THESE images of animal cruelty were defended as simple attempts to "discipline" a big, strong dog. Daniel Baillie, of Sheppey Drive, Smiths Wood, told police that kicking his two-year-old bull mastiff was right "so it will obey me."Read
MOST people take things in their stride after a major operation. But active John Chatterton decided the only way to recover from a double hip replacement was to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime 5,000 mile walk around Britain's coastline.Read
A TEAM of girl footballers got the star treatment when they were visited by a Premiership dietician ahead of today's dream cup final date at Wembley.Read
TWO men were jailed for five-and-a-half years each today for killing a 16-year-old boy found drowned in a water-filled claypit in the West Midlands.Read
POLICE investigating the murder of a disabled man were today granted a further 12 hours to question his stepfather and a youth, their lawyer said today.Read
DETECTIVES were today applying to magistrates for a custody extension to continue holding a man and a youth over the murder of disabled James Hughes.Read
SUPPORT for the all out strike by council workers increased for yesterday's second day of action after what union bosses admitted was a slow start.Read
1 Who is now running Longbridge - Nanjing or SAIC? SAIC President Chen Hong has made the most recent public statements. Is SAIC now solely in charge?Read
THE heartbroken parents of a three-year-old boy who died after being found lying face down in a pond have been told not to blame themselves for the tragedy.Read
The Birmingham Mail was the first newspaper to talk in depth to Nanjing following the Chinese takeover of Longbridge in 2005, and extracted a string of promises.Read
THE Birmingham Mail has smashed through Nanjing's bamboo curtain once before - with a No More Chinese Whispers campaign which generated worldwide interest.Read
THIS poignant picture of a demolition site alongside the old body assembly plant at Longbridge's West Works was taken yesterday afternoon. It shows how Herbert Austin's once famous factory, is today a sad shadow of its former self.Read
AFTER years of heartache trying for a baby, former Villa hero Ian Taylor and his wife Tracey had almost given up hope when they were surprised by a hat-trick of joy.Read
SOLIHULL Lib Dem MP Lorely Burt is calling on the borough council to pull the plug on the soaring energy costs of street lighting which have risen by almost £300,000.Read
