Updated 5:27am 21 May 2013

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Jasbir Authi

Jasbir Authi

Taxi crashes into Birmingham branch of ICICI bank

A bank worker narrowly escaped serious injury when a taxi ploughed into the front of a city centre bank yesterday.Read

Staff evacuated after chemical spillage at City Hospital

Hospital staff were temporarily evacuated after a chemical spillage at City Hospital yesterday.Read

Public meeting to be held over future of Highbury Hall

Birmingham City Council has vowed to hold a meeting to help secure the future of one of the city’s historical landmarks.Read

Thriller Live at the Alexandra Theatre

Michael Jackson fans – many of them dressed as their hero – paid tribute to the legend’s talents during an electrifying show at the Alexandra Theatre.Read

Warwickshire Police praised by US religious leaders

Warwickshire Police have been praised by American religious leaders for organising an event to celebrate the history of travelling communities.Read

Refugees in Birmingham tell their stories

As the West Midlands marks Refugee Week, Jasbir Authi speaks to two people who were forced to flee their countries and are now making new lives for themselves in the region.Read

Swine flu closes first Birmingham secondary school

The first secondary school in Birmingham has been forced to close due to an outbreak of swine flu.Read

Eight injured as charity minibus crashes on M5

A group of eight people, including five children with physical and learning disabilities, escaped serious injury after the minibus they were travelling in overturned on the M5 in Worcestershire today.Read

Wyre Forest named favourite place to live for Birmingham commuters

With its tranquil woodlands, meandering River Severn and idyllic villages, there’s simply no question of Wyre not.Read

West Bromwich garden designers shine at Chelsea Flower Show

Garden designers from the Midlands have been honoured at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show.Read

Travellers warned of bank holiday disruption on road and rail

Bank Holiday travellers are facing queues and delays on road and rail this weekend.Read

Hotel move a real boon for Birmingham's beer hunters

The beer may have been flowing but empty pub talk it wasn’t.Read

No party to mark Birmingham City's promotion

Birmingham City Football Club has announced it will not be holding a celebration after the team was promoted back into the Premiership - because they did not win the Championship.Read

16 arrested after police target criminal drivers

Hundreds of police officers from four forces were involved in a massive operation to catch criminal drivers yesterday.Read

Fifty given medical treatment after gas leak at swimming pool

Nearly 50 people, the majority children, have been treated by paramedics after a chlorine gas leak at a Black Country swimming pool.Read

Union warns fire control rooms merger will put lives at risk

Plans to merge fire control rooms in the West Midlands will put lives at risk, the Fire Brigade Union has warned.Read

Malnutrition deaths on the rise in UK hospitals

More than 400 people have starved to death in the West Midlands in the last decade, it has been revealed.Read

Swimmers hospitalised after chemical leak at Black Country pool

Nearly a dozen swimmers, mainly children, were taken to hospital after a chemical leak at a Black Country swimming pool.Read

Rabbits set up home at Holloway Circus roundabout

A pair of Easter bunnies are dicing with death after setting up home on one of the busiest roundabouts in Birmingham.Read

Lorry pile-up on M6 causes massive delays

A serious crash involving half a dozen lorries brought chaos to one of the busiest stretches of the M6 near Birmingham today.Read

Author Profile

Jasbir Authi covers central Birmingham and is a general news and court reporter. Her journalism training was carried out here in the city at the Sunday Mercury and Birmingham Mail newspapers.