Shoppers in the West Midlands were left frustrated when the tills went down at the Tesco supermarket due to a glitch which affected some 100 stores around the country..Read
Home secretary Jacqui Smith, while at a Birmingham school, has urged more schools to join a Government scheme which sees police officers working alongside pupils.Read
A jealous Wolverhampton husband murdered his estranged wife's new boyfriend at her Blackpool flat, telling her: "I can't share you and I can't lose you", before slitting her throat, a court heard.Read
A driver who died when two cars collided on a dual carriageway in Hagley, Worcestershire, was from the Smethwick area of the West Midlands, police have said.Read
Prince William snapped up a chance to catch up on the fortunes of his favourite football team when he met up with Aston Villa star Ashley Young in Birmingham.Read
LDV staff began returning to work today for the first time for months as hopes of a relaunch of production rose following the planned rescue by Far East group Weststar.Read
THE city leisure chief at the centre of storms over hikes in golf fees and the delays in building an Olympic sized swimming pool has been sacked by party colleagues.Read
GPs have attacked health officials for being asked to delay referring patients for hospital treatment in order to meet Government waiting targets. Read
Midlands MP Tom Watson was dragged into the expenses row yesterday when it was revealed he and another Labour Minister used their parliamentary allowances to spend more than £100,000 on a shared central London property.Read
A woman whose badly burned body was found in her Birmingham home with a ligature around her neck was six weeks pregnant with her first child, it emerged today.Read
Coun Ray Hassall has been replaced after three years as Cabinet Member for leisure, sport and culture following an 18-14 vote by Liberal Democrat colleagues.Read
THE curator who developed Dudley’s Broadfield House Glass Museum into an internationally-recognised centre of excellence has criticised plans to rehouse its collection.Read
Coun Ray Hassall has been replaced after three years as Cabinet Member for leisure, sport and culture following an 18-14 vote by Liberal Democrat colleagues.Read
WALSALL’S new council-employed traffic enforcement officers have taken just a month to dish out nearly half as many parking tickets as police wardens managed in a whole year.Read
ALL schools should link up with the police to help tackle youth crime, two senior Government ministers announced today during a visit to Birmingham.Read
