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Fire at Great Barr nursing home

FIREFIGHTERS battled into the night to control a fire which swept through a derelict nursing home in Great Barr. Read

City pair ease fear of 'turbine flicker'

BIRMINGHAM scientists have made a breakthrough that could stop people having seizures brought on by a renewable energy source. Read

Life change for mum kicking in

A MOTHER once plagued by panic attacks told today how learning martial arts had changed her life. Read

New life for Brum beat HQ

IT'S been rocking and rolling for five decades and now the future sounds good for Birmingham's very own house of music. Read

OAP mum's fury at grave vandals

A PENSIONER whose daughter's grave has been repeatedly targeted by vandals has said she wishes she could dig up the body and bury it somewhere else. Read

Pledge to fix Spaghetti Junction cracks

LONG-awaited work to repair a crumbling section of Birmingham's iconic Spaghetti Junction will start within weeks. Read

Princess Alexandra back for opening

PRINCESS Alexandra was opening St Giles Hospice's new Sutton Coldfield facility today, quarter of a century after she opened the charity's first home in Whittington. Read

Trip back to days of Henry VIII

VISITORS to Sutton Park felt they had travelled back in time when they came face to face with its former owner, Henry VIII. Read

Bank 'firmly on track' despite credit crunch

BANKING group Lloyds TSB today revealed a further £387 million hit from the credit crunch, but signalled there would be no need for a cash call to investors. Read

College boss will be 'deeply missed'

A COLLEGE boss has paid tribute to a colleague who died in a head-on crash in the Midlands. Read

Cute cadet puppies for West Midlands Police

AHHHHH! The cute canine cadets pictured are the latest recruits to West Midlands Police sniffer dogs team. Read

Decades of growth

DOGS began to join the Thin Blue Line after World War II when it was realised they could help maintain order and catch criminals. Read

Film director Morgan Spurlock in Brum

OSCAR-nominated film-maker Morgan Spurlock has arrive in Birmingham to look for the world's most wanted man - Osama Bin Laden. Read

Restauranteur invited to Buckingham Palace

A BIRMINGHAM restauranteur has cooked up a right Royal treat after being invited to a prestigious reception at Buckingham Palace by The Queen. Read

Sniffing out the bad guys

WEST Midlands Police currently has 69 dog handlers and 91 dogs in the ranks. Read

Mail reporter tests the power of police dog

AT West Midlands Police Dog Training School, Mail Crime Correspondent MARK COWAN went to see what it takes to turn the cute cadets into fully-fledged four-legged crimefighters. Read

Tug boat event at Black Country Living Museum

A COLOURFUL cavalcade of historic working canal boats brought thousands of waterways enthusiasts flooding to the Black Country Living Museum. Read

Fine weather expected

BRUMMIES who basked in Bank Holiday sunshine can expect more fine weather this week as temperatures in the city put Europe's holiday hotspots in the shade. Read