Birmingham Mail - April 19, 2025
Birmingham Mail - April 19, 2025
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April 19, 2025
Arrests over fatal golf course crash
WOMAN WAS STRUCK BY VAN BEING CHASED BY POLICE
1 min
Midlands bids to pioneer electric delivery vehicles
TRIALS are being held for a new electric vehicle cargo delivery system.
1 min
These Boots fit Strictly's Johannes perfectly!
I HAD seen Kinky Boots at the theatre once before, about five or six years ago, and I absolutely loved it.
1 min
GP practice boss failed to pay into staff pension pot
SURGERY SHUT WITHOUT NOTICE
1 min
Council leader stands firm over bins dispute
UNION URGED TO ACCEPT OFFER AND CALL OFF STRIKE BLIGHTING CITY
2 mins
TRAINS 'LIMITED' AFTER SEMI-FINAL
RAIL firms are urging Aston Villa fans to stay over in London after next Saturday's FA Cup semi-final because they can't run enough trains to bring them home after the final whistle.
1 min
Wembley-bound Villa fans warned they risk being stuck in London
RAIL firms are urging Aston Villa fans to stay over in London after next Saturday's FA Cup semi-final because they can't run enough trains to bring them home after the final whistle.
1 min
Huge rises in thefts of Toyota, Nissan and Jaguar cars
POLICE are warning owners of three popular car models that they are being increasingly targeted by criminals.
1 min
Five-a-day is forbidden fruit for allergy woman
CHLOE'S BEEN AVOIDING EATING HER GREENS FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS
2 mins
University's green energy centre wins cash backing
ASTON GETS £35.5M FOR PROJECT
1 min
Matchday shame led to uncle's weight-loss goal
A MIDLAND man who weighed almost 30 stone and got stuck going through football turnstiles has lost a staggering 17 stone - by walking.
2 mins
RSPB in rallying call to help save the UK's starlings
THE lowest number of starlings on record have been spotted in the RSPB's long-running Big Garden Bird-watch, the charity said.
1 min
JD Vance in Italy for talks
US vice president JD Vance has arrived in Rome for meetings with the Vatican's second in command and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, fresh off the Italian leader's visit to the White House a day earlier.
1 min
Brits among the dead in cable car tragedy
TWO British tourists have died in a cable car crash near Naples.
1 min
'Influencers fuel school misogyny'
SOCIAL media influencers such as Andrew Tate are fuelling an increase in misogyny and sexism in schools, teachers have suggested.
2 mins
Rubio hints US may 'move on' from Ukraine peace bid
MARCO Rubio has hinted that the US could abandon RussiaUkraine peace talks after a meeting in Paris that David Lammy said underscored the \"shared commitment to global security\".
1 min
President 'expecting September UK visit'
DONALD Trump has suggested a date for September is being set for him to meet the King in Britain.
1 min
Fertilised grass may be hay fever trigger
GRASSLANDS that have been cultivated using nitrogen fertilisers may be more likely to trigger hay fever, a study suggests.
2 mins
Katy's space joyride has zero gravity
THERE was a time when space travel was a noble endeavour the culmination of global ambition, scientific cooperation, and a hunger to explore the cosmos.
2 mins
TAPE OF GOOD HOPE?
Can new beauty trend face taping reduce wrinkles? LARA OWEN finds out
2 mins
Neal could have black balled final
IT was the missed black that might have changed the course of snooker history – but it was not the one followers lamented later by the finger-wagging celebrations of a genial and goggle-eyed Northern Irishman.
1 min
Numitor to reign again in Haydock Veterans' Chase
NUMITOR can grab victory again in the Unibet Middle Distance Veterans' Handicap Chase (Series Final) (3.15pm) at Haydock Park this afternoon.
3 mins
Norris hopes 'different mindset' takes brakes off
LANDO Norris is prepared to use this weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to experiment in a bid to feel comfortable with his car again.
2 mins
Max move would not be a problem insists Merc star
GEORGE Russell would have no concerns if Mercedes tried to sign Max Verstappen as he believes he is a match for any driver on the grid.
2 mins
Lambs win eases any drop fears for Moors
SOLIHULL Moors posted back-to-back wins for the first time since the turn of the year, claiming three vital points in their battle to avoid the drop.
1 min
We can also be five-star against tired Devils, says undaunted Wolves boss
VITOR Pereira insists Wolves will not allow Manchester United’s momentum to daunt them when his side visit the Europa League semi-finalists in the Premier League.
2 mins
Play-off hopes hit as the Baggies see RED
ALBION dropped to eighth in the Championship table as Coventry took a huge step in the race for the play-off places after beating the ten-man Baggies 2-0 in front of a record-breaking crowd at the CBS Arena.
2 mins
Unai: Boxing Day ruckus all forgotten
UNAI Emery says he has \"no problem\" with Newcastle assistant manager Jason Tindall, who was at the centre of a bust-up during the last meeting between Villa and the Magpies on Boxing Day.
1 min
Manager happy for Watkins to be Villa's Mr Angry
VILLA manager Unai Emery prefers Ollie Watkins to be \"angry\" about his lack of starts, rather than sad.
2 mins
Davies keen on balancing act for stars
CHRIS Davies won't stop his players from backing each other - but he doesn't want them to go too far.
1 min
Little comfort drawn as champions return
LEAGUE One champions Blues weren't able to take out their Wembley frustrations on Crawley on Good Friday and settled for a 0-0 draw.
2 mins
Life isn't meant to be understood... it is meant to be felt
People think you can't talk about religion especially the youth because there's something wrong with it, or it seems like if you believe in one particular religion, you hate all others.
2 mins
WORLD IN MOTION
LAST year, best friends Alfie and Owen were crowned the winners of Race Across the World, netting £20,000 in the process.
4 mins
I wanted to make this one a little funnier than some of the others..
HARLAN Coben never wanted to collaborate with anyone else on a book until Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon changed his mind.
5 mins
Watch kids BLOOM outdoors
WORKING ON A PATCH OF THEIR OWN HELPS CHILDREN GROW INTO GARDENERS
2 mins
I don't think I could live without kimchi
UNTIL fairly recently, the jars of pickles many of us came into contact with most were the gigantic ones on the counter at the chippy, afloat with whole boiled eggs like specimens in formaldehyde. Or the gherkins in a McDonald's Quarter Pounder...
2 mins
Birmingham Mail Newspaper Description:
Publisher: Reach Publishing Services Limited
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Daily
The Birmingham Mail is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham, England but distributed around Birmingham, the Black Country, and Solihull and parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire.
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