May 31 2010 | Top Stories
An pensioner man who died in a collision in Lichfield has been named. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
A WOMAN was taken to hospital after being injured in a two-car collision in Erdington. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
The wife of a Solihull businessman who died with his son in a light aircraft crash on the Spanish island of Menorca said today she could not "take it in". Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
The head of a police child abuse investigation unit has been charged with a string of child sex offences. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
A FATHER and son from the Midlands have died in a light aircraft accident on the Spanish island of Menorca. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
COPS are running a high-profile campaign to crack down on reckless motorcyclists in the Midlands over the Bank Holiday weekend. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
THE family of a Birmingham man stabbed to death near his home two years ago today told of their enduring pain as they wait for his killer to be caught. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
IT was all about girl power at a Birmingham music festival held this weekend. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
HERE is the text of Luke Walker’s letter to friends in full: Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of people joined the friends and family of a murder suspect Luke Walker at a pub fund-raiser as efforts to secure his release gained momentum. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
DELIBERATELY-started grass fires in Staffordshire soared by 46 per cent last month. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
WAR veterans across the Midlands are preparing to return to the battlefields of the Second World War thanks to a £16,000 Lottery grant. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
A LIBRARIAN has launched a campaign to keep tabs on two recently-elected MPs. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
FORMER Blues boss Karren Brady is set to join the board of Sir Philip Green’s high street fashion group Arcadia, it was reported. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
PLANTS and flowers stolen from a memorial set up in honour of teenager who died in a road crash have been returned after the thief had a pang of conscience. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
VANDALS attacked part of a new £3.2 million cemetery in Sandwell, spraying football-related graffiti on walls, windows and doors. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM charity is hoping for a boost from people taking part in the Great Midlands Fun Run next month. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
YOUNG book worms can enjoy a free day of stories, entertainment and face painting at the Centre for the Child at Central Library. There’s also a chance to meet author Philip Ardagh in the Library Theatre at 2pm. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
A WALSALL pensioner was killed and his wife injured as they stood at a bus stop after a shopping trip to a Midlands city. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
MODEL railway fans are so obsessed with their hobby they don’t notice bad weather. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
A GOODBYE letter written by Midland murder charge mother Lianne Smith before she allegedly took the lives of her children, will be examined by police. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
PROPOSALS to cut the number of letters sent to Birmingham residents about new planning applications have been deferred following objection from councillors. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
A GP who fled terror in the Sudan to became a leading medical figure in Birmingham has been handed a five-year warning for misconduct. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
A GLOOMY day in Birmingham was transformed into a riot of colour with the country’s biggest free gay festival. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
A WEST Midlands MEP has vowed to help Birmigham City supporter Garry Mann win his freedom from a Portugese jail. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
STUDENTS at a Birmingham school are set to back our soldiers in action by carrying out a sponsored relay marathon. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
A LEADING breast cancer charity is calling on volunteers to give a little time to save lives. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
EXCEPTIONAL teachers from across the Midlands get their chance to shine at the 2010 Teaching Awards. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
THERE’S no such thing as teacher’s pet as Birmingham schools turn their backs on teaching children to look after animals, according to new research. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
FORMER Treasury chief secretary Liam Byrne has apologised for the notorious letter in which he jokingly warned the new Government there was “no money left”. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
A BENEFIT fraudster who conned Dudley Council and the Department for Work and Pensions out of more than £28,000 landed a six-month suspended prison sentence. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
A MOBILE car crusher will be taking to the streets of Birmingham tomorrow to launch a new crackdown on untaxed and uninsured vehicles. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
PEOPLE in south Birmingham caring for a relative with a terminal illness are being offered a free carer support course organised by Birmingham’s St Mary’s Hospice. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
A GAS fitter who abducted a drunken girl of 14 and subjected her to a sex ordeal in his van has been jailed for three years. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
AN adventurer who travelled the globe and introduced the western world to the Kiwi fruit has been honoured with a blue plaque in Birmingham. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
A CRIME-fighting convenience store boss from Birmingham has laid down the gauntlet to shoplifters with a ‘Totaliser’ charting the number of thieves he has sent packing. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
TWO 33-year-olds were arrested in a morning drugs bust in the Black Country. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
A BIG ISSUE seller who was beaten up at his home in Birmingham “exacted his revenge” by stabbing a neighbour to death. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
THE family of a missing Great Barr grandad today issued a “Please come home, we love you” plea. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
MORE than 40-not-for profit groups and organisations in Lichfield are to benefit from grant aid funding. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
BONJOUR from Sparkhill. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
BLEARY-eyed Brummies are stumbling through their days after missing out on their sleep, according to a new survey. Read
May 31 2010 | Top Stories
SOME of the Midlands’ top musicians today recalled the 1960s heydays of a Midland music venue which has been given a new lease of life – having hosted the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Read