TWO passers-by have been praised after plucking a nine-year-old boy to safety when the car he was in crashed into a tree and burst into flames, killing the driver.Read
HOME Secretary Jacqui Smith today gave her backing to airport-style metal detectors being installed in some of Birmingham's toughest schools in a bid to put a stop to gun and knife crime.Read
THREE more men suspected of clashing with police following the second city derby have handed themselves in after seeing their faces in the Birmingham Mail.Read
GOLF fan Barbara Brittain is the oldest swinger in town. While most women her age are sitting down to a cup of tea Barbara, aged 90, from Oldbury is busy teeing off.Read
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Birmingham's heritage have called for an end to decades of neglect which is threatening to wipe out some of the city's past.Read
A BIRMINGHAM mother has been left devastated after losing a nine-year fight to seek medical compensation for her son who was left paralysed following a hospital operation.Read
A BANK in Birmingham is offering a £25,000 award in a bid to catch masked armed robbers who left staff terrified when they held them up at gun point.Read
DEFENCE Secretary Des Browne is due to make a Commons statement today on a military laptop computer stolen in Birmingham, which contained the personal details of 600,000 people.Read
A 20-YEAR-old Midland man caught on CCTV as he kicked and stamped on the head of his victim has been sent to a Young Offenders' Institution for a year.Read
BATTLING residents were today celebrating a famous "People Power" victory after plans to resurrect Cradley Heath Speedway after 12 years were dramatically abandoned.Read
FOUR roads were closed off in a safety alert today after a member of the public handed in a grenade at Wolverhampton's Bilston Street police station.Read
