Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN and a woman were arrested today over the murder of a 25-year-old whose burned body was found with a ligature around her neck in a house in Birmingham. Read
Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
FIVE men were arrested today in a series of anti-terror raids in Birmingham. Read
Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
THE investigation into the death of a paralysed Midland rugby player is to be passed on to CPS’s Complex Casework Unit, it was disclosed today. Read
Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
CONVICTED gang members are being put under the same intense scrutiny as sex offenders in a bid to end the cycle of gun crime blighting Birmingham. Read
Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
ALMOST 20 years after the House of Commons was first televised, Birmingham City Council is to allow cameras to routinely broadcast its meetings for the first time. Read
Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
HANDLEBARS, a goatee or simply stubble? A Birmingham teacher is letting his youngsters have their say on the moustache he’ll grow for charity. Read
Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of runners took to the campus of Birmingham University for two fundraising road races. Read
Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
AN investigation was under way today after an airport security blunder allowed a number of passengers to pass through immigration without producing passports. Read
Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
SANTAS across Birmingham are in the running for some fast festive fun with a charity run. Read
Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
PARENTS across Birmingham are to be targeted in a new drive aimed at keeping their children in the classroom. Read
Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S massive curry house industry could be in for a rough ride over the next year, one of the industry’s most well-know figures warned today. Read
Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
GEOFF Horsfield today paid tribute to football fans from across the Midlands who have supported him in his cancer battle. Read
Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
A RADICAL shake-up of special needs provision in Birmingham could lead to more school places for pupils with autism to reflect an increase in the numbers of children with the condition. Read
Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
NEW Business Secretary Lord Mandelson will be quizzed by West Midlands MPs today over plans for reform of the postal service, after he said he backed the partial privatisation of Royal Mail. Read
Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
NINE people, including four children, died in a night of carnage on the roads. Read
Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
FIVE men have been arrested today in a series of anti-terror swoops in Birmingham. Read
Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE patrols are to be stepped up at school closing times in knife-crime hotspots in Birmingham. Read
Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
MUSLIM leaders in Birmingham today welcomed the decision to shelve a computer game that risked offending followers of the faith. Read
Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
FORMER Villa star Stan Collymore has won more than £1.5 million in damages from financial advisers who invested money he made from his footballing career. Read
Oct 21 2008 | Top Stories
CRISIS talks are being held today by campaigners who have fought for decades to save an inner-city community centre, once opened by boxing legend Muhammad Ali, which is now destined for demolition. Read