Mike Lockley
Birmingham Mail
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Commonwealth Games opening 'a glorious carnival of colour and culture'
It was weird, it was wonderful, it was wacky and it worked. Last night, the Second City was second to none. → Read More
Taxi driver considering quitting after road rage ordeal
Jamil Bashir said he was now scared to return to his job and things had grown 'really bad' since the end of the lockdown → Read More
Supernatural 'skinwalkers' are roaming Cannock Chase, says X Files-style investigator
Latest claim based on ghostly hotspot also said to be hub for the Black Eyed Child and a string of UFO sightings → Read More
Murdered schoolgirl Judith Roberts is 'unknown victim' of Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe, say authors
The 14-year-old's death triggered one of Midlands' biggest miscarriages of justice 50 years ago - but new investigation says she could have been victim of infamous serial killer → Read More
Moment sick child killer battered woman after she nudged him with pushchair on bus
Nathaniel Pope is serving life for murdering three-year-old Kemarni Watson Darby → Read More
Cocaine kingpin Leo Morgan 'rotting' for 18 years Panama jail to be tried in Russia
Witton-born former butcher has been banged up in string of rat and disease-infested hellholes → Read More
Tragedy as ITV legend Bob Hall dies suddenly
Bob Hall was a regular contributor to Sky Sports’ popular Soccer Saturday programme, hosted by Jeff Stelling → Read More
Lying killer's response to detectives who solved elaborate pizza shop murder
As Nezam Salangy was led from the dock, his face turned to six detectives and his dark eyes burned into them. “You guys framed me,” he spat out before security guards led him back to the cells. → Read More
Bouncing back! Lucky cat survives swallowing 50 elastic bands
X-ray shows pet cat Berry used one pf nine lives when she swallowed elastic bands → Read More
How Birmingham triple killer called 'Bigfoot' was linked to fourth unexplained death
Philip Smith murdered three women in killing spree, but has also been linked to unexplained death of Patricia Lynott → Read More
Brother still seeking answers after tragic death of 'Birmingham's Most Wanted' Damean Vernon
Damean Vernon froze to death near a canal on Bromford estate following police chase in 2001 → Read More
Family distraught after brother buried in the wrong grave at Birmingham cemetery
Vivienne and Jean Honeyghan say mourners were unaware of the change until the 50-year-old body was placed in the ground on the day of his funeral → Read More
Inside jailed drug kingpin Thomas Kavanagh's lavish lifestyle as his drug empire crumbles
Kavanagh's underworld role will stun those who lived close to his £800,000 gated, palatial home in the shadow of tourist attraction Drayton Manor Park → Read More
'Voodoo' nurse jailed for trafficking offences was aspiring politician
Josephnine Iyamu exerted control over vulnerable girls and women from Nigeria, where she held political aspirations → Read More
Meeting Barrington Patterson - what it's like in presence of One Eyed Baz as friends pay tribute
Mike Lockley remembers interviewing Barrington, who has died today, as his friends pay tribute → Read More
Family say mum took own life after two-year battle to get children back
And, tragically, the day after they say Tanya Simpson took her own life her family were informed she could be reunited with one of her estranged kids → Read More
Punter claims bookies refusing to pay £5m Liverpool accumulator win
Darren Hope claims he handed in winning betting slip to BoyleSports in Coventry after backing Liverpool to win Champions League → Read More
Army veterans travelling to Ukraine to free civilians trapped by carnage of war
The three-day mercy mission, which the pals have dubbed Operation Scythian, is backed financially by Sutton Coldfield Christian Centre → Read More
Bouncer jailed for raping woman on Christmas night out previously 'hid drugs in Kinder egg tubs'
Class A drugs worth £1,500, were found hidden in Kinder eggs and his jacket pockets last year → Read More
Strangler who killed great-gran is former French Foreign Legionnaire tormented by PTSD
Last week, Chase Kelly admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility → Read More