A BABY girl who survived an operation to separate her from her twin sister is stable after further surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital said today.Read
FAMILIES in Birmingham are determined to rock around the Christmas tree this year, despite research suggesting we’ll forgo the firs thanks to the credit crunch.Read
THE latest children’s film had a premiere at Cineworld Broad Street last night – which gave some of the city’s top footballers the perfect excuse to come out to play.Read
TRAIN passengers in the West Midlands could still face travel disruption despite the completion of £8.8 billion of engineering works, the head of Network Rail admitted.Read
THE funeral of a Midland firefighter who died while on duty is expected to feature a full ceremonial guard of honour with uniformed colleagues as pall bearers.Read
BIRMINGHAM’S bid to build an Olympic swimming pool moved a step closer after the city council put forward plans – but it remains unclear how it will be funded.Read
THE father of a paralysed former Midland rugby player has told how he helped his son commit suicide at a controversial euthanasia clinic in Switzerland.Read
JAGUAR Land Rover’s importance to the West Midlands has been described as critical for the future of the region, as business minister Lord Mandelson considers a rescue package for the embattled UK car industry.Read
WOOLWORTHS sales staff are bracing themselves for thousands of bargain hunters at their 815 branches across the country today as the high street store’s closing down sale begins.Read
HOLLYWOOD star Nicole Kidman braved Britain’s chilly December weather to step out on to the red carpet at the London premiere of Australia last night.Read
THE new chief executive of the West Bromwich Building Society today vowed the group will remain an independent mutual – as more than 100 employees face compulsory redundancy.Read
AN elderly Birmingham woman was terrorised in her own home on the eve of her 90th birthday by a burglar who ripped up her Christmas cards as he hunted for cash.Read
A DOCTOR accused of bludgeoning another doctor to death in the Birmingham house they shared has claimed the victim was killed by an armed intruder.Read
MORE than 1,000 Midland holidaymakers have had their travel plans thrown into chaos by the cancellation of flights to one of the Canary Islands from Birmingham International Airport.Read
THOUSANDS of vulnerable elderly and disabled people in Birmingham will soon have to start paying for maintaining vital stairlifts in their homes following a shock decision by the city council.Read
