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Storm chaos update: Latest damage and weather forecast

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:38:00 GMT

HIGH winds are continuing to cause chaos across Birmingham and the region - but the gales are expected to die down during the night, according to latest forecasts.

Frankley folk spooked by mysterious scary sinking sounds

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 03:00:00 GMT

A MYSTERIOUS noise, described as ‘sounding like a ship sinking’, appears to be haunting residents in Birmingham.

Builder plunged 40 feet to his death at Birmingham farm

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:00:00 GMT

A PROBE has been launched into the death of a Midland builder after he plunged 40ft while working on the roof of a barn on the outskirts of Birmingham.

RSPCA animal rescue appeal hits £300K

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:00:00 GMT

AN appeal to build a new RSPCA national animal rescue centre in the city, backed by the Mail, has raised an impressive £300,000 since it was launched last month.

Birmingham's 'Bonnie & Clyde' jailed for stealling from the elderly

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:55:00 GMT

A WICKED couple dubbed “Bonnie and Clyde” by the police have been jailed for burgling the homes of vulnerable, elderly women.

Frankley RSPCA campaign coming on in leaps and bounds

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:58:00 GMT

PLAYFUL pooches leapt with delight at the launch of a £3 million appeal to build a new national RSPCA site in the city.

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

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:00:00 GMT

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

Frankley nursery to close after 40 years

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:01:00 GMT

EMOTIONAL parents praised the work of staff at a nursery that is due to close after being at the heart of a Birmingham community for 40 years.

Two killed in M5 crash still to be identified

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 18 May 2011 08:57:00 GMT

The pair died after a lorry ripped through the central reservation on the M5 and hit the Mercedes they were travelling in near the Frankley services close to Halesowen.

Bartley Green mother jailed for M5 suicide threat

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:01:00 GMT

A MOTHER who caused a motorway in Birmingham to be shut down for over an hour while threatening to jump from a bridge has been jailed for 18 months.