Up to 30 rival bikers fought a mass brawl inside a terminal building at Birmingham International Airport armed with knives, a machete and other weapons, a court heard.Read
A TEENAGE girl who died in agonising pain a week after being admitted to hospital was accused of being a “drama queen” by medical staff, an inquest was told.Read
LABOUR has been dealt a pre-Budget blow by an opinion poll which showed voters have far more confidence in the Tories to run the economy than the Government.Read
Nigel Pickard, partner and head of tax at professional services firm Deloitte in Birmingham, believes the Chancellor will look to boost business activity by bringing forward public sector spending plans.Read
Plans to increase taxes for top earners were “very unlikely” to produce the predicted boost to Treasury coffers and could reduce revenues, a think tank has warned.Read
Barry Smith, head of tax at professional service firm PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Midlands, hopes Alistair Darling uses the Budget to address the nation’s growing deficit and to modernise the tax system.Read
Tomorrow’s Budget may prove to be a “decisive moment” for the country’s beleaguered automotive industry, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said.Read
A LONG-awaited taxpayer-backed scheme to help recession-hit families avoid having their homes repossessed will come into force today, on the eve of the Budget.Read
HUNDREDS of workers unfairly sacked by Birmingham-based van maker Leyland DAF 16 years ago face many more months of waiting for payments of up to £6,000, it was revealed today.Read
HOPES that a successful Black Country taxi marshal scheme will be relaunched have been dashed, after borough councillors said they simply don’t have the cash to continue carrying it on.Read
A TEENAGE girl who died in agonising pain a week after being admitted to hospital was accused of being a “drama queen” by medical staff, an inquest was told.Read
LABOUR has been dealt a pre-Budget blow by an opinion poll which showed voters have far more confidence in the Tories to run the economy than the Government.Read
LABOUR has been dealt a pre-Budget blow by an opinion poll which showed voters have far more confidence in the Tories to run the economy than the Government.Read
A STAGGERING 141,000 Midland people have turned their back on an NHS dentist since the controversial new dental contract shook up the system three years ago, latest figures reveal.Read
LABOUR has been dealt a pre-Budget blow by an opinion poll which showed voters have far more confidence in the Tories to run the economy than the Government.Read
MIDLAND rockers Ocean Colour Scene are finally revealing their secret formula for chart success in a series of singing sessions with a select band of villagers.Read
HUNDREDS of workers unfairly sacked by Birmingham-based van maker Leyland DAF 16 years ago face many more months of waiting for payments of up to £6,000, it was revealed today.Read
LIFEBOAT heroes have been sent out on their first rescue with a new state-of-the-art £2.7 million boat, which was bought with the help and generosity of big-hearted Brummies.Read
BANS on door to door salesmen, workmen and charity collectors have proved a major success in three city neighbourhoods cutting key crimes by more than half.Read
MOTORISTS throwing cans, fast food wrappers and cigarette ends from their car windows face £50 fixed penalty notices if council officers get their way.Read
EMBATTLED Home Secretary Jacqui Smith was accused of presiding over a “culture of chaos” at her department as she faced questions over the Easter anti-terror raids.Read
SCHOOLS across the West Midlands are experiencing their lowest level of arson attacks following a concerted drive to educate pupils about the consequences of starting fires.Read
THE first major scientific study into multiple sclerosis in children in the UK has begun at Birmingham Children’s Hospital to attempt to understand the debilitating condition.Read
HOPES that a successful Black Country taxi marshal scheme will be relaunched have been dashed, after borough councillors said they simply don’t have the cash to continue carrying it on.Read
SINGER-songwriter Martha Wainwright, Blur guitarist Graham Coxon and West Country folk star Seth Lakeman are among the line-up announced for this year’s English Originals weekend in Birmingham.Read
MOTORISTS throwing cans, fast food wrappers and cigarette ends from their car windows face £50 fixed penalty notices if council officers get their way.Read
ROWS in pubs, takeaways and over taxis are among the top reasons why people end up embroiled in public brawls in Birmingham, according to a police study.Read
DISTRICT markets across the Black Country may have been dealt a “terminal” blow by Walsall Council’s decision to push ahead with plans to sell off half of its historic town market, it has been claimed.Read
