Articles...
Apr 15 2008
THE widow of a Birmingham headteacher shot dead by Islamic insurgents in war-torn Somalia today said it had been his lifelong dream to educate youngsters there....
Apr 15 2008
BOSSES at a Birmingham hospital treating British soldiers wounded at war today denied a Royal Marine honoured by Prince Harry had caught superbug MRSA on its wards....
Apr 15 2008
THE Treasury moved to play down claims that Trade Minister Lord Jones of Birmingham is preparing to quit the Government because he is not prepared to back Gordon Brown publicly during an election campaign....
Apr 15 2008
IT was double celebration time for a city family as their proud son's first night as a scout was rounded off with a £1,000 win in the Birmingham Mail's Money Mania competition....
Apr 15 2008
A PASSENGER had to be cut free after the car he was in overturned on a Birmingham road today....
Apr 15 2008
BIRMINGHAM'S business leaders today called for common sense to prevail as a series of public sector strikes threatens the city with "shutdown" next week....
Apr 15 2008
ARMED robbers, one brandishing a sword and the other a sledge hammer, held up a Birmingham post office....
Apr 15 2008
A MAMMOTH excavation is destined to become a major city centre development boasting a hotel, canal-side cafes, designer retail stores, officers, apartments and a roof-top restaurant....
Apr 15 2008
BIRMINGHAM International Airport enjoyed a record-breaking March....
Apr 15 2008
TELEVISION gardener Joe Swift is facing a Top Of The Crops challenge at this year's Gardeners' World Live show at the NEC....
Apr 15 2008
A LORRY driver was cut free from his cab and rushed to hospital with suspected spinal injuries following a crash....
Apr 15 2008
POLICE are warning people to be on the lookout for a huge 45-gallon drum of hazardous chemicals stolen from the back of a lorry....
Apr 15 2008
A COUPLE have been charged with killing a dog by throwing it 60 feet to its death....
Apr 15 2008
HISTORIC books, maps and letters worth £200,000 were stolen from Birmingham University....
Apr 15 2008
A CITY centre pub has become the latest Birmingham venue to close its doors after rodents were discovered on its premises....
Apr 15 2008
A BIRMINGHAM couple in their late 80s lost cash and jewellery after falling victim to an elaborate scam by doorstep thieves....
Apr 15 2008
TELEVISION presenter Mark Speight is believed to have chosen Paddington Station as a place to die because it reminded him of romantic weekends away with his fiancée....
Apr 15 2008
FOUR teenagers who police alleged were gang members have been banned from wearing bandanas in the colours of Birmingham's notorious Slash Crew....
Apr 15 2008
THE huge number of dogs dumped and left to die on Birmingham's streets has led to a new fund being launched to pay for the cost of treatment....
Apr 15 2008
MIDLANDERS were today urged to turn out in their thousands to line the route for the triumphant homecoming of blind marathon man Dave Heeley....
