Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby has been accused of manipulating the resumption of car production at Longbridge for his own personal glorification.Read
A Tory MP whose Black Country uncle was murdered more than a year ago has accused the Government of creating a “DNA database by stealth” after police failed to return his genetic details taken during the investigation.Read
Police who arrested an electrician after he tried to dishonestly use his former boss’s fuel card at a garage, discovered he had a haul of stolen valuable historic maps and books at his home.Read
A British scientist warned DNA tests on a sample from Kate and Gerry McCanns’ hire car were inconclusive just days before the couple were made suspects, official police files have revealed.Read
Part of a £1 million pot of development money intended to help victims of the credit crunch is lying unused – because hardly any takers have come forward in Birmingham.Read
Birmingham planners have welcomed the Eastside Locks development – a £500 million scheme for offices, apartments and shops – but have called for everything possible to be done to save the remains of a late-Victorian factory.Read
A book published by a Solihull company exploring the plight of British soldiers during The Troubles might have re-opened some old wounds for some veterans, but it has also helped others come to terms with their military past. Chief Reporter Neil Connor reports.Read
Birmingham chocolate firm Cadbury is to bring back the Wispa chocolate bar for good after a campaign on social networking websites demanded its return. Read
