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An artists impression of Digbeth coach station after a £15m refit.

Birmingham planners give green light to Digbeth Coach Station plans Feb 28 2008

THE final nail has been hammered into the coffin of Birmingham's 'embarrassing' Digbeth Coach Station.Read

Birmingham photographer claims Britney Spears is pregnant with his child Feb 28 2008

THE Birmingham boyfriend of troubled singer Britney Spears today claimed the star is pregnant with his child.Read

The getaway car police believe was used in an armed robbery

Police release images of armed robbery getaway car Feb 28 2008

THIS is the getaway car used by the axe-wielding robber behind an armoured car hold-up in Birmingham.Read

Record fine for Network Rail after Midland repairs fiasco Feb 28 2008

RAIL infrastructure company Network Rail has been fined a record £14m following serious engineering work overruns in the new year, the most serious of which was on the West Coast Main Line in the West Midlands.Read

Jennifer Ellison at Birmingham's Star City for screening Feb 28 2008

FORMER Brookside star Jennifer Ellison popped into the Vue Cinema at Birmingham's Star City last night to introduce a special advance screening of her new 18-rated movie, The Cottage.Read

Birmingham taxi firm TOA to accept card payments Feb 28 2008

ONE of Birmingham's biggest taxi firms is moving up a gear by becoming one of the first black cab businesses in Britain to use chip and pin machines in their vehicles.Read

Alison Linforth family raise awareness of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome Feb 28 2008

PARENTS of a Birmingham teenager who died from adult cot death on her first day of college are preparing to help save other lives in her memory.Read

Fitness drive hots up with Ladywood firefighters Feb 28 2008

FIREFIGHTERS at a city station are blazing a trail for fitness by converting a corner of their station into a children's gym.Read

Hunt for missing Stourbridge teenager Chantelle Tapper Feb 28 2008

POLICE are concerned for the welfare of a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from her home in Stourbridge for four weeks.Read

Parents fight to save Benmore play group Feb 28 2008

DEVASTATED parents are battling to save their children's play group which is threatened with the axe due to a lack of funds.Read

Birmingham planners to limit advertising banners Feb 28 2008

HUGE advertising banners that make Birmingham look like an "old Eastern Bloc capital" are to face planning hurdles.Read

Colin Gibson makes Fun Run plea to Aston Villa fans Feb 28 2008

VILLA hero Colin Gibson has made a rallying call to Midland football fans to take part in the Birmingham Mail Fun Run.Read

Have-a-go hero struck by hammer in Birmingham Feb 28 2008

A HAVE-a-go hero was attacked with a hammer when he confronted a gang of violent robbers in his local corner shop in Birmingham.Read

Stop smoking message for Walsall roadshow Feb 28 2008

MORE than 20 per cent of adults in Walsall smoke, but new research has revealed that a third of them would like to kick the habit.Read

It's strictly champers at Birmingham's Tower Ballroom Feb 28 2008

CHAMPAGNE is on ice for a reopening party at Birmingham's best- loved nightspot, which has been saved from the bulldozer.Read

Rock with laughter with Jasper Carrott and friends at Ragley Hall Feb 28 2008

BIRMINGHAM comedian Jasper Carrott will be shattering the tranquillity of a stately home with his star-studded show.Read

Nurse 'gave out wrong drugs' at Maypole nursing home Feb 28 2008

A NURSE who worked at a Birmingham residential home where 27 people died in a year said she had wrongly recorded giving out drugs because she had earlier found out her husband had nine months to live.Read

Anti freeze wife Kate Knight faces jail for murder bid Feb 28 2008

A MIDLAND housewife who poisoned her husband with antifreeze, leaving him blind and deaf, was being sentenced by a crown court judge today.Read

Rebirth of Birmingham's Eastside moves a step closer Feb 28 2008

THE rebirth of another great swathe of Birmingham's Eastside has moved a step closer after a housing wrangle was resolved.Read

Row over developer pledges at Birmingham allotments Feb 28 2008

DEVELOPERS who sparked a furious row by building homes on allotments in handsworth have been accused of dragging their feet on extra facilities ordered as part of the deal.Read

Birmingham rugby player who attacked opponent gets conditional discharge Feb 28 2008

A RUGBY player who repeatedly punched another player at the start of game between two rival Birmingham teams has been given a 12-month conditional discharge.Read

Tories try to upstage Labour in Birmingham Feb 28 2008

TORY leader David Cameron is heading to Birmingham tomorrow in a bid to steal Prime Minister Gordon Brown's thunder.Read

Twenty from one Stourbridge school bound for Oxbridge Feb 28 2008

WHAT a score - King Edward VI sixth-form college in Stourbridge is celebrating after 20 outstanding students were offered places at Oxford and Cambridge.Read

Yob culture is the topic of Burntwood meeting Feb 28 2008

A PUBLIC meeting is to be held next month to discuss the best ways of tackling drunken yobs making Burntwood residents' lives a misery.Read

Ceremony in Birmingham to remember lost babies Feb 28 2008

POIGNANT readings and poetry will keep the memory of lost babies alive at a special ceremony for grieving Midland parents.Read

Expert has to stay home to experience an earthquake! Feb 28 2008

UNIVERSITY geology expert Dr Jonathan Turner travelled all over the world in the hope of experiencing an earthquake - and finally felt one at his home in Birmingham.Read

Man held over gun terror at Birmingham doctor's surgery Feb 28 2008

A MAN has been arrested in connection with an incident that saw terrified patients locked inside a Birmingham doctor's surgery for their own safety after a gunman burst in brandishing a firearm.Read

Birmingham says farewell to Sir Richard Knowles Feb 28 2008

A BIRMINGHAM church was packed to the raft-ers for the funeral of "Mr Birmingham" Sir Richard Knowles.Read

New plan unveiled to ban buses from Birmingham city centre Feb 28 2008

BUSES could be banned from Corporation Street and city centre roads under a radical new plan for the next 20 years.Read

Shock as snake is found in Birmingham bedroom Feb 28 2008

ELIZABETH Gibbons had the shock of her life when she went into her bedroom and was confronted by a snake.Read

Smuggled cigarettes seized on the M6 Feb 28 2008

MORE than 400,000 cigarettes smuggled into the UK from Europe have been prevented from hitting Birmingham's streets after a motorway swoop.Read

Lesson from a superstar Feb 28 2008

POP sensation Jamelia was back on familiar territory today when she visited her old primary school to help pupils hit the high notes.Read

Pet savaged to death by dogs Feb 28 2008

A FAMILY are in shock after returning home to find their pet poodle mauled to death in the back garden of their Birmingham home.Read

Asbestos worry for teachers and nurses Feb 28 2008

SOARING numbers of teachers and nurses are surfacing in the Midlands as unexpected victims of asbestos-related cancer.Read

Anti-freeze poison wife Kate Knight gets 30 years Feb 28 2008

HOUSEWIFE Kate Knight, who left her husband blind and deaf by poisoning him with anti-freeze, was sentenced to 30 years behind bars today.Read

Walsall bus crash driver arrested Feb 28 2008

A BUS driver has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after the second serious smash in six months at Walsall bus station.Read

Two injured in Birmingham International Airport bus incident Feb 28 2008

TWO women were taken to hospital after they suffered serious facial injuries on their way to catch a flight at Birmingham International Airport today.Read

Casino plan an 'insult' to Wolverhampton Feb 28 2008

PLANS for a casino to boost regeneration are an "insult", according to a local MP.Read

MP's anger at ban on Europe vote Feb 28 2008

A MIDLAND MP today hit out after the Speaker of the House of Commons refused to allow a vote on the Liberal Democrat's calls for a referendum on Europe.Read

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