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Christina Savvas

Ashley Blake: I've lost everything - I'm ruined

Shamed BBC newsreader Ashley Blake said he faces financial ruin after being found guilty of hitting a teenager with a wooden pole and lying to police to protect himself.Read

Ashley Blake fears TV career is over after guilty verdict in wounding trial

Television presenter Ashley Blake feared his career was in tatters after he was found guilty of hitting a teenager with a wooden pole.Read

BBC's Ashley Blake told he faces jail after being found guilty of wounding

BBC television presenter Ashley Blake has been warned he faces a jail sentence after a jury today found him guilty of wounding a teenager with a wooden pole.Read

BBC's Ashley Blake tells court he lied to police after alleged attack

Television presenter Ashley Blake has admitted to a jury that he lied ‘several’ times to police after being accused of attacking a teenager with a wooden poleRead

BBC's Ashley Blake 'feared for his life' before alleged attack, court hears

Television presenter Ashley Blake said he was “in fear of his life” as he described the moments leading up to an alleged assault on a teenager outside his bar.Read

Teenager acted as peacemaker before attack by Ashley Blake, court told

A teenager who claims he was ‘hit in the face’ with a wooden pole by BBC TV presenter Ashley Blake was a ‘peacemaker’ according to his friends.Read

BBC presenter Ashley Blake hit teenager in face with pole, court told

BBC TV presenter Ashley Blake hit a teenager with a wooden pole during a violent disturbance outside his bar, a court has heard.Read

Novice taste buds try dishes of top city chefs

It may be mushy but its not just mash and veg – its Michelin-starred baby food and it’s made in Birmingham.Read

£11m transport project at Birmingham International ready to start

Work is due to start on a long-awaited £11 million transport project to improve links between Solihull and the region’s biggest airport and exhibition centre.Read

West Midlands has half of all swine flu cases in England

New cases of swine flu have taken the total in the West Midlands to 604.Read

Birmingham shops arcade battles to fill empty units

Shopkeepers say more needs to be done to attract retailers into empty units in a city centre arcade, despite a £250,000 refurbishment.Read

Network Rail facing big penalties over Midland rail line delays

Network Rail is facing penalties over ‘unsatisfactory’ delays and disruption on the West Coast Main Line.Read

Tories confident of taking control of Warwickshire

The Conservatives hope to seize overall control of Warwickshire in Thursday's elections. Christina Savvas takes a look at the key issues.Read

Shrapnel shock for former World War II nurse

A Second World War nurse injured in an explosion spoke of his shock after a piece of shrapnel fell from his mouth, 65 years later.Read

Birmingham rail passengers waiting longest in country

Virgin Trains renewed its attack on Network Rail last night after it was revealed rail passengers in Birmingham must wait longer for services than anywhere else in the country.Read

Birmingham school closed after pupil contracts swine flu

One child has contracted swine flu and 24 pupils at a Birmingham primary school are suspected of having the virus.Read

PM defends Home Secretary over expenses on Tamworth visit

Gordon Brown last night defended home secretary Jacqui Smith over her controversial expenses claims and refused to comment on whether she would be forced to appear before a disciplinary hearing.Read

Wrekin creditors told they are not likely to get money back

Creditors of Wrekin Construction have spoken of their anger after it was revealed they have little chance of getting their money back following the collapse of the building firm.Read

Wrekin Construction creditors unlikely to receive their money

Creditors of Wrekin Construction have spoken of their anger after it was revealed they have little chance of getting their money back following the collapse of the building firm. Read

Creditors have say over collapsed Wrekin Construction

Creditors of Wrekin Construction will be given an opportunity to have their say today over the £20.7 million they are owed by the collapsed buildings firm.Read