James Cartledge

Fitting tribute to a forgotten hero

HE braved the horror of the First World War to win Britain's highest gallantry honour, only to lie in obscurity for more than 50 years after his death. Read

Election chaos as Lib Dem is arrested

BIRMINGHAM'S Liberal Democrats today insisted their candidate would still stand in next week's local elections - despite his arrest in a postal vote fraud inquiry. Read

Candidate's wife held in votes probe

POLICE were today closing in on more election fraud suspects after the wife of a Liberal Democrat candidate was arrested on suspicion of trying to rig next week's council ballot. Read

Knife robber is freed again

A KNIFE robber who sparked revulsion when she terrorised a Birmingham boy and his mother has escaped a jail sentence after landing herself in more trouble. Read

Hot-shot Patricia wins Mail car contest

A HOME defeat for Villa turned into a lucky win for mum-of-three Patricia Quinn when she scooped a £9,000 car in a Birmingham Mail contest. Read

Boss blasts parking ticket incentives

A PUB boss whose premises are surrounded by double yellow lines was left outraged after claiming he was offered cash incentives to slap parking tickets on his own regulars. Read

Tragedy of lovestruck teenager

A SPURNED teenager died after a "gesture" went wrong, an inquest heard. Read

Dental patients warned over protests

PATIENTS facing reduced dental treatment on the National Health Service have been threatened with the police if they protest too strongly. Read

Animal rights activists admit blackmail

THREE animal rights activists, including a Birmingham man, have admitted subjecting a family of farm owners to a six-year blackmail campaign which included the desecration of a pensioner's grave. Read

Bull pulled free from canal

THE scene was more Wild West than West Midlands when ten firefighters lassoed a bull and pulled it from a canal. Read

Lesbian asylum seeker can stay

A LESBIAN asylum seeker from Albania has won the right to stay in Smethwick after the Appeal Court heard about her "committed" relationship with a fellow refugee. Read

MP red-faced after postage blunder

A £90,000-a-year MP today stood accused of short-changing his voters by failing to pay enough postage on his latest mailshot. Read

Renowned city restaurant closes

ONE of Birmingham's most renowned restaurants has closed down. Read

Villa gets new shirt sponsor

VILLA will be sporting a new shirt sponsor next season after the club agreed a deal potentially worth more than £1 million a year with internet gambling firm 32Red. Read

City homeless facing a festive ban

CHRISTMAS has been cancelled for Birmingham's homeless after a long-running scheme offering them food and shelter was barred from a youth and community centre. Read