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Watch: The West Midlands most haunted pubs prepare for Halloween

WHEN you order a spirit in pubs across the West Midlands there’s a chance you could get more that you bargained for during the Halloween celebrations... Read

Video: Hundreds pay tribute at Harry Moseley's funeral

Hundreds of people lined the streets to pay tribute to Harry Moseley at his funeral in Birmingham. Read

Watch: Guitar hero Ronnie Wood in Birmingham to show off paintings

ROCK legend Ronnie Wood paid a whistle-stop visit to Birmingham to publicise his paintings – and said the Stones owed their fans a reunion tour.Read

Watch: Keith Allen makes surprise appearance at UB40 performance at Hare & Hounds pub in Kings Heath

BIRMINGHAM music legends UB40 took a trip down memory lane when a special plaque was unveiled at the Hare & Hounds pub in Kings Heath, where they played their first ever gig.Read

Lottie's Lifeline: Teenager left battling for life with rare heart condition saved by eleventh hour transplant

A TEENAGER who escaped death thanks to an organ donor has paid tribute to her benefactor.Read

Watch: Birmingham City depart for Slovenia and Chris Hughton reveals his thoughts on the task ahead

Birmingham City flew out to Slovenia for their Europa League game against NK Maribor on Thursday. Read

Watch: Ian Bell says Edgbaston cricket ground is ready for the biggest games in international cricket despite Ashes snub

wariwckshire and England batsman Ian Bell gives his views on England missing out on hosting the Ashes Test matches in 2013.Read

Watch: University of Birmingham graduate Edward Bauer bailed after spending ten nights in prison on remand over Nick Clegg banner charge

A UNIVERSITY of Birmingham Guild of Students official charged in connection with a protest outside the Liberal Democrat conference has been freed from prison on bail.Read

Watch: David Essex prepares for All the Fun of the Fair at the Alexandra Theatre

IT HAS travelled the UK and been a West End hit, but the new tour of David Essex’s All the Fun of the Fair, which opens in Birmingham tonight, is a revamped show.Read

Caught On Camera: Racist thug attacks neighbour in Birmingham

THIS is the shocking moment that a racist thug attacked her neighbour in Birmingham and then chased after her nine-year-old daughter who captured the incident on video.Read

SPECIAL REPORT: How Birmingham's oldest TV set will deal with the digital switchover

ENTERPRISING Fred Farley was the first person in the Midlands to receive TV pictures from London’s Alexandra Palace transmitter in the summer of 1946.Read

West Midlands Police chief insists he had no reason to believe riots were to spread to Birmingham

THE head of West Midlands Police has said the force had no reason to believe that rioting would spread to Birmingham last month.Read

Video: Ashley Blake refuses to apologise for actions that left a man scarred for life

Former BBC Midlands Today presenter Ashley Blake has once again refused to apologise for hitting a man with a pole and leaving him scarred for life.Read

Birmingham City Ladies FC gunning for Super League glory.

IT’S not just Birmingham City’s men’s team that are facing a crunch match this weekend – as the club’s women’s team prepares for a game which could see them win the league this weekend.Read

CCTV video: Unarmed Birmingham shopkeeper fended off gun-toting robbers

A HAVE-a-go hero shopkeeper sent a gang of gun-toting robbers packing – by stubbornly refusing to hand over his takings.Read

Support our markets: Shoppers urged to write to council leader Mike Whitby

THE daughter of Birmingham’s former council leader and Lord Mayor Theresa Stewart manned a stall urging shoppers to write directly to council bosses over the threat to the city’s wholesale markets.Read

Birmingham riots CCTV footage: Gang targets ice creams in looting frenzy

A gang of looters targeted a freezer full of ice creams during a rampage through a city shop. Read

Birmingham riots CCTV footage: Looters battle each other to claim stolen goods from Jessops

Police have released more CCTV footage from the disorder in Birmingham City centre on August 8. Read

Birmingham riots: CCTV shows thugs shooting at police helicopter

A BRAVE bobby who was shot at during the riots as they swept through Birmingham has told for the first time how he felt police had been “ambushed”.Read

Birmingham riots: Newsagent's joy at William and Kate's visit

A NEWSAGENT whose shop was ransacked during the riots had some good news at last when he had a surprise visit from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.Read