David Cameron vowed to scrap a publicity allowance used by West Midlands MPs to claim £400,000 a year, branding it “a gigantic waste of money” in the latest row over expenses.Read
A DUDLEY sailor has taken part in a historic Royal Navy celebration in the heart of London to mark 100 years of Naval Aviation, known as Fly Navy 100.Read
A teacher accidentally showed a class of 11 and 12-year-old pupils in a Worcestershire church school a DVD of a couple simulating sex, a hearing of the General Teaching Council was told.Read
Government architecture watchdogs are warning that big screens, such as the one in Birmingham’s Victoria Square, ruin historic locations and spoil the enjoyment of public space.Read
A CANINE version of the X-Factor is underway to find the fittest, fastest and feistiest dogs to become the next generation of four-legged crime fighters.Read
A Birmingham GP accused of sending her teenage daughter abroad for an illegal abortion has cost taxpayers a £600,000 NHS bill while she has been suspended.Read
THE fight to keep a school open without turning it into a specialist academy has attracted almost 700 supporters after a petition was launched on the Downing Street website.Read
A SERIAL Birmingham thief who started stealing again just seven days after he had been given the chance by a court to keep his freedom has been put behind bars for 16 months.Read
A BIRMINGHAM teenager who drove a getaway car for two masked accomplices who robbed three Streetly youths of their mobile phones in just 40 minutes has been sent into custody for 15 months.Read
WHEN teacher Serena Caine was struck with an aggressive form of leukaemia and kept in isolation, her mood was lifted by colourful messages and pictures from her pupils.Read
STATE-of-the-art £3.3m pathology laboratories are today being opened at a Birmingham hospital trust in the latest merger of services to save cash and “be more efficient”.Read
Staffordshire Police said the boys, both from Stafford, were arrested and interviewed by police and RSPCA officers. It followed an incident last week at Marshlands Primary School, which is a special school in Lansdowne Way, Stafford. The boys are now on bail.Read
WHEN teacher Serena Caine was struck with an aggressive form of leukaemia and kept in isolation, her mood was lifted by colourful messages and pictures from her pupils.Read
UNEMPLOYMENT in the West Midlands has climbed to almost a quarter of a million as the region continues to suffer more than the rest of the UK from the effects of the recession, official figures have shown.Read
ASTON Hall, one of Birmingham’s most famous and best-loved buildings, has been officially handed back to the city council following a multi-million renovation project.Read
FORMER athlete Denise Lewis swapped Olympic glory for the playground of a Birmingham primary school as she looked to increase the take-up of sport and PE.Read
FORMER athlete Denise Lewis swapped Olympic glory for the playground of a Birmingham primary school as she looked to increase the take-up of sport and PE.Read
“HE ain’t heavy, he’s my diet brother” was the message from two Birmingham foundry workers who put their weight behind a plan to raise a thousand pounds for sick children.Read
“HE ain’t heavy, he’s my diet brother” was the message from two Birmingham foundry workers who put their weight behind a plan to raise a thousand pounds for sick children.Read
