The Staffordshire Hoard, the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found, has been valued at £3.28 million, the British Museum said.Read
A poker champion from Kidderminster who is facing extradition to the US for allegedly killing his wife then dumping her body in a national park has appeared in court.Read
BUNGLING robber Christopher Walker was today starting a jail sentence after robbing a security guard of £25,000 and fleeing to his own home, just five doors from the bank where he pounced.Read
Police are hunting two men who held up a Bloxwich shop and stole hundreds of pounds.Read
HE has been treading the boards as Shakespeare’s Othello, but now thousands of Brummies will be walking over Lenny Henry after he was added to the city’s Walk of Stars.Read
FOODIES were out in force and licking their lips as one of the biggest events in the culinary calendar kicked off.Read
A poker champion from Kidderminster wanted in the US for allegedly killing his wife then dumping her body in a national park could find out if he will be extradited.Read
BIRMINGHAM’S campaign to stage matches in the 2018 football World Cup was under way today.Read
A MIDLAND MP today condemned Solihull Council for threatening a couple with legal action for displaying balloons outside their shop.Read
A Worcestershire bridge is to be closed to traffic and temporary barriers will be erected amid fears of flooding.Read
A Birmingham man who demanded £3m from a supermarket in a blackmail plot inspired by a Clint Eastwood movie has been jailed.Read
THE parents of fugitive former royal aide Jane Andrews asked a taxi driver to take them and their daughter back home before she was recaptured by police, it was reported today.Read
Dozens of NHS management jobs could be at risk after a review was launched into overhauling Birmingham’s Primary Care Trusts(PCTs) because of the credit crunch.Read
A Birmingham-based designer has become the first British jewellery maker to open a shop in Beijing.Read
Former Birmingham City managing director Karren Brady has raised fears that England’s 2018 World Cup bid is in turmoil.Read
British Land has confirmed the depth of the recession makes it unlikely that work will begin on a 35-storey tower in Birmingham’s city centre next year.Read
Staffordshire author sees narrow boat go up in flames
An author who found fame writing about his narrow boat adventures on the high seas has seen his boat destroyed by fire.more
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Nursery schools could be forced to close in Birmingham following Government-imposed changes to the way early years education is to be funded.Read
SOAP star Susan Hanson is stepping back into the spotlight, more than 20 years after she left Crossroads.Read
WORLD Formula One champion Jenson Button will be making a special appearance at Birmingham’s upcoming Autosport International show.Read
