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Hunt clashes will go on, protesters warn after manslaughter trial ends

Protesters have vowed to continue their fight against a Midland hunt after an anti-hunt campaigner was cleared of killing a hunt supporter with the blade of a gyrocopter.Read

East coast state of mind in the United States

Nick McCarthy tackles America’s historic Eastern seaboard by train.Read

Birmingham City Council failed to act on warnings over tragic Khyra Ishaq

A catalogue of errors and missed opportunities by Birmingham City Council contributed to the death of Khyra Ishaq, a High Court judge has ruled.Read

Mother of Warwickshire businessmen killed in hit and run calls for justice

The mother of a Midland businessman killed in a Florida hit-and-run 12 months ago is urging US authorities to finally bring his ‘murderer’ to justice.Read

What happened when Kraft took over Terry's of York

Nick McCarthy examines the legacy of Kraft's takeover of York chocolate maker Terry's - and hears a warning for Cadbury in Bournville. Read

Birmingham man killed wife then leapt in front of train, inquest hears

A Birmingham mum-of-two was stabbed to death by her estranged husband who “could not live without her” and threw himself in front of a train, an inquest heard.Read

The day Birmingham felt the full force of IRA terrorism

Birmingham will be forever scarred by the 1974 pub bombings. This week marks the 35th anniversary of the IRA’s worst British mainland atrocity. Nick McCarthy reports.Read

Tamworth schoolteacher suspended over claims he forged coursework

A Midland schoolteacher has been suspended after every single member of an English A level class complained that a teacher had corrected course work to boost exam pass rates.Read

Bishop of Birmingham leads city's response to BBC appearance of BNP's Nick Griffin

The Bishop of Birmingham today said the city would rise above the ‘petty’ views of BNP leader Nick Griffin in the wake of his controversial TV appearance.Read

Pupils struck down by Norovirus at Redditch school

More than 100 pupils at a Worcestershire school have been struck down by the winter vomiting bug Norovirus.Read

Rise in number of lifers puts strain on Midlands young offenders' institute

A prison for young offenders says it is under severe pressure because of a “significant increase” in its lifer population.Read

New Zealand holiday firm on trial over death of Worcestershire woman

The trial has started in New Zealand of an adventure sport company that is accused of breaching safety laws during a water board excursion in which a 21-year-old woman from Worcestershire drowned.Read

Birmingham stalker who parked on women's driveways given five-year ASBO

A man who mounted a two-year stalking campaign against women on their home driveways has been given a five-year ban from loitering anywhere in Birmingham.Read

The Gadget Show's Jason Bradbury rises to the Fort Dunlop challenge

A television presenter dressed up in sparkly green lycra last night and scaled an iconic city building using nothing but suction pads.Read

Night-time closure of busy Birmingham flyover to make it safe

One of Birmingham’s main city centre routes is to be closed for eight months as part of major repair works.Read

Dad at trial of Worcestershire woman in river boarding tragedy

The father of a 21-year-old woman who died while river boarding will travel to New Zealand on Sunday for the trial of an adventure sport company that is accused of breaching safety laws.Read

Birmingham bogus charity collector jailed for £350,000 scam

A bogus charity collector who pocketed nearly £350,000 from street collections which he said were for disadvantaged children has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.Read

Rising road repair bill needs an extra £1.5m

Birmingham City Council will be asked for another £1.5 million next week to help pay for emergency repairs to the city’s road network.Read

Midlands former soldier claims troops smuggle weapons to gangs

British troops are smuggling guns and drugs into the UK and Europe and selling them on to criminal gangs, a former soldier from the Midlands has claimedRead

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, at Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton

I don’t know who was more impressed by the flying car, me or my five-year-old nephew.Read

Author Profile

Nick McCarthy was born and raised in Birmingham and he joined the Birmingham Mail in 2007. He joined the weekly Sutton Coldfield News in 2004 and qualified as a senior journalist in 2006. Before working as a journalist he completed an undergraduate degree in sport and a masters degree in sociology.

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