Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
SHOPPERS saw an elderly man being dragged to his death under the wheels of an articulated lorry this morning. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
MEET the Solihull family whose home is alive with the sound of music with all five of them taking part in the theatre show about the family von Trapp. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
DEVASTATED family, friends and former pupils of a hugely popular Midland head teacher are in mourning following his untimely death. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
FOUR fire stations across the Black Country are under threat of closure after being deemed as out of date or in the wrong place it emerged today. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
NEARLY 400 children were evacuated from two adjoining primary schools in Birmingham today following discovery of a gas leak. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
MIDLAND police officers today demanded an end to 24-hour drinking amid claims resources are being stretched to the limit. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
A DEAF and mute Birmingham pensioner has been left without vital cash benefits for five weeks because red tape meant Post Office officials insisted he could not access his account without talking to them. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
THIS was the dramatic scene as passengers were evacuated from a bus that was set on fire in the middle of the day. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
HERE they are – Birmingham’s finalists in the hunt for the most stylish man and woman in the city. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
TWO days in to my mini tour of duty in Basra and my perception of things has already changed dramatically. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM gardeners have been using their green-fingered skills to grow tobacco on city allotments, despite a loophole that means they cannot smoke it. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
AN angry dad whose young son was shot in the head with an air gun has blasted police for letting his attackers walk away. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
A TERRIFIED woman had a gun held in her mouth before having part of her ear cut off by a drugs dealer, Birmingham Crown Court heard. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
A LONG awaited inquest into the death of a war hero at a controversial Birmingham nursing home has been put back until next summer because of the vast number of witnesses. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
AN INVESTIGATION was under way today into allegations that a heavy-handed bailiff was called in to collect council tax arrears. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
HERO bobbies have been honoured after they saved a man who was battered over the head with a hammer in front of horrified rush-hour Birmingham commuters. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
THE WATERING holes of the West Midlands are the best when it comes to a credit crunch-busting pint – and that’s official. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
BRITAIN needs an autumn Bank Holiday to mark the religious festivals of Eid and Diwali, a leading city councillor claimed today. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
A key Midland commuter route is to be renamed after a footballing hero. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
A WOMAN gave birth outside a city centre McDonald’s restaurant today after her waters broke on the way to hospital. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
A THUG who robbed a takeaway delivery driver of food to impress his friends has been put behind bars for three years. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
A POLICE inquiry is today under way following the discovery of a man’s body in a pool of water. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE in Kidderminster are appealing for witnesses after a man in his 60s was attacked and robbed in the street by a gang of youths. Read
Oct 14 2008 | Top Stories
CREDIT crisis. What credit crisis? Last night’s TV and radio news was all about the historic happenings in the financial world, but Oasis fans heading for Birmingham NIA were only banking on a memorable show from their heroes. Read