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Bilston smuggler jailed for drugs in blow-up doll

A drug smuggler who tried to bring cannabis into the UK inside a blow-up doll has been jailed for 21 months.


Birmingham Airport calls for Government backing

Birmingham Airport is calling on the Government to endorse its national status as chief executive Paul Kehoe revealed talks with Far Eastern airlines about launching new flights from the site in the future.


Birmingham Airport in £65m plan to allow expansion

A £65 million project to improve the roads around Birmingham Airport was unveiled today, laying the ground for a runway extension.


Driver killed in M42 crash

A driver died today when his car was hit on the motorway near Birmingham Airport, causing traffic problems for motorists and holiday-makers. EXTRA – LIVE traffic and travel updates


Ice danger warning as cold snap is set to stay

Drivers were today warned of icy conditions on the Midlands’ roads after a weekend of chaos triggered by heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures.


Birmingham Airport’s £5m hangar set to open with cheap flight hopes

A £5 million hangar at Birmingham Airport will be completed on January 26, it was announced today – as bosses revealed holidaymakers are set to benefit from cut-price flights during the Olympics.


BMI offers flights to stranded passengers

Passengers left stranded in India after airline Comtel cancelled its flights back to Birmingham have been rescued by another operator, it emerged today. BMI has offered the Comtel customers reduced price  flights back to Heathrow.


Strikes hit schools, councils and hospitals

Thousands of teachers, council workers, NHS staff and civil servants across the country walked out today in the biggest strike for over 30 years.


Passengers had to pay £19k to fly home

Nearly 200 passengers on a flight to Birmingham Airport were delayed for three days and then told to pay a £19,700 landing tax fee during a fuel stop in Vienna.


Airline expansion brings Birmingham Airport jobs boost

Two hundred jobs are being created at Birmingham Airport as an airline revealed it is launching five new summer routes to the Mediterranean for 2012.

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