Birmingham Mail - May 06, 2025
Birmingham Mail - May 06, 2025
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May 06, 2025
Council to retain control of leisure centres
CAMPAIGNERS are claiming victory in their battle to keep Dudley leisure centres under full control of the council.
1 min
Pair fight for life after bridge crash
TWO people are fighting for their lives after a two-car horror crash in Sutton Coldfield.
1 min
Thieves take brownies then return for charity box
THIS is the moment a cruel thief stole a charity box from a Sutton Coldfield shop - after he and a suspected accomplice helped themselves to brownies.
1 min
My bullies made a book showing different ways they'd kill me
WITH A NEW-FOUND CONFIDENCE, TEGAN-RILEY IS NOW A MISS TEEN GREAT BRITAIN FINALIST
2 mins
Vet: I bumped into Dad during D-Day invasion
MIDLANDS MAN, 100, BEGAN YESTERDAY'S VE DAY PROCESSION IN LONDON
2 mins
Disgust as 'scumbags' dump rubbish in street
A DISGUSTING heap of fly-tipped rubbish is blighting a Birmingham street.
1 min
Kennels boss banned after 3 dogs suffered
ONE PET WAS IN SUCH A BAD STATE THAT VETS HAD TO PUT IT DOWN
2 mins
Daughter's road safety fight after death of dad
THE daughter of a man killed in a crash has spoken of an “unbearable” loss that sparked a fight for road safety measures.
2 mins
Football bodies 'must pay the dementia care bills of former players'
FOOTBALL organisations could be forced to pay towards the care costs of ex-players who have suffered brain conditions caused by heading footballs under proposals to be tabled in Parliament.
3 mins
Council's plans to tackle unauthorised travel sites
BIRMINGHAM City Council still intends to go ahead with plans to introduce temporary sites for travellers amid a number of unauthorised encampments in city parks.
2 mins
Support for 'dynamic' city centre towers
MAJOR plans to build multiple new towers in the heart of Birmingham have been recommended for approval once again.
1 min
Incoming store knocked back on 'inappropriate' signs
A RETAIL chain has responded to Birmingham City Council's decision to reject its proposal to put up signage above its new Bullring store after officers found the designs to be 'wholly inappropriate'
1 min
War veteran jailed for raping two teenagers
'CALCULATING' EX-SOLDIER PREYED ON VICTIMS WHILE THEY WERE DRUNK
1 min
Plan to expand grants for climate-friendly home heating
HOUSEHOLDS will be able to choose from more options to upgrade their home heating systems with the help of Government grants, under new proposals.
1 min
'Crash for cash' scam gang pocketed £320k
'RECKLESS' RINGLEADERS JAILED OVER DELIBERATE AND FAKE CRASHES
3 mins
'WITHOUT VICTORY, THERE IS NO SURVIVAL'
BITTERLY fought over three million square miles of hostile ocean, the struggle to prevent Hitler’s U-boats - his ‘grey wolves’ - starving Britain into submission began on the first day of the war and ended on the last.
6 mins
THE FULL MONTY
A NEW GENERAL SHAKES UP BRITISH FORCES AND STRIPS ROMMEL OF HIS AIR OF INVINCIBILITY
1 min
Israel's plan for Gaza
ISRAEL has approved plans to capture the entire Gaza Strip and remain in the territory for an unspecified amount of time, two Israeli officials have said.
1 min
Royals pay due homage to veterans
FOUR generations of the royal family paid tribute yesterday to Second World War veterans in a balcony appearance at Buckingham Palace to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
2 mins
Trump tariff bid 'could spell disaster for UK film and TV'
DONALD Trump's plan to impose a 100% tariff on movies made outside the US “could deal a knock-out blow” to the UK film sector, a trade union says.
1 min
Safety fears as more elderly stuck in A&E
SENIOR doctors have warned of an “alarming threat to patient safety” after figures showed more than one million elderly people endure long waits in A&E - and the older they are, the more likely they are to experience it.
2 mins
WAR STORIES
DISCOVER THE NATIONAL TRUST'S WARTIME CONNECTIONS
2 mins
Ospreys lay first egg of the year
A pair of breeding ospreys have laid an egg at a wildlife reserve for the first time this year after a competitive mating process.
2 mins
Finding the right sentence
GRIEF: Ellie Gould's mother Carole, and left, Anne Robinson hosts
1 min
Bulls miss out in last heat decider
BIRMINGHAM added a point to their National Development Trophy tally despite being edged out 46-44 in a last heat decider at Leicester on Sunday.
1 min
Lando hits out at Max as F1 rivals battle on track again
LANDO Norris took aim at Max Ver-stappen’s “crash or don’t pass” driv-ing after he accused the Red Bull driver of deliberately pushing him off the road at the Miami Grand Prix.
2 mins
Sky Blues' upturn after sacking Robins is FRANKly astonishing
RESULTS are everything in football. It is the sport that always attracts the fickle finger of fate and the drama of the theatre.
3 mins
Ismail's ton inspires WBD win on dramatic day
THERE was plenty of drama in Division Two with West Bromwich Dartmouth beating new boys Handsworth by four runs while Stourbridge beat Shifnal by just two runs.
2 mins
Perfect start to the season for promoted side
SHREWSBURY made a winning start to life in the top flight with a convincing 173-run victory over Knowle & Dorridge.
2 mins
Draper in Ruud health despite defeat in final
JACK Draper was beaten in three gruelling sets by an inspired Casper Ruud in the Madrid Open final.
1 min
Villa's 1957 Cup hero Peter passes away, 91
FORMER Aston Villa and Northern Ireland forward Peter McParland has died at the age of 91.
2 mins
Middling end to a middling Moors season
BOSS Matt Taylor saw Solihull Moors dig deep enough to relegate opponents Dagenham & Redbridge but hinted at a summer of change to improve his side's fortunes.
1 min
Nelson: Display shows we have bright future
CAPTAIN Nelson Semedo predicts Wolves have a bright future as he takes the positives from their battling one goal defeat to last year's champions Man City.
1 min
Morrison managing just nicely in stint as caretaker
CARETAKER manager James Morrison admits he really enjoyed his stint in the dugout at The Hawthorns and says it gave him a taste for it even if it was unexpected.
1 min
Emery will not let Villa relax and take foot off the gas
VILLA kept the pressure on their Champions League rivals by beating Fulham 1-0 on Saturday afternoon.
3 mins
Defender is Klar choice at awards
THE mood at Birmingham City's end-of-season awards dinner was a stark contrast to 12 months ago.
1 min
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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