The deportation of 12 men who were arrested over a suspected terrorist bomb plot and then released without charge was "disturbing and gravely unjust", two Labour MPs said today.Read
Worcestershire health and council services are on alert over one of the country’s confirmed swine flu cases, but revealed they have no idea if the disease will spread.Read
The High Court has imposed a deadline on the Government's defence to the test case damages claims of seven former Guantanamo Bay detainees, including a Birmingham man.Read
Rail conductors at London Midland are to stage a fresh series of strikes in May and June in a long-running row over Sunday working, it was announced.Read
A MAN took the law into his own hands when he killed an Aston Villa fan by driving his car at him in an act of “revenge or murderous intent”, it was alleged in court today.Read
DETECTIVES hunting the killer of a student gunned down on a Birmingham street are investigating whether it is linked to another shooting in the same spot last year.Read
A SUSPECT who was allowed by a judge to fly to Prague for his 21st birthday while on bail facing a charge of manslaughter never made the trip after all.Read
ANGRY campaigners fighting the closure of a Walsall school today vowed to battle on after councillors voted to turn it into an engineering academy.Read
Over the next few months the Birmingham Mail will be giving a helping hand to eight local people as they compete in the jobs market for work - and readers will be able to follow their progress.Read
CHARGES for residents in Birmingham City Council care homes have rocketed by up to £183 a week – days after the local authority said it could only afford a 49p increase in the amount it pays for elderly people to be looked after in private sector residential homes.Read
BUSINESS leaders in Birmingham and Solihull today condemned Alistair Darling’s Budget as a “damp squib” which offered little respite from the worst downturn for decades.Read
CHAMBER of Commerce chief Jerry Blackett said he was deeply disappointed the Government snubbed proposals for a powerful West Midlands city region.Read
A BIRMINGHAM MP is urging the city council to spend the £20 million it is set to lend Warwickshire County Cricket Club (WCCC) on improving housing instead.Read
The Archdeacon of Lichfield, the Ven Chris Liley, has hit out at the BNP after an activist turned up in Cathedral Close on Tuesday afternoon with a large advertising van displaying a pro-BNP poster.Read
THE West Midlands is hosting a huge increase in St George’s Day events this year after what has been described as “a sea change” in attitude towards the annual celebration.Read
HEALTH bosses are drafting in management support to a Birmingham medical practice after patients complained they could not get an appointment with their doctor for up to a month.Read
BIRMINGHAM’S controversial Heartlands Spine Road car share lane trial will be extended for another 12 months despite having no impact on traffic congestion or journey times for drivers.Read
