Bad News

Do you remember when Martin Lewis said there should be more "good news" on the news? He was treated with ridicule. However, having monitored the news feeds for our fair city for a few months now I think he might be onto something.

Here are the last twenty items from BBC News West Midlands as delivered to me by their RSS feed:

Boy, 9, dies in blanket accident
Longbridge car factory to reopen
Cities granted casino licences
Stray dog numbers rise by a fifth
Muslim groups 'not doing enough'
Work to prevent building collapse
Bridgewater two fight cash ruling
Man charged over armed robberies
Family not told of mother's death
Arrests follow FA Cup derby match
Man found in road with gun injury
Man can stay in home of 40 years
Four arrests over armed robberies
Witness 'within feet' of raiders
Club "in crisis" after break-ins
Appeal to drivers over raid lorry
Rise in number of disorder fines
Crowbar robbers assault workers
Family turned home into nightclub
Tobacco smuggler sent to prison

Is this your city? If it is, do you still want to live here?