A BIRMINGHAM father-of-two died after being struck a “cowardly” blow by a man who moments later was heard crying and asking friends: “What have I done?” a court was told.Read
CHRISTMAS came early for Birmingham youngsters taking part in a yuletide flight of dreams on the search for Santa Claus.Read
STAFF at a pawnbrokers were terrorised by armed bandits who threatened them with a crowbar during a smash-and-grab raid.Read
Detectives from West Midlands Police’s Economic Crime Team are understood to have taken away a number of documents as part of a preliminary inquiry to determine whether there was any grounds for a full police investigation.Read
BUILDING work to prepare the ground for the new £193 million Library of Birmingham in Centenary Square could pose a safety risk to hundreds of pedestrians walking past each day, it has been claimed.Read
A SALES rep had a lucky escape when a van flipped over and landed on his parked car in Birmingham.Read
US chocolate giant Hershey is in talks with Italian confectioner Ferrero over a possible joint-bid for West Midlands-based Cadbury, it has been reported.Read
Business leaders have expressed "amazement" that Birmingham International railway station has not been listed as one of the worst in the country.Read
A former Birmingham City Council boss has been accused of “fireproofing” bonuses for male employees so they wouldn’t lose them when an equal pay initiative was enforced, an employment tribunal heard.Read
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Birmingham City has insisted that Carson Yeung was the ‘main man’ at St Andrew’s, despite confusion over ownership of the club after an impending £70 million purchase by the Hong Kong tycoon.Read
AN old soldier given a parking ticket as he paid his respects at Walsall’s Remembrance Day Service has been let off the booking but called on organisers to avoid a similar “fiasco” next year.Read
MORE than half of pupils in the West Midlands have been bullied online or via their mobile phones, according to a survey aimed at tackling cyber-bullies.Read
A TEACHER has launched a bid to enter next year’s Britain’s Got Talent and has called on readers of the Birmingham Mail to help.Read
PUPILS and staff at a Birmingham primary school have been helping to make dreams come true for children in an impoverished part of Africa.Read
These are among the findings of the RAC’s annual Cost of Motoring Index.Read
A BIRMINGHAM police officer who helped convict a paedophile who made a teenager pregnant and then married her before grooming another 14-year-old for sex, has won a prestigious policing award.Read
A MILLIONAIRE television star has dipped into his pockets to help support a young Birmingham football team.Read
A HEARTBROKEN family have paid loving tribute to their 16-year-old daughter whose battle with leukaemia became “one fight too many”.Read
A BIRMINGHAM school has marked the first anniversary of the death of a much-loved pupil with events in his memory.Read