BUSINESS Secretary Peter Mandelson is to announce a package of measures to help Britain's struggling car industry, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's spokesman said.Read
DESPERATE licensees broke a century of tradition and protested at the offices of a leading pub chain to try to stave off a growing crisis in the sector.Read
A TEACHER took advantage of a sleeping woman in order to sexually abuse her following an end-of-term Christmas drinking celebration, it has been alleged.Read
A FUGITIVE conman was cleared yesterday of intentionally mowing down a Midland woman detective during a desperate bid to escape from a police roadblock.Read
DOWNING Street insisted Gordon Brown would not let Britain’s automotive industry die, as carmakers prepared for a summit with Business Secretary Lord Mandelson.Read
A YOUNG boy was taken to hospital after being knocked down by a car in Nechells. The six-year-old was found with head injuries on Vauxhall Road at 3.35pm yesterday. Read
NEARLY 200 steel workers in the West Midlands could be forced to relocate to South Yorkshire or lose their jobs after steel giant Corus announced 2,500 UK jobs were to go.Read
DOZENS of students have called on the University of Birmingham to reduce its accommodation costs after claiming that children from middle and lower income families are being priced out of a top class higher education.Read
A COUNTRYSIDE team will guide bird lovers around a wildlife haven at half-term and teach residents how to keep their feathered friends well fed this winter.Read
A TEACHER took advantage of a sleeping woman in order to sexually abuse her following an end-of-term Christmas drinking celebration, it has been alleged.Read
The 15-year-olds, members of the Broadway Dance Centre, in Perry Barr, scooped top prize for the waltz and quickstep at the British Juvenile Dance Championships in Blackpool.Read
A MIDLAND bus driver who killed a 40-year-old pedestrian while allegedly using his mobile phone as he drove had caused concern to tutors during training, a court was told.Read
A MIDLAND bus driver who killed a 40-year-old pedestrian while allegedly using his mobile phone as he drove had caused concern to tutors during training, a court was told.Read
DOZENS of students have called on the University of Birmingham to reduce its accommodation costs after claiming that children from middle and lower income families are being priced out of a top class higher education.Read
Chelmsley Wood and Solihull central libraries will have displays from today until February 27 to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and the day of remembrance for the Nazi atrocities.Read
BEING forced to overeat with curries, chocolates and late night baguettes on an extreme television show almost forced Birmingham-born fitness fanatic Kim Fawke over the edge.Read
THE official receiver in charge of a controversial town centre development has offered to tear up the plans if Birmingham City Council forgets a £500,000 spin-off fee.Read
A MIDLAND bus driver who killed a 40-year-old pedestrian while allegedly using his mobile phone as he drove had caused concern to tutors during training, a court was told.Read
