http://www.birminghammail.net/ Visit the brand new Birmingham Mail newspaper website. Read Birmingham news, updates on Birmingham City and Aston Villa, find jobs in Birmingham & much more. en-gb http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/26/midland-friends-pay-tribute-to-murdered-rachel-entwistle-97319-21157612/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:15:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/26/midland-friends-pay-tribute-to-murdered-rachel-entwistle-97319-21157612/ FORMER Midland friends and colleagues of tragic teacher Rachel today paid tribute to her and said she “lit up a room with a smile”. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/worcestershire-news/2008/06/10/school-attacked-by-arsonists-97319-21051144/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:23:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/worcestershire-news/2008/06/10/school-attacked-by-arsonists-97319-21051144/ A MIDLAND primary school has been attacked by arsonists three times in a month leaving hundreds of children without toys, books and computers. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/worcestershire-news/2008/06/06/teenager-shaves-hair-in-tribute-to-nurses-97319-21035167/ Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:31:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/worcestershire-news/2008/06/06/teenager-shaves-hair-in-tribute-to-nurses-97319-21035167/ A MIDLANDERS teenager who suffered first, second and third degree burns when he was a baby has shaved his head in tribute to the doctors and nurses who saved his life. Kristiaan Thomas, 14, from Redditch, was severely scalded when he accidently grabbed a kettle full of boiling water and tipped it over himself when he was just 18 months old. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/worcestershire-news/2008/06/02/neil-entwistle-double-murder-trial-opens-in-us-97319-21009080/ Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/worcestershire-news/2008/06/02/neil-entwistle-double-murder-trial-opens-in-us-97319-21009080/ BRITON Neil Entwistle goes on trial in the US today accused of murdering his wife, a former Midland teacher, and baby. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/worcestershire-news/2008/05/19/man-in-court-charged-with-tip-body-murder-97319-20930640/ Mon, 19 May 2008 07:33:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/worcestershire-news/2008/05/19/man-in-court-charged-with-tip-body-murder-97319-20930640/ A 34-year-old man will appear in court today charged with the murder of a teenager whose body was found at a waste management site. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/worcestershire-news/2008/05/15/gay-bashers-attack-wrong-man-97319-20916336/ Thu, 15 May 2008 13:45:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/worcestershire-news/2008/05/15/gay-bashers-attack-wrong-man-97319-20916336/ A MAN was punched in the face and kicked because his attackers thought he was gay. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2008/05/08/tributes-to-tragic-college-tutor-heather-linley-97319-20881550/ Thu, 08 May 2008 13:57:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/2008/05/08/tributes-to-tragic-college-tutor-heather-linley-97319-20881550/ TRIBUTES were paid today to a Midland college tutor who died in a head-on crash. Friends described Heather Linley as "vibrant, warm and enthusiastic". http://www.birminghammail.net/news/worcestershire-news/2008/04/25/murder-police-to-apply-for-extension-97319-20818979/ Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:49:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/worcestershire-news/2008/04/25/murder-police-to-apply-for-extension-97319-20818979/ DETECTIVES were today applying to magistrates for a custody extension to continue holding a man and a youth over the murder of disabled James Hughes. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/worcestershire-news/2008/04/24/body-of-disabled-man-found-in-back-garden-97319-20812409/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:13:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/worcestershire-news/2008/04/24/body-of-disabled-man-found-in-back-garden-97319-20812409/ DETECTIVES were today quizzing two men as they attempted to unravel the mystery surrounding the deaths of Heather Wardle and her disabled son James Hughes. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/worcestershire-news/2008/04/23/search-continues-for-vulnerable-disabled-man-97319-20805496/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:06:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/worcestershire-news/2008/04/23/search-continues-for-vulnerable-disabled-man-97319-20805496/ THE search for an “extremely vulnerable” disabled man will continue today, following the discovery of his mother’s body, police said.