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Jasbir Authi

Big chill set to get worse in the Midlands

THE snow-hit Midlands is set to remain in the midst of an arctic grip for the next FORTNIGHT, forecasters predicted last night.Read

Arrests during EDL protest in Warwickshire

POLICE arrested four protesters during an English Defence League march in a Midland town yesterday.Read

Dementia sufferer from Leamington should never be allowed to kill again on the roads

A MIDLAND pensioner whose dangerous driving killed a father of one must never be allowed behind the wheel of a car again, a judge has ruled.Read

Nottingham motorist avoids jail for pulling knife on a traffic warden.

Mark James, 36, deliberately targeted Karl Ball while he was on duty after asking him if he could issue tickets on March 29.Read

False promises for first-time buyers?

Around 26 per cent of home-hunters in the coming year are likely to be first-time buyers, according to experts.Read

Birmingham pensioner is the third sister in her family to reach 100

SHE was born in a bygone age when gentlemen doffed their hats to ladies, King George V was on the throne and there were few cars on the roads.Read

Appeal after engines go overboard

POLICE want to hear from anyone who has been offered a motor after two outboard engines worth £1,850 each were stolen from Redditch Sailing Club.Read

Bikers gather for Bulldog bash

THOUSANDS of bikers and music fans roared in to the Midlands yesterday for the 24th Bulldog Bash.Read

Midlands passengers furious after being stranded in Malaga

MIDLAND passengers were stranded in Spanish holiday hotspot Malaga when the windscreen of their plane cracked.Read

Black Country comedian seconds from delivering killer joke

A QUICK-thinking Black Country man saved a comedian’s life when he keeled over, literally dying on stage.Read

10-year-old injured in Bilston accident

A SCHOOLBOY was seriously injured after his bike was hit by a car in Wolverhampton.Read

Appeal for witnesses to Stourbridge crash

A SCHOOLBOY was fighting for his life last night following a crash in Worcestershire.Read

Britain's Next Top Model from Perry Barr recalls horror crash

BRUMMIE beauty Kadian Noble who is battling to become Britain’s Next Top Model has revealed how her face was almost ripped off in a terrifying road smash.Read

Sexy granny strips for calendar

A SEXY Midland granny is looking to become the country’s oldest glamour model.Read

Dogs could be back on buses in Staffordshire

PETS could be allowed back onto a Midland town’s buses after complaints from passengers and the council.Read

Mystery of UFO lights over Ledbury is solved

STRANGE lights moving in the sky at night over a Midland town sparked a UFO mystery.Read

Dragonboat races wow spectators in Birmingham

GLADIATORS, Oompa-Loopas and Native Americans were all on show at the annual Brindleyplace dragonboat race in Birmingham yesterday.Read

How Tamworth girl went from geek to sexy glamour model

SHE was the geeky schoolgirl who could not attract a boyfriend.Read

West Mercia Police reveal they are still investigating unsolved murders which happened more than 20 years ago.

Some of the cases which remain under the spotlight include the fatal stabbing of Marie Wilkes in 1988, Janine Downes, who died from asphyxiation in 1991, and Trevor Bradley, whose body was found in a burned out vehicle in 1994.Read

A MAN who headed a busking band hanged himself, an inquest has recorded.

Michael Billington, aged 49, of Bishop Street, Stourport, founded the Billington Family Buskers, together with his wife and their three children.Read

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Jasbir Authi covers central Birmingham and is a general news and court reporter. Her journalism training was carried out here in the city at the Sunday Mercury and Birmingham Mail newspapers.