A BLACK Country couple accused of the hit-and-run death of a young moped rider in Spain refused to answer questions when they went on trial in south-east Spain.Read
IT’S the £170,000 supercar favoured by some of the world’s top soccer stars, but this Ferrari is now in a police pound – after the driver was stopped on suspicion of having no insurance.Read
THEATRE-GOERS were treated to a surprise performance from Queen musicians Brian May and Roger Taylor on the second Birmingham night of their hit musical We Will Rock You.Read
CUSTOMERS and staff were fainting from the extreme heat in a top Birmingham store after its air conditioning broke down and temperatures soared towards 30 degrees celsius.Read
RESIDENTS of one of Birmingham’s most historic suburbs have won the backing of conservation watchdog English Heritage after forcing it into a major u-turn to fight a new housing development.Read
THE spread of swine flu in Birmingham has been more severe because of the high number of close-knit families in the city, the Health Secretary said.Read
RESIDENTS of one of Birmingham’s most historic suburbs have won the backing of conservation watchdog English Heritage after forcing it into a major u-turn to fight a new housing development.Read
THE Jewellery Quarter will play host to a festival for the first time tomorrow to celebrate its heritage and the continuing legacy of Matthew Boulton.Read
A MAN who was caught with an illegal stun gun and a CS gas canister at his Marston Green home after being arrested for drug offences has been jailed for 15 months.Read
WORK is about to start on a long-awaited £11 million transport project to improve links between Solihull and the region’s biggest airport and exhibition centre.Read
EDWARDIAN Britain will be recreated in Birmingham tomorrow as the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital launches its centenary celebrations at Northfield Carnival.Read
A MAN who was caught with an illegal stun gun and a CS gas canister at his Marston Green home after being arrested for drug offences has been jailed for 15 months.Read
A HOSPITAL watchdog which gave a clean bill of health to the Midland hospital where hundreds of patients died unnecessarily has been condemned by MPs.Read
PEOPLE in Wolverhampton are being asked for their views on £30 million plans to extend the Midland Metro tram system in a single track loop around the city centre.Read
THEATRE-GOERS were treated to a surprise performance from Queen musicians Brian May and Roger Taylor on the second Birmingham night of their hit musical We Will Rock You.Read
THE jobs of hundreds of West Midland workers looked safer today after Birmingham-based Metalrax PLC agreed in principle a crucial refinancing deal with the banks.Read
PROBATION chiefs in the West Midlands have launched an investigation after the widow of a police officer discovered her husband’s killer had been allowed out of prison.Read
A CAMPAIGN to stop maternity services being downgraded in Solihull is gathering momentum with a petition gaining thousands of signatures in just four hours.Read
A DISGRACED former West Midlands police officer and his brother who both got their alcoholic father to “take the points” for speeding offences walked free from court.Read
AMBITIOUS plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham have been thrown into doubt following reports Department for Transport was facing a £30 billion funding gap.Read
ENGLAND cricketers Matt Prior and Alastair Cook took time out of preparations for the Ashes to deliver coaching sessions to Birmingham school children.Read
THE fight against crime has been boosted at a Birmingham college after staff donated a bike for police officers in Hall Green to use for their patrols.Read
