CITY leaders have rejected claims that they can ban the controversial English Defence League group whose protests sparked violence and disorder in Birmingham city centre last weekend.Read
A TAKEOVER of Cadbury by Kraft would threaten the “long-term survival” of the chocolate maker’s historic Bournville factory and its 2,500 jobs, it is claimed.Read
THE Phoenix Four were today studying the long-awaited 850-page report into the collapse of Longbridge – more than four years after the car firm crashed with debts of £1.3 billion.Read
A PROUD Birmingham family will be cheering louder than most for a victory when England’s women’s football team take on old rivals Germany in tomorrow’s European Championship final.Read
THE father of a young Midland tourist who died during a river adventure trip in New Zealand has pleaded with the country’s prime minister to make extreme sports safer.Read
ANGER at proposed cutbacks in care for the elderly, redundancies and a pay freeze prompted a demonstration ahead of a meeting of Birmingham City Council.Read
The electric car revolution in Birmingham has received a boost with the announcement of a multi-million pound cash windfall to install charging points throughout the city.Read
TRADERS in a city suburb are to fund their own survey into the impact of a supermarket development after claiming that the council has failed to back them.Read
A FORMER West Bromwich Albion footballer has been jailed after breaking another player’s cheekbone with a punch during a friendly game at a Solihull sports club.Read
A BIRMINGHAM cafe may seem an unlikely candidate to embark on a digital adventure looking at how businesses can make the most of social websites such as Twitter and Facebook.Read
A MIDLAND pie-making firm which was devastated by an arson attack five years ago looks set for a tasty future after developing two new product ranges.Read
THE heirs of JRR Tolkien have settled a multimillion-pound lawsuit with the studio behind the Lord Of The Rings trilogy over the blockbuster’s profits.Read
