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May 18, 2025

Daughter: No words to describe what this man has taken from our family

THE daughter and husband of Valerie Ayres, killed in a horror crash in Redditch by an uninsured learner driver who fled from the scene, have paid tribute to an “amazing woman”.

1 mins

KILLER LEARNER DRIVER WAS DOING TWICE LIMIT

A LEARNER driver who killed a woman and caused life-changing injuries to her husband in a head-on crash in Redditch has been jailed.

3 mins

HEIGHT OF DEVOTION

Pensioner's Spitfire tribute takes pride of place in his garden

1 mins

Council probe after Britain First defy ban to set up a stage in main square

HUNDREDS of Britain First supporters held a march and rally in the centre of Birmingham despite the city council refusing access to a main square.

2 mins

Police slam gorilla joker

A PRANKSTER has been admonished by police after dialling 999 to request armed officers for a “gorilla” incident.

1 mins

Child abuser thought his victims ‘wouldn't be believed’

A PREDATORY Birmingham child sex offender who groomed young girls after giving them drugs and alcohol at parties has been jailed for 13 years.

1 mins

MUM BRUSHES PAIN ASIDE TO START NEW CHAPTER IN HER LIFE

A YOUNG Midland mum has revealed how her illness can make her body bloat so much that she wakes up a size 12 and goes to bed a size 20.

2 mins

Helicopter hunts missing woman

A POLICE helicopter has been used in a search for woman missing from Sutton Coldfield.

1 mins

Pair arrested after dead dog discovery

A MAN and a woman have been arrested in Tamworth on suspicion of child neglect and animal cruelty after a dog was found dead at a home.

1 mins

Mum: Every time I close my eyes I see Harley and the crash that killed him

Unrestrained baby was flung from car after being hit by a 90mph drug-driver

4 mins

PET OWNER BANNED AFTER RABBITS TAKEN BY RSPCA

A MIDLAND woman has been banned from keeping animals for 10 years after six rabbits were found in 'filthy and unsuitable conditions.

1 mins

Dozens of sex crimes revealed at train stations

SEX crimes at train stations across the UK have soared to an all-time high, new figures from British Transport Police (BTP) reveal.

1 mins

Frank's persistence pays off as he finally gets wed

BIRMINGHAM-BORN comedian and presenter Frank Skinner has revealed he has married his long-term girlfriend, Cath Mason - after she rejected his proposals four times.

2 mins

JUDGE TELLS MUM ON BENEFITS SHE SHOULD GET A JOB

A JUDGE has grilled a mum on benefits about why she has not got a job.

2 mins

ALL FOR SWAN AND SWAN FOR ALL!

THESE heart-warming pictures show cygnets hitching a lift on their mother’s back as they glide across a Midland lake.

1 mins

£2m more in the pot to fill 132,000 holes

SIX councils are to each get and extra £2 million to help fill thousands of potholes and resurface roads across the West Midlands.

1 mins

Metro extension on track to unlock Blues' £3bn sports quarter bid

AN extension of the West Midlands tram system will “unlock” a crucial line to Birmingham City FC’s £3 billion Sports Quarter project.

1 mins

NAZI TRIO WERE SET TO MOUNT ATTACK - POLICE

Extremists shared racist slurs and glorified mass murderers, nine-week trial hears

3 mins

Business calls it a day after almost 300 years in city

A FAMILY-owned Coventry firm, believed to be the oldest in the city, has officially ceased trading.

1 mins

OAP RETURNS FROM HOLS TO 'EYESORE' OVER BACK GARDEN

Neighbour comes back home to face massive carbuncle

2 mins

SUPER SUM ADDS UP TO STRESS AT GCSE EXAM TIME

Maths question stumps 100% of parents

1 mins

OWNER'S WARNING AFTER PUP CHEATS DEATH FROM STING

An adorable puppy's evening in the garden nearly ended in tragedy after he was stung by a wasp.

2 mins

Cash call to halt invaders

LESS than 1% of the Government's biosecurity budget goes on invasive species, despite the danger they pose to British wildlife, figures suggest.

1 mins

DAD'S SHOCK AFTER PAIN IN HIS BACK DIAGNOSED AS CANCER

Doctors find tumour the size of a rugby ball

2 mins

BLACK COUNTRY A-ROAD WITH MANY NAMES IS EASY AS 123

SPANNING from the Black Country to the western edge of Birmingham is the A4123.

1 mins

SECRET HISTORY OF OUR A ROADS

And why all Midland routes start with 4 or 5... except for two

2 mins

30,000 JOIN MUM'S FIGHT AFTER SON'S SAD DEATH

EARLY 30,000 people have signed a petition launched by a grieving Birmingham mum calling for mental health care improvements.

2 mins

FUTURIST CINEMA REELS IN GRADE II LISTING HONOUR

An old Birmingham cinema that spent years as a strip club and shisha bar has been granted Grade II listed status.

2 mins

Emmerdale Street? Farm meets Corrie in ITV super soap crossover

ITV is to air its first ever crossover between Coronation Street and Emmerdale, with fans able to vote for the characters they would like to see meet and interact.

1 mins

SUPER SLIMMER'S DOUBLE DINNERS PILED ON POUNDS

Mum’s weight crept on as she cared for her two kids

2 mins

Police trying to foil shoplifters injured in the line of duty

POLICE officers are being injured in the line of duty tackling shoplifters at a popular city retail park.

1 mins

SIBLINGS BECOME TV FAVOURITES IN RACE ACROSS THE WORLD

HEY are the intrepid Midland brothers among the competitors in the latest series of the BBC's Race Across the World.

2 mins

THE YEAR THAT ALL THE EXCITEMENT OF EUROVISION FINAL CAME TO BIRMINGHAM

All eyes were on the National Indoor Arena and Dana International in 1998

3 mins

New power to target addicts making town life a misery

WARWICKSHIRE police have been goven new powers to put an end to booze and drug related trouble in Atherstone.

1 mins

POLICE SPECIAL JAILED AFTER TAKING PHOTOS OF DYING MAN

A MIDLAND special constable who accessed footage of a man as he lay dying in the street and took photos of it has been jailed.

3 mins

Mexican ace a tough match for GP's Gully

A NEW opponent has been lined up for swashbuckling Wolverhampton whirlwind Gully Powar in the WBC's global Grand Prix tournament.

1 mins

Willetts targets title next after vic-Tori

TORI-ELLIS Willetts is hunting for a title after the Sutton Coldfield superbantam dominated her clash with tough Gemma Ruegg last Saturday.

2 mins

COOPER-human effort deserved more praise - Melvin

“WHERE is the credit?” no-nonsense trainer Malcolm Melvin demanded following Owen Cooper's superb victory on Queensberry’s major show at the Motorsport Arena.

2 mins

Pair swear by their misfortune as hopes left Hollow

A FURIOUS Shane Lowry lashed out at Quail Hollow and Tyrrell Hatton swore at his own club as tempers frayed on day two of the 107th US PGA Championship.

1 mins

LEWIS 'GUTTED' BY IMOLA WOES

EWIS Hamilton admitted he was “devastated” after suffering an early exit from his first qualifying session as a Ferrari driver on home soil.

2 mins

Plapp's solo show secures stage win

LUKE Plapp put together a stunning solo performance to clinch victory on stage eight of the Giro d'Italia yesterday as he claimed his first Grand Tour stage win.

1 mins

Molly rises to challenge with Doha title

MOLLY Caudery kick-started her 2025 outdoor season with victory in the women’s pole vault in Doha.

1 mins

Brummies face end of the line as lease finishes

Speedway has announced that it will be forced close its doors at the end of the 2025 season.

1 mins

ABBOTT LEAVES BEARS ON THE BACK FOOT

HIGH-CLASS fast bowling from Kyle Abbott put Hampshire in command against Warwickshire in their Rothesay County Championship tussle at Edgbaston.

2 mins

1982 Spain hero Billy was big help in my early days

MIDLAND TV LEGEND LIFTS THE LID ON 6 DECADES OF SPORTING ENCOUNTERS

3 mins

Wembley will be my greatest day - Saddlers boss

PROUD Walsall boss Mat Sadler says leading the Saddlers out at Wembley in the League Two play-off final wiil be the highlight of his career.

2 mins

Lamb tops! Club are cup run heroes

TAMWORTH manager Andy Peaks was honoured to see his side’s FA Cup heroics celebrated with the FA Best Cup Run of the Year award at the Non-League Paper's National Game Awards in association with Isuzu.

2 mins

WE’LL BE BACK BETTER, KING TELLS SKY BLUES FANS

DOUG King says Coventry City’s play-off heart-break will only fire up the club's determination to “come back stronger and hungrier than ever”.

2 mins

Poku loophole may cost Blues

BIRMINGHAM City are among a number of clubs keen to sign Kwame Poku this summer after the winger's Peterborough United exit.

3 mins

Foxes down but determined to finish on a high

LEICESTER boss Ruud van Nistel- rooy hopes to be able to take some positives from the end of a miserable Premier League campaign as the club start to shape the future.

2 mins

Ezri: We're ready to pounce!

EZRI Konsa says Aston Villa are ready to pounce if anyone makes a mistake in the race for Champions League football.

1 mins

Hero Hendo's 'incredible' role

EBERECHI Eze relished a historic moment for himself and Crystal Palace after they secured a first FA Cup title.

1 mins

Hammers win is club's last shot - Forest's Nuno

Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo feels the meeting with West Ham will be his team’s “last shot” to secure Champions League football for next season.

2 mins

PALACE STORM THEIR WAY TO FIRST CUP WIN

EBERECHI Eze’s 16th-minute goal fired Crystal Palace to the first major trophy in their history as they secured a 1-0 FA Cup victory over Manchester City at Wembley.

3 mins

My proud links to chainmakers of history

ARTIST'S WORK FOCUSES ON OVERLOOKED MIDLAND COMMUNITIES PAST AND PRESENT

4 mins

One of the family

NOT a lot of people know this, but... blue tits don't start life blue.

4 mins

I'd love people to realise that the world is marvellous

MARION MCMULLEN learns all about Dame Joanna Lumley's latest absolutely fabulous travel adventure

4 mins

STAR QUALITY

FAIMA BAKAR USES THE FORCE AND HEADS TO TUNISIAN ISLAND DJERBA, THE FILM LOCATION OF STAR WARS

3 mins

People assume communication is just listening and speaking... there is so much more depth to it

ROSE AYLING-ELLIS AND HER CO-STARS DISCUSS THE JOY OF MAKING A SHOW THAT CHAMPIONS LIP READERS, WITH NEW ITV CRIME DRAMA CODE OF SILENCE. BY ELLA WALKER