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James Cartledge

James Cartledge

Birmingham teenager jailed over laser pen helicopter attack

A teenager has been jailed for six months for dazzling a police helicopter with a laser pen.Read

Football manager to go under the knife to help his daughter

A non-league football manager is giving up one of his kidneys to help his daughter.Read

Football manager to go under the knife to help his daughter

A non-league football manager is giving up one of his kidneys to help his daughter.Read

IMAX in Birmingham bows out with Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 will be the last IMAX 3D film to be screened at Birmingham’s biggest cinema.Read

Land Rover and Jaguar wow the crowds at Frankfurt Motor Show

TWO Midland car makers took one of the world’s biggest motor shows by storm when they unveiled radical new concept cars which look certain to go into production.Read

IMAX bows out with Harry Potter

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 will be the last IMAX 3D film to be screened at Birmingham’s biggest cinema.Read

Birmingham drivers 'worst for being uninsured'

UNINSURED drivers are costing the insurance business £500milion a year – and the worst offenders are in Birmingham.Read

Former Birmingham Lord Mayor dropped as Labour local election candidate

Birmingham’s first Asian Lord Mayor has been dropped as a Labour candidate following the intervention of party chiefs.Read

Man who killed his daughter by driving into river is jailed for life

Christopher Grady's murder of his five-year-old daughter and attempted murder of his six-year-old son in Worcestershire has horrified all parents, a judge told a court as he jailed the killer for life.Read

Birmingham sex trafficking pair jailed for 27 years

A father and son who ran a family business of “sexual slavery” by trafficking women to Birmingham from Romania have been jailed for a combined 27 years.Read

Ozzy Osbourne to play Birmingham Town Hall

Ozzy Osbourne is heading home to play Birmingham Town Hall next week.Read

Birmingham researchers say Nellie the Elephant should not be used in CPR training

Researchers have been making people listen to Nellie the Elephant in an attempt to save lives.Read

Birmingham University road race success

Hundreds of dedicated fund-raisers took to the streets on Saturday for the 13th University of Birmingham 5km road race.Read

Sandwell council urged to complete arts centre with £1.4m loan

Troubled Midland arts centre The Public could finally be completed in five months as Sandwell Council looks at borrowing £1.4million for more building work.Read

Tamworth funeral firm use VW camper as hearse

A funeral firm is offering Volkswagen fans the ultimate send-off – by using a VW camper as a hearse.Read

Ozzy Osbourne lookalike stars in Aston Hall re-opening celebrations

Music legend Ozzy Osbourne – or at least a close likeness – came face-to-face with Aston Hall’s first owner, Sir Thomas Holte, during a weekend of celebrations to mark the stately home’s reopening.Read

Community spirit returns with carnival atmosphere

The streets of Birmingham thronged with revellers enjoying the sights and sounds of summer as carnival celebrations came to the city.Read

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Birmingham-born James Cartledge works on the Birmingham Mail's newsdesk. He was previously a reporter at the newspaper.