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Magistrate lied to dodge speeding fine

A MIDLAND magistrate who lied to dodge a £60 speeding fine has been convicted of perverting the course of justice. Read

Siamese twin still fighting for life

BRAVE little Faith Williams was still fighting for life last night but remained very sick in hospital. Read

Cash machine pays customers double the money

BANKERS in a Midland village had an unexpected bonus when a cash machine started paying out DOUBLE the money they asked for. Read

New home for Sunday Mercury lifeboat

THE Sunday Mercury lifeboat is set to be given a bigger home – at a cost of £100,000. Read

New faces in Royle Family Christmas special

VETERAN actor Tom Courtenay (pictured) and Bad Girls star Helen Fraser will appear in the Royle Family Christmas special. Read

Michael Jackson impersonator got child pregnant

A MICHAEL Jackson impersonator has been jailed for having sex with a “star struck” Midland child, and getting her pregnant. Read

Breast ' butcher' allowed to carry on

Victim’s anger as GMC refuse to strike off controversial surgeon Read

Council’s dead kids blunder

THE parents of dead children have mistakenly been sent letters by education bosses about which school to send their child to. Read

Welcome to Lapland... a muddy field in Staffordshire!

FAMILIES hoping to meet Santa and his merry helpers at a Midland Christmas theme park yesterday were greeted instead by police. Read

Student's abortion after affair with professor

A TOP Midland university is reviewing its policy on staff dating students after an undergraduate had an abortion following an affair with a Human Rights lecturer. Read

West Midlands Police destroy vital evidence

MORE than 1,000 pieces of vital evidence relating to serious West Midlands crimes were mistakenly destroyed on the orders of managers, it has been claimed. Read

Santa Claus sacked for answering the phone

SANTA has been sacked by his scrooge bosses – for answering his mobile phone in the grotto. Read

Teenager's 12-hour rape ordeal

A TEENAGER who was kidnapped and raped in a terrifying 12-hour ordeal may have been previously stalked by her attacker, her devastated grandmother revealed last night. Read

Birmingham Elvis Impersonator to play gigs in Bethlehem

HE is Birmingham’s very own Indian Elvis who is now set to become a star of Bethlehem. Read

Cut-price sex change!

A MIDLAND clinic offering sex change operations for just £1,500 is being investigated by health chiefs. Read

Midland bigamist threatened to commit suicide

CONVICTED bigamist Roderick Sangster threatened to commit suicide while on the run from cops, his Midland victim revealed last night. Read

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is a karaoke queen!

BY day Midland MP Jacqui Smith is the sternly serious Home Secretary overseeing law and order across the land. Read

Suspect freed in voodoo muder probe

COPS may have dropped an investigation into the brutal murder of a Midland teacher in Papua New Guinea after releasing their only suspect. Read

New DNA ruling takes schoolboy off database

THE mum of a Midland schoolboy whose DNA was stored on the national database after a police ticking off last night welcomed a European ruling banning the policy. Read

My relationship with Barry George

A FORMER teenage girlfriend of Barry George has revealed how he stalked her during their relationship – years before he was accused of murdering TV star Jill Dando. Read

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