christmas shoppers
Dec 24 2007 | Top Stories
A SECURITY guard was stabbed in front of horrified Christmas shoppers at Birmingham's Pallasades Shopping Centre. Read
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Midnight mass brought forward over safety fears
Dec 24 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM church has brought forward this evening's Midnight Mass because the inner city streets are "too dangerous for worshippers." Read
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Man shot dead outside Birmingham pub
Dec 24 2007 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES today pleaded with neighbours to break through a wall of silence and help find the killers of a man gunned down in a pub row. Read
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Man in court over terrorism charge
Dec 24 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man will appear in court this morning charged with a terrorism offence. Read
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Iguana rescued from Lichfield roof
Dec 24 2007 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS used ladders to rescue an iguana from a roof of a building in Lichfield. Read
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Hannah Hodson given her hearing back for Christmas
Dec 24 2007 | Top Stories
LITTLE Hannah Hodson will be listening out for Santa's sleigh bells tonight after receiving the one Christmas present she's been longing for. Read
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Drug victory for cancer patient
Dec 24 2007 | Top Stories
A CANCER patient told she had just months to live is celebrating "the best Christmas present ever" - a new wonder drug. Read
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Cash pours in for memorial to tragic Lewis Dangerfield
Dec 24 2007 | Top Stories
MIDLANDERS moved by the tragic death of a boy at the hands of his mother have dug deep in their pockets. Read
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Brummies explain why they love to light up their homes
Dec 24 2007 | Top Stories
IT'S more a case of twinkle twinkle little lights than twinkle twinkle little star after hundreds of homes across Birmingham have gone crazy covering their houses with Christmas decorations. Read
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Birmingham bucks the trend as shoppers hit the stores
Dec 24 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is bucking national trends as Christmas shoppers flock to the city's shops before the big day tomorrow. Read
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Birmingham band win record deal on Channel 4 show
Dec 24 2007 | Top Stories
CHRISTMAS came early for a Birmingham band when they landed a £1 million recording contract after coming top in a Channel 4 music competition. Read
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Bells set to ring out at fire-damaged church
Dec 24 2007 | Top Stories
THE bells of the burned out St Barnabas Church in Erdington will be ringing out once more tonight to celebrate Christmas. Read
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Archbishop Grimshaw Catholic School loses 'failing' tag
Dec 24 2007 | Top Stories
PUPILS, parents and staff at a Solihull secondary school have been given the ideal early Christmas present - the removal of its "failing" tag. Read
