The leader of Birmingham City Council has said the city will be ready to host the world's top footballers if the Football Association's World Cup bid proves successful.Read
A drug dealer and his lover have been convicted of killing a Birmingham 17-year-old who was bludgeoned to death while acting as a minder for a criminal gang.Read
A Wolverhampton man who resisted city council demands to trim his overgrown hedge after a three-year dispute with a neighbour has been ordered to pay £730.Read
A jury began a second day of deliberations today in the trial of a couple charged with murdering a 17-year-old whose body was dumped in a recycling bin.Read
UNDER-fire Michael Martin was this afternoon set to announce his intention to stand down as House of Commons Speaker, as the controversy over MPs’ expenses claimed its biggest victim.Read
Sir Richard Branson called on the Government today to allow the private sector to plug the funding gap which is threatening the growth of the railways.Read
Police responsible for an annual biker festival marred by the shooting of a man as he returned home have asked for its licence to be reviewed, they announced last night.Read
Nearly £400,000 was owed to creditors of Purdie Elcock, the Birmingham firm which made the discs giving Selfridges its distinctive appearance, when it collapsed in March.Read
THE Deputy Minister for the West Midlands turned back the clock to the start of her former career as a teacher to find out how a Birmingham school is preparing its pupils for the future.Read
THINK Birmingham’s signature dish and curry’s bound to spring to mind, but what do Brummies think about trying something different like, for instance... snails?Read
A SPECTACULAR evening of multi-cultural entertainment in Birmingham will honour the memories of Aston gun victims Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis and raise vital cash.Read
KEEPERS at Dudley Zoo are brushing up on dental duties to celebrate National Smile Month at the award-winning tourist attraction. Chief executive Peter Suddock said: “Regular check-ups are important for all our collection; if an animal seems out of sorts one of the first areas to be checked is the mouth, as it’s often the cause of discomfort.Read
WEST Midlands Police officers teamed up with the military to get the lowdown on latest search techniques in the build up to the city’s role in the 2012 Olympics.Read
A DOCTOR at a Birmingham hospital has admitted making a mistake in not alerting his colleagues to a retired foundry worker’s suspected allergy to penicillin shortly before the patient suffered a fatal reaction to a drug.Read
A DOCTOR at a Birmingham hospital has admitted making a mistake in not alerting his colleagues to a retired foundry worker’s suspected allergy to penicillin shortly before the patient suffered a fatal reaction to a drug.Read
