An alert which closed part of Birmingham’s main railway station on Saturday afternoon was thought to have been caused by nine police officers suffering from food poisoning.Read
An overturned lorry on the M6 caused a severe tailback on Wednesday afternoon and left its driver seriously injured with head and arm injuries after he was thrown from his cab.Read
Mr Austin said tourism was never more important for the area than during the recession with visitors and trips bringing in about £6 billion a year, supporting 115,000 jobs. He said: “Tourism is already vitally important to our economy and if we work together and make the right decisions now, it can make an even bigger contribution.Read
Birmingham has had the biggest increase in the number of people claiming Job Seekers’ Allowance according to a study on the areas hit worst by the recession.Read
The parents of teenager Aiden Brookes, who died when the roof of a cave collapsed in Shropshire, have spoken of their heartbreak over the loss of their “perfect gentleman” son.Read
The number of children counselled for feeling suicidal is five times higher in the West Midlands than it was five years ago, according to the NSPCC.Read
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.
