Birmingham

Fatal car crash man identified

Jan 5th, 2009 | By BBC News | England | West Midlands | UK Edition | Category: Birmingham

A teenager who died when the car he was travelling in hit a street sign in the West Midlands is identified.



Pair charged over New Year attack

Jan 5th, 2009 | By BBC News | England | West Midlands | UK Edition | Category: Birmingham

Two people are charged over an assault on a 58-year-old man in the West Midlands early on New Year’s Day.



High street’s shops ’struggling’

Jan 5th, 2009 | By BBC News | England | West Midlands | UK Edition | Category: Birmingham

Traders on a high street say up to a third of the shops there are struggling amid the economic downturn.



Birmingham end Quincy loan deal

Jan 5th, 2009 | By BBC Sport | Birmingham | UK Edition | Category: Birmingham, Birmingham Sport

Birmingham City opt not to extend the loan of Quincy Owusu-Abeyie from Spartak Moscow until the end of the season.



Street row death accused guilty

Jan 5th, 2009 | By BBC News | England | West Midlands | UK Edition | Category: Birmingham

A man admits manslaughter after punching a man in the head during a row in the street.



Plane crash rail track re-opens

Jan 5th, 2009 | By BBC News | England | West Midlands | UK Edition | Category: Birmingham

A stretch of railway line fully re-opens following a light aircraft crash which killed three people.



O’Neill disappointed by away draw

Jan 5th, 2009 | By BBC Sport | Birmingham | UK Edition | Category: Birmingham Sport

Villa boss Martin O’Neill says he would have preferred a home draw in the fourth round of the FA Cup.



More stars sign up for Birmingham

Jan 5th, 2009 | By BBC Sport | Birmingham | UK Edition | Category: Birmingham Sport

A further six World and Olympic medallists agree to compete in the Aviva Grand Prix at the NIA next month.



Icy weather closes airport runway

Jan 5th, 2009 | By BBC News | England | West Midlands | UK Edition | Category: Birmingham

Flights were suspended for about 90 minutes at Birmingham International Airport due to icy weather.



Blood tests taken at Asda store

Jan 5th, 2009 | By BBC News | England | West Midlands | UK Edition | Category: Birmingham

Shoppers at an Asda store in the West Midlands are now able to get a hospital blood test taken as they shop.