Higher and further education has a key role in helping Britain through the recession, Lord Mandelson has said during a visit to Aston University in Birmingham.Read
A Birmingham mother accused of starving her seven-year-old daughter to death refused to take another child in her care to a dietician despite medical advice to do so, a court has heard.Read
Karolina Okonska, aged 19, arrived in Moor Street, Birmingham city centre, by coach last Tuesday afternoon from her homeland in Poland to begin work on a fruit farm near Worcester.Read
LECTURERS at a major Birmingham college were striking today in protest at almost 80 redundancies – despite being told it was fighting for its survival.Read
COUNCIL leaders were today urged to issue a public apology to the man who designed Birmingham Central Library after an independent study found no evidence to back claims that the 1970s building is falling to bits.Read
A boy living under the care of a Birmingham couple accused of starving a seven-year-old girl to death was “unhappy” at their home where he claims he was not given enough to eat.Read
Beaten Tory leadership contender Randal Brew has stepped into the row over the payment of £15,000 to four Birmingham City Council NEC directors, claiming that a decision to approve the salaries was based on misleading information.Read
How dangerous is swine flu? Alan Taman, Communications Officer at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, answ ers the questions that worried parents are asking.Read
YOUNG players from a Birmingham football club learned about road safety during a tournament in honour of their friend, who was killed in a car crash.Read
CANDIDATES in the race to become the next Speaker of the House of Commons have taken part in a historic public hustings, to win the backing of MPs.Read
LECTURERS at a major Birmingham college were striking today in protest at almost 80 redundancies – despite being told it was fighting for its survival.Read
A WOULD-be council candidate has refused to back down after her complaint of racism against a former Labour Lord Mayor was thrown out by Birmingham City Council.Read
HUNDREDS of fitness fans were put under starter’s orders by former Aston Villa favourite Steve Staunton as they marked the return of a Midland fun run.Read
THE Birmingham Mail has teamed up with Royal Mail to offer our top letter writers a range of fantastic prizes worth more than £2,000 over the next year.Read
A MOTORCYCLIST who died in a collision at a roundabout has been named by police. Ivron Griffiths, aged 26, of Lupin Drive, Huntington, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on the A5190 Lichfield Road at Cannock at 2.20am on Thursday.Read
FROM tea dances to talks and salsa to silent movie screenings – they will all be on offer in Birmingham over the next few months to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the city’s Town Hall.Read
