Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
SOCIAL workers were tipped off about the serious neglect of four Birmingham children three months before their mother was arrested, it was claimed today. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
The 31-year-old was arrested on suspicion of assault early yesterday following the incident outside Tup Tup Palace cocktail bar in Newcastle. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
Tion Johnson swore at the judge and stormed back to the cells after he was found guilty of the murder of 16-year-old Ashley Horton who bled to death after being stabbed by the defendant in the leg. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
SOLIHULL Council will decide on December 15 whether to approve Birmingham International Airport’s £130 million runway extension. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
Robert McKibben from County Mayo in Ireland and Neil Dunstan from Bournemouth, both 32, died when their vehicle was hit by an explosive device in Southern Helmand, Afghanistan, on Wednesday afternoon. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
ONE person every three days dies a painful death from an asbestos-related lung disease in the region with numbers expected to surge in coming years, latest official figures reveal. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
IS this Britain’s unluckiest worker? Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
The 65-year-old was attacked as he answered the door of his home in Bordesley Green East, Bordesley Green. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
Bosses at Minworth-based Denso have launched a 30-day consultation with workers over the future of the plant, less than 18 months after the factory opened. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
CHRISTMAS came early for dozens of sick young patients at Birmingham Children’s Hospital after a secret millionaire donated £9 million-worth of bags of toys to wards across the country. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands businesses are to share in a £4 million Government loan scheme to help bail them out from the worst effects of the recession. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM van-maker LDV is to cut nearly ten per cent of its workforce and shut down at Christmas for a month following a dramatic global slump in sales. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
The initiative, It Doesn’t Have to Happen, allows young people to express their opposition to the carrying of knives by adding their picture and a message to posters. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered what could be the remains of an ancient Iron Age hill fort in the Black Country. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
The youngsters, from Sutton Coldfield’s Penns Primary School on Berwood Road donned caps and aprons at the Wylde Green branch on Birmingham Road. They tried their hand at dough stretching and slapping before they got the chance to sample their own creations. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
Dr Lynne Jones (Lab, Selly Oak) waded into the row over whether the UK should take part in football events when the Olympics come to London. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN was today recovering in hospital after being shot in the leg in a Birmingham towerblock. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM music venue is holding a fundraising event for a terminally ill toddler tonight. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
A NEW generation of primary schools is to be built in Birmingham after the Government gave the green light to a massive reconstruction programme. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
“IF YOU park illegally you will be fined”. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
CROWDS of jobhunters were set to flock to a free Birmingham jobs fair this weekend as unemployment reaches an 11-year high of 1.82 million. Read
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
ROADS in Solihull, Sutton Coldfield and affluent parts of the Black Country dominate a list of the 20 most expensive streets in the West Midlands. Read