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MPs expenses: The 10 worst offenders from the Midlands

TOILET seats, helipad hedge trimming, pornographic films, luxury wallpaper and flatscreen TVs – these are just some of the items Midland MPs have claimed for on expenses. Read

UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon due in Birmingham today

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will give a keynote speech at an event in Birmingham today. Read

£1million plan to save The Public arts centre unveiled

A MIDLAND council has unveiled plans to save a controversial arts centre – at a cost of £1 million a year to taxpayers. Read

Birmingham Airport expansion plans revealed

BIRMINGHAM Airport is aiming to knock two terminals into one and double passenger figures to 20 million in ten years in a massive expansion programme, it was revealed today. Read

Birmingham in race to land 6,000 Ministry of Justice jobs

BIRMINGHAM is in the running to house a huge new centre for the Ministry of Justice – a project that would create 6,000 jobs. Read

West Midlands family confirmed with swine flu while on Weymouth holiday

Two people were confirmed as having swine flu in a seaside town today. Read

Khyra Ishaq murder: Mum scared away social workers

A Birmingham mother accused of starving her seven-year-old daughter to death threatened legal action against a social worker who looked through her letterbox and front window, a court heard. Read

"Vulnerable" Wolverhampton mum goes missing with son

Police have appealed for help to trace a vulnerable mother from Wolverhampton who is thought to have gone missing with her 11-year-old son. Read

Biker gangs jailed over Birmingham Airport brawl

Seven members of two rival biker gangs were each jailed for six years today for their part in a "terrifying" riot inside an airport terminal. Read

Randal Brew to stand down as committee chairman

Defeated Birmingham City Council leadership contender Randal Brew is to stand down as chairman of the Northfield Constituency Committee. Read

Police still battling to ban Bulldog Bash

Warwickshire Police marked the sentencing of the rival bikers by pledging to do everything within their power to prevent a major Hells Angels festival from taking place. Read

Prince Charles visit injured troops

The Prince of Wales paid a morale-boosting visit today to British troops wounded in Afghanistan. Read

Birmingham City Council in cabinet minister plea

Birmingham City Council is to ask the government for special permission to recruit more £31,000-a-year cabinet members. Read

Nine years' jail for fake weddings

SIX members of a family who took part in a fake marriage scam with illegal immigrants desperate to stay in the UK were jailed for a total of nearly nine years today. Read

Birmingham Airport plan to create super terminal

BIRMINGHAM Airport is aiming to knock two terminals into one and double passenger figures to 20 million in 10 years in a massive expansion programme, it was revealed today. Read

Archbishop Tutu praises Birmingham for its religious diversity

World peace figure Archbishop Desmond Tutu said there was something in the water in Birmingham that helped the city’s various religious and cultural groups to co-exist. Read

Very first Post featured online by British Library

The Birmingham Post has gone online once again – only this time it’s headlines from the 19th century. Read

Refugees in Birmingham tell their stories

As the West Midlands marks Refugee Week, Jasbir Authi speaks to two people who were forced to flee their countries and are now making new lives for themselves in the region. Read

Holiday firm found guilty after Halesowen boy nearly drowns in pool

A company has been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of a boy who suffered a “catastrophic brain injury” after nearly drowning. Read

'Missing' Polish teenager found safe and well

A Polish teenager at the centre of a major missing persons hunt across the Midlands has been found safe and well. Read