Updated 4:03pm 19 May 2013

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Catherine Lillington

Catherine Lillington

Kraft will be good for Cadbury, insists US ambassador Louis B Susman

The US ambassador to the UK said Birmingham could put its faith in Cadbury’s new owners, during his first visit to the city.Read

Eight-year-old Tamworth girl tackled knife-wielding stepfather, court told

An eight-year-old girl disarmed her stepfather who was holding a knife to her mother before he grabbed a second blade and stabbed her, a court heard.Read

Eight-year-old Tamworth girl tackled knife-wielding stepfather, court told

An eight-year-old girl disarmed her stepfather who was holding a knife to her mother before he grabbed a second blade and stabbed her, a court heard.Read

Spiritual health shop Zen loses Brindleyplace lease

A second long-running business in Birmingham’s Brindleyplace has been refused a lease renewal amid claims the landlord could damage the long-term success of the district.Read

Birmingham graduate Paul Nurse fears funding crisis for the sciences

A Birmingham graduate who won the Nobel Prize for his ground-breaking research into cancer has expressed concern for the future of science funding while on a return trip to the city.Read

Top salon forced to leave Brindleyplace in Birmingham

A Birmingham salon opened by hairdresser to the stars, Umberto Giannini, has been forced to shut.Read

Road closures after major fire at textiles factory in Digbeth

Commuters could face delays this morning after a major fire engulfed a city textiles factory.Read

Road closures after major fire at textiles factory in Digbeth

Commuters could face delays this morning after a major fire engulfed a city textiles factory.Read

Bournville Trust safe from Kraft plans thanks to George Cadbury

The head of a housing trust set up by George Cadbury in 1900 today promised its 8,000 homes would be safe under a Kraft takeover.Read

More snow on the way as West Midlands is brought to standstill

Blizzards coated Birmingham in minutes yesterday causing the city’s airport runway to close and reducing traffic to a crawl.Read

More snow on the way as West Midlands is brought to standstill

Blizzards coated Birmingham in minutes today causing the city’s airport runway to close and reducing traffic to a crawl.Read

Birmingham hit by heavy snow - and Met Office warns of more on the way

Heavy snow coated Birmingham in minutes today causing the city’s airport runway to close and reducing traffic to a crawl.Read

Craig Hodson-Walker's mother calls for death penalty for murderers

Mother Judith Hodson-Walker has described how she has had to endure living and working in the Worcestershire village post office where her son was “brutally shot”.Read

Bidder pays £27,000 for Christmas Day at Warwick Castle

An online auction which offered bidders the chance to spend Christmas Day at Warwick Castle has sold for £27,000.Read

Clampdown calls for Birmingham's lap dancing venues

Licensing bosses have moved closer to toughening regulations on lap dancing clubs in the city.Read

Apprentice star Jo Cameron and her bundle of joy

After losing a baby, Apprentice star Jo Cameron tells Catherine Lillington how she regards her new-born daughter as a blessing.Read

Birmingham council chief says compulsory redundancies cannot be ruled out in 800 job losses

City council chief executive Stephen Hughes has said compulsory redundancies cannot be ruled out in the 800 jobs the authority plans to shed.Read

Bishops of Lichfield and Hereford to join the House of Lords

Two West Midlands bishops are set to join the House of Lords as part of the 26 senior Church of England bishops who make up the Lords Spiritual.Read

Birmingham-born artist Trevor Denning dies

A Birmingham-born artist whose contemporary work was an influence on the founders of the Ikon Gallery has died.Read

Clergy unite in opposition to far-right BNP’s ‘Christian Britain’ claim

Church leaders from across Birmingham have entered the row about the BBC’s decision to invite BNP party leader Nick Griffin on to Question Time.Read

Author Profile

Catherine Lillington works as a general news reporter on the Birmingham Mail, covering patches in the south of the city and stories for the jobs pages.