Birmingham Post

One Dead, 60 Hurt As Alton Towers Bus Overturns

One man died, two people were seriously injured and 60 more hurt when a double decker bus returning from the Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire plunged down a steep embankment last night. One woman, described as in a critical condition, was airlifted to Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham and another patient was taken by air ambulance to University Hospital North Staffordshire in Stoke- on-Trent.

Two Injured in Shooting at Irish Social Club ; Police

55 Workers, 45 Cars a Week: This Is Longbridge 2008

Boy Who Drowned While Swimming Is Named ; Police

Man Struck by Car ; Accident

Suspect Questioned ; Murder

Solving the World's Energy Demands Will Halt Conflict

Patients could find themselves face-to-face with a robot in hospital, Lord Bhattacharyya suggested yesterday. The peer, head of the Warwick Manufacturing Group and adviser to the Government, said it could allow more people to concentrate on treatment and care.

Britain's Youngest Terrorist Sought Tips On How to Kill

Britain's youngest terrorist was facing jail yesterday after a guide to death and explosives was found at the schoolboy's home. Hammaad Munshi, just 16 and taking GCSEs when arrested, was part of a cell of cyber groomers devoted to brainwashing the vulnerable into killing "non-believers".

Nac has High Hopes for the Future As Baby Steps Mark a New Beginning ; Longbridge Comment

After all the doubts expressed about the lack of a future for Longbridge, car production has once again resumed at the famous plant - although not in a way most people would recognise. A healthy scepticism is a journalist's prerogative and until something is proved beyond all doubt then that disbelief will remain.

Car-Making Is Back, but Only 18 Workers On the Production Line ; Longbridge in 1905 Herbert Austin Founded the Austin Motor Company at Longbridge. Now, 103 Years Later, Car Production has Once Again Resumed at the Famous Factory. Duncan Tift Was the First Journalist to See the Production Line Moving Again at the Plant, Now Owned by China's Nanjing Automobile.

Herbert Austin would no doubt approve of the fact that motor cars are once again being built at his beloved Longbridge and even though he may Bnd the surroundings different, the vehicle numbers are far more 1908 than 2008. Walking into Longbridge's massive assembly plant is an eerie experience. Huge assembly lines that produced hundreds of thousands of cars a year stand silent and still.

Cameron Is Voters' Firm Favourite As Next Pm ; Politics Leadership

Gordon Brown suffered a fresh blow tonight after a poll found that voters would overwhelmingly prefer to have David Cameron as prime minister. The research by ICM for the Guardian will make grim reading for Mr Brown as he prepares to return to the fray in Downing Street tomorrow after his summer break.

Encampment Is 'Vulgar and Pointless' ; Politics Protest

Protesters camped outside Westminster have "no justifiable democratic purpose" and should be moved on permanently, a Tory frontbencher said yesterday. Shadow business minister Alan Duncan said the camp - where anti- war campaigner Brian Haw has lived since 2001 - had become a "vulgar and pointless display".

'Cameronomics Is Risky and Destructive' ; Politics Policy

A senior Government minister yesterday launched a highly personal attack on David Cameron accusing him of using "photo ops and warm words" to distract from his "risky and destructive ideological agenda". Treasury Chief Secretary Yvette Cooper - a close ally of Gordon Brown - said that the Tory leader's "Cameronomics" was a mixture of contradictory policies and tax and spending plans that did not add up.

Warning Letters to Parents of Children Caught with Knives ; Politics

West Midlands police will write 'letters of warning' to local parents when a child is arrested for a knife crime. The radical measure was praised by the Home Office yesterday, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith met England footballers including former Aston Villa keeper David James to highlight the campaign against illegal blades.

Tories Take Aim at Labour's Core ; Politics

The Tories made a grab for Labour's core territory last night by insisting they were the party of "fairness". Shadow chancellor George Osborne launched a scathing attack on the Government's efforts to enhance social justice, saying it had failed to help those in the deepest poverty.

Birmingham Needs to Work Much Harder to Sell Brand in Europe ; Politics

Birmingham risks falling behind rival cities from Eastern Europe in the battle for tourism, trade and investment, a new study has warned. The city will face increased competition from "undiscovered gems" in countries such as Bulgaria, Poland and Latvia, which can boast fine cuisine, good weather and historic architecture - but haven't yet learned to sell themselves to the world.

Mother's Claim Over Son's Death ; Politics

A Midland mother whose soldier son was killed on patrol in Iraq is suing the Ministry of Defence. Susan Smith, of Tamworth, Staffordshire, has launched a damages action which alleges "failures" relating to the use of Snatch Land Rovers.

Labour Party Conference ; Politics

Gordon Brown was back at the helm yesterday after a three week summer holiday marred by damaging speculation about his future as Prime Minister. Downing Street said he was "in charge" again this morning, although he will not return to Westminster from Scotland until today.

Bodies of Air Victims Taken From Crash Site

The bodies of four people killed in a mid-air crash over Warwickshire were removed from the wreckage last night. Carried in a white private ambulance, all four Cessna 402 crew members were taken from the crash site in Brinklow to the University Hospital in Walsgrave.

Little but Debris Left to Mark Site of Fatal Collision

Two pieces of broken plane and a scattering of debris is all that remains of the light aircraft involved in the Warwickshire air crash. With the pilot's body removed, specialist search teams have the painstaking task of combing through the huge cornfield to try to piece together what happened in the skies above Brinklow.