A severely-ill patient on a strict 'soft food diet' choked to death at a Birmingham hospital after nurses gave him toast. The court was even told that the nurses "believed it was the patient's basic human rights" to have toast if he demanded it. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

After a season shadowing a star footballer, a lucky boot boy might find himself the recipient of some souvenir kit. Or maybe even a pair of the player's old boots.

James McPike got a Mercedes. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A (presumed) man lead a gang of four other thieves into a Birmingham jewelers concealing his own identity with a Burka.

The gang escaped with £200,000 worth of jewelry.

Police are now linking this to a similar attempted robbery earlier in the month.

NB Theme pic is NOT a police identikit image of the suspect. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

It was meant to be a one-off experiment, but clips of the Birmingham choir got onto YouTube, and they were inundated with e-mails.

*I think it's ingenious now that I've read the article. picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

A food company in Birmingham, England, has begun marketing fully edible bowls and plates.

Is there not a quiznos in England? :) picked by muppet 8 months ago

A 20 rear old woman and her two sons, aged one and two, were found hanged in a house in Birmingham last night.

(Image not directly associated) picked by Milkshake 2 years ago