Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City FC wants YOU to select the team’s next season’s strip. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
DOGS have for centuries being known as man’s best friend. So when one couple’s prized pooches were snatched and held to ransom, it was like losing members of the family. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
POLICING in the West Midlands has taken on a totally new look following the radical re-structure of the force. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
THE top Midlands detective who brought to justice the gang killers of innocent teenage partygoers Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis retires at the end of the month. Crime Correspondent Mark Cowan met Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Mirfield to talk through his career. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
TORY leader David Cameron warned that Labour’s plan for a hike in National Insurance next year would “wreck” the recovery. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
FORMER Birmingham University student Dhruv Baker told how Gordon Ramsay helped ignite his passion for food after being crowned MasterChef 2010 winner. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
A WORKER plunged three metres and broke his spine in two places on his second day of employment at a Black Country firm when a rail gave way. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
TWO men were arrested yesterday in connection with a warehouse blaze which killed four Warwickshire firefighters. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND woman left on the brink of death when her GP missed deadly deep vein thrombosis has won a five-figure payout for the NHS error. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM school is trying to rent out a room to local community groups – and charging them more than a stay at a luxury hotel. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
A PENSIONER died after fire crews rescued him from a burning house in Birmingham. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
A FIRE that tore through a famous South African beauty spot killing a Midland mum-of-two WAS started by a discarded cigarette, a coroner ruled. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
AN UPMARKET wine bar and restaurant in Birmingham city centre has been ordered to close two hours earlier every night after a string of complaints from local residents. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM soldier who fled the Army amid reports he was a Nazi has been captured by police. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
AN animal roadshow which will be staged at a top Midland shopping centre tomorrow has been branded “exploitative” by an international wildlife charity. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN was arrested after police found a woman’s body at a house in Birmingham. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
LABOUR has vowed to “fight tooth and nail” to defend its Birmingham seats – after Conservative leader David Cameron kicked off his bid for the keys to Number Ten with a visit to the city. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
Minor changes approved by the Boundary Commission in 2007 have meant Solihull gained part of Elmdon from Meriden while losing part of Blythe and Bickenhill in the other direction. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
ROLL up, roll up! A summer fete will be held at Kings Norton Girls’ School, in Selly Oak Road, Bournville, on Saturday July 3. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
A DESPERATE mother stole nearly £15,000 using false insurance claims to feed her children after her husband left her while she was pregnant, a court heard. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
ROBOTIC flying penguins, toys controlled by the mind and microscopic mobile phones are attracting thousands of visitors to this year’s Gadget Show Live. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
A FORMER Severn Trent worker was beaten, stabbed and tied up before being left to burn to death by two men at his Birmingham home, the city’s crown court was told. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN was run over by his own car when a conman posing as a buyer stole the vehicle. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
WHEN Cancer Research fundraisers asked BBC Midlands Today presenter Suzanne Virdee to join their Give Up Clothes challenge little did they know that she would take them literally. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND community hoped to cut back on anti-social behaviour by chopping back hedges on a footpath. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
A NEGLECTED allotment building in Handsworth has been given a new lease of life, thanks to the hard work of a group of youngsters. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
VIDEO artist Grace Ndiritu will be appearing at Eastside Projects, Digbeth, from 6.30pm today. For tickets email info@eastsideprojects.org. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
MG Rover collapsed on April 8 2005 amid debts of around £1.3 billion – almost five years to the day that the Phoenix consortium bought the car firm for a nominal £10 in May 2000. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
MORE than 6,000 ex-Longbridge workers are still waiting for potential four-figure payouts from a Trust Fund pledged by John Towers FIVE years ago – while the Phoenix Four enjoy millionaire lifestyles. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
ANOTHER Midland council stepped forward with a donation towards the preservation of the Staffordshire Hoard. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
A woman has had part of a finger bitten off by a horse in the Harborne area of Birmingham. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
A NEW support and information group has been launched for breastfeeding mums in Kings Heath. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
A CITY garden is holding a number of course to help people get the most out of their green spaces. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
LICHFIELD residents have been reminded to register for the upcoming election. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
Aston Villa fans dreaming of FA Cup glory got a tantalising glimpse of the coveted trophy when former England and Liverpool goalie Ray Clemence brought it to Birmingham. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
THIRSTY drinkers are invited to raise a glass at a three-day real ale festival in Birmingham city centre. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM MP John Hemming has backed a campaign urging action on climate change. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
TICKETS are on sale for two plays by amateur dramatic group The Hall Green Little Theatre. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
I COULDN’T help but have a sense of deja vu at this concert. I am not talking about Midge Ure and co’s heyday in the eighties but a very similar concert at Symphony Hall this time last year. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE discovered a gang of four in possession of a stun gun and samurai sword when they pursued them following allegations that they had attacked a fast food customer in Chelmsley Wood. Read
Apr 08 2010 | Top Stories
A COIN commemorating the 21st anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy has been made in Birmingham – and won praise from victims’ families. Read