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Myleene Klass gives up food for 24-hours Mar 6 2006
CD:UK presenter Myleene Klass announces her role as official ambassador for the UKs biggest youth fundraiser, World Visions 24-hour famine TV and radio presenter Myleene Klass today announced her support as UK ambassador for aid and development charity World Visions 24- hour Famine campaign. more
Charles and Camilla to wed Feb 10 2005
The Prince of Wales is to marry Camilla Parker Bowles at Windsor Castle on April 8. more
Public reassured over 'reasonable force' Feb 1 2005
Householders will not face prosecution for attacking or even killing a burglar providing they use only "reasonable force", new guidelines said today. more
Quake tragedy - help the victims
icBirmingham and the Evening Mail have joined forces with children's charity UNICEF to raise money for the millions affected by the tsunami disaster. more
Anxious callers look for news Dec 26 2004
Calls bombarded a casualty bureau today from people worried about loved ones caught up in the earthquake. more
11,000 feared dead Dec 26 2004
Tidal waves swamped towns in northwestern Indonesia close to the epicentre of this morning's undersea earthquake, killing at least 4,185 people, the health ministry said. more
Public smoking ban announced Nov 16 2004
The Government will today announce a ban on smoking in all workplaces and anywhere serving food. more
Arafat appears near to death Nov 9 2004
Comatose Yasser Arafat's condition worsened today as Palestinian officials visited their critically ill leader, ignoring his wife's angry objections. more
Hostage Bigley 'dead' - reports Oct 8 2004
British hostage Ken Bigley has been killed by his captors in Iraq, a Middle East TV Station reported today. more
Briton hurt as bomb rips through resort Oct 8 2004
Explosions from a car bomb and a suicide bomber tore through a resort hotel in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula where Israeli tourists were at the end of a Jewish holiday last night, officials said. There were at least 19 dead and the toll was likely to rise. more
Explosion tears through Egyptian resort Oct 8 2004
An explosion tore through a resort hotel in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula where Israelis were vacationing at the end of a Jewish holiday last night, killing at least 30 people and wounding more than 160, officials said. more
Seize chance of third term, Blair urges Sep 28 2004
Prime Minister Tony Blair today urged his party to put aside its differences over Iraq and seize the chance of an historic third term in power. more
Old big 'ead - a football genius
For those first weaned onto the Beautiful Game from the outset of the Premier League, Brian Clough might have seemed a sad, tragic figure. more
Legend Clough, 69, dies Sep 20 2004
Legendary football boss Brian Clough, 69, died today after a battle against stomach cancer, hospital officials said. more
Obituary - a self-made legend Sep 20 2004
Brian Clough, who has died aged 69, was for many football fans "the best manager England never had", a no-nonsense northerner with exacting standards and a supreme confidence in his own abilities. more
15 hunt protestors held Sep 16 2004
Fifteen pro-hunting demonstrators were being held in custody today following yesterday's violent clashes with police outside Parliament, police said. more
Hunt protestors storm Commons Sep 15 2004
Parliament has been suspended after five protesters got into the Commons chamber while MPs debated whether to ban hunting with dogs. more
Fatalities as soldiers end siege Sep 3 2004
Commandos stormed the Russian siege school today as near naked children fled the building amid explosions and gunfire. more
Delight and relief at hostage school Sep 3 2004
Dozens of bloodied and semi-naked schoolchildren were seen rushing away from the chaos of the Russian school siege today as special forces stormed the compound to bring a dramatic end to the three-day stand-off. more
