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Car-heist gang leaders ordered to repay £100,000

The mastermind of a multi-million pound car-heist gang and his Midland partner in crime have been ordered to pay back more than £100,000. Read

Wristband fiasco at Kings of Leon gig at NIA

BOSSES at one of Birmingham’s best-known concert venues apologised today after a blunder left music fans stuck outside a gig. Read

Aston Villa launch new cook book Villa on a Plate

VILLA heroes hope to net stacks of cash for a Birmingham children’s charity with a new cook book of their favourite foods. Read

M6 crash closes motorway in Birmingham

THE Midlands’ motorway network was plunged into chaos today when a six vehicle pile-up closed the M6 in Birmingham during the morning rush hour. Read

Walsall club Kinky Boots ordered to remove billboard or face court action

CONTROVERSIAL billboards showing a man in knee-length PVC boots will land nightclub bosses in court unless they’re removed, Walsall planning chiefs have warned. Read

Surviving conjoined twin Faith Williams stable after operation

A BABY girl who survived an operation to separate her from her twin sister is stable after further surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital said today. Read

Specials Birmingham tour date sells out in four minutes

TWO Birmingham Academy dates for ska punk legends The Specials sold out within four minutes of going on sale. Read

Beyonce announces Birmingham date for May 2009

AMERICAN superstar Beyonce has just unveiled three UK arena dates for May 2009. Read

Villa boss Martin O'Neill says his side are scrapping for everything in a bid to reach the Champions League

VILLA have been urged to continue to scrap for every inch over the Christmas period with Martin O’Neill insistent they have had to fight for everything that has come their way this season. Read

West Bromwich vicar Dr Patrick Okechi banned for 10 years after affair

A MARRIED West Bromwich vicar’s affair with a parishioner had been “the talk of the town” local people said today. Read

Bayton Primary School closed after suspected norovirus outbreak

A MIDLAND school has closed for 48 hours after pupils and staff fell ill in a suspected norovirus outbreak. Read

Prince Charles visits soldiers injured in Afghanistan at Selly Oak Hospital

A SOLDIER who was seriously injured by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan told Prince Charles he owed his life to the treatment he received at Selly Oak Hospital. Read

Cricket star Chris Lewis on cocaine smuggling charge

Former England cricketer Chris Lewis appeared in court today charged with drug smuggling after nearly 9lb (4kg) of cocaine was seized at Gatwick Airport. Read

Inflatable elephants used to beat Christmas crime

POLICE in Coventry are launching a Christmas crackdown on binge drinking and violence using inflatable elephants - and lollipops.Police will be handing out sweets to people to calm them down if trouble on the streets seems likely. Read

Former Aston Villa star Darius Vassell is mugged in street

POLICE were today investigating the mugging of Premier League footballer Darius Vassell as he stepped out of a taxi. Read

Man ‘critical’ after fire at Cheapside Apartments in Digbeth

A 22-YEAR-old man is in critical condition in hospital after suffering 65 per cent burns in a blaze at his Birmingham flat. Read

Birmingham soldier Tom Williams flies home from Basra for birth of daughter

OH baby! Birmingham soldier Tom Williams flew home all the way from Basra in a bid to be back for the birth of his first child. Read

Evidence stored in stable claims

The astonishing claim was made after it was alleged that 1,000 exhibits recovered from major crime scenes were mistakenly destroyed on the orders of managers. Read

West Midlands Police launch advertising campaign to combat domestic violence

THIS is the shocking poster that West Midlands Police believe will help to combat domestic violence over the festive season. Read

Mum welcomes European ruling over storage of DNA

Cops arrested Kyle Hoey, 12, and a friend after they ‘larked around’ by moving plastic road barriers in Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham. Read

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