Birmingham Mail - May 08, 2025

Birmingham Mail - May 08, 2025

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May 08, 2025
What MOOR could I want from a home?
BREAK-UP - AND THE OVER-HEATING HOUSING MARKET - LEADS FIREFIGHTER TO START NEW NARROWBOAT LIFE
4 mins
Crash schoolboy 'full of potential'
POLICE: THREE TEENS RIDING FATAL CRASH MOTORBIKE

2 mins
Trump's tariffs to cost region '£6bn by 2030'
STUDY REVEALS STARTLING IMPACT ON VULNERABLE LOCAL ECONOMY

2 mins
Residents' concern at £2.2bn housing deal plan
DEVELOPERS URGED TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE
3 mins
East Brum tram line 'a massive opportunity'
WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR ABOUT AMBITIOUS £1bn TRANSPORT SCHEME

3 mins
Restaurant boss named as bank stabbing victim
A WEST Bromwich-based businessman has been named locally as the victim of a fatal stabbing that took place inside a Midland bank.

1 min
'Healthy' man suffered brain haemorrhage ordeal after home collapse
PHILIP HAVING TO LEARN TO WALK AND TALK AGAIN, SAYS MUM

3 mins
Clock's ticking for cafe over car parking problems
AFTER 28 years in the heart of Northfield's community, a cafe boss is considering rolling down the shutters amid a major new problem for the area.
2 mins
George is top of the pops
CARELESS WHISPER WINS POLL FOR SEVENTH YEAR

2 mins
Anguish of a long delay for justice
PEOPLE given infected blood and blood products in one of the worst treatment disasters in NHS history have described “anguish” felt while waiting for compensation.
1 min
Reynolds: India deal won't undercut British workers
THE Trade Secretary has rubbished claims that the UK’s new free-trade deal will undercut British workers.

1 min
PM says Labour is committed to pension triple lock
KEIR Starmer has insisted his Government is supporting pensioners despite criticism over Winter Fuel Payments.
1 min
Rising cost of sending kids to state schools
PARENTS are paying hundreds of pounds more a year just to send their child to a state school, a report has found.

1 min
Teens sentenced over 5,000 ants
TWO Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya were given a choice of paying a fine of 7,700 US dollars (£5,767) or serving 12 months in prison for violating wildlife conservation laws.
1 min
India strikes 'act of war'
INDIA has fired missiles at Pakistan, in what it said was retaliation for last month's massacre of Indian tourists.
1 min
Brum's wait of expection
CARL CHINN looks at the run up to VE Day and how a city celebrated 80 years ago today
5 mins
Dancing in the streets
Eighty years after the country celebrated VE Day, RICHARD PURSEHOUSE and BEN CUNLIFFE look back through the Post & Mail archives to see how Brummies took to the streets to mark the end of six hard years of war in Europe.

3 mins
Churchill salutes a nation that did not fail
THE end of war in Europe was finally announced by Winston Churchill on May 8 1945.
1 min
Warning shots
MARION MCMULLEN talks to the Daily Mirror's archivists John Mead and Ivor Game about bringing the Second World War to life in photos
1 min
WEED WOES
IT'S TIME TO SHOW THE DOOR TO THOSE UNINVITED SPRING GARDEN GUESTS

2 mins
Making a mess of it all?
From using too much product to vacuuming the wrong way, this is how to fix bad spring cleaning habits.

2 mins
Shak-les are finally off for Pitters!
SURELY, it is third time lucky for Shakan Pitters and his bid to become European light heavyweight champ.
4 mins
Alpine move leaves Jack out in COL!
ALPINE have announced that Franco Colapinto will replace Jack Doohan for the next five Formula One races.
1 min
India face big Test as skipper Rohit retires
INDIA will need to appoint a new Test captain ahead of this summer's blockbuster five-match series against England after Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from the format.
1 min
Watchdog is told to 'prepare for worst' by Kogan
FOOTBALL'S new independent regulator will need to be \"absolutely watertight\" in order to withstand legal challenges from clubs, according to the man set to lead it.
2 mins
Harry has the Whit to do well!
YOUNG star Harry Whitwell is targeting more appearances for Albion's first team after making his league debut in the 5-3 thumping of Luton.
1 min
Matt wants Wolves to race up home straight
WOLVES defender Matt Doherty insists it is all about momentum as the final furlong approaches in this season's Premier League.

2 mins
Yasin set to hit the ground running with Villa
VILLA made eye-catching loan signings in the form of Marco Asensio, Marcus Rashford and Axel Disasi in the January transfer window, as well as adding the permanent additions of Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia - but they also recruited another player who is yet to run out in claret and blue.

2 mins
Blues in the Category to be ONE of the best
Interim CEO Jeremy Dale says regaining Category One status is landmark moment for Blues
2 mins
'THE WAR IS AT AN END'
• IT'S OVER! • Britain goes wild in the streets.

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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