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Mar 10 2008
A 14-year-old boy whose life was saved when he was flown to Birmingham from Ghana to receive a kidney donated by his father has been given a massive boost in his recovery – a visit to his hospital bedside by one of his Aston Villa heroes....
Mar 10 2008
A crackdown on gun gangs carried out through Birmingham schools and the internet does not suggest a new generation of armed criminals, the home secretary has said....
Mar 10 2008
The chair of a Midland police authority has been summoned to Westminster for a grilling by ministers over plans to increase charges to council tax-payers by 13 per cent....
Mar 10 2008
The NEC Arena is to get a landmark tall tower as part of a £25 million makeover. The 28-year-old venue - home to many high profile events including the Horse of the Year Show and Strictly Come Dancing - will be improved and largely re-built over the next year....
Mar 10 2008
Two brothers aged three and 11 fired a loaded gun which they found in their garden, West Midlands Police have said....
Mar 10 2008
Cheltenham Festival staff are facing a race against time to repair storm damage ahead of the start of this week's event....
Mar 10 2008
Measures to increase the availability of long-term mortgages and to grade home loans according to risk are expected to be announced in the Budget this week....
Mar 10 2008
Another piece of Birmingham's concrete past was consigned to the history books with the demolition of a 17-storey office tower at Edgbaston Shopping Centre....
Mar 10 2008
It was a case of third time lucky at the NEC last night for Crufts grand winner Philippe and his owner Kevin Cullen....
Mar 10 2008
A threat of closure hanging over Birmingham Opera Company has been lifted after the organisation settled its differences with the Arts Council, which has restored a £330,000 funding package....
