Birmingham Mail - May 07, 2025
Birmingham Mail - May 07, 2025
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May 07, 2025
Record garden visitors thanks to bakery and pizzaria
BIRMINGHAM Botanical Gardens enjoyed record-breaking visitor numbers over the Bank Holiday weekend after introducing new food and drink options.
1 min
Boy killed in crash involving car and bike carrying three
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has died in Birmingham Children's Hospital following a crash involving a car and a motorcycle with three people on it.
1 min
M-way closures get your GOAT on Bank Holiday!
BANK holiday traffic came to a standstill when both sides of the M5 were closed - due to a goat running down the motorway.
1 min
Campaign against Black Sabbath pub car park bid
OWNER INSISTS PROGRESS TO RESTORE ICONIC VENUE IS BEING MADE
2 mins
Free meals 'auto-enrolment' feeds thousands more kids
MORE than 2,000 'missing' Birmingham children are to get free schools meals after an intervention by city council chiefs.
2 mins
'Sinking' road still not fixed a year on
COUNCILLORS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER CITY REPAIRS TIMESCALE
1 min
Veteran, 104, has royal day to remember at Palace tea party
A MIDLAND veteran shared a laugh with The Queen during a tea party at Buckingham Palace.
1 min
Girl's life devastated by hit-run speeding driver
LIFE-CHANGING INJURIES LEFT 13-YEAR-OLD FEELING 'LIKE AN ALIEN'
3 mins
Man and woman charged with murdering baby
A MAN and a woman have been charged with murdering a five-week old baby in Staffordshire.
1 min
Former Marine teams up with football club to give veterans a 'sanctuary'
CREATION OF 'FAMILY PLACE' WHERE EX-SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN CAN GAIN SUPPORT AND ADJUST TO CIVILIAN LIFE
2 mins
Appeal after teenage boy is robbed of cash at bus station
A TEENAGE boy was robbed at Wednesbury bus station.
1 min
Councillor's appeal as Solihull is by far worst for car crime
SOLIHULL is the worst hotspot for vehicle crime in the West Midlands, new police statistics revealed.
1 min
Striking bin drivers spark more rubbish
PILES OF BAGS GROW AGAIN AS MORE WORKERS JOIN ACTION
2 mins
Return of the fly
'GNATS FROM SEWAGE WORKS GETTING INTO OUR HOMES & FOOD'
1 min
King's honour for 12 enterprising businesses in region
A DOZEN businesses in the West Midlands are among the recipients of The King's Awards for Enterprise.
1 min
Street racing costs offender nearly £3k
A STREET racer was left with a huge court bill after he breached the Black Country's High Court car cruising injunction.
2 mins
Mayor sees training as a crucial work in progress
WEST Midlands Mayor Richard Parker says he has hit an ambitious target to help more than 50,000 people in the region gain new skills in his first year.
1 min
College that made city's best chefs to open a new school
THE college renowned for training some of the best chefs in Birmingham has announced it will open a culinary school in Chelmsley Wood.
2 mins
Merz wins after delay
FRIEDRICH Merz eventually succeeded yesterday in his bid to become the next Chancellor of Germany during a second vote in the country’s parliament, hours after he had suffered a historic defeat in the first round.
1 min
Streeting approves of Bill changes
ALLOWING pharmacists and other staff to refuse to take part in assisted dying procedures is a “positive development”, but “doesn’t change my view on the Bill as a whole’, the Health Secretary has said.
1 min
'Historic milestone' as UK and India agree trade deal
THE UK and India have sealed a free trade agreement, in a deal which is hoped will boost sectors hardest hit by Donald Trump's tariffs.
1 min
Starmer rejects calls for winter fuel rethink
SIR Keir Starmer has rejected calls for a U-turn over the decision to strip winter fuel payments from millions of pensioners after Labour's backlash at the ballot box.
1 min
Rihanna reveal steals show
POP icon Rihanna showed off her baby bump after her third pregnancy was announced on a star-studded Met Gala blue carpet.
1 min
WE SHALL FIGHT THEM ON THE BEACHES
HOW OPERATION OVERLORD'S DRAMA UNFOLDED MINUTE-BY-MINUTE
4 mins
FINAL HOURS OF THE FUHRER
THE final days of Adolf Hitler were marked by chaos, paranoia and fear.
1 min
Why is Denmark so happy? It must be the parenting
Jessica Joelle Alexander, author of The Danish Way Every Day, tells LISA SALMON how Danes raise happy, well-behaved children and avoid family conflict
4 mins
RICHARD IRVINE
DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR A FIRST TIME DAD OF TWINS
2 mins
Why won't the twins show proper respect for my office?
DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR A FIRST TIME DAD OF TWINS
2 mins
Pooch up a gum tree
DOG IN NEED OF SURGERY BEFORE DENTAL DISEASE CAN TAKE HOLD
2 mins
Black Country fizz in Bucks win!
BLACK Country's eighth fixture in the L-Style Division One of the UKDA National League was a home tie with Buckinghamshire and prior to the game the hosts were in third place with 152 points and their opponents bottom of the table with 105 points.
1 min
Ali: Bears’ win was a statement
BEARS Women’s head coach Ali Maiden believes his side’s record-breaking win at Surrey was a statement victory that will make people “take notice” of their early-season form.
1 min
Brummies chief is in the depths of despair over defeat
SPEEDWAY
4 mins
Tom's speech was awe-inspiring
AS a journalist you do become a little cynical when listening to players, managers, CEOs or owners speak because they usually just say what they believe the supporters want to hear.
4 mins
Toti: Wolves in the right frame of mind to keep pushing for more
WOLVES defender Toti says manager Vitor Pereira has changed the players' mentality.
1 min
Dike basks in a dream comeback for Albion
ALBION striker Daryl Dike admits his goal against Luton was the kind of moment he dreamt of while out injured.
1 min
Matty: We need fans to help us Cash in on Euro place
MATTY Cash says it feels like some Villa fans can be “a little bit against” the team following disappointing results and has called for perspective on the club's rapid rise under Unai Emery.
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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