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Nick McCarthy

Nick McCarthy

Major repair work begins at Spaghetti Junction

Major repair work will begin on a crumbling section of Spaghetti junction on Monday.Read

Solihull law firm cashier facing jail after stealing £1.7m

A cashier at a Solihull law firm is facing a lengthy jail term after stealing £1.7 million over seven years to finance a “lavish” lifestyle.Read

Solihull law firm cashier facing jail after stealing £1.7m

A cashier at a Solihull law firm is facing a lengthy jail term after stealing £1.7 million over seven years to finance a “lavish” lifestyle.Read

New group to oversee future of controversial cameras in city

A new group which will oversee the future of a controversial CCTV scheme in Sparkbrook and Washwood Heath has had its first meeting.Read

New group to oversee future of controversial cameras in city

A new group which will oversee the future of a controversial CCTV scheme in Sparkbrook and Washwood Heath has had its first meeting.Read

Last of the Allied losses at the Battle of Fromelles finally laid to rest

Hundreds of First World War soldiers buried in a mass unmarked grave have finally been laid to rest. Nick McCarthy reports on a project to try and identify some of them.Read

Students condemn cuts to media course at Birmingham City University

Students at Birmingham City University have condemned planned job cuts at its top-rated media department.Read

Rewards for university vice chancellors at odds with spending cuts

Nick McCarthy investigates the backlash brewing as university bosses earn some of the biggest salaries in the public sectorRead

Cuts at universities, while vice chancellors enjoy huge salaries and perks

University chiefs in the West Midlands are being paid twice as much as the Prime Minister – and enjoying a string of lavish perks – as they wield the axe on staff and courses.Read

Temporary classrooms at Birmingham schools to cope with demand

Emergency funding worth £1.3 million will be used to build temporary classrooms at nine oversubscribed primary schools in Birmingham.Read

Edgbaston Priory Tennis Club planning multi-million pound transformation

Edgbaston Priory Tennis Club has announced multi-million pound redevelopment plans, which will transform the Birmingham club into a world class centre of excellence. Read

Business leaders urged to back City of Culture bid

Business leaders are being urged to back Birmingham’s bid to become the UK City of Culture in 2013.Read

Meriden villagers set for long battle against gipsies on green belt land

Could two gipsy camps set up on green fields in Solihull and Warwickshire be allowed to remain? Nick McCarthy reports.Read

Birmingham 'debt-buying' firm back in business after trading standards ban

A Birmingham business which promised to make people debt free for as little as £1 has launched a new service, hours after it was banned from ‘buying’ debt.Read

Birmingham 'debt-buying' firm back in business after trading standards ban

A Birmingham business which promised to make people debt free for as little as £1 has launched a new service, hours after it was banned from ‘buying’ debt.Read

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

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.