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Marston Green residents celebrate as developers ditch homes plan

Protesters celebrate in homes plan near airport campaign Read

Life sentences for biker Gerry Tobin's murderers

Seven members of the Outlaws motorcycle gang have been jailed for life for murdering Hell's Angel Gerry Tobin in Warwickshire. Read

Care group Claimar to create 500 jobs in Midlands

Birmingham-based care provider Claimar has pierced the economic gloom with plans to create around 500 jobs in the Midlands as part of a huge national expansion programme. Read

Birmingham business confident links with India will remain strong after Mumbai attacks

Business leaders in Birmingham have called for calm over the attacks in Mumbai saying that economic links with the country will remain strong. Read

Midlands academic points to religious motive for Mumbai attacks

Religion at the heart of horror attack – expert Read

Wolverhampton man awaits news from friend in city of terror

Midlander’s fears after killing spree Read

Shadowy world of violence that dominates the biker gangs

The murder of Hell's Angel Gerry Tobin brought the shadowy world of biker gangs into sharp focus for police and forced them to get a grip on the threat they posed. Read

Biker jailed for holding stash of weapons

A biker connected to the gang at the centre of the Gerry Tobin murder investigation was sentenced to 12 years in prison for stashing an “armoury” of weapons in his home. Read

Seven men guilty of biker Gerry Tobin's murder

The remaining two members of motorcycle gang The Outlaws were found guilty of the murder of Hell's Angel Gerry Tobin as he made his way from from a Warwickshire biker festival. Read

Jaguar Land Rover axes 850 Midlands agency jobs

The car industry was rocked by more grim news today when Jaguar Land Rover said hundreds of agency workers will lose their jobs at major factories. Read

BIrmingham social care department holds its two-star rating

The department which provides care for adults and the elderly in Birmingham has held its two-star score after a government inspection. Read

Hundreds of Birmingham taxi drivers left outside as council meeting descends into farce

Thousands of furious taxi drivers have demanded an apology from Birmingham City Council after a meeting over plans to introduce single-colour cabs ended in farce. Read

Polish pianist's skull stars in Dr Who's Hamlet at RSC

A Polish pianist has taken to the stage a quarter of a century after his death - after bequeathing his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company. Read

Female army officer had colourful career

Payout the latest event in colourful career Read

Shropshire teenager has Siamese twins

An 18-year-old became Britain’s youngest mother to give birth to conjoined twins yesterday. Read

Fourth man guilty of biker Gerry Tobin's murder

A Coventry member of a motorcycle gang has been found guilty of the murder of a Hells Angel. Read

Asbestos at Black Country firm killed actor David Nicholls, inquest hears

Exposure to firm’s asbestos killed Nicholls, inquest is told Read