By Tom Scotney Birmingham's ambitious plans to slash its carbon emissions will be negated by the expansion of the city's airport, the man spearheading the green drive admitted yesterday.

TRANSPORT chiefs today issued a fresh plea to the Government to give the green light to release funds for a new tram line through Birmingham city centre.

By ROBERT WARD Dear Editor, Is anyone actually surprised that the Metro plan is unlikely to be extended? (Roads cash row could be final blow for Metro plan, Post December 31).

By Emma Cullwick PUBLIC transport users in the Midlands are to face an increase in cash fares in the New Year, it was revealed today.

By Steve Swingler When Spaghetti Junction opened in 1972 one wisecrack dubbed it the "Bowels of Satan". Thirty-five years on and it's suffering an acute case of constipation as 140,000 vehicles a day clog its carriageways.