Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
HOPES were tonight rising that flights could resume from Birmingham Airport tomorrow afternoon. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
RESIDENTS in Solihull have formed a new party to contest seats in the upcoming local elections. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
THE controversial planned hike in National Insurance was one of the hot issues raised by Birmingham business leaders as they challenged three election hopefuls at a city debate. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
LIBERAL Democrat deputy leader Vince Cable insisted there would be no change in election strategy after the poll boost sparked by the leaders’ debate. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
GORDON Brown took to a sunlit Methodist churchyard to urge people to fight for justice in the developing world. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
British Airways said the UK flights restrictions was costing the airline about £15-20 million a day. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
Black Country television presenter Adrian Chiles is quitting BBC1's The One Show for a new four-year deal with ITV, it was announced today. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
Two Royal Navy ships have been deployed to help get stranded travellers back to the UK, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said today. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
ROYAL Air Force veteran Bill Smith had the surprise of his life when he was presented with a pair of medals for his role in World War Two – 65 years after he was demobbed. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
ASTON Hall is in line for two prestigious awards – less than a year after the completion of a £12.5 million regeneration project. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS from across Birmingham remain at the scene of a major factory fire in the city centre. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
TWO men suffered neck injuries in a car crash in Birmingham. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
A FORMER solider from Birmingham passed through the city on a nationwide trek to raise money for the children of servicemen killed in action. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
A YOB with a history of domestic violence has been hit with a new banning order designed to help tackle his behaviour and protect his former partner. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
HOLIDAYMAKERS have started arriving back at Birmingham Airport from abroad – but only by travelling by road and sea. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
THE Ministry of Defence is considering plans to fly troops wounded in Afghanistan to countries such as Germany instead of Birmingham for treatment if UK airspace remains closed because of the cloud of volcanic ash. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
A TORY Midland MP jumped to the defence of his party while he joined leader David Cameron on a visit to a Birmingham charity as the Conservatives continue their battle to win the General Election. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
RESIDENTS in Solihull have formed a new party to contest seats in the upcoming local elections. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
THREE teenage boys were declared “lucky to be alive” after a motorbike crash on a Birmingham road. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE have launched an appeal for information after a Midland cyclist lost his bike and his memory after being attacked. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
THE best of Birmingham’s lost car-making industry were honoured at a Pride of Longbridge rally which was held to mark the fifth anniversary of the MG Rover’s collapse. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man who threatened to expose a gay Roman Catholic priest’s sexuality has been jailed for 18 months after a court heard how he demanded £5,000. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
SHE may be just ten years old but Midland schoolgirl Chloe Hickinbottom has been installed as favourite to be the country’s new singing sensation after making it through the first round of TV show Britain’s Got Talent. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
A BLACK Country mental health charity has been saved at the 11th hour thanks to an NHS grant. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN was continuing to help police with their inquiries last night after a driver was killed following a three-car collision in Birmingham. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS today warned people about the dangers of bonfires after a man was left with burns to his face following an incident in Birmingham. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
TEENAGE sweethearts Chris and Colin Smith reach across and clasp hands at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
A YOUNG commentator from Birmingham met Villa boss Martin O’Neill after earning rave reviews for his reports. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE said they were becoming concerned for the safety of a depressed man missing from home. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
FOR the last four years the Birmingham Mail has linked up with the families of tragic teenagers Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis to help hard-up students achieve academic success. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
SHE was one of four innocent teenage girls caught in the crossfire when gang members unleashed a spray of bullets on their rivals at a tragic New Year’s party in 2003. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
SOARING unemployment could trigger a fresh outbreak of gang violence in Birmingham as young men look to make money from drugs and crime. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
BUSINESS across the West Midlands have lent their support to Birmingham’s bid to become UK City of Culture in 2013. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
EMPLOYEES from Cadbury’s Bournville site are celebrating this week after completing a gruelling 5km challenge as part of this year’s Swimathon UK. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
UNEMPLOYED people will become big hitters for the day when a cricket tournament is staged in Birmingham. Read
Apr 19 2010 | Top Stories
AN HISTORIC Birmingham firm, one of the oldest family-owned companies in the country, is putting its best foot forward – in the interests of medical research. Read